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Discovery and Early Pastoral Settlement of New England (part 3)
The Scone Advocate (NSW: 1887-1954), Friday 6 October 1922
Discovery and Early Pastoral Settlement of New England.
(From a paper, written by Mr. J. F. Campbell, L.S., and read before a recent meeting of members of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Sydney).
(No. 3).
Thus the Port Macquarie correspondent of the "Sydney Herald," of April 10, 1841: "We have great satisfaction in being able to announce the capture of the seven bushrangers who absconded from the New England road party on the 5th inst. They were taken at New England within a short distance of the station occupied by Todd and Fenwick, and it would seem only just in time to prevent them adding the crime of plunder and perhaps murder to their former offence. They had proceeded thus far without committing any mischief, and were lying in ambush awaiting the departure of Todd and Fenwick's shepherds from the station, when it was their intention to seize and bind these two gentlemen and possess themselves of what firearms they could find, and such provisions as they stood in need of. Happily, however, a native black who went forward a short distance in advance of the constables, discovered them, and giving a private and pre-concerted signal afforded the constables an opportunity of taking the proper measures for securing, them, and in a very short space of time they were handcuffed and on their way to Port Macquarie."
As for Wilson and his gang, these highway robbers in the early forties added considerably to the inconvenience of travelling and of rural life in the districts where they operated. From time to time solitary travellers passing between the Hunter Valley and New England were waylaid by Wilson and submitted to rough handling if unwilling to "stand and deliver." Becoming hard pressed by the police on the Liverpool Plains, these bushrangers sought refuge on the tableland, where they usually roamed, until their capture in 1846. Wilson and his lieutenant, "Long Tom," were executed at Newcastle. A few days after the execution, according to Sir William Barton, the judge in the case, a free pardon and £300 had been received in the colony for Wilson, and he also stated that Wilson was the son of a baronet, well-known in London society.
The bellicose attitude of the aborigines on the tableland, as elsewhere, began when their localities became overrun by the stock of the squatters. The blacks naturally resented, the intrusion of the whites with their flocks and herds, and both parties soon commenced a war of extermination. Fearing the firearms of the intruders, the natives devoted their attention to the slaughter of the stock, and, when opportunity presented, of the shepherds and herdsmen as well. In retaliation, the conquering whites, while making application to the Government for assistance, which they scarcely expected, ensured the granting of such relief in other ways. The following are excerpts from the "Sydney Herald," between 1836 and 1842:–
"We hear that numerous, outrages have been commenced by the aborigines in the newly discovered country north-east of Liverpool Plains." . . .
"Two men belonging to John and Francis Allman were murdered at Yarrowitch, and their sheep taken away." . . .
"We have been informed that the blacks of New England drove off 1400 sheep, the property of Mr Windeyer, but they were all recovered with the exception of 50 or 60, which the savages had slaughtered." . . .
"Poor Kelso has lost 600 or 700 sheep again by those infernal blacks who have nearly ruined him." . . .
"The blacks to the number of 500, have been about Peter McIntyre's Byron Plains station for the last five weeks. Last week they commenced driving off the cattle, 400 head of which are missing. They also attacked a shepherd, who saved his life by killing one at the first shot, after being wounded in the head by a spear." . . .
"Letters have been received in town stating that the blacks had attacked the station of Robert Ramsay Mackenzie (Salisbury), murdered a shepherd, driven off 1300 sheep, and burned down two huts. The district is without police, Mr. Commissioner Macdonald and his party having been ordered by the Governor to proceed to Moreton Bay."
Prior to railway communication, the principal line of traffic to and from the tableland followed the route of the G.N. Road, via Tamworth, but the 250 miles of partly formed roadway to the shipping ports about Newcastle consumed so much time in the transit of wool goods, etc., that efforts were made to reach the coast by a nearer route. In the meantime the settlers at Port Macquarie, being aware of the importance of the New England trade, if diverted to their port, began to make, strenuous efforts to render Oxley's route from the tableland trafficable for wool teams. This historic road was brought under public notice in 1838, when it was announced in the Sydney Press that a movement was being made at Port Macquarie to get the road to New England made trafficable. The following interesting references to the old Port Macquarie New England road found place in the "Sydney Herald" from 1840 to 1842:–
"By a letter received from Port Macquarie, we learn that the new road to New England is now open for horsemen, and travellers can proceed from the town of Port Macquarie to the station of R. R. Mackenzie." . . .
"Several gentlemen connected with New England (Messrs. Kelso, Turner, McLean, and Steele) have lately visited Port Macquarie by the new line of road in order to judge of the practicability of land carriage for the present year's clip to this port of shipment, but at present this desirable object cannot be effected. Major Innes, for his station at Yarrows, purposes to bring down the present year's clip by means of a sledge." . .
"Mr Gray, P.M., of Port Macquarie recommended the line of road laid out by Surveyor Rolfe. Forty men are now at work, and thirty convicts are to be sent by the order of the Governor." . . .
"The new road is in such a rapid state of forwardness that several teams of wool belonging to Major Innes have already travelled the road."
Tho following interesting proclamation, touching the same road, appeared in the "Government Gazette" of September 9, 1842:—
"To the New England settlers and all concerned. — Notice is hereby given that the road to New England from Port Macquarie, made by the settlers of these districts is now open and ready for drays conveying wool or other produce or supplies to and from Port Macquarie.
(Signed) William Gray, Police Magistrate."
Next year — on the 10th February to be precise – "Sydney Herald" made the following announcement:
"Twelve drays laden with wool came down the New England line the other day, and it is said there are no less than twenty four more on the road. Forty-five men are still at work on the road. The drays were only ten days on the road which must have been a saving of nearly three weeks, as drays are commonly a month on the road from New England to Maitland."
About this time, the slump in the value of wool and depreciation of stock generally began to paralyse the pastoral industry, and the anticipated volume of trade with the Port becoming unrealisable, the interest hitherto taken in the formation of the road practically ceased for a time.
The next route of primal importance to pastoral settlement in the early days, of which we have definite knowledge, was the "Peel line." This route, which led indirectly to the tableland, was established by survey in 1832 by the Australian Agricultural Company as a means of communication between their coast and inland grants, to which reference has already been made. This line of road was surveyed by way of Hungry Hill spur and Nowendoc, northerly to the junction of the main Range, with the easterly trend of the Hawes-Vernon country boundary. From this junction routes were measured either way along the main range, the Peel line running south-westerly, via the Callaghan Swamps and the Nundle spur to the Peel River, and the route northerly following the range towards Walcha, evidently connecting Oxley's trail. Along the Peel line was conveyed the requirements of the inland grants, and in return the produce of those grants for shipment at Port Stephens. The mode of conveyance at the commencement of operations was usually by packsaddle, but as the road-forming progressed vehicular traffic became more general. Regarding this road, the company's report of February 2, 1836, states that the distance from the nearest point of the Port Stephens location to Liverpool Plains is about eighty miles, and the country intervening offers, facilities for the formation of a road, which is now in progress." The Peel line between Callaghan Swamps and the Port Stephens road on the east, also the branch road northerly along the main range, have long been abandoned, and are now scarcely distinguishable; but the Nundle spur and its northerly trend by way of Ingleba, are still in use although largely suspended by the railway.
About the time when the Peel line was receiving its final survey adjustments by Surveyor H. Dangar (1832), E. G. Cory was engaged in exploratory work along the Great Northern route between the Australian Agricultural Company's Peel River grant and the Armidale region, but he apparently left no diary records of his movements.
(To be continued).
Discovery and Early Pastoral Settlement of New England (part 2)
The Scone Advocate (NSW: 1887-1954), Tuesday 3 October 1922
Discovery and Early Pastoral Settlement of New England.
(From a paper written by Mr. J. F. Campbell, L.S., and read before a recent meeting of members of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Sydney).
(No. 2).
With reference to the activity displayed by squatters about this time (1842) in the appropriation of the country lying generally to the north of the latitude of Armidale, Abington was first taken up by John Cameron, who was one of the first pioneers to come to New England. Some years later the property came into the hands of Henry and George Morse. Stonybatter was taken up by Tom Hall, of Dartbrook, and Beverley, first taken up by Allan McPherson, of Keera. It passed through many hands, eventually coming into those of Tom Cook, of Scone. Aberfoyle passed from Denny Day to Captain Pike, then to Walker, and Kangaroo Hills become the occupancy of William Dangar, whose agent had secured it on the advice of a local stockman named Joe Brooks. Falconer Plain was taken up by John Falconer for Donald McIntyre, and Guyra by the same man for Peter McIntyre. A bushranger named Cooney, from the Ballarat side, took up Cooney Creek, but when his identity was disclosed, he was hunted out of the district. Cooney was hanged in Sydney, and the run fell into the hands of Mr. Robertson. According to the "Government Gazette" of the time, the following were included among those to take up land between 1832 and 1839: Hamilton Collins Sempill (Walcha), Edward Gostwyck Cory (Salisbury Waters), A. A. Company (Nowendoc), H. Macdonald, (Bendemeer), Henry Dumaresq (Saumarez), J. Chilcott (Kentucky), William Dangar (Gostwyck, from E. G. Gory ) , William j Dumaresq (Tilbuster), William Frederick Cruickshanks (Mihi Creek), John Dow (Inglba, obtained from John McIvor), Allman brothers (Yarrowitch), J. Morse and T. Foule (Balala), Francis Forbes (Yarrowich), Robert M. Mackenzie ( Salisbury, from E . G. Gory), Edward George Clerk and John Rankin (Clerkness and Newstead), John Cameron (Abington), Alexander Campbell (Inverell), Donald McIntyre (Falconer), C. H. and W. F. Buchanan (Rimbanda), Henry Nowland (Guy Fawkes). It was in 1839 that Edward Denny Day came into possession of Aberfoyle. Others to take up land at the same time included Stephen Coxen, Gregory Blaxland, and Charles Windeyer. In 1843 the New England district, which hitherto embraced the Darling Downs, was limited on the north by the latitude of Wallangarra, but it extended southerly to the Manning River, easterly to Mount Sea View, and westerly to the western limits of the tableland. The Downs squatters included Colin Campbell, John Cameron, Patrick Leslie, and John Pike. It was about this time that the craze for land, which had induced men of all ranks and professions to try their luck in squatting, having run its course, was followed by probably the most serious depression the pastoral industry has experienced, and this depression was more apparent on the tableland, than elsewhere, owing to the great disabilities of transit and the adverse climatic conditions of the winter months. When stock became almost unsaleable, excepting for the tallow their carcasses yielded, the upland runs, as a matter of course, also became more or less valueless, and so much was this the case that at auction sales of bankrupt stock the purchaser was frequently given the rights of occupancy, if he so desired., With the authorisation of pastoral holdings in 1848, an opportunity was afforded of ascertaining the extent of many tracts of country taken up by individual holders. For instance, leaving their interests in the Hunter River and other districts, perhaps further south, out of it, the Dumaresq family, controlled approximately 175,000 acres, Morse and Toule 96,000, George Hall 76,000, Henry Dangar 48,000, and John McIvor 20,000. On their different runs, the Dumaresqs ran 31,000 sheep, as well as 3600 cattle. All areas ranged from 10,000 to 100,000 acres.
For a quarter of a century after its discovery by Oxley, New England remained practically unknown to the Government authorities in Sydney, and it was not until about the year 1846 that any serious attempt was made to acquire a geographical knowledge of it. In 1839, the Government learning of the rapid, progress of squatting on the northern tableland, took action with a view to the establishment of law and order in that region. The appointment of a Crown Lands Commissioner was accompanied by a notification defining the limits of the new district, which was vaguely described as bounded on the east by a line north from the top of Werrikimber Mountain, which is at the head of the Hastings River; on the south by a line west from the top of the same mountain to the Great Dividing Range; on the west by the western extreme of the Great Dividing Range, so as to include the tableland; and on the north the boundary is indefinite." The name New. England ("Arrabald" by the aborigines), was given to this elevated region because of the similarity of its climatic conditions to those of Britain. . . . When the pioneer pastoralists of New England reached the tableland they found it a vast tract of well-watered woodland country, interspersed with numerous lightly-timbered patches of grassland, but the coarse and sour character of much of the pasturage, together with the inclement winters and the difficulty of access to the tableland from the east, south, and south-west, militated somewhat against permanent or at least perennial occupancy in its earlier stages. It was soon observed that the granite country on the west, and the basaltic ranges on the south and in other places, were unsuitable for the healthy maintenance of sheep all the year round, and especially in wet seasons. The early squatters on these two classes of country had, therefore, to abandon sheep to more suitable pasturage. Hence the frequent changes in occupancy which, being unrecorded, obscure much of the early history of pastoral settlement. All primary upland squattages were usually bounded by leading ridges, and embraced the valley or valleys lying between. They were briefly described as including all the land drained by the main stream and its tributaries. Later pioneers adopted, where practicable, a similar system of boundaries, but in many eases arbitrary lines limited adjoining runs, and the fixing of these lines frequently gave rise to disputes, in the settling of which there was then no jurisdiction, as stated or implied by Governor Gipps in his despatch of April 3, 1844. He writes: "Parties, originally, in taking up their runs were limited only by their own moderation, or by the pressure of other squatters on them, and it is this pressure of one squatter on another, and the disagreements which arose therefrom which in the year 1837 led to the first appointment of Crown Commissioners." In an earlier despatch, dated September 28, 1840, the Governor describes the conditions under which squatters held their occupancies at that time. The extract runs: "Beyond the boundaries the country is roughly divided into districts in each of which there is a Commissioner of Crown Lands, who is the chief magistrate of it, and has under his control a small force of mounted constables, who, in order that they may be distinguished from the more regular mounted police of the colony, are called by the name of border police. . . . Beyond the limits of location land is neither sold nor let, but licenses are granted, at the discretion of the Crown Commissioners, for the occupation of such portions of land as may be desired by proprietors of stock, on each of which licenses a fee of £10 is payable annually, and an assessment under a local ordinance is levied on the stock depastured there. Each allotment of land for which a license is given is called a station, and the station may vary in extent from 5000 to 30,000 acres." The troubles which beset pastoral pioneering, especially on the tableland, were many and varied. Apart from the ordinary discomforts of bush life as then experienced, the visits of bushrangers, the destruction of stock by aborigines, and the delinquencies of many of the assigned servants, were causes of annoyance and unrest, and occasionally the loss of life itself. The Legislative Council's enactment of July 29, 1836, prohibiting the occupancy of 'Crown lands beyond the "limits," without first obtaining a license ior such purpose was, more or less, directly the result of petitions from pioneer squatters, who, under the authority of the Governor, had ventured beyond the "boundaries," but were seriously handicapped by the depredations of lawless men, usually of the convict class. The following extract from a memorial to Governor Bourke portrays the trouble which pressed upon these pioneer pastoralists in this direction: "We beg leave to add our own personal knowledge of the fact that the interior of the colony is infested with gangs of cattle stealers and other disorderly persons, whose depredations are carried out to an alarming extent. These gangs consist of freed men, who have served short sentences, or those of long sentences holding tickets-of-leave, who combine with the assigned servants to plunder the herds of their masters. Many of these men are known to possess large herds of cattle, obtained in a very short time by a series of schemes for stealing them." — Sydney "Herald," April 11, 1836.
In reviewing the bushranging and other lawless acts incidental to the convict days, by aid of information gleaned from law court proceedings and Press narratives, etc., one can not fail to realise that "man's in humanity to man" gave rise to many retaliatory offences of a more or less serious nature, which could readily have been averted. The earliest recorded instance of bushranging on the tableland occurred about the beginning of the year 1836 at Saumarez (Armidale). The bushrangers in this instance were absconders from the service of a few squatters who had established themselves on that portion of the tableland, but their misdemeanours appear to have been confined to robberies only. In the absence of correspondence from the tableland, news respecting the movements of bushrangers, or in fact any other movement, seldom reached the Sydney Press. Traditional tales, however, are numerous, but conflicting, and therefore unreliable. Of the more interesting cases reported, mention may be made of the Port Macquarie road-gang deserters, whose depredatory intentions on the tableland were nipped in the bud; and of Wilson, the leader of the gang that for several years terrorised travellers, chiefly along the Great Northern Road.
(To be continued in Friday's issue).
Fires near Walcha.
The Tamworth Daily Observer (NSW), Friday 5 March 1915
Disastrous Fires.
Hay Crop Destroyed.
(From our Correspondent.)
A disastrous fire took place at Messrs. Crawford Bros.' Moona Plains Station, about midnight on Saturday, when the whole of their hay crop was mysteriously destroyed by fire, together with hay shed, saddles, harness, and adjoining sheds. The loss is estimated at between £300 and £400.
The property was uninsured.
At Walcha Road Mr. J. Burgess lost an old woolshed by fire. This, however, was caused by a bush fire.
At Winterbourne last week, Mr. E. Lisle's house was burnt down. Mr. Lisle recently went to the front, and his brothers, living near, were keeping an eye on the property during his absence. When they came to get flour, etc., they found nothing but the brick chimneys standing. The residence was not insured.
Walcha revisited.
Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), Tuesday 27 August 1889
Walcha Revisited.
(By the Tourist.)
The township of Walcha is about 330 miles north of Sydney, the railway running within twelve miles of it, viz., at Walcha-road where there is a station ; thence there is an excellent line of coaches to Walcha which meet each passenger train. This road has been opened since the railway has been made to New England. Formerly persons desirous of visiting Walcha had the choice of three roads, viz., via Bendemeer, Uralla, or Armidale. The latter was the only one from which there was a regular line of coaches, which also carried the mails ; now, however, all passengers and mails go over Walcha-road. The drive is a pleasant one of about twelve miles. I saw a large number of game of all kinds, and this must be a good place for sportsmen. On arriving at our destination I could see that great alterations and improvements had taken place during the last fifteen years, but strange to relate all the people who were in business then are still trading at this town. I put up at Moore's New England Hotel — most comfortable quarters, and a most worthy host. There are several first-class hotels, viz., Bath's Commercial, the Royal Walcha, Apsley, and Carriers' Home. Mr. G. H. Erratt has recently erected splendid stores in lieu of the old ones formerly occupied by him. The design is novel but unique and characteristic of the owner. The other storekeepers are Messrs. M. J. Walsh, A. Mitchell, T.O.Hardaker, D. McDonald, J. Marshall; and John Love. There is a coach factory where vehicles of any description can be made and turned out in first rate style; this is carried on by W. K. Scott. There is also an extensive tannery, belonging to M. J. Walsh. This town can also boast of two saddlers' and three blacksmiths' shops. The banking interest is represented by the Commercial, who have recently erected a handsome brick building, which is an ornament to the town; while the A.J.S. have what they call a temporary place, which appears to be all signboard. The manager, however, is very popular, and says that it won't be long before they have a building erected worthy of the place.
Walcha is one of the most sterling places in the north. Everyone appears to be well off. A solicitor can't live there, and so peaceful and happy are its residents that the only legal business is an occasional transfer of land, not sufficient however, as Mr. Potts stated, to keep a legal adviser in the place, so that he packed up his traps and went to another town during my visit. This district is a grain producing one, and some of the finest samples of wheat have been grown. There are two flour mills, owned by Messrs. A. Mitchell and A. J. Walsh respectively, which are in anything like fair seasons kept in full work. Most of the stations and selectors obtain their supplies from these mills. The courthouse and police station are built on the hill at the northern end of the township, and are a really good pile of brick buildings, far in excess of the requirements of the place, according to the lawyer's idea. The post and telegraph offices are very neat, built of brick, and afford excellent accommodation for the public. The churches of the Anglican, R. Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations are substantial buildings of brick and stone, the two latter having the greatest pretension to architectural design. The climate of Walcha is delightful at any season of the year, being clear and bracing, being one of the highest portions of the New England district. The local magistrates are: Messrs. J. Fletcher, J. E. Gill, G. H. Erratt, M. J. Walsh, A. Nivison, C. D. Fenwicke, T. Laurie, T. Crawford, T. B. Kermode, J. W. Duff, C. E. Blaxland, J. H. Head, E. Marriott, F. W. Thrum, P. Wright, and J. A. Nivison. The police magistrate from Armidale, who is also warden for the district, attends when required.
Walcha is one of the best pastoral districts in the colony, and is surrounded by large stations well stocked by either cattle or sheep, the principal of which are Ohio and Congi, A. Nevison, owner; Europambela, C. D. Fenwicke, owner; Waterloo, J. H. Head; Tiara, Edward Norton ; Tia, August Hooke; Moona Plains, Crawford Bros. ; Yarrawich, W. Nivison ; Surveyors' Creek, J. Connell, jun. ; Abberbaldie, B. Kendall ; Mllurendi, James Scott; Orandunbi, J.Fletcher; Branga Plains, Thomas Fletcher ; Ingleba, J. Connell, sen. ; Walcha, G. R. Gill.
Numbers of selectors have found out the capabilities of this rich country, and have taken some good slices out of the various runs. The principal selectors holding from 1 to 10,000 acres are: W. and E. Livingstone, Jas. Steel, Jas. McGuffoy, Jas. McCormack, Thos. Crawford, John Gardener, David Green, Will Dodds, John Steer, and others.
The district abounds in minerals ; copper and iron being exposed freely on the surface in many places. Some twelve miles from Walcha the famous Glen Morrison exist. Why I call it famous is because some very rich patches of gold have been found there. The country is impregnated with auriferous reefs and leaders, which up to the present have never been properly worked. Now and again spasmodic efforts have been made to develop some of these reefs by small syndicates; but in most cases want of capital and proper machinery have resulted in the ground being abandoned. Several reefs — viz.. the Glen Morrison, Homeward Bound, North Star, Mountain Maid, Sleeping Beauty, Tia, and others — "that have names good enough to float a company on," varying in width from 12in to 5ft, and giving fair results, yet they have not been worked continuously nor profitably. Mr. C. R. Manly, an experienced Californian and Victorian reefer, has taken the management, on behalf of a Sydney and Walcha company, of the Glen Morrison claim, and has a fine lot of machinery in transit to the mine, with which he states he will be able to overcome all difficulties, and return gold in sufficient quantities to satisfy all parties concerned. The reef is there, the gold is there in payable quantities, and with the machinery he has ordered he states he will make the mine dividend paying, and also prove the reefs of the whole field. "Well, here's success old man ; I hope you may not be too sanguine in your expectations," is a frequent toast given to Captain Manly.
My idea about the northern goldfields is that the reefs first outcrop at Stewart's Brook, or the Dennison diggings, 35 miles from Scone, where some rich finds have been made ; but this old and rich goldfield has been sadly neglected, and is well worth the attention of miners. The next outcrop going north is at Nundle, then Hanging Rock, then Glen Morrison ; on then to Hillgrove, thence to Butcher's reef, passing east of Glen Innes, outcropping again at Timbarra, Drake, and other places in the vicinity of Tenterfield. The peculiarity of the northern reefs are that after they leave Hanging Rock they widen out and become mixed with all sorts of base metals difficult to treat — such as arsenic, zinc, antimony, &c. Then also come in the silver, bismuth, tin, &c. ; while, as I have previously stated, iron and copper are found in many places in the New England district, the former, not payable on account of the low price at which it can be landed in the "pig" at Sydney, while the latter can only be worked profitably with cheap carriage, and when copper is being sold at a fair price. The fluctuation in the price of this metal cripples any company with small capital who cannot afford to hold for a market.
News from Armidale, Feb. 1860
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 – 1893), Saturday 11 February 1860
(Abridged from the Armidale Express, February 4.)
The weather, &c. – Since our last impression the rule has been warm days and cool nights. We are informed that on Sunday and Monday mornings there was white frost a short distance from town, but the maize did not seem to be injured by it. On Thursday the weather broke slightly, with thunder, but, although refreshing, the rain was too small in quantity to ensure permanent advantage. On a solitary farm or two a few hands may yet be seen employed gathering in a remnant of the harvest, but generally this work has terminated for the present. The farmers' staple crop is now safely housed and no longer liable to damage from the elements. Labour has been abundant, and many reapers were met during the harvest enquiring where they could find a job. At the commencement of harvest we were visited by a few showers, but the water-holes away from main creeks are nearly dried up and others stagnant. Heavy rain would be a general blessing, and probably save the maize crop.
Fruit – On a visit to Gara station, about 12 miles from Armidale, lately, we were much surprised at the abundance of fruit in the orchard, and very much gratified in partaking of a considerable quantity, by which we can speak conscientiously of its excellent flavour. With regard to plums and apples, in particular, we never witnessed such extraordinary yields, the branches bending in some instances to the ground and in others breaking off with their abundant burdens. The American blight is still a stranger to Gara orchard, and long may it remain so. It is singular that the cultivation of fruit trees is so seldom attended to as it should be in New England.
(From the Tamworth Examiner's Correspondent.) Patrick Hynes, charged with stabbing Constable Manning at Walcha, was this day (Feb. 2nd) brought before the Police Magistrate, pursuant to remand. Manning was able to attend, and the whole of the evidence was gone into. Hynes is committed to take his trial at the next Armidale Quarter Sessions, but allowed bail. Manning is in a fearful state; he will feel the effects of this brutal attack for a long time to come.
Grey Crawford's death
The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate (NSW : 1882 – 1950), Saturday 12 November 1932
Since last writing from Walcha, two old identities have passed over to the great majority. Mr. Grey H. Crawford, of Moona Plains, son of the late Captain Crawford, well known horse and cattle breeders. The Crawford Brothers — Rowley being the surviving brother — are well-known throughout New England. Their station embraces the tributaries of the Macleay River, and a life-long acquaintance with pastoralists and breeders of large stock brought them into touch with graziers throughout the State. Honourable men, all of them, with lives extending over 80 years, their passing is a loss to the State.
Mr. Harry Costigan, another octogenarian, who, with his late wife, reared a large family at Yarrowitch, died a few days ago. A fine man, of military bearing, he was a lover of good music, and one of the pioneers when bush difficulties were not easily overcome.
The recent storms have provided green pasture for the summer.
Shearing is, proceeding throughout the district. The clip generally is light, but the wool is good and clean.
The lambing was only fair.
Occupation Licences
Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW), Wednesday 26 December 1906
At Walcha on January 7 the local Crown land agent will offer for sale by public auction the right to an occupation licence of 55,820 acres, in the county of Vernon, and parishes of Kangaroo Flat, Loch, Styx, Mooraback, and Fitzroy. The land is lot No. 37, adjoining Cunderang R.A. 564, Cunderang East R.A. 585A, and Cunderang West R.A. 586A. It is thickly timbered; rough country, of poor grazing capacity. The block is about 32 miles from Walcha. The upset licence fee for each section of 640 acres is 6s 8d. A supply of water exists in McCarthy's Creek.
Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW), Wednesday 4 September 1907
At Armidale on September 30 an occupation licence of 71,000 acres in the counties of Sandon and Vernon, and parishes of Merrigalah, etc., situated in "The Falls" country, and the resumed areas of Enmore and Cunderang, will be offered for sale by the Crown land agent. The annual upset licence fee per section of 640 acres is 2s 6d. The block has a good supply of water. The land, which is more or less inaccessible, with small flats near the watercourses, is about 20 miles from Walcha, 12 miles from Armidale, and 2 miles from Hillgrove.


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As I may have mentioned on these pages, I used to live in Queens, a few blocks from the spot where Kitty Genovese was killed, and I've long been fascinated by the story of thirty-eight people who sat in their apartments and did nothing while a young woman was stabbed to death.
This morning, I awoke to the usual pounding on doors and yelling in my apartment building, followed by running up and down stairs and more voices raised in anger. Annoyed, I turned up the radio until I couldn't hear the yelling anymore.
When I left my apartment building at about 7:45, there were drops of fresh blood in a trail down the stairs, leading to a puddle of blood about a foot wide in the entryway of the building.
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DR MERL stands for Dependable Reviews of Medical Education Literature. DR MERL is a collection of short, succinct and often opinionated reviews of recent studies in medical education research that may lead to improved medical education.
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To provide pithy, timely reviews of medical education research which has practical impact on the decisions made by "on the front lines" medical educators and course, clerkship, and program directors.
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These are the scenes from the recent controversial rally in which many liberal hindu girls were seen.
But this girl in particular got more attention as her pics doing rounds on social media.
As you may she see is a typical liberated well educated girl from Bengali hindu family.
Many hindu guys while sharing these pics are calling her mad and traitor for supporting these musalmans and wondering whats wrong with these bengali girls.
The point is that they do accept the fact that more Bengali hindu girls tend to do it but they dont know the real reason the powerful musalman beef eaters lund. They ponder for answers but never reach any conclusion because they dont wanna accept the hard truth that its the musalmans who give them real satisfaction.. Many hindu guys who think that this famous post from a bengali guy is entirely false are only fooling themselves but they are free whether to believe it or not.
It is evident that she is a typical bengali communist girl who loves musalmans.
She is following the foot steps of another left intellectual Arundhai Roy who can do anything to defend her musalman lovers.
Few months ago it was posted on your forums that 50% the hindu girls in Jamia enjoying muslim lund and this girl too is from the same college.
Now I see it cant be a mere co-incidence.


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Craigslist - How to Avoid Scams
(Alexandra Panzer @ yahoo.com) You really can find everything on Craigslist.org, like amazing deals — and also scams, crooks, and dangerous situations.
Last month, one Michigan woman went to buy a car she discovered on Craigslist and found herself being robbed at gunpoint, for example, and a Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly selling phony Justin Bieber concert tickets to unsuspecting Craigslist users.
Craigslist crime isn't going anywhere, unfortunately, but there are some basic steps you can take to ensure both your safety and privacy.
Craigslist is a fantastic place to find everything from old furniture to exercise equipment to home appliances, so shop smart and don't be scared off!
1. When browsing for products, avoid these red flags
sellers who post product photos pulled from the Internet instead of shots they have taken themselves
egregious errors in spelling and grammar that could have been generated by a bot
outrageous deals that are simply too good to be true
messages from auto-generated email accounts (i.e., addresses that look like this: "kydixororaqep")
2. Do the research
Ask detailed questions about the product you want to buy over multiple emails or calls. This gives you information about the product and helps you gauge whether the product is real and the seller has firsthand knowledge of it.
Find out what your product is worth. Search similar listings on Craigslist, or search "completed listings" on eBay to see how much similar products have sold for.
Research the seller. Type the seller's name, email address, address, or phone number into White Pages, Google, Facebook, or even Craigslist to verify that he or she is a real seller and that there aren't any existing complaints lodged against her or him.
3. Simple steps for a safe exchange of goods
Local police stations across the country have started offering their lobbies and parking lots as Craigslist "safe zones" for wary users looking to secure the in-person aspect of their online purchase. If there's one in your area, take advantage.
Meet in person and try to meet in public.
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Test the product. If you are buying electronics, make sure you meet somewhere with electrical outlets.
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Parties fight over voter registration as storm nears
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As what Gov. Rick Scott called a "monstrous" storm barreled toward the Panhandle, Florida Democrats filed a lawsuit asking a court to extend Tuesday's deadline for voters to register for the November elections.
The federal complaint came after the Scott administration gave elections supervisors in dozens of counties in the path of Hurricane Michael --- a potentially devastating storm expected to make landfall Wednesday --- more time to register voters.
Late Monday night, Secretary of State Ken Detzner issued a directive authorizing elections supervisors whose offices were closed Tuesday "to accept paper voter registration applications for the 2018 general election on the next day that his or her office is reopened."
"This will ensure that each supervisor of elections office has the same amount of days to register voters at their offices," Detzner wrote.
Voters also have the option of registering online until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, a deadline that wasn't extended, Detzner said in the memo.
But in the lawsuit filed Tuesday against Detzner, lawyers for the Florida Democratic Party argued "his 'solution' is insufficient and confusing."
"It does not adequately protect the voting rights of Florida citizens who cannot register to vote by the October 9 registration deadline," party lawyers Mark Herron and Marc Elias wrote in the 17-page complaint asking a federal judge to issue an injunction banning Detzner from enforcing the Tuesday deadline and extending the voting-registration period until at least Oct. 16.
Unless the request is granted, "there is a strong likelihood that the right to vote of thousands of Floridians, including plaintiffs' members and constituents, will be severely burdened (if not eliminated entirely) in the 2018 general election," the lawyers wrote.
The lawsuit came as Scott, who is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November, held news conferences Tuesday in Northwest Florida and further south on the Gulf Coast and urged residents and visitors to prepare for what the governor warned could be "the most destructive storm to hit the Florida Panhandle in decades."
Scott "is focused on keeping Floridians safe as a major hurricane rapidly approaches our state," spokesman John Tupps said in an email, noting that Scott on Monday directed the Department of State to extend the voter registration deadline in counties where supervisors' offices closed early because of Michael.
"This means that each county will have the same amount of days to register voters. The governor believes that every eligible voter should be able to register to vote and Floridians can go online right now to do so. In fact, nearly 10,000 people have registered to vote online since midnight," Tupps wrote.
As Michael churned Tuesday afternoon toward the Sunshine State, Democrats used Scott's handling of the registration deadline to try to fill campaign coffers in advance of the Nov. 6 general election.
"We just filed a lawsuit to extend today's voter registration deadline in Florida to protect the voting rights of those impacted by Hurricane Michael," an email, urging supporters to "DONATE NOW," read. "Rick Scott fought us on this in 2016 --- we didn't back down then, and we won't back down now. Our legal fund needs your support today if we're going to win this fight!"
Throughout the day, Democratic officials issued press releases calling for an extension of the registration deadline.
But Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia condemned Democrats for politicizing the storm as coastal residents girded themselves for what could be a deadly hurricane.
"It is absolutely reprehensible that the Florida Democrats would play political games on the eve of a potentially devastating hurricane, and waste taxpayer money by filing this lawsuit," Ingoglia, who is also a state representative, said in a statement.
Scott's administration already extended the registration deadline by a day in affected counties, Ingoglia said.
"Only an organization that is playing politics with people's lives would ask for voter registration to be extended by a full week in this state's most densely populated Democrat areas, almost nine hours and a time zone away," he said.
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Thanks for your invaluable help!
once I have sequenced in both directions separately I then realign each sequence (forward on one hand, reverse on the other) with the original sequence or amongst themselves? that part confuses me :$
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Posted 03 May 2014 - 02:56 AM
Thanks for your invaluable help!
once I have sequenced in both directions separately I then realign each sequence (forward on one hand, reverse on the other) with the original sequence or amongst themselves? that part confuses me :$
Posted 03 May 2014 - 09:30 AM
Each forward/reverse sequence for the converted and unconverted DNA should align and (accounting for the reverse complement) be identical. As you gain more confidence in your sequencing ability, you may eliminate the reverse sequence, but for now I would do it. The converted and unconverted should align except for the C's (or G's if you made primers for the reverse strand). C's that are present in the converted sequence started out as methylated. C's in the original sequence that appear as T's in the converted sequence were not methylated.
Posted 06 May 2014 - 07:44 AM
Posted 06 May 2014 - 07:58 AM
An important starting point, if you really want to understand what is happening, is to realize that following conversion, the two strands of DNA which started out as reverse complements, are no longer complementary. The upper strand will have most of the C's replaced with T's. This also happens to the lower strand, but the sequence is reverse complemented, so when you look at it as normally written, most of the G's are converted to A's.
This means that when you are designing priimers, you are designing primers pairs for either the top or bottom strand, and those primer pairs are different. For the top strand, your forward primer will have mostly G's, and the reverse primer mostly C's. For the bottom strand, your forward primer will have mostly C's, and your reverse primer mostly G's.
Posted 08 May 2014 - 12:20 AM
ok, so:
- when I use programs to design primers (i.e. Zymmo Research, etc..) the primer pair given is used for both the PCR following bisulfite conversion & the PCR cycle sequencing. The forward primer is for the top strand, and the reverse for the bottom strand?
- in theory, with only this primer pair I would have enough?
Posted 08 May 2014 - 05:12 AM
No, the reverse primer is for the COPY of the top strand which is made by the first cycle of extension with the forward primer. The bottom converted strand plays no role in this case.
You really are better off not thinking of the sequencing reaction as "PCR" as it is involves no exponential amplification and uses only a single primer. It's accidental that it happens in a cycler.
Posted 30 May 2014 - 07:08 AM
Hi again!
Well, thanks to all your help... I managed! I carried out some controls and it seems to have all worked out quite well! so thanks!
Now it comes to the data interpretation... as always, harder than the lab most of the times!
I have a question: I am analyzing my data using BiQanalyzer. I have just analyzed a trial sample I did, and analyzed my forward sequence, my reverse sequence (reverse complement) and it all aligned fine. Now when I got the print-out results it says that out of 13 CpG islands, my forward has 3 methylated ones and my reverse 1 methylated one. Would this count then that 4 out 13 CpGs are methylated (i.e. we just sum it up?).
thanks again!!
Posted 30 May 2014 - 11:17 AM
I don't use that program, and work almost entirely with bacterial cells, which don't methylate (always) at CG's. If your fwd and rev sequences align, then how can there be a different result for CG methylation in one than in the other?
Posted 31 May 2014 - 02:54 AM
Posted 31 May 2014 - 06:27 AM
The two sequences should be reverse complements of one another. First, verify that this is true. If not, then the sequence results are suspect (look at the electropherograms, check for dye blobs at about 80 bp and 120 bp from the start of sequencing, and for mis-calls). The single sequence you have can now be aligned to the genome, and this will tell you the presence of methylated C's.
Posted 04 June 2014 - 01:26 AM
sorted now.
I have a doubt though - when I align my forward and reverse, what percentage of similarity should I be expecting? I'd like to in the future only do the forward sequencing (to save up on resources and time), but obviously have to be sure that the sequencing is correct.
Posted 05 June 2014 - 06:18 AM
If the DNA is pure and the sequencing good, then there should be 100% alignment. You are sequencing the upper and lower strands of a dsDNA molecule, and it should align. Impure DNA, low amounts, high amounts, bad priming, all could give poor sequencing results. You should be looking at the electropherograms to icheck the quality of your sequencing data. And, of course, reads longer than about 700 bp will start showing errors . Since you are working with short fragments, you may sequence off the end of the PCR fragment, and this gives weird sequencing results near the end of the fragment.
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Road.cc gave our Saddle Bag a 9/10 rating for quality of construction and product performance.
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https://soundcloud.com/eedeemusic/every ... yth-wonder
(Prod. by Pyth Wonder)
[Verse 1]
What if I died right now...?
And I never left this state again?
What if it's like I'm proud?
Maybe then I could just focus on settling this crazy shit
I need to think outside the box,
Cause now I unlock this fucking cage and with
This opportunity? I won't miss again.
Shit, go figure it out, since...
Everything I say just links back to this
See life there? Yeah - I think that's a bitch
Sick tracks, so switch back, and this bastard kid
Will never stop it, I'd rather shrink wrap my dick
I'm mean when I say that I say what I mean
I keep everyday marked, because I'm chasin' a dream
Damn, ain't it a bitch?
The album cover should be my face when I'm takin' a shit
And I'm makin' it big...
[Interlude 1]
Walking on the beach with the sand under my feet
Makes realize how weak I really am
Every week that goes by I lose a bit of myself
I sit and I yell but no one hears my voice
Black and white, black and white
Turn till it clicks if you fear the noise
Satellite, satellite,
I can see them move when I star-gaze
[Verse 2]
I'm barely fused, cause anything you say or do
Could case me to flip, I refuse to raise this roof
Did they cage you too
And threw you away?
Can't look you in the face, can't do what it takes
To strike you as someone who has it together
I've been damaged forever so how do I manage my health cause
I've damned it to hell and it's resulted in this...
It's more worth it if it's worth it for less...
My best is something I haven't peaked at yet,
Haven't checked at all to see if I reached that debt
You can beat back anything if you're trying your hardest
Or least I was told, fuck, they just lied from the start of
My life, you know what? Maybe I'll empty a clip
Into a side of a building if you tempt me to flip
And if you get me to give a shit, nice job
I've come to write songs that'll bite off space and stop time
[Interlude 2]
It's a small world they say
But when I drive five miles to work
Compared to the seven thousand, nine hundred and eighteen
Mile diameter of the earth
I find myself gawking at the fact
That we are small compared to the
Eight hundred, sixty four thousand three hundred and twenty seven
Mile diameter of the sun
Light takes eight minutes to get here
Five minutes to get to work
Don't even get me started on the Milky Way
[Verse 3]
I wish I hadn't seen others on magazine covers...
Makes me glad I didn't have an absentee mother
Or a father who fucking hated me,
I was raised completely clean, now I sit here chasin' dreams
It relaxes the side of me which is constantly stressed
I have these songs in my head I can't make
Cause problems develop and monsters are let out
And fire and water eject from the top of the end of the world
Nod if it's yes, that it's a cause and effect
But the repercussions coming haven't bothered me yet
Apocalypses eclipse our species
But we're already dead, I just pretend to breathe in
Working a job that saps all my time
I think that's my cue card to black ball my life
Shake the magic 8-ball but don't read it
I hope the seasons change and I hope that people see it
[Interlude 3]
I don't need to have watched Game of Thrones
To know that winter is coming
Like, holy shit, it's Alaska,
So I gotta enjoy the two months of 80 degree fuck weather
And prepare my anus for the below freezing conditions
It's easy to miss it, but this life is quick
This life's a bitch
But I heard petting it lowers your blood pressure
[Verse 4]
It all contradicts the persona I give
I would've acted different had I saw what I missed
It's not the build up that killed us,
It's the let-down, I need to hang it up like Robin Williams
Smooth move, way to go, texts like "too soon"
A legend is dead, I just say it for the tunes, dude
I look at the clock and realize I'm cuckoo
You won me over, but to lose you
Is the nail in my coffin, but it's over, you dig it?
But only they didn't -
And when the game is on the line, I'm just a Kobe game winner
So we ain't missin' out on all this fun stuff
You told me wait in this and my moment'll come
And I know it's the one chance I'll ever get
To knowin' my limitations,
White Noise - I hope you anticipate it


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I'm scared of wheel pose.
I have been since gymnastic days … right there with cartwheels.
(Those still don't happen)
Perhaps it's a lack of confidence in my arm strength …. with good reason.
I start in bridge, really reaching my arms away, shoulder blades in, feet grounded. Maybe, just maybe lifting one leg in the air…and then the other.
Then it's time to transition into wheel. Panic starts to set in.
I place my hands by my ears, ok I can do this, today will be the day, I will lift off the ground.
My brain got the message, why hasn't my arms?
Oh crap, I'm stuck in that awkward moment of arms not
pulling lifting enough weight and my head is still on the mat – not quite reaching the crown of my head either but the back of my head which my neck says is a bad idea.
More panic, I can't do it. I'm not strong enough, I'm going to hurt myself.
This has been an internal dialogue for quite some time.
Teaching kids yoga, this was one of their favorite poses. Luckily many knew it from gymnastics already and I was able to use a model student rather than myself – and when I didn't I just had to cross my fingers that I would actually lift into wheel to show them.
Silly really.
This is definitely mind over matter.
Last year I added it to my list of goals – thinking that if I worked on arm strength (yeah, about that…) I would be able to pull it off.
But wishing doesn't make something happen.
And I would often chicken out of the pose in class, out of fear of discomfort (not to be confused with pain).
So I kept it for a goal this year. I have just over a month to finish out with my favorite yoga classes before I move. I wanted to get back to the practice I had last spring, especially if I was taking a break from running I could give it more focus and really try poses.
While that hasn't quite happened yet, it still remains a very achievable goal for March 1st.
(I have a feeling my arms might be a little sore from dragging boxes down 5 flights after that …I say I have nothing to wear now and that I got rid of most of my magazines … wait until moving day and I'll be
singing a different tune complaining other wise)
Last Monday I was in a relatively new yoga class, one that's more restorative where the teacher provides adjustments and a sense of soothing. It hadn't been about finding the challenge in each pose but about listening to my body and really paying attention to what it needs (hello hipflexors).
And then she said the evil word : wheel pose.
But it was what she said right after it that made a difference: don't even think about it.
Wheel pose. don't even think about it. just do it.
Alright Nike.
Don't think. Just do. Ready set…
And I did.
Up up up & away into wheel.
Boy did it feel opening.
For the whole two breaths that it lasted.
This past Monday she called out wheel pose again.
And I blocked out the panic and remembered that brief moment I was in wheel – I wanted that.
Don't think, just do.
As my hands started to slip, I slowly lowered down, grabbed my towel and tried again.
Only for two or three breaths, but it was up.
Wheel is uncomfortable [to me] and there's a lot to be worked on but I think before I leave NYC I should be able to hold a solid wheel for 5 breaths.
:: Related Links ::
40 min yoga session leading up to Wheel Pose || Yoga Journal
4 steps to one-legged variation of Upward-Facing Bow Pose (pic above) || Yoga Journal
What not to do in Wheel Pose || Fit Sugar
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If You Want To Stop Smoking This Herb Will Help You Quit
Once you start smoking, it can feel almost impossible to quit, thanks to the addictive effects of nicotine. Believe it or not, nicotine is one of the most heavily addictive drugs in the United States, and smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability and death. Cigarette smoking is to blame for 90% of lung cancer diagnoses in the U.S., and it's not just those who put a cigarette up to their lips that are in danger. About 38,000 deaths a year can be attributed to secondhand smoke.
Most cigarettes in the U.S. today contain 10 milligrams or more of nicotine, which is just one of more than 4,000 chemicals found in the smoke from tobacco products. Nicotine is absorbed through the skin and mucosal lining of the nose and mouth, or in the lungs through inhalation. It can reach peak levels rapidly in both the brain and the bloodstream — It reaches the brain within 10 seconds of inhaling from a cigarette.
If you're a smoker, you're already aware of the harmful and dangerous effects that smoking can have on your health, as most smokers are. Nearly 35 million people attempt to quit each year, but less than 7% are successful for longer than a year without help. Some have a hard time battling the addiction, others turn to smoking in times of stress, and some are worried they'll gain weight if they quit.
As is the usual case, it seems that nature has provided a natural remedy. If you're trying to kick your addiction for good, you might want to try stevia.
Stevia is a plant that is native to Paraguay, most commonly used as a natural sweetener. Studies conducted by German researchers have confirmed that the herb helps to cure smoking addiction by regulating blood sugar. Researchers have found an association between a daily dose of stevia (whether whole leaf or extract) and a reduction in high blood sugar. The herb stimulates insulin secretion by acting directly upon pancreatic cells. By balancing the body's blood sugar levels, stevia can significantly decrease the desire for sweets (as a replacement for smoking), and keep weight gain at a minimum. Stevia is also considered safe for hypoglycemics and diabetics.
Many ex-smokers have been able to break their addiction by using stevia when they feel a craving coming on. The easiest way to use it is to place the liquid form in a dropper bottle. When a craving hits you, place a few drops on your tongue and let the craving pass. If you want to stick to the most natural way possible, use a stevia leaf instead.
Stevia has also been shown to help prevent cavities, settle an upset stomach and possibly even enhance your memory. The leaves contain multiple nutrients including beta-carotene, riboflavin, calcium, magnesium and zinc. If you'd prefer to whip up a tea using stevia, simply place a tea bag full of the leaves into a cup and add hot water.
Be sure to eat a healthy diet and stock up on vitamins when you quit smoking, mainly Vitamin C, Vitamin B, calcium and magnesium. Vitamin C can help flush out the nicotine and other toxins that are in your body. Vitamin B can help you get a good night's rest and calm your nerves, and calcium and magnesium work together to reduce stress.


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January 21, 2011
2007: Colts Come from Behind to Defeat Patriots for AFC Championship
In the first four seasons under Head Coach Tony Dungy, the Indianapolis Colts had reached the postseason. However, they had yet to advance to the Super Bowl, and in two of those years it had been losses to the New England Patriots that had brought them up short. The Patriots, led by Head Coach Bill Belichick, had proceeded to win championships in both of those postseasons. On January 21, 2007 the two teams met in the AFC Championship game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, with New England looking to advance to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in six years, and the Colts seeking to finally get past them.
The key to the Colts offense was QB Peyton Manning (pictured above), as had been the case since his rookie season in 1998. He led the NFL in passing (101.0 rating) and touchdown passes (31) in 2006, and was second in passing yards (4397) and third in completion percentage (65.0). With the departure of RB Edgerrin James to the Cardinals, Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes combined for 1722 yards on the ground and 76 pass receptions. Pro Bowl wide receivers Marvin Harrison (95 catches, 1366 yards) and Reggie Wayne (86 receptions for 1310 yards) were outstanding, as usual. However, the defense had great difficulty against the run and the team slumped during the second half of the season as a result, losing four of the last seven games. Still, they won the AFC South for the fourth straight year with a 12-4 record and defeated the Chiefs and Ravens to get to the conference title game.
New England had a star quarterback as well, Tom Brady, who had taken over for the injured Drew Bledsoe during the 2001 season and had proceeded to lead the Patriots to ten straight postseason victories (including three Super Bowls) before finally suffering a loss in the Divisional round following the '05 season. Despite a lack of quality receivers, Brady still threw for 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2006. Veteran RB Corey Dillon and rookie Lawrence Maroney ran for a total of 1557 yards. The defense featured the outstanding line of ends Richard Seymour and Ty Warren and NT Vince Wilfork, a capable linebacking corps, and CB Asante Samuel, with his 10 interceptions.
There were 57,433 fans in attendance under the dome, and the home crowd made plenty of noise during key points in the contest. Things began quietly on the field, however, as the teams traded punts to start the game. On their second possession, the Patriots opened with Brady completing an 18-yard pass to WR Reche Caldwell and, on fourth-and-one at the Indianapolis 48, Dillon took off on a 35-yard run to the 13 yard line. Three plays later, Maroney fumbled, the ball rolled into the end zone, and G Logan Mankins fell on it for a touchdown.
The Colts responded with a long, 14-play drive in which Manning completed six passes. Ex-Patriot Adam Vinatieri kicked a 42-yard field goal to narrow New England's lead to 7-3.
The Patriots started off the second quarter by finishing a 72-yard possession with a seven-yard run by Dillon. Two plays after the ensuing kickoff, Manning was intercepted by Samuel (pictured at left), who returned it 39 yards for a TD. The Patriots were ahead by 21-3 and it seemed as though they would once again prevail over the Colts. Indianapolis scored once again before the half, on a 26-yard Vinatieri field goal, and the tally was 21-6 at the intermission.
The Colts received the second half kickoff and proceeded to drive 76 yards in 14 plays that culminated in a one-yard touchdown run by Manning. Following a three-and-out possession by the Patriots, the Colts drove to another score as Manning completed a 25-yard pass to TE Dallas Clark and Rhodes had a 19-yard run. A pass interference call on New England CB Ellis Hobbs moved the ball to the one, and from there Manning tossed a TD pass to OT Dan Klecko on a tackle-eligible play. The Colts went for a two-point conversion and succeeded on a Manning pass to Harrison, tying the score at 21-21.
The Patriots came right back as Hobbs, making up for the big penalty, returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards to the Indianapolis 21 yard line. Following a one-yard loss on a run by Maroney, Brady completed a 17-yard pass to WR Jabar Gaffney and three plays later threw to Gaffney again for a six-yard touchdown to put New England back in front at 28-21.
In a drive that extended into the fourth quarter, the Colts went 67 yards in seven plays, featuring a Manning-to-Clark pass play that covered 23 yards down to the New England nine. On second-and-goal from the one, Rhodes got the ball but fumbled and C Jeff Saturday recovered in the end zone for a Colts touchdown – the third lineman to score a TD in the game, with Mankins having scored in the same manner in the first quarter for the Patriots and Klecko catching the scoring pass for Indianapolis. In any event, following the successful extra point, the back-and-forth game was again tied at 28-28.
Both teams went three-and-out on their next possessions. With just over ten minutes remaining in regulation, Brady fired completions of 16 yards to Caldwell, 14 yards to Gaffney, and seven to WR Troy Brown as the Patriots reached the Indianapolis 13 yard line. The drive sputtered at the 10 and Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 28-yard field goal to give New England the lead at 31-28.
Once again the Colts responded in kind, as on the first play of their next possession Manning completed a pass to Clark that covered 52 yards to the Patriots' 25. Four plays later, Vinatieri connected on a 36-yard field goal to once more knot the score at 31-31.
Hobbs returned the kickoff 41 yards and Brady threw to TE Daniel Graham for a 25-yard gain down to the Indianapolis 25. Gostkowski booted a 43-yard field goal, and with the clock now down to 3:49, the Patriots were back in front at 34-31.
Manning threw three incomplete passes on the next possession and the Colts punted. The Patriots reached nearly to midfield and had to punt it back. Taking over at the 20 yard line with 2:17 to play, Manning threw to Wayne for 11 yards and then, after an incomplete pass, connected with TE Bryan Fletcher for 32 yards to the New England 37. A 14-yard completion to Wayne received additional yardage due to a roughing-the-passer penalty, and following the two-minute warning, Addai ran the ball three straight times, the last for a three-yard touchdown (pictured below).
With the successful PAT, the Colts were up by four points, but the Patriots got the ball back with 54 seconds on the clock and two timeouts left. Following an incompletion, Brady was successful on passes of 19 yards to TE Ben Watson and 15 to RB Heath Evans to get the ball into Colts territory. But DB Marlin Jackson intercepted a pass intended for Brown to snuff out the threat and preserve the 38-34 win for Indianapolis.
The Colts outgained New England (455 yards to 319) and had more first downs (32 to 17). Both teams suffered just one turnover apiece. The Patriots sacked Manning three times, while Brady was dumped just once, but were penalized eight times, to four flags thrown on the Colts.
Peyton Manning completed 27 of 47 passes for 349 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Dallas Clark (pictured below) caught 6 passes for 137 yards while Reggie Wayne grabbed 5 for 68 and Marvin Harrison had a relatively quiet day at 4 receptions for 41 yards. Dominic Rhodes led the Indianapolis runners with 69 yards on 14 carries and Joseph Addai contributed 56 yards and the winning TD on his 14 attempts.
For the Patriots, Tom Brady (pictured below left) was successful on 21 of 34 passes for 232 yards, also with a TD and an interception. Ben Watson caught 5 passes for 48 yards to lead the receivers, while Reche Caldwell had 46 yards on his 4 receptions. Corey Dillon was the leading rusher with 48 yards on seven carries.
"I'm so proud of the way our guys fought," said Tony Dungy afterward. "I'm very happy for Peyton. He was very, very calm. He had to bring us from behind three or four times. It's just fitting. Our team went the hard way the whole year."
The Colts went on to defeat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl, finally reaching the NFL summit. New England would retool in the offseason and come back stronger.
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Today's dress comes all the way from Saudi Arabia! Anita bought it from a second-hand bazaar with the intention of refashioning it for herself, and then decided that those ruffles just weren't for her.
I was actually pretty stoked about this one, folks! I love the ruffles and that bright red hue! 🙂
This dress still needed a bit of work though. First, I trimmed off those sleeves.
Then, I pinned each side to get it more fitted.
I ran each side through my machine.
I used one of the leftover scraps from the sides as a sash to break up the lines of the ruffles a bit.
And I must say…I love it! 🙂
Cheers! And Much Thanks to Anita for sending me this fabu frock! 🙂
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Lisa Hamel
I am so glad you left it long–so much drama from that length!
Awesome! So flattering and original!
I love your style. You have an uncanny eye that is inspiring.
Haha! I've been doing the SAME THING! 🙂
That looks beautiful, it looks like something you would see at Sak's, so chic!
love you and this idea. but what the heck do you do that you are out drinking every night??? cause thats what i need to be doing!!
This "lady in red" dress is SUPER cute – how great and creative are you!?! I could never do anything like this, but I'm impressed by those who do. Just wanted to say I found your site through Pinterest and I think what you do is really cool! Keep up the awesome work!
Ms. Attitude
I saw a link on Pinterest and thought that the name of your blog was enough to interest me and I must say, I am not disappointed at all! This project of yours is amazing and I feel a little inspired now to try some of your techiniques for myself. Thanks! I can't wait to see what else you can do.
PS–I am adding you to my blog roll so that my readers can see you too!
Navy Wifey Peters
Red is a great color on you 🙂
Chica Andaluza
That looks incredible – you are so clever at seeing the potential in some of these dresses that start out as real horrors!
I never would have thought to do that with the neckline. It's cute now!
That's really beautiful! Result!
Very pretty.
I just bought a dress like this for a friend of mine, but it's more pleats, than ruffle…..VERY cute!
So, I came across a link to your blog from a pin on Pinterest…. I have spent the last two days reading every blog post all the way back to day 8 (it just stopped there for some reason). (I'm not a total slacker…. took the week off for a staycation). I'm really impressed!! I love(d) your ideas and my all time favorite was the t-shirts into shopping bags! What a groovy idea! (Yes, I did just use groovy in a sentence.) I am a HUGE thrifter…. since I live in good ol' Alabama, one of my absolute favorite places to shop is America's Thrift Stores (was once Alabama thrift, but apparently they are going nationwide). Anyway, you have inspired me to no end… I'm a seamstress too, and I love, love your ideas! Oh, and your sashes rock! 🙂
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Charles Ardai has announed that he'll be publishing an E. Howard Hunt novel in the Hard Case line. I've talked about Hunt here before. Watergate made him notorious though even before then he had a reputation for somebody who swung a little too wide in politics.
He once offered to parachute into Cuba wearing a red wig and kill Castro. The only thing he hadn't worked out was how he was going to escape. Some of this tale may owe more to urban legend than fact but remember Hunt HIRED G. Gordon Liddy to help him burgle Dem headquarters in Watergate. This doesn't say much for his judgement. Liddy was already on the shortlist of the craziest of GOP ops.
I've also mentioned that Hunt started out not as a pulp writer but a mainstream if not literary one. In addition to three novels he also wrote a pay of note and was cited as one of the bright new lights to come out of the big war by the then very influential Esquire. One of the five others mentioned included Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal.
I've never been able to find out why a writer who was working in mainstream fiction as late as 1948 suddenly appeared in 1950 writingt books for Gold Medal. That had to be seen as a step down.
He was a good solid craftsmen. Many reviewers didn't want to admit that because of his association with Watergate but he knew how to tell a story--some of them quite lurid, especially his horror novels of the Seventies as by David. St. John--but for me his Steve Bentley novels about politics were my favorites.
If you want to know the mind set the privileged right-wing Cold Warriors of the Fifties and Sixties just pick up one of his Bentley novels. These weren't the Doomsday books so popular at the time but rather believable mysteries involving the sort of people you meet in and around politics. The rich, right-wing kind. In case you hadn't noticed, they're with us today. Most of them involve the intersection of money and politics. Hunt had been CIA and a GOP op for many years. He spoke true.
Hard Case is doing on a Gordon Davis, HOUSE DICK. It's a good one and worth the wait.
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Mack Maine reveals that Young Money has signed Lil Wayne's daughter, Reginae Carter.
The YMCMB label has been expanding non-stop recently, but with their latest signee they're keeping it in the family. Young Money president, Mack Maine, revealed on the red carpet of the Grammys that Lil Wayne's teenage daughter, Reginae Carter, is signed to the label.
Reginae Carter was formerly part of the girl group OMG Girlz, and now joins the same label as her father. Mack said, "Wayne's daughter, Reginae, is actually signed to Young Money now." Mack praised Reginae's talents, saying, "Just expect greatness. She's Toya [Wright's] daughter and Wayne's daughter, so that's a great combination. She's a megastar."
Other recent additions to the label include PJ Morton, Torion Sellers, and a teen group called We the Future. Mack says that the young stars are the label's focus right now, "Right now, I'm trying to get the Young Money young'ns going."
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An ethics complaint filed against a Democratic state senator over his living arrangements in Denver has been dismissed as "groundless."
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission voted 4-0 Thursday to dismiss the complaint against John Morse of Colorado Springs.
Morse has maintained from the start that the complaint was bogus and part of a Republican strategy to boot him from office.
Morse, who first was elected to the Senate in 2006, is running for re-election in November.
"I sit in a seat in the heart of Republican country," he said.
"When the Republicans were driving this country into the ground, the people of Colorado Springs saw fit to elect me to office. Republicans know darn good and well I've been one of the most effective legislators from this district, and the only way to remove me from office is to lie, cheat and steal."
Morse's living arrangements drew attention after a Fox News feature about lawmakers living in Denver during the session. Morse said on-camera that he rented his condo from a friend for $500.
Brandon O'Dell, a Republican and a 25-year-old graduate student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, filed the ethics complaint against Morse in March. He said Morse accepted something of value greater than $50, which was outlawed when voters in 2006 approved Amendment 41, an ethics measure.
Morse said he considered the ethics complaint so flimsy he didn't even bother to hire an attorney.
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FAXES: Retrieve Faxes Easily with Searchable PDFs
Recent Kwazulu-Natal Business News
"Even when a fax is delivered in electronic format it's still just a graphic image; a lot of manual work needs to be done to add meta-data if you ever want to be able to find it again. But now we are able to convert these images to meaningful, searchable text."
Retrieving Faxes Has Never Been so Easy
Freer says RightFax 10, the latest version of the world leading fax server system, includes the ability to read incoming faxes using Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and convert them to PDF text readable documents. "It's always been possible to store a fax as a PDF, but it's the OCR that makes all the difference," he says. "It makes all the text in a fax searchable, including message content, customer names and reference numbers," says Freer.
"Fax is a critical part of the workflow in many organisations," he adds. "Almost invariably a fax initiates a business process like taking on a new customer, issuing a purchase order, processing a claim or paying an invoice. Because faxes play such a central role most organisations archive them in terms of their document retention policies – but finding the faxes again is not so easy."
How These PDF Faxes Work
Freer explains that fax images have traditionally been stored with only a limited set of metadata such as the date, time and the name of the recipient. "That gives you very limited searchability, and tends to create large efficiency and productivity challenges if you ever need to find a fax by more subtle criteria. But with OCR, every word in the file is indexed; that's why this is such a huge step forward for the industry."
"With RightFax Searchable PDF it becomes easy to share and search for fax documents across network folders, email archives and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems," he says. "Sending faxes in the form of searchable pdfs is equally easy."
"Organisations can now cut down radically on the amount of time they spend managing documents and content because content within their faxes can now be found in seconds using desktop or email search engines," he says. "This is a significant step forward in the document management process."
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I have the Hurraw cinnamon lip balm. I love it! :)ReplyDelete
iPlayer and sausage butties? Sounds pretty much like heaven to me!ReplyDelete
The fair sounded great, I'm glad you got there. Vegan fish eh? Sounds interesting! And I didn't know about the sausages either, I'll get some soon, ours tend to be Linda McCartneys' as they're my favourite, with tomato sauce or garlic mayo on white bread. I sometimes go wild and add lettuce but the excitement can be a bit much. Hahaha, have a good cake do chuck :) xxReplyDelete
Thanks for the sausages tip- I'm not a vegan but am trying to cut down on the amount of meat I eat. So I'll try those!ReplyDelete
I'm already dairy and egg free due to allergies. Love reading your blog esp as you're a fellow Mancunian! Keep up the good work x


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Saturday, March 1, 2014
From Ken to Milt
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Great post! Thanks a lot for sharing all this amazing artwork. Speaking of Milt Kahl, I was reading through Nik Ranieri facebook and found this caricature of you.ReplyDelete
I also have a request for a future post, I'm very interested to know more about mouth shapes, what makes for appealing shapes, what are some of the Do's and Dont's when designing mouth shapes for dialogue and also what are some of the Disney characters to study to learn more about lip sync. Thanks a lot!
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2014 at 3:41 AM
Andreas, great post again. In literature it is difficult to find much information about the exact background, that led to Milt's isolation during production of Rescuers. Would you mind to report, what you know about the disput, please? I just can't believe, his peers didn't like Medusa ...ReplyDelete
Wow, really enjoyed this post! Thank you!ReplyDelete
It's amazing how fleshy his drawings are with just simple lines.ReplyDelete
When I was an assistant at Disney, I remember Marc Davis talking about the work on the Little Mermaid. The hard, and soft body parts such as the skull. Squashing and stretching it to much. These two animators, Milt Kahl , and Marc Davis, where the greatest draftsmen in the studio.ReplyDelete
What a great scene. A few moments after this Medusa squashes Penny's cheeks with her hands, while she just stares at her in utter amazement. The way Milt Kahl could convey the squash and stretch, while still keeping all characters grounded in reality is just amazing.ReplyDelete


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The Great GPP Experiment
TortoiseForum.org - Started in November of 2010, a group of members received a batch of baby leopard tortoises (G. p. pardalis) from the same trusted source. These babies went to...
Ball-Pythons.net - A breeder puts in tremendous time and effort to test out many of the spider ball python theories, speculations, and myths. He breeds many pairs of spider x spider and records the results, then raises up all of those offspring and breeds them, and records the results of that generation, as well. His findings seem to lay many theories, such as "lethal homozygous" to rest, but they also raise more questions. And the cherry on top of all of it is when one of the "normal" offspring of this experiment throws a bumblebee when paired to a pastel. Check out the thread for details and discussion.
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