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(Id. Por Enrique GarcÃa-Barros en Insectarium Virtual)
* Reino: Metazoa
* Subreino: Eumetazoa
* Rama: Bilateria
* Grado: Coelomata
* Serie: Protostomia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Subphylum: Mandibulata
* Clase: Insecta
* Subclase: Holometabola
* Orden: Lepidoptera
* Suborden: Glossata
* Infraorden: Neolepidoptera
* Superfamilia: Papilionoidea
* Familia: Nymphalidae
* Subfamilia: Satyrinae
* Genero: Neohipparchia
* Especie: statilinus
Aunque es una mariposa que puede llegar a ser común de forma local, en general, se está haciendo cada vez más rara por la progresiva destrucción de su hábitat.
Aparecen entre julio y octubre, los machos antes que las hembras, sobre brezales y lugares rocosos de las laderas de las montañas, en el centro y sur de Europa, y en el oeste de Asia.
Superan los cinco centÃmetros de tamaño. Por la cara superior, las alas son de color pardo grisáceo, más claras hacia el borde exterior; las anteriores presentan dos puntos negros y entre ellos dos blancos más pequeños. Por la cara inferior, son más claras y emborronadas, con lÃneas negras en zig-zag, el primero de los puntos negros aparece como un ocelo negro enmarcado en naranja, también son visibles el otro punto negro y los dos puntitos blancos.
La oruga es amarilla, rayada de marrón, y pasa el invierno al pie de las hierbas de las que se alimenta, principalmente de los géneros Festuca y Poa.
(Animalandia)
Although it is a butterfly that can become common locally, in general, it is becoming more and more rare for the progressive destruction of his habitat.
They appear between July and October, the males before the females, on heaths and rocky places of the hillsides of the mountains, in the center and south of Europe, and in the west of Asia.
They overcome five centimeters of size. For the top face, the wings are of brown greyish color, lighter towards the exterior rim; the forewings present two black points and between them two smaller in white. For the low face, they are clearer and made blots, with black lines in zigzag, the first one of the black points appears as a black ocelo framed in orange, also are visible another black point and two little white points.
The caterpillar is yellow, stripped of brown, and spend the winter on the foot of their nutritial grasses , mostlly of the genres Festuce and Poa.
(From Aimalandia)
Here's an inspirastional poster I put together. It's based on Rev. 3:5,
"He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels."
Feel free to use it as a desktop background if you like!
Unidos Para Triunfar/ Together We Overcome
Artist: John Pitman Weber
2100 W. Division St
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We're in the All Ireland Junior Cup Final!
by Roger Corbett
Bangor produced an awesome display of power and composure to overcome a strong Clogher Valley side by 9-6 and book their place in this season’s final.
With both sides able to field their full-strength starting fifteens, backed up by an equally proficient seven man bench, this all-Ulster semi-final between two of the top teams within the Qualifying League had caught the attention of many rugby enthusiasts who were anticipating a memorable contest. The playing surface and weather conditions were just about perfect, with what little breeze there was blowing across the pitch and of little advantage to either side.
With hundreds of spectators lining the touchlines, and many more watching from the warmth and comfort of the clubhouse, Bangor’s Jason Morgan got proceedings underway. The home side didn’t want to repeat the early mistakes of last week’s game at CIYMS, and appeared to be focussed from the outset. However, Clogher Valley were obviously mindful of their last visit to Upritchard Park and started with power and purpose. The first couple of set pieces showed why their pack is a force to be reckoned with, pushing Bangor back with worrying ease. Building on this early dominance, Clogher took play into Bangor’s twenty two and mounted several good attacking moves. Bangor’s defence held firm on each occasion, until Clogher decided the only way they were going to come away with some points for these efforts was to take a drop goal, giving them an early lead by 0-3.
Having been under considerable pressure, Bangor started to work their way back into the game and were eventually rewarded with a Mark Widdowson penalty, which levelled the scores at 3-3 after 20 minutes. Further pressure from the home side soon resulted in another Clogher infringement at the breakdown, which resulted in another Widdowson penalty which put Bangor ahead for the first time by 6-3.
Although Clogher still looked dangerous in attack, when Bangor regained possession they quickly turned defence into attack through sensible and accurate positional kicking from Jason Morgan. Having gained good territory, Bangor then fought hard to stay there, even to the point where they managed to charge down two Clogher clearance kicks, although to the visitors’ relief the ball bounced out of play. However, the sustained pressure being exerted through Bangor’s back line eventually led to another penalty, which Widdowson converted to extend the lead to 9-3, which brought the first half to a close.
The first good attacking opportunity of the second half fell to Clogher after just 6 minutes. From a penalty in mid-field, a good kick brought the line-out close to Bangor’s 5 metre line. This is usually the platform from where Clogher are most deadly – their line-out and driving maul is a difficult force to stop. However, Bangor were prepared and not only stopped the drive, but turned the ball over and cleared their lines. Then to drive home the fact, they did it again a few minutes later. Given Clogher’s rightful reputation for their prowess in this area, the defensive response by Bangor’s forwards was truly impressive.
The only worrying time for Bangor came after 14 minutes when captain Jamie Clegg was somewhat harshly yellow-carded for pulling down a maul. From the resulting penalty, Clogher clawed back 3 points, making the score now 9-6.
However, obviously buoyed by their earlier dominance in the forwards, the seven man scrum of Bangor was now pushing the eight man Clogher pack backwards. Psychologically, this was a turning point, as Bangor now assumed control and prevented their opponents from developing any meaningful attacks. This, combined with Morgan’s positional kicking, resulted in Clogher being pinned down for most of the final quarter in their own half. Clogher’s situation became even more difficult when, after 22 minutes, one of their second row forwards was yellow-carded for not rolling away from a tackle.
With both sides finding it hard to break through each other’s defence, Bangor played tactically by simply preventing their opponents to build meaningful attacks through committed and effective defence, and then pushing them back deep into their own territory through long kicks for touch. On at least two occasions, Bangor came close to crossing Clogher’s line through breaks by Curtis Stewart and Davy Charles. They then had an opportunity within the final 5 minutes to extend their lead when Widdowson had another penalty kick from the right of Clogher’s posts. However, a sudden attack of cramp in his run-up resulted in the kick being miss-hit, and the ball drifted wide of the mark. Although disappointed not to have scored, Bangor stuck to their plan, and continued to thwart any chance of a counter attack, finally running down the clock to record a famous victory.
While the final score-line may not suggest it, this was an enthralling game from start to finish, played in good spirit and without any major injuries. For the visitors’ part, they may feel that they didn’t play to their normal high standard. However, they came up against a Bangor side that has proved so far in this competition that it can match and better the best junior sides in Ireland. Bangor’s route to the final has been as difficult as it could be possible – Clonmel (one of the pre-tournament favourites, and Munster champions) in round 1, Enniscorthy (the current cup holders) in the quarter finals, and now Clogher Valley (last year’s beaten finalists, and the current QL1 champions) in the semis. What lies ahead on 31st January 2015 is still unclear, following a 25-25 draw at the other semi-final between CIYMS and Dundalk. What is clear, however, is that Bangor can rightly look forward in confidence to face whoever is to come between them and the title. In the meantime, there are still vital games ahead in the league, resuming with a home fixture against Cooke next weekend.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, J Leary, G Irvine, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, J Morgan, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, D Charles, C Morgan
Subs: O McIlmurry, S Irvine, F Black, D Kelly, D Fusco, M Thompson, A McCusker
Bangor scores: M Widdowson (3P)
Photo Title: Overcome
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Photo Caption: Speak with the language of love
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there's more to me than lackluster...
my mind is overfull.
there is often confusion streaming from my eyes,
but when i open them wider
i find it is all i have overcome~
We're in the All Ireland Junior Cup Final!
by Roger Corbett
Bangor produced an awesome display of power and composure to overcome a strong Clogher Valley side by 9-6 and book their place in this season’s final.
With both sides able to field their full-strength starting fifteens, backed up by an equally proficient seven man bench, this all-Ulster semi-final between two of the top teams within the Qualifying League had caught the attention of many rugby enthusiasts who were anticipating a memorable contest. The playing surface and weather conditions were just about perfect, with what little breeze there was blowing across the pitch and of little advantage to either side.
With hundreds of spectators lining the touchlines, and many more watching from the warmth and comfort of the clubhouse, Bangor’s Jason Morgan got proceedings underway. The home side didn’t want to repeat the early mistakes of last week’s game at CIYMS, and appeared to be focussed from the outset. However, Clogher Valley were obviously mindful of their last visit to Upritchard Park and started with power and purpose. The first couple of set pieces showed why their pack is a force to be reckoned with, pushing Bangor back with worrying ease. Building on this early dominance, Clogher took play into Bangor’s twenty two and mounted several good attacking moves. Bangor’s defence held firm on each occasion, until Clogher decided the only way they were going to come away with some points for these efforts was to take a drop goal, giving them an early lead by 0-3.
Having been under considerable pressure, Bangor started to work their way back into the game and were eventually rewarded with a Mark Widdowson penalty, which levelled the scores at 3-3 after 20 minutes. Further pressure from the home side soon resulted in another Clogher infringement at the breakdown, which resulted in another Widdowson penalty which put Bangor ahead for the first time by 6-3.
Although Clogher still looked dangerous in attack, when Bangor regained possession they quickly turned defence into attack through sensible and accurate positional kicking from Jason Morgan. Having gained good territory, Bangor then fought hard to stay there, even to the point where they managed to charge down two Clogher clearance kicks, although to the visitors’ relief the ball bounced out of play. However, the sustained pressure being exerted through Bangor’s back line eventually led to another penalty, which Widdowson converted to extend the lead to 9-3, which brought the first half to a close.
The first good attacking opportunity of the second half fell to Clogher after just 6 minutes. From a penalty in mid-field, a good kick brought the line-out close to Bangor’s 5 metre line. This is usually the platform from where Clogher are most deadly – their line-out and driving maul is a difficult force to stop. However, Bangor were prepared and not only stopped the drive, but turned the ball over and cleared their lines. Then to drive home the fact, they did it again a few minutes later. Given Clogher’s rightful reputation for their prowess in this area, the defensive response by Bangor’s forwards was truly impressive.
The only worrying time for Bangor came after 14 minutes when captain Jamie Clegg was somewhat harshly yellow-carded for pulling down a maul. From the resulting penalty, Clogher clawed back 3 points, making the score now 9-6.
However, obviously buoyed by their earlier dominance in the forwards, the seven man scrum of Bangor was now pushing the eight man Clogher pack backwards. Psychologically, this was a turning point, as Bangor now assumed control and prevented their opponents from developing any meaningful attacks. This, combined with Morgan’s positional kicking, resulted in Clogher being pinned down for most of the final quarter in their own half. Clogher’s situation became even more difficult when, after 22 minutes, one of their second row forwards was yellow-carded for not rolling away from a tackle.
With both sides finding it hard to break through each other’s defence, Bangor played tactically by simply preventing their opponents to build meaningful attacks through committed and effective defence, and then pushing them back deep into their own territory through long kicks for touch. On at least two occasions, Bangor came close to crossing Clogher’s line through breaks by Curtis Stewart and Davy Charles. They then had an opportunity within the final 5 minutes to extend their lead when Widdowson had another penalty kick from the right of Clogher’s posts. However, a sudden attack of cramp in his run-up resulted in the kick being miss-hit, and the ball drifted wide of the mark. Although disappointed not to have scored, Bangor stuck to their plan, and continued to thwart any chance of a counter attack, finally running down the clock to record a famous victory.
While the final score-line may not suggest it, this was an enthralling game from start to finish, played in good spirit and without any major injuries. For the visitors’ part, they may feel that they didn’t play to their normal high standard. However, they came up against a Bangor side that has proved so far in this competition that it can match and better the best junior sides in Ireland. Bangor’s route to the final has been as difficult as it could be possible – Clonmel (one of the pre-tournament favourites, and Munster champions) in round 1, Enniscorthy (the current cup holders) in the quarter finals, and now Clogher Valley (last year’s beaten finalists, and the current QL1 champions) in the semis. What lies ahead on 31st January 2015 is still unclear, following a 25-25 draw at the other semi-final between CIYMS and Dundalk. What is clear, however, is that Bangor can rightly look forward in confidence to face whoever is to come between them and the title. In the meantime, there are still vital games ahead in the league, resuming with a home fixture against Cooke next weekend.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, J Leary, G Irvine, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, J Morgan, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, D Charles, C Morgan
Subs: O McIlmurry, S Irvine, F Black, D Kelly, D Fusco, M Thompson, A McCusker
Bangor scores: M Widdowson (3P)
Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby, of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) addresses the topic of leadership at the Africa Center's 3-week "Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders" course on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
This is the first time she has ever been out in open sunlight! I'm afraid that she isn't used to it!
touching came easy
but holding takes more
re-editing some pictures, because there isn't much else to do at 2 in the morning.
sleep has been difficult for about a week. some days i won't sleep at all, or i'll just fall asleep for 10 minutes, and then be up for the rest of the night.
work has been brutal - as always, but i've been bouncing back and forth from days to nights so much that my poor body is confused.
for the first time in a long while, everything makes sense. i am really happy. with everything.
i have a ton of photo ideas brewing as a result.
soon.
As people we have our own particular capacities and discernments which we use as apparatuses to evaluate circumstances and settle on choices yet when we discover opposing perspectives and encounters of others, we are hurled into a turmoil of doubt. For more information visit at www.betterlyf.com/self-esteem-and-confidence/self-doubt.php
45 rpm 7" vinyl record EP
CBS EP 5.718 (benelux) Made in Holland
PETE SEEGER
Recorded Live At His Historic Carnegie Hall Concert 8Jun1963
1. Guantanamera
2. If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus
3. I Ain't Scared Of Your Jail
4. We Shall Overcome
Evening of Day three finds us southeast of Volcanos National Park where the lava from Pu'u 'O'o reaches the ocean. Tons of lava at 2,500 degrees pours into the ocean here, making a spectacular display. This lava is from the 1989 flow and just 20 years later, life has started in the lava field.
I'm afraid of heights, but I like having that adrenaline and jump from high places.
(I did not throw me that height, it could have killed me. Just for the picture).
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- New Rules - Sleight of Mind Set -
October 2012
Hi,
We are living in a constantly changing environment, an environment where we need to understand and engage with new rules to thrive. You must be able to work with and overcome negative attitudes and insecurities that are all around us. To be able to contribute and influence people, you must first be able to reach and engage with them. Whether you are concerned with providing support, coaching people or convincing people that your product is the solution to their problem, you have to be able to grab attention, show that what you do works and keep people interested.
These are the new rules of contributing, and are at the core of what we train you in using Psychological Artistry and Mind Magic on the Sleight of Mind Set Workshops.
. Sleight of Mind Set Workshops
. The Siren Song Of Old Habits
. Contribute and Grow
. What Are The Two Free Kits?
. What Is Psychological Artistry?
. Examples of Psychological Artistry
. Other Services
. Contact Me
What Are The Sleight of Mind Set Workshops?
The Sleight of Mind Set Workshops are one day workshops set around the country that train you in innovative and interesting ways to help you reach out, liven up, create difference and be more effective in what you do.
We do this by using Mind Magic (sometimes called mentalism or mind reading tricks) and Psychological Artistry. We teach you ideas and effects that you can take on the day, based on a combination of:
Mentalism
Psychology
NLP
Smart Thinking
Neuroscience
By training in a mixture of these, you gain access to whole new rules for contributing and helping people and developing yourself. In these workshops, we clearly show you that you cannot believe what you see, but you see what you believe. This has been the basis of "magic" for centuries, and now you can learn how to use it for yourself. Below are the details for the Sleight of Mind Set Workshops:
Birmingham | 13th November
Bath | 15th November
Glasgow | 20th November
London | 28th November
To book your place on the course, please go to mindsways.com/SMS/
Beware The Siren Song Of Old Habits
On the Sleight of Mind Set Workshops, you will deliberately counter the pull of your comfort zone, the comfort of playing by the old rules.
The more experience we have, the more we may be prone to the "hardening of the attitudes". This creates a destructive blockage in people; it blocks openness and narrows our flexibility. An antidote to this is evidencing and seeing new perspectives. This is one of the strengths of Psychological Artistry, it allows people to view the world from a whole new perspective.
The ability to see and appreciate different perspectives opens up all kinds of opportunities and new rules for us all. When you use your thinking and judgement to find an alternative approach, you will begin to use your accumulated advantage to make new rules for yourself. You'll no longer be "running in place", you'll start to explore brand new ideas and break bad habits. You'll become aware of the sirens of old habits.
State-of-the-art research into how our brains work, neuroscience and human development explains how these work and more importantly, how you can use them to your advantage. Combining the ideas of the brain's infinite plasticity and our own deliberate practice, we can begin to radically transform our lives, and those around us. For more information on this, please look at mindsways.com/SMS
How Does This Help You Contribute And Grow?
The interplay between deliberate practice and infinite plasticity is just one of the many things we look at on the Sleight of Mind Set workshops. Teaching people about these ideas will help them enhance their own skills, their own drive and their own spirit. Learning about the theories, learning how you can use them and then learning how to use them to help others by using the two kits specifically designed for this purpose, is the process we go through on the workshops.
By the end of the day, you will have a rich resource of information, practical effects, experience of Psychological Artistry and Mind Magic to help you embrace the new rules of contribution. See what others have said by clicking here.
What Are The Two Kits?
The workshop includes two packs of material, the SNT kit (Show Not Tell) and the SMS pack (Sleight of Mind Set). Brought together, these include 20 discrete routines, ideas and techniques that allow you to perform and deliver what we explore on the day. What's in these kits are rare not readily available, but are based on the past 100 years on psychology, mind magic, smart thinking and neuroscience. They are assembled for you and ready to take away with you on the day.
What Is Psychological Artistry?
Psychological Artistry is taking the science of psychology, neuroscience and smart thinking and combining it with the art of mind magic and mentalism. We take the building blocks of magic and psychology, and transform them so that you can use them to show people what you do, what makes you different and worthy of their time. We do this by weaving together overlapping areas of delivery such as:
Psychology
Influence
Presentation Skills
Human Behaviour
Stagecraft
Charisma
Performance
Confidence
Story Telling
Engagement
Magic ideas and techniques
An Example of Psychological Artistry
A couple of interesting examples of Psychological Artistry and how all is not as it appears are the McGurk effect and Prof Richard Wiseman's "The Incredible Colour Changing Card Effect". Please take a look here. I would love to know what you think. These illustrate both the power and the approach of Psychological Artistry.
Other Services
The SNT kit is available separately, we are currently shipping this worldwide with very positive feedback. If you are curious to see more, please click here.
We are also working with a number of organisations where we are using Psychological Artistry in their projects. We study and look at leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, well-being and critical thinking, as well as communication, confidence and delivery skills. We are also delivering our in-house training workshops to their staff as well as their clients.
We also work with a limited number of individuals on a 1:1 mentoring, consulting and coaching basis, where they wish to develop the expertise of being a Psychological Artist.
If you are curious and want to know more, or explore any opportunities or projects please visit www.mindsways.com or contact me directly using sms@mindsways.org.
Thanks
George
P.S. If you have any questions, please get in touch with me or look at mindsways.com/workshop/SMS#FAQ for the Frequently Asked Questions
P.P.S. If you are interested in this field please take a look at www.mindsways.com/books/ to see some of what has influenced this approach.
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Women’s Health: Overcome a Depression?
Today, we are all very busy. We can be mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, friends, professionals and even directors of companies, but the fact is that women’s health is extremely necessary no matter at whatever stage of life you are! The hours ...
Big tree fell across the trail about halfway through first day, no way around. Big lift to get the bikes over, but mission accomplished.
I am mad.
Clearly.
I have all day to travel back home, but here I am , catching the six o'clock ferry from East Cowes, sitting now on the deck, taking photographs as we cast off.
Because I am mad.
I have a couple of places to visit on the way home, so I catch the early ferry, missing breakfast at the hotel. I could have had breakfast and caught the ferry at nine, but that would have meant battling traffic in and out of Newport due to the Floating Bridge being out of action.
So here I am.
Taking shots.
It is the blue hour. Or is it the pink hour in the morning?
I don't know. But sunrise is half an hour away, the engines tone rises, calm water on the river turn to foam, and we move off.
Once the ferry leaves the river, I go back downstairs and buy a coffee and a Twix, then go to the back lounge to see the island blend into the murk of dawn's shadows.
The ferry is only 10% full, so plenty of room to spread out and pretend that there's no other people about. I could have gone back up to snap Southampton in the golden light as the sun had risen, but instead I just sit and wait for the call to return to your cars.
I program the sat nav, so once we were docked and tied up, I was one of the first off, and was soon heading north to the motorway and away from the Southampton rush hour.
Traffic was heavy, but I made good progress, allowing me to stop at Fleet services for breakfast in Costa, before pressing on to the M25 and the chaos that drive east would be.
Traffic much heavier than it was three weeks back, meaning I was half an hour later, which I didn't mind, as the church I planned to visit would be more likely to be unlocked at half nine rather than nine.
West Kent is picturesque, full of pretty villages full of former merchant's houses, now seamlessly turned into what used to be called the stockbroker belt.
Otford was a village, now a suburb of Sevenoaks, the ancient centre of the village is around the pond, and around the edge of the green is the pub and the church.
A parking space outside the papershop offered half an hour's free parking, so I abandoned the car there and limped over the main road to the church, showing well through the bare trees, just waking up as spring arrives.
A modern church centre sits to the north, and having tried the west and south doors, I try going through the church centre, and the doors swing open into the church, no one else was inside.
There was a grand monument, the west wall covered in hatchings and the east window in the Chancel had several Flemish painted panels of saints arranged into a cross.
I take many, many shots.
I am back at the car within the half hour, and a three mile drive away through the rolling countryside is the next target, Kemsing.
We had been here before, but the porch door was locked, but the parish website promised it would be open from nine. And it was.
John Vigar's description stated that access to the Chancel would not be possible, which confused me, but the large arts and crafts recreation of the rood screen, was locked, and the door through the vestry was also out of bounds.
So I took shots through the screen, not ideal, but better than nothing, and I think they came out well.
Through the trip, I had been reading John Vigar's latest book on Kent churches, and Offham interested me, as its walls were part Saxon. And it was on the way home from Kemsing.
The church is set half a mile outside the village, on a hill beside a farm. It is quite a small, simple church, and in the lower layers of brickwork, laid in herringbone patterns, showing how ancient the walls are.
Inside, the church is simple and doesn't take long to record, but it is the church itself which is the star.
It was time to go home. So, back in the car I program my phone, and it leads me back to the M20, and from there I know the way.
Lots of trucks and lorries also heading south, but I cruise past them. Its a fine day to be driving, the sun is breaking through the low cloud and mist, making for a pleasant drive.
I have also judged the fuel well, so don't need to refill before stopping at the car hire office.
They give it the once over, I tell them the things which are not working on the brand new car, they make notes, and I am done.
Emma drives me back to St Maggies, dropping me off on Station Road. I walk along to Chez Jelltex, check the garden for new flowers and growth, then go onside.
The cats sleep on, and I am overcome with weariness. MY knee is aching, I am out of painkillers, but massage it, nd its a little better.
I have brunch and a brew, listen to some podcasts, have a shower, unpack the suitcase.
Phew.
It now stays light until gone six, meaning we could have gone for a walk before dinner. But not at the moment. So I cook hash for dinner, which was ten minutes away from being done by the time Jools got home.
So we eat and drink wine.
One day and the weekend will be here.
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A small, isolated church set some way from its village. The north wall of the nave dates from the Saxo-Norman overlap and shows the usual building `lifts` which represent each new seasons work. Some herringbone masonry dates it to the years just before and after the Conquest. High in the wall is an original Norman window whilst to the east is the outline of its blocked twin. Inside the church another outline is quickly visible - that of a round headed Norman chancel arch replaced by the present tall and narrow arch in the thirteenth century. To either side of this narrow arch is an hagioscope telling the visitor that altars stood in these positions in the medieval period. The south wall of the chancel; displays some excellent lancet windows of the same date as the arch. A few fragments of medieval glass survive. Unusually the tower stands to the north of the chancel, no doubt because it was part of that same massive rebuilding campaign.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Offham
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OFHAM.
WESTWARD from Town Malling lies Ofham, called by the Saxons, Offaham; which name it is supposed to have taken from its having been once part of the possessions of Offa, king of Mercia, the most famous monarch of the Saxon heptarchy; ham in Saxon signifying a village or dwelling. Probably from this, and the Roman military way having gone through, or at least very near it, this place was then, and had been for some time, a village of some note.
THIS PARISH seems to have been formerly of much greater account than it is at present, the antient military way passing through it, as has been already noticed above; although the road from the Weald of Kent through Wrotham to London leads through the village, yet it is lonely, and otherwise a place but little frequented or known; the whole, from its being so much inveloped with woods, has a very gloomy appearance.
The village is situated on high ground round a broad green, having the parsonage, a handsome sashed house, on one side of it, and the church and courtlodge at a small distance northward.
On Ofham green there stands a quintin, a thing now rarely to be met with, being a machine much used in former times by youth, as well to try their own activity as the swiftness of their horses in running at it.
The cross piece of it is broad at one end, and pierced full of holes; and a bag of sand is hung at the other, and swings round, on being moved with any blow.
The pastime was for the youth on horseback to run at it as fast as possible, and hit the broad part in the career with much force. He that by chance hit it not at all, was treated with loud peals of derision; and he who did hit it, made the best use of his swiftness, least he should have a sound blow on his neck from the bag of sand, which instantly swang round from the other end of the quintin. The great design of this sport was, to try the agility both of horse and man, and to break the board, which whoever did, he was accounted chief of the day's sport.
When queen Elizabeth was at the earl of Leicester's, at Kenelworth castle, among other sports for her entertainment, the running at the quintin was exhibited in the castle yard by the country lads and lasses assembled on that day, to celebrate a rural wedding.
Dr. Plot, in his Natural History of Oxfordshire, says, this sport was used in his time at Deddington, in Oxfordshire; and Dr. Kennet, in his Parochial Antiquities, says, it was at Blackthorne. It is supposed to be a Roman exercise, left in this island at their departure from it. (fn. 1)
It stands opposite the dwelling-house of the estate, which is bound to keep it up. This estate has been for almost three centuries in the name of Tresse; the last of which, Mr. Thomas Tresse, died possessed of it, unmarried, in 1737. It is now the property of Mr. William Currant, who resides on it, and possesses it in right of his wife, a daughter of Mr. Thomas Coleman, descended from a sister of the above-mentioned Mr. Thomas Tresse. This name of Tress, or Tresse, is supposed to be the same as that of Tracy, and to have been altered by vulgar corruption and the succession of time; if so, the family of Tresse, so long settled at West Malling and this place, might very probably be a branch of the family of Tracie, possessors of the manor which still bears their name at Newington, near Sittingborne, in the reign of Henry III. They bore for their arms, Or, two bends between nine escallops, gules.
From the village, the ground descends for a mile down to the Maidstone road to London, which is at its northern boundary. Here the soil is a deep sand, which nearer the village approaches the quarry rock, adjoining the south side of it is the great tract of woods, called the Hurst woods, which extend from hence for near two miles, as far as West Peckham and Mereworth.
It is commonly said that Jack Straw, a principal companion with Wat Tyler in the rebellion, which they headed in the 5th year of king Richard II. was born at a small cottage at Pepingstraw, in this parish, whence he assumed his surname. (fn. 2)
This parish, among others, ought antiently to have contributed to the repair of the fifth pier of Rochester bridge. (fn. 3)
ATHULF, or Ethelwulph, king of England, son of king Egbert, about the year 832, gave Ofnehamme, at the instance of archbishop Ceolnoth, to the church of Canterbury. At the close of the grant were added the three letters, L. S. A. that is, Libere Sicut Adisham, meaning, that the land given by this charter to the church should be endowed with the same franchises and liberties, that Adisham originally was; a clause, or one similar to it, which the archbishops procured to most of the Saxon grants made to their church, if the lands were in this county. (fn. 4)
This place was wrested from the church of Canterbury during the troublesome times that followed, and seems afterwards to have been divided in the hands of two different owners. However, the whole appears, by the record of Domesday, to have been at the taking that survey, in the year 1080, part of the possessions of Odo, bishop of Baieux and earl of Kent, the Conqueror's half-brother, under the general title of whose lands it is thus entered there:
The same Hugh (de Port) holds of the bishop (of Baieux) Ofeham. It was taxed at one suling. The arable land is three carucates. In demesne there is nothing. There are six villeins, with one borderer having two carucates. There is one mill of fifty pence and three servants, and four acres of meadow. Wood for the pannage of ten hogs. In the time of king Edward the Con- fessor, it was worth forty shillings, when he received it twenty shillings, now thirty shillings Gedric held it of king Edward.
And a little lower thus:
Anschitil holds of the bishop (of Baieux) Ofehant. It was taxed at one suling. The arable land is . . . . In demesne there is one carucate, and six villeins, with two borderers having one carucate. There are four servants, and one mill of ten shillings, and seven acres of meadow. Wood for the pannage of ten hogs, and in the city of Rochester one house paying thirty pence. In the time of king Edward the Confessor, this manor was worth one hundred shillings, when he received it four pounds, and now four pounds and nine shillings. What Richard de Tonebridge holds is worth eleven shillings. Uluric held it of Alnod Cilt.
These estates, on the disgrace of the bishop of Baieux, about four years afterwards, became confiscated to the crown. After which they were become the possessions of a family, which assumed its name of De Osham, from their property here, who held it of the archbishop of Canterbury. William de Ofham held the manor of Ofham, with its appendages of Godwell, Snodbean, and Pepingstraw, and the advowson of the church of Ofham, in the latter end of the reign of king Henry III. (fn. 5)
In the reign of king Edward I. Stephen de Pencestre, who had married Christiana, sister of William de Ofham above-mentioned, enfeoffed Richard de Courtone of an annual rent of assise, and the third part of the advowson of the church of Ofham. Ri chard de Courtone seems at that time to have been possessed of the other parts of this manor, a third part of which was claimed of him by Matilda, another sister of William de Ofham. Soon after which Robert, brother of Richard de Courtone, passed away that annual rent, and the third part of the advowson, to Ralph de Ditton, who together with the said Richard de Courtone, for he still remained owner of Godwell, were found to be possessed of Ofham manor, and its appendages, in the 7th year of king Edward II. (fn. 6)
Ralph de Ditton, senior, appears soon afterwards to have had the entire fee of this manor, and its appendages, excepting Godwell, and to have been possessed likewise of the entire advowson of Ofham; and in the 16th year of king Edward II. he granted to his daughter, Isabella, his manor of Ofham, together with the advowson of the church, in perpetual inheritance for ever, rendering yearly the due and accustomed services of the chief lords of the fee. In consideration of which he had paid him in hand one hundred marcs sterling, as a fine. Isabella de Offeham afterwards enfeoffed Sir John Chidocke in this manor and advowson, but this was in trust, on her marriage with Thomas de Plumsted, called Guodchepe; and accordingly he again assigned this manor and advowson back again to the said Thomas and Isabella his wife.
This Thomas de Plumsted seems also to have been called Thomas de Ditton, in respect of his wife, and to be the same person who paid aid for this manor, in the book for the collecting of which it is thus entered, under the title of the manor of Offeham, and sometime with Godwell annexed, as follows, viz.
Of Thomas de Ditton and John Melford, for one knight's fee, which Ralph de Ditton and Richard de Courtone held in Offeham of the archbishop of Canterbury; of which John de Melford holds one quarter of a knight's fee.
Thomas de Plumsted, alias Ditton, called likewise Thomas Guodchepe, survived his wife Isabella, by whom he had a son and heir, Theobald, and died in the 31st year of that reign, possessed of this manor and advowson, and leaving his second wife, Nichola, guardian to his son before mentioned, then under age.
How long this estate remained in this family I have not seen; but it was not long before the Colepepers, of Aylesford, were in possession of it.
Sir Richard Colepeper, of Oxenhoath, who was sheriff of this county in the 11th year of king Edward IV. died possessed of this manor, with its appendages, Snodbean and Pepingstraw, and the advowson of the church, in the 2d year of king Richard III. anno 1484. He left no issue male; so that his three daughters, Margaret, married to William Cotton, of Oxenhoath; Joyce, the wife of Edmund, lord Howard, and Elizabeth, wife of Henry Barham, of Teston, became his coheirs. They, in the next reign of king Henry VII. joined in the sale of this manor, and its appendages above-mentioned, and the advowson of this church, to Thomas Leigh, of Sibton, in Liminge, in this county. He left issue a son and heir, John Leigh, alias a-Legh, esq. who was of Addington, in the county of Surry, and in the 35th year of king Henry VIII. exchanged this manor and advowson with the appendant manors of Pepingstraw and Snodbeane, with that king, for other lands and premises. After which the king, in his 36th year, granted to William Wilford, John Bennet, and George Briggs, citizens of London, his manors of Ofham, Snodbeane, and Pepingstraw, with their appurtenances, in Ofham, Ryarsh, Yalding, Brenchley, and elsewhere in the county of Kent, to hold in capite by knight's service.
They next year alienated the above premises to John Tuston, esq. of Hothfield, in whose descendants, earls of Thanet, the manor of Ofham, with its appendages of Snodbeane and Pepingstraw, have continued down to the Right Hon. Sackville Tuston, earl of Thanet, the present owner of them.
The court is still held for this manor, which pays a fee-farm of 2l. 6s. 8d. yearly to the crown.
THE OTHER APPENDAGE of the manor of Osham, called GODWELL, which in the 7th year of king Edward II. anno 1313, remained in the possession of Robert de Courtone, passed from that name soon afterwards to Melford, and John de Melford paid aid for it in the 20th year of king Edward III. as one quarter of a knight's fee, which Richard de Courtone before held of the archbishop of Canterbury.
His descendants continued owners of this manor of Godwell till the reign of king Henry VI. when it was conveyed to Browne, whose descendant, Sir Matthew Browne, of Beechworth-castle, in Surry, alienated it about the latter end of the reign of king Henry VIII. to Richard Nortop, alias Clerk, which name he acquired the addition of from his office of clerk of the forest of Sherwood, in Nottinghamshire, and it before long became the common name of this family, who soon afterwards wrote themselves Clerk, alias Nortop, who bore for their arms, Argent, a cross chequy argent, and azure. His descendant, George Clerk, alias Nortop, died possessed of this manor in the reign of king James I. leaving seven daughters his coheirs, (fn. 7) one of whom, Frances, married Mr. Thomas Dowell, who purchased the other six parts of his wife's sisters, and so became entitled to the whole fee of this manor. (fn. 8)
His son of the same name, passed it away by sale in the reign of king Charles II. to Henry Streatfeild, esq. of Chidingstone, whose descendant, Henry Streatfeild, esq. of Chidingstone, in 1781 sold it to Mr. John Smith, who resided at it. Since whose death it has become the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Knell, the present owner of it. There is a court baron held for this manor.
There are no parochial charities.
OFHAM is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester, and deanry of Malling.
The church, which is dedicated to St. Michael, stands about a quarter of a mile northward from the village. It is a strong building of one isle and a chancel, having a tower steeple on the middle of the north side of it.
The patronage of the church of Ofham continued an appendage to the manor of Ofham from time to time, as has been already shewn; and John Leigh, esq. of Addington, in the 35th year of king Henry VIII. exchanged both manor and advowson with that king for other lands. Since which, though the manor was the next year alienated by the king, yet the advowson of this church continued in the hands of the crown, where it remains at this time.
It is now a discharged living, of the clear yearly certified value of forty pounds, the annual tenths of which are twelve shillings. (fn. 9)
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We're in the All Ireland Junior Cup Final!
by Roger Corbett
Bangor produced an awesome display of power and composure to overcome a strong Clogher Valley side by 9-6 and book their place in this season’s final.
With both sides able to field their full-strength starting fifteens, backed up by an equally proficient seven man bench, this all-Ulster semi-final between two of the top teams within the Qualifying League had caught the attention of many rugby enthusiasts who were anticipating a memorable contest. The playing surface and weather conditions were just about perfect, with what little breeze there was blowing across the pitch and of little advantage to either side.
With hundreds of spectators lining the touchlines, and many more watching from the warmth and comfort of the clubhouse, Bangor’s Jason Morgan got proceedings underway. The home side didn’t want to repeat the early mistakes of last week’s game at CIYMS, and appeared to be focussed from the outset. However, Clogher Valley were obviously mindful of their last visit to Upritchard Park and started with power and purpose. The first couple of set pieces showed why their pack is a force to be reckoned with, pushing Bangor back with worrying ease. Building on this early dominance, Clogher took play into Bangor’s twenty two and mounted several good attacking moves. Bangor’s defence held firm on each occasion, until Clogher decided the only way they were going to come away with some points for these efforts was to take a drop goal, giving them an early lead by 0-3.
Having been under considerable pressure, Bangor started to work their way back into the game and were eventually rewarded with a Mark Widdowson penalty, which levelled the scores at 3-3 after 20 minutes. Further pressure from the home side soon resulted in another Clogher infringement at the breakdown, which resulted in another Widdowson penalty which put Bangor ahead for the first time by 6-3.
Although Clogher still looked dangerous in attack, when Bangor regained possession they quickly turned defence into attack through sensible and accurate positional kicking from Jason Morgan. Having gained good territory, Bangor then fought hard to stay there, even to the point where they managed to charge down two Clogher clearance kicks, although to the visitors’ relief the ball bounced out of play. However, the sustained pressure being exerted through Bangor’s back line eventually led to another penalty, which Widdowson converted to extend the lead to 9-3, which brought the first half to a close.
The first good attacking opportunity of the second half fell to Clogher after just 6 minutes. From a penalty in mid-field, a good kick brought the line-out close to Bangor’s 5 metre line. This is usually the platform from where Clogher are most deadly – their line-out and driving maul is a difficult force to stop. However, Bangor were prepared and not only stopped the drive, but turned the ball over and cleared their lines. Then to drive home the fact, they did it again a few minutes later. Given Clogher’s rightful reputation for their prowess in this area, the defensive response by Bangor’s forwards was truly impressive.
The only worrying time for Bangor came after 14 minutes when captain Jamie Clegg was somewhat harshly yellow-carded for pulling down a maul. From the resulting penalty, Clogher clawed back 3 points, making the score now 9-6.
However, obviously buoyed by their earlier dominance in the forwards, the seven man scrum of Bangor was now pushing the eight man Clogher pack backwards. Psychologically, this was a turning point, as Bangor now assumed control and prevented their opponents from developing any meaningful attacks. This, combined with Morgan’s positional kicking, resulted in Clogher being pinned down for most of the final quarter in their own half. Clogher’s situation became even more difficult when, after 22 minutes, one of their second row forwards was yellow-carded for not rolling away from a tackle.
With both sides finding it hard to break through each other’s defence, Bangor played tactically by simply preventing their opponents to build meaningful attacks through committed and effective defence, and then pushing them back deep into their own territory through long kicks for touch. On at least two occasions, Bangor came close to crossing Clogher’s line through breaks by Curtis Stewart and Davy Charles. They then had an opportunity within the final 5 minutes to extend their lead when Widdowson had another penalty kick from the right of Clogher’s posts. However, a sudden attack of cramp in his run-up resulted in the kick being miss-hit, and the ball drifted wide of the mark. Although disappointed not to have scored, Bangor stuck to their plan, and continued to thwart any chance of a counter attack, finally running down the clock to record a famous victory.
While the final score-line may not suggest it, this was an enthralling game from start to finish, played in good spirit and without any major injuries. For the visitors’ part, they may feel that they didn’t play to their normal high standard. However, they came up against a Bangor side that has proved so far in this competition that it can match and better the best junior sides in Ireland. Bangor’s route to the final has been as difficult as it could be possible – Clonmel (one of the pre-tournament favourites, and Munster champions) in round 1, Enniscorthy (the current cup holders) in the quarter finals, and now Clogher Valley (last year’s beaten finalists, and the current QL1 champions) in the semis. What lies ahead on 31st January 2015 is still unclear, following a 25-25 draw at the other semi-final between CIYMS and Dundalk. What is clear, however, is that Bangor can rightly look forward in confidence to face whoever is to come between them and the title. In the meantime, there are still vital games ahead in the league, resuming with a home fixture against Cooke next weekend.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, J Leary, G Irvine, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, J Morgan, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, D Charles, C Morgan
Subs: O McIlmurry, S Irvine, F Black, D Kelly, D Fusco, M Thompson, A McCusker
Bangor scores: M Widdowson (3P)