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'Parishes: Cookham', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3, (London, 1923) pp. 124-133. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/pp124-133 [accessed 4 March 2024]
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Cotham, Coccham (viii cent.); Coccham (x cent.); Cocheham (xi cent.); Cocham, Kocham, Cokam, Cokham, Cokeham (xiii cent.).
The parish of Cookham, formed in 1894 (fn. 1) from the ancient parish by the severance of that part of Maidenhead lying north of the London and Bath road, consists of an upland and lowland district. The latter, to the east, is in the Thames Valley between Hedsor and Maidenhead; the former, to the west, used to be known as Woodside and contains the hils of Cookham Dean, Rowburrow and Cocksburrow. The civil parish includes the whole of the ecclesiastical parishes of Cookham Dean, formed in 1846, and Cookham, besides parts of St. Luke's, Maidenhead (1867), and St. James's, Stubbings (1856). (fn. 2) The modern hamlet called Cookham Rise is on Cocksburrow Hill. At the southern end of the parish the new hamlets of Furze Platt and Highway and the group of villas called Maidenhead Court border Maidenhead closely on the west and north. The area of the whole is 5,666 acres, of which 2,135 are arable, 1,776 permanent grass and 109 woods and plantations. (fn. 3) In addition to the production of wheat, oats and barley a quantity of fruit is grown, and a number of the inhabitants find employment in the tile and brick works.
The common fields were inclosed in 1852. (fn. 4) A fierce controversy waged by the inhabitants in defence of traditional footpaths across these fields was decided in 1847 in their favour. The inhabitants have long enjoyed special benefits in two inclosed commons, Whitebrook or Widbrook and Cockmarsh. The Abbot of Cirencester had a right of free pasturage for cattle in Whitebrook and for hogs in Cockmarsh, continued after the Dissolution to the possessor of Cannon Court. (fn. 5) In the time of Philip and Mary the inhabitants claimed pasturage, and after a long struggle Queen Elizabeth in 1597 granted the commons to trustees for their benefit during the lives of the trustees. (fn. 6) Royal grants of the reversion in 1623 and 1675 were strenuously resisted by the inhabitants throughout the reigns of Charles II and James II, and they were finally victorious in 1697. From that time the administration was undertaken by the churchwardens, and has recently, as far as Whitebrook is concerned, been transferred to the charity trustees. An attempt by the purchaser of the manor from the Crown to plant these commons and the wastes of the manor and village greens for his own benefit was given up after a suit in 1826. An attempt in 1903 to make a road across Cockmarsh was also defeated and proceedings are now pending for the establishment of conservators under a scheme of the Board of Agriculture. (fn. 7)
There was in 1086 a newly-established market in Cookham worth 20s. Fairs used to be held on 16 May and 11 October. The former disappeared about 1850, and both are now disused, though they were returned as still held in 1888. (fn. 8)
The village of Cookham, which is divided into two parts by Cookham Moor, is situated on level ground upon the right bank of the Thames, partly upon the road leading over Whitebrook Common along the river to Maidenhead and partly upon a road turning off to the west at right angles and leading to Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean. The church stands close by the river to the north of the village. By the gate at the south-east corner of the churchyard is a much modernized half-timber house, traditionally known as the Church Gate House, and probably dating from the 16th century. The western portion of the village is built along the road leading to Cookham Dean and surrounds a large green. West of the green is a half-timbered house, now known as Pound Farm, from the village pound which stands near here. A little distance to the west of this spot the Great Western railway crosses the road by a level crossing. There are several other half-timbered houses. In the main street stands the Tarry Stone, a large sarsen which formerly marked the boundary of the grounds of the Abbot of Cirencester. Having been removed to a private garden, it was in 1909 restored by Sir George Young to the parish and re-erected near its old site.
Formosa Place, the seat of Sir George Young, bart., was built in 1785; Cookham Grove, belonging to Mr. Edwin R. Goolden, also dates from the 18th century. Lullebrook, called Cookham Elms by its former owner, William Hieatt, but renamed Lullebrook by the present tenant, Col. Francis Cecil Ricardo, C.V.O., J.P., is the property of Mr. J. W. Burrows. The Fishery belongs to Sir George Young and is let to Helen Countess of Radnor. Moor Hall is the property of Mr. F. D. Lambert, J.P.
Among the men of note connected with Cookham may be mentioned Henry Dodwell (1641–1711), scholar and theologian, who retired to Cookham from Oxford before he settled at Shottesbrook (q.v.); Nathaniel Hooke (d. 1763) the historian and Henry Thomas Ryall (1811–67), engraver, who died there; Isaac Pocock (1782–1835), the artist and dramatist, who was buried there; Dr. William Battie, M.D. (d. 1776), the editor of Isocrates and founder of the University Scholarship at Cambridge; Admiral Sir George Young, first treasurer of the Thames Conservancy, author of A Proposal for a settlement on the Coast of New South Wales (1785), which led to the foundation of the colony; Frederick Walker, A.R.A. (1840–75), who is buried in the churchyard. Among the vicars of Cookham are recorded Simon Allen or Dillin (1554), better known as the Vicar of Bray in Fuller's story; the Rev. Thomas Whateley, vicar (1797– 1837), a leading promoter of the principles of the new Poor Law; and Canon Joseph Thomas Brown (1857), to whom is due the restoration of the church in 1860 and other improvements in the parish.
The following place-names are found in Cookham: Chiker, Shetefley (fn. 9) and Shukdena (fn. 10) (xiii cent.); Bullokestrete, (fn. 11) Berendemulle Heath, (fn. 12) le Thicket and Bigfrith, (fn. 13) Maydenhytheslond, Terrieslond (fn. 14) (xiv cent.); le Raye, le Slade, Northtown, Brambyburye, (fn. 15) Netherfonthey, Cokewell, Slogrove, Huddeslonde, Deneslonde and Edmundeslonde (fn. 16) (xv cent.); Pryors Leysues, (fn. 17) farms called Wests and Thorns (fn. 18) (xvi cent.); le Thirkell and le Horkell, (fn. 19) Louches and Catseyfeild (fn. 20) (xvii cent.).
Ethelbald, King of Mercia, gave the monastery (coenobium) at COOKHAM to the church of Canterbury, and it was afterwards taken from it by Offa and Coenwulf. The latter restored it at the request of Archbishops Bregowine and Jaenberht, and it was finally adjudged to the see of Canterbury at the council of Clovesho in 798. Thereupon Archbishop Æthelheard gave it to the Abbess Cynedritha in exchange for certain manors in Kent. (fn. 21) Land in Cookham is mentioned in the will of the ealdorman Aelfheah (965–75) when he bequeathed his estate here to 'his royal lord.' (fn. 22) From this time Cookham seems to have become a royal estate, and a 'witan' was held here by Ethelred II. (fn. 23) At the Conquest Cookham belonged to the Crown, and in 1086 was assessed at 20 hides and contained woodland for a hundred swine. (fn. 24) The manor formed part of the dowry of the Queens of England from the reign of Edward I, who assigned the manor in 1281 to his mother Eleanor, (fn. 25) until the end of the reign of Henry VIII, (fn. 26) with one exception in 1399, when it was granted to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, the king's son, who held it until his death in 1447. (fn. 27) The manor remained with the Crown until 1818, (fn. 28) when it was purchased by George Bangley, the London stationer. (fn. 29) He sold it to Ebenezer Fuller Maitland, the owner in 1838. (fn. 30) He sold it to the Vansittarts of Bisham Abbey, (fn. 31) and it was purchased in 1849 of Mrs. A. M. Vansittart by Henry Skrine of Stubbings and Warleigh, grandfather of Mr. Henry Mills Skrine of Warleigh Manor, Bath, who is the present owner. (fn. 32)
Court Rolls from the time of Edward III and Ministers' Accounts for the manor from the time of Henry III are preserved at the Public Record Office. (fn. 33) The courts were held at the court-house on Court-house Green at Cookham. (fn. 34) Sixteenth and 17th-century surveys and rentals of the manor are preserved at the Record Office and British Museum. (fn. 35)
There were two fisheries appurtenant to the manor of Cookham at the date of the Survey. (fn. 36) The right of fishing and hawking in the mill-pond, with the profits of osiers and willows and fishing in the pond called le Stond, was leased by the Crown. (fn. 37)
The manor of LULLEBROOK (Lullebroc, Lowebrooks, Lollybrooks, Lillybrooks), which is also called the manor of Cookham, is apparently in part the hide of land in Cookham, with 6 acres in Lichdene and a weir in 'Lullebroc,' granted in 1205 to Adam son of Ralph de Burnham, (fn. 38) having formerly been held by William de Buggehesel. (fn. 39) Adam's heir Gunnilda Kyrye sold this estate in 1248 to Simon de Passelewe, (fn. 40) of whom it was purchased in 1252 by William son of Sweyn. (fn. 41) Walter de Lullebroc bought a messuage and land in Cookham in 1292 of John de la Lane of Elington and his wife Joan. (fn. 42) In 1341 Joan the widow of Robert de Lullebroc, who in that year obtained licence to have an oratory in her manor at Cookham, (fn. 43) was holding a messuage and 140 acres of land and a weir in Cookham for life with reversion to William Trussell of Kibblestone, who settled them upon his college at Shottesbrook. (fn. 44) The estate probably remained in the possession of the college until its dissolution in 1547 and was granted with it to Thomas Weldon, for his son William conveyed 'the manor of Lulbrokes' in 1590 to Thomas Turner alias Ferrers. (fn. 45) The manor remained in that family, (fn. 46) whose pedigree is entered in the Visitation of 1665, (fn. 47) until 1660, when Thomas's great-grandson John Ferrers alias Turner conveyed it to William Chilcott and Thomas Lee. (fn. 48)
John Lee of Cookham was holding the manor in 1720, (fn. 49) and Elizabeth daughter of John Lee conveyed it by marriage to Dr. Richard Wells, who was in possession in 1752. (fn. 50) Of his son Dr. Joseph Wells it was purchased by the Right Hon. William Wickham, who afterwards sold it to the Coney family. It was bought by William Hieatt, who sold it to the father of the present owner, Mr. James Walter Burrows of Elm House, Maidenhead. (fn. 51)
The manor of ELINGTON was held in 1086 by Ghilo de Pinkney, under whom were two tenants Hugh and Landri. (fn. 52) The manor was held of the manor of Moreton Pinkney (co. Northants). (fn. 53) The shares of the under-tenants were in the 13th century in the hands of Henry de Elington and William de Coleworth. (fn. 54) William de Elington was holding the first share in 1341. (fn. 55) Richard de Coleworth conveyed his share to John de London, who granted it for the term of their lives to Peter Folliott and Agnes his wife. Peter and Agnes gave the remainder of their term to John le Despenser, nephew and eventual heir of John de London, to whom John de London also granted his rights before his death in 1306. (fn. 56) John son of John le Despenser was holding in 1341, and apparently died in the same year, as licence was then granted to his widow Margaret for an oratory in her 'manse' in Cookham. (fn. 57) Richard le Despenser seems to have held the estate in 1351 and 1355. (fn. 58) Both moieties had been acquired before 1428 by John Pinkney (fn. 59) and are called henceforth the manors of Elington and Spencers, or, later, the manor of Spencers alias Knight Elington. In 1445 Nicholas Pinkney joined with John Clyve and Agnes his wife in conveying Elington and Spencers to John Norreys. (fn. 60) The property remained in the Norreys family, (fn. 61) following the descent of Yattendon (q.v.) until 1616, when it was conveyed by Francis Lord Norreys to Francis Moore, serjeant-at-law. (fn. 62) His son Henry must have sold the manor to his neighbour Sir Francis Englefield, since the latter died seised of it in 1631, having settled it on a younger son William. (fn. 63) In 1656 William and his eldest brother Sir Francis sold it to William Brighouse, (fn. 64) to whom in 1658 a certain Robert Legge and his wife Mary also made a conveyance. (fn. 65) In 1667 Henry Darrell and his wife Mary conveyed the manor to Hugh Parker, (fn. 66) created a baronet in 1681. (fn. 67) He was succeeded in 1697 by his nephew Henry, whose grandson and heir Sir Henry John Parker seems to have alienated the manor in 1741 to Joseph Townsend. (fn. 68) In 1750 it belonged to Dr. William Battie, (fn. 69) one of whose daughters, Catherine, married John Rashleigh. (fn. 70) It remained with the Rashleigh family until the middle of the 19th century and is now the property of Mr. Ernest Gardner, M.P. for East Berks. (fn. 71)
In the 12th century the family of Pinkney held land in Cookham called in the 15th century the manor of PINKNEYS. (fn. 72) Simon de Pinkney held in 1199 (fn. 73) and Henry de Pinkney in 1318. (fn. 74) John Pinkney acquired more land in 1411–12. (fn. 75) Arnold son of John Pinkney died in 1430 seised of 'the manor of Pinkney's Place' held by suit at the hundred court of Beynhurst. (fn. 76) His sister Joan wife of John Whitehead was his heir. (fn. 77) In 1455–6 Agnes widow of John Pinkney, then wife of John Appurley, conveyed her interest in land at Cookham to Robert Beaumont. (fn. 78) William Bulstrode died seised of the manor in 1478. (fn. 79) His son Thomas (fn. 80) apparently died childless and was succeeded by the heirs of his sister Philippa the wife of John Ludlow. George Ludlow, Philippa's grandson, (fn. 81) and his wife Edith conveyed the manor in 1544 to Thomas Weldon. (fn. 82) His son William (fn. 83) died in 1597 (fn. 84) and was succeeded by his son George. (fn. 85) In 1608 Thomas Waller claimed Pinkneys as a late possession of his brother Robert, formerly belonging to George Weldon. (fn. 86) In 1610 Richard Peryn and his wife Sarah were holding the manor. (fn. 87) Richard Hale of King's Walden, co. Hertford, died seised of it in 1620, (fn. 88) and it remained in his family (fn. 89) until William Hale conveyed it in 1715 to George Draper. (fn. 90) In 1776 Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington was the owner. (fn. 91) Before 1806 it had become the property of John Hussey, who was still in possession in 1813. (fn. 92)
The manor of GREAT BRADLEY was held of the manor of Cookham by Herbert St. Quintin and Margery his wife at the former's death in 1347. (fn. 93) Margery married Roger Hussey, (fn. 94) and on her death in 1361 the manor passed to Herbert St. Quintin's two daughters, Elizabeth the wife of John Marmion and Laura the wife of Robert Grey alias Marmion. (fn. 95) The whole seems to have passed to Elizabeth and was leased to Sir John Salesbury. (fn. 96) Elizabeth, however, died without issue (fn. 97) and the manor went to her niece Elizabeth daughter of Laura and Robert Grey. (fn. 98) She married Henry Lord Fitz Hugh, and Bradley descended with the title of Lord Fitz Hugh to her great-grandson Richard Lord Fitz Hugh, (fn. 99) who died seised of it in 1487. (fn. 100) His son George died without issue in 1513 and the manor passed through the marriage of Richard's sister Alice with Sir Thomas Fiennes to the Fiennes family. (fn. 101) In 1580 Gregory Fiennes Lord Dacre conveyed it to the Crown. (fn. 102) It was granted in the same year to Nicholas Parker and Henry Clerke, (fn. 103) apparently in trust for Thomas Farmer, who died seised of it in 1609, leaving a son and heir John. (fn. 104) The latter dying in 1631 was followed by his son of the same name, (fn. 105) who was in trouble as a Royalist recusant in 1654. (fn. 106) He died in 1657, leaving his sister Mary wife of Anthony Turberville as his heir. (fn. 107) It remained in the Turberville family (fn. 108) until in 1705 it was purchased of them by Edward Colston of the city of Bristol, its well-known benefactor. His descendant Edward Francis Colston (fn. 109) sold it in 1837 to Henry Skrine, grandfather of the present owner, Mr. Henry Mills Skrine of Warleigh Manor, Bath. The name Great Bradley has now disappeared, but the manor lay on the north side of the road leading from Cookham Dean to the station, near the railway. Several fields there are called Bradcutts in an old map belonging to Mr. Skrine. (fn. 110)
The reputed manor of BULLOCKS alias WHITE PLACE was granted by Thomas Gillot to Ralph More in 1564 for ninetynine years. (fn. 111) Ralph purchased the estate in 1566 of John Cheney of West Woodhay, (fn. 112) and died without issue in 1577. (fn. 113) His elder brother Robert More settled the estate in 1601 on his son Richard, (fn. 114) who sold it in the following year to Dorothy Fitzwilliam. (fn. 115) In 1605 Dorothy conveyed it to George Smyth and his son Sir Francis. (fn. 116) Sir Edward Manfield, who married Dame Maria, one of the daughters of George Smyth, was the owner in 1611, when the estate was sequestrated for his recusancy. (fn. 117) Edward Manfield, probably his son, was in possession in 1671, (fn. 118) and in 1696 the manor was sold by Edward Manfield's trustees to Budd Wase of Datchet. In 1703 it was bought by John Dodson, citizen and tinplate worker of London. George Leycester married Elizabeth daughter of John Dodson, and the estate remained in the Leycester family until it was purchased about 1890 by Mr. Waldorf Astor of Cliveden, the present owner. (fn. 119)
A second manor called BULLOCKS in Cookham, sometimes described as in Bray, probably comprised the land in Cookham sold in 1493 by Thomas and Richard Bullock to Sir William Norreys. He bequeathed it in 1507 to his son William with remainder in moieties to two other sons Lionel and Richard. (fn. 120) Sir Lionel Norreys died seised of it in 1536, (fn. 121) and it afterwards passed to the Norreys family of Fyfield, John Norreys settling it in 1548 on his son William, who succeeded him in 1577. (fn. 122) Sir John Norreys, son of William, settled the manor in 1606 on himself for life with remainder to his sister-in-law Elizabeth and her husband Thomas Lord Erskine in tail. (fn. 123) Its descent has not been further traced.
An estate afterwards known as CANNON COURT was in 1086 appurtenant to the church of Cookham and was held in free alms by Reinbald the priest (chancellor of Edward the Confessor) and two other clerks. (fn. 124) The possessions of Reinbald were given by Henry I to the abbey of Cirencester, (fn. 125) which received also annually a beech tree, 2 quarters of rye and a pig from the manor of Cookham. (fn. 126) The abbot had assize of bread and ale, view of frankpledge, ward penny and frithborg silver at Cookham. (fn. 127)
The property remained with the abbey until the Dissolution, and in 1541 was granted to Thomas, Weldon as the manor of Cannon Court. (fn. 128) Thomas, who also held a messuage known as Harwoods, was succeeded in 1567 by William Weldon, his son by his second marriage. (fn. 129) The latter was followed in 1597 by his son George, (fn. 130) who died in 1616. (fn. 131) George his son and heir was succeeded in 1659 by his son Thomas, (fn. 132) who died without issue in 1672. In 1673 James Weldon, his brother, was dealing with the manor, (fn. 133) and in 1677 conveyed it to Thomas Hoby, (fn. 134) with whom he joined in 1681 in a sale to John Plummer. (fn. 135) In 1723 Walter Plummer presented to the church, the advowson of which descended with Cannon Court, and in 1760 William Plummer was in possession of the manor. (fn. 136) A William Plummer presented to the church in 1769, 1793, 1797 and 1808. The manor was sold with the advowson (q.v.) to John Rogers, and is now the property of Col. John Middleton Rogers, D.S.O., of Riverhill House, Sevenoaks, Kent. (fn. 137)
An estate at Babham End in Cookham was held of the manor of Cookham by a family of Babham who flourished there from the 14th to the 17th century. William de Babham, who held land in Cookham in 1341, (fn. 138) left two daughters, Alice and Joan, who inherited from him a messuage and 240 acres of land. (fn. 139) Alexander de Babham held lands in 1352. (fn. 140) Monuments and mural tablets in Cookham Church show that John Babham died in 1458, Richard in 1527 and Arthur in 1561. Christopher, son of Arthur, conveyed his property in 1612 to John Harrison, (fn. 141) who died in 1619 seised of a capital messuage, woodland and free fishery in Cookham which he left to his nephew Francis Harrison. (fn. 142) Francis dealt with the estate in 1647, (fn. 143) and in 1689 it was in the possession of Henry Washington, in right of his wife Eleanor daughter and co-heir of Richard Harrison. (fn. 144) He held it until 1718, (fn. 145) when he sold it to Bartholomew Clark, a merchant of London. Clark bequeathed it to his grandson William, eldest son of his daughter Mary wife of Sir Jacob Bowen. In 1771 the trustees sold it to Dr. Battie, President of the College of Physicians in 1764. By his will of 1776 it was left in trust for his three daughters and was purchased in 1794 by Admiral Sir George Young, whose wife was Anne, the eldest daughter, and Samuel his son, the first baronet. Sir George Young had previously bought other lands in the Odney Islands and built there in 1785 the present mansion, Formosa Place. (fn. 146) Sir Samuel Young died in 1826 and the estate now belongs to his grandson, Sir George Young, the present baronet. (fn. 147)
A hide of land in Cookham held of the king in the 13th century by the Forester family descended with Wolley Fynes in White Waltham (fn. 148) (q.v.).
Two mills are given in the Domesday Survey. (fn. 149) These were known as the Rey Mills and were usually held under lease from the Crown. (fn. 150) One of the Rey Mills was held in 1510 by William Norreys with the manor of Spencers. (fn. 151) In the 17th century two mills are given in the extent of the manor of Bullocks. (fn. 152)
The church of the HOLY TRINITY consists of a chancel about 32 ft. 6 in. by 17 ft. 6 in., north chapel 24 ft. 10 in. by 19 ft. (now used as an organ chamber and vestry), south chapel 23 ft. 7 in. by 16 ft. 9 in., nave 66 ft. 7 in. by 21 ft. 2 in., north aisle 38 ft. 9 in. by 16 ft. 10 in., south aisle 69 ft. 2 in. by 14 ft., west tower 17 ft. by 16 ft. 3 in. and a modern timber south porch. These measurements are all internal.
The nave dates from the middle of the 12th century, but the only detail of this period surviving is the north-west window. The chancel was rebuilt about 1200, to which date the north chapel probably belongs, and a few years later the short north aisle was added. Towards the end of the same century the north arcade of the nave, which consists of two independent arches, was rebuilt (the earlier openings being perhaps enlarged), the chancel arch was reconstructed and the south aisle was added. Early in the 14th century the south aisle was continued eastward to form the south chapel. The west tower probably dates from c. 1500. In the 17th and 18th centuries the facing of the buttresses and walls was patched with brickwork in many places. The southern portion of the east wall of the north chapel has been entirely refaced and moulded brick mullions inserted in the east window; the north wall has also been refaced with brick, apparently with the object of strengthening the original masonry, which here leans outward very considerably. In 1860 the church underwent an unusually harmless restoration. The walling of the chancel and nave is of chalk rubble; the walls of the aisles and chapel are of flint with chalk diapering, while those of the tower are of flint with chalk dressings. Internally, with one or two exceptions, all the original wrought work is of chalk. (fn. 153)
In the east wall of the chancel is a three-light window with modern tracery in original early 14th-century jambs. At the north-east is an early 14th-century trefoiled light, and to the west of it is a small modern doorway with an acute two-centred head communicating with the north chapel. Adjoining this is a squint, the jamb and head of which are plastered, obscuring its original form. A two-centred drop arch of about 1200 opens into the north chapel. It is of a single order with moulded angles and nailhead ornament on both faces, and is inclosed by labels. The jambs and imposts and the label on the north face are modern. The south-east window is similar to the corresponding window in the north wall. An arcade of two bays with two-centred arches of two hollow-chamfered orders, supported by an octagonal column and restored responds of the same form, opens into the south chapel. The capital of the column is of a later section than those of the responds, which were copied, the westernmost anciently, the eastern in 1860, from the responds of the south nave arcade. There are labels on both faces, those on the chapel face being stopped over the column by a restored head stop, while on the north face the labels are connected by a short horizontal moulding, beneath which is carved a cinquefoiled leaf. The late 13th-century chancel arch is two-centred and of two hollow-chamfered orders with labels on both faces, and semi-octagonal responds having moulded capitals and bases.
The east window of the north chapel in its present state probably dates from the late 17th or early 18th century, but it may be earlier. To the north of the present east window, which is out of centre with the east gable of the chapel, the north jamb and portion of the head of a lancet window are clearly visible in the exterior of the wall. At the south-east is a 13th-century trefoil-headed piscina. In the portion of the north wall which has been refaced with brick are two modern lancets and between them a small modern doorway. The junction of the chapel with the north aisle is marked externally by a buttress, but internally they are continuous. The whole structure has been so patched and repaired at various times that it is impossible to assign a date, but the walls are most probably contemporary with the arch opening to it from the chancel.
The east window of the south chapel has modern tracery, but the shafted jambs and elaborately moulded rear arch are of original early 14th-century date. At the south-east is a piscina with a trefoil head and above it a window of two plain lights with a pierced and foliated spandrel within a two-centred head. The tracery is modern, though probably copied from the old work, but the jambs and rear arch appear to be contemporary with the chapel. To the west of the piscina, beneath this window, are two arched tomb recesses with intersecting labels and segmental two-centred heads, moulded continuously with the jambs. Above is an original window of two lights, the cusps of which have perished, with plain tracery under a two-centred head having a ribbed rear arch. As on the north, the chapel is continuous with the aisle.
The north arcade of the have consists of two independent arches separated by a short portion of blank wall. (fn. 154) The arches are two-centred and of two hollow-chamfered orders, the outer orders having stopped chamfers. The responds are semi-octagonal and have moulded capitals and bases, and the arches have mask-stopped labels of the same section as those of the chancel arch, with which they are probably contemporary. The shaft of the west respond of the western arch has been repaired with stone. The other responds of this arcade are of chalk with the exception of their bases. In the western portion of the north wall of the nave is a modern lancet; to the west of this is a mid-12th-century round-headed window, widely splayed internally and having an external grooved and chamfered label. The south arcade is of four bays with arches of two chamfered orders supported by octagonal columns and responds, There are labels on both faces, intersecting over the columns, and stopped by mask-stops over the east and west responds. The character of the mouldings shows this arcade to be of a slightly later date than the chancel arch and the north nave arcade. The whole work is of chalk, save where recent repairs have been executed in stone.
The north aisle has three plain early 13th-century lancets on the north, and between the two western windows is a blocked doorway, visible only externally. The two-centred head is of two orders, the outer elaborately moulded and supported by jamb shafts with stiff-leaf capitals, the bases of which are now buried. The head is inclosed by a label with decayed leaf-stops. The west window is a plain lancet and has an internal label. At the south-east, on the aisle face of the nave wall, is a trefoil-headed piscina.
In the south wall of the south aisle are three windows of about 1270. The two eastern are each of two pointed uncusped lights with a seginental ribbed rear arch. The westernmost window is of two similar lights with the outer limbs of their heads continued to form an inclosing arch, and the spandrel is pierced, affording an excellent example of early tracery. The rear arch is ribbed and concentric with the outer head. In the west wall is a single lancet with a ribbed rear arch moulded in a similar manner. Between the two western windows is the south doorway, which has modern external stonework, but the internal jambs and rear arch are original. There is a second doorway at the south-east, now blocked.
The west tower is of three stages with an embattled parapet and diagonal buttresses of four offsets at its western angles. At the north-east angle is a square stair-turret, rising above the parapet, and, like it, embattled. The tower arch is two-centred and of two chamfered orders, the outer continuous, the inner having semi-octagonal responds with plain chamfered, and apparently unfinished, capitals. The west doorway has a four-centred head within a square external label, and above it is a window of three uncusped lights with four-centred heads, also within a square external head and label. The ringing chamber has on the west a window of two four-centred lights with a square external head and label. Similar windows light the bell-chamber on all four sides.
The roofs are high-pitched and covered externally with tiles, that of the chancel having a modern ceiling. The nave roof, which is plastered between the rafters and probably dates from the early 14th century, has trusses with moulded tie-beams and shaped octagonal king-posts supporting collars on which rests a longitudinal beam running the whole length of the roof. This beam and the collars of the trusses are braced by straight struts springing from the kingposts, and the collars are also braced by struts springing from the principal rafters. The aisle and chapel roofs are of similar construction; they have, however, been ceiled with plaster below the collars, the only portions visible being the tie-beams and king-posts with the struts which spring from them.
At the east end of the chancel are some mediaeval encaustic tiles, reset in the pavement, with modern tiles inserted to make out the required space.
In the pavement at the east end of the north aisle are two brasses, one to John Babham, who is represented in a furred gown, with the matrix of a female figure on his left. Beneath is the following inscription: 'Hic jacent Jo[hann]es Babham qui obiit iiij° die Octobris anno | dñi m°cccc°lviii° Et Muriela ux' ei' q[uia] a[nimabus] p[ro]piciet' de' amen.' The other, which has three figures and an inscription, is to William Andrew, who died 14 December 1503, John Monkeden, and Margaret described as 'ther wyfe.'
Against the north wall of the chancel is a table tomb with a canopy supported by twisted columns, the soffit of the canopy panelled in imitation of fan vaulting. The whole is of plaster, very carelessly re-erected at some comparatively recent period. On the slab of the table is an elaborate brass, showing it to be the tomb of Robert Pecke, who died 13 January 1517, and Agnes his wife. At the top, in the centre, is a Trinity and on the dexter and sinister sides are shields. So carelessly has the tomb been put together that the columns supporting the canopy have been planted on the top of these shields, partly obscuring their charges. The sinister has a bend charged with three double-headed eagles and the dexter is lozengy. Below are the figures of Robert Pecke, in plate armour, and of his wife Agnes, with inscribed labels issuing from their mouths. The inscription states that he was clerk of the spicery to Henry VI.
On the north wall of the north aisle is a brass to Richard Babham, who died 19 June 1527, with kneeling effigies of himself and his wife.
On the south wall of the south aisle is an elaborate mural monument to Arthur Babham, who died 6 April 1561. He is represented as kneeling with his two sons, together with his wife and three of his daughters. Surmounting the tomb is an entablature crowned by a shield of his arms, impaling quarterly: (1) and (4) three sprigs of oak on a cheveron, (2) a cheveron with three roses thereon between three roundels, (3) two bars engrailed. The entablature was originally supported by a pair of Corinthian columns, but on one side only the capital remains. On the frieze is inscribed '1561 6 Aprilis,' and there is a long verse inscription on the base.
On the north wall of the nave is a brass to Edward Woodyore, who died 7 December 1615, aged fifty-nine, and to his wife, who died 10 March 1613, aged sixty, with a long verse inscription. Under the eastern arch of the south arcade of the chancel is a brass to George 'Wellden', who died 24 December 1616. In the floor of the south chapel are later slabs to various members of the same family. To the east of the brass just described is a slab to Maria wife of John Farmer, who died in 1654. On the east wall of the south chapel is a slab, set in a later carved stone frame, to George Weldon, who died in 1659, inscribed with a laudatory Latin inscription. In the floor of the ground stage of the tower are slabs to Noah Barnard, who died in 1655, to Mary his daughter, who died in 1691, and to Anne his wife, who died in 1717. A slab also commemorates Dorothy Sivedail, wife of Sir John Sivedail of Cookham, who died in 1655. Under the arch between the chancel and the north chapel is a slab to Anthony Turberville of Bradleys, a gentleman of the King's Life Guards, who was killed 15 December 1688 in the skirmish at Warminster when Colonel Kirke tried to carry the Life Guards over to William III.
There is a peal of six bells: the treble by Pack & Chapman, London, 1777, inscribed, 'I mean to make it understood That tho I am little I am good'; the second inscribed, 'Feare God, 1638'; the third, 'Hope in God, 1638'; the fourth, 'R. L. R. S. Bryanus Eldridge Me Fecit, 1650'; the fifth, 'Love God, 1639,' and the tenor, 'Richard Phelps Made Me, 1717.' There is also a small bell inscribed, 'T. S. W W 1662. H. K.' (probably by Henry Knight).
The communion plate consists of two chalices bearing the date letter of the year 1818, two patens of the same date, a flagon bearing the date letter of 1861, a paten of 1856, and a small modern glass flagon with silver stopper.
The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: (i) baptisms and burials 1655 to 1727, marriages 1655 to 1726; (ii) baptisms 1727 to 1808, burials 1727 to 1812, marriages 1727 to 1753; (iii) marriages 1754 to 1774; (iv) marriages 1774 to 1808; (v) marriages 1808 to 1812; (vi) baptisms 1809 to 1812.
The ecclesiastical parish of ST. JOHN BAPTIST, Cookham Dean, was formed in 1846. (fn. 155) The church consists of a chancel, nave, north aisle with an organ chamber at the east end, south aisle with a porch, and a west bell gable in which there is one bell. It was erected in 1845 and is designed in the style of the early 14th century; the walls are faced externally with flint and have stone dressings. The living is a vicarage in the gift of the vicar of Cookham.
There was a church at Cookham in 1086 held by Reinbald the priest, and having two clerks attached. (fn. 156) The church with its chapels was given with Reinbald's other possessions to the abbey of Cirencester by Henry I, (fn. 157) and had been appropriated to the abbey before 1291. (fn. 158) After the Dissolution the rectory and advowson were granted in 1541 to Thomas Weldon, (fn. 159) and followed the descent of Cannon Court (fn. 160) (q.v.). William Plummer was patron until 1829, but shortly after this date the advowson was sold to John Rogers, who held it in 1836, (fn. 161) and whose great-grandson, Col. John M. Rogers, D.S.O., is the present patron.
In 1341 Hugh de Morton obtained licence for an oratory at his manor of La Hoo in Cookham. (fn. 162) William Norreys of Cookham by a will of 1493 left bequests to the lights of Holy Cross, All Souls, Our Lady and St. Anne, St. Catherine, St. Clement, St. Nicholas and 'the torch light' in Cookham Church, and desired to be buried on the north side of the chapel of our Lady, where he founded a chantry of one priest to say masses for his soul for one year. (fn. 163) Land given for the maintenance of an obit and a lamp and towards the maintenance of Maidenhead Bridge was valued at the Dissolution at 10s. 8d. (fn. 164)
The following charities have been consolidated by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners of 23 October 1903 under the title of the Parochial Charities— namely, the charities of:
James Smith the elder, citizen and salter, of London, founded by deed, 1661, consisting of a yearly payment of £10 8s. received from the Salters' Company (see under Maidenhead).
— Chapman, yearly payment of £5 4s. received from the Ironmongers' Company, London.
Robert Winch, trust fund, £16 9s. 1d. 2½ per cent. annuities with the official trustees, arising from the redemption in 1902 of a rent-charge of 6s. 8d., mentioned in the table of benefactions, and investment of arrears.
Robert Austin, mentioned in the table of benefactions, being a rent-charge of £4 payable out of land known as 'Soan's' at Cookham Dean, received from Mr. S. Darby.
Mrs. Elizabeth Knight, by will, 1680, an annuity of £2 for twenty poor widows, payable out of land at Waltham St. Lawrence called 'Mawlings,' received from Mr. J. Bulkeley.
— Redeway, being 5s. a year, payable out of 'Redeway's Close' at Cookham Dean, received from Mr. J. S. Parsons.
Amos Wenman, by will, 1763, trust fund, £430 1s. 7d. consols with the official trustees, arising from the redemption of an annuity of £25 a year for ninety-eight years bequeathed by testatrix.
Mrs. — Brant, by will, date not stated, legacy of £100, less duty, trust fund, £97 11s. 2d. consols with the official trustees, who also hold a sum of £45 3s. like stock, arising from investment of accumulations of income of Wenman and Brant's charities.
Dame Ann Pocock, by her will proved (with ten codicils) in the P.C.C. 30 July 1818, amongst other charitable bequests gave £30 yearly for the use of such of the aged and infirm poor of Cookham as should have no connexion with the town of Maidenhead (see under Maidenhead).
The aggregate income of these charities amounts to £66 a year. In pursuance of the scheme above referred to a sum of £40 a year is contributed to the funds of the Cookham Queen's Nurse Association for providing nursing attendance on the poor free of charge.
The parish has been in possession since 1830 of a house at Butler's Gate, Pinkney's Green, formerly used as a gate-house; the rent of £9 a year is carried to the account of the charity next mentioned.
The Widbrook apprenticing charity consists of the net residue of tolls taken for the admission of cattle, &c., to Whitebrook Common after deducting expenses of marking the cattle, &c., and a quit-rent of £2 5s. a year to the lord of the manor; such residue with the rent of a cottage at Whitebrook Gate amounts to about £11 a year, which with £9 a year received from the parish house above mentioned is applied in apprenticing. These two charities are managed by the trustees of the parochial charities.
For the charity of Richard Whitfield, founded by will proved in the P.C.C. 28 January 1729, see under Maidenhead.
The table of benefactions states that John Dodson gave a house at Cookham for ever, then let at £2 per annum. It appears that this house and other old tenements in different parts of the parish were sold at different times under orders of the vestry, and the proceeds of sales applied to reduce a debt to the Public Works Commissioners.
The Cockmarsh Common Trust—There are rights of pasturage on this common. The official trustees hold a sum of £351 13s. 7d. consols transferred to them in 1863 under an order of the Court of Chancery, arising from compensation from the railway company in respect of 1 a. 2 r., part of the common acquired by the company in 1851. The dividends, amounting to £8 15s. 8d. a year, are remitted to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in return for which orders for four in-patients and as many out-patients as required are distributed.
The Samuel Lewis Old Age Pension Fund— Samuel Lewis by his will, proved at London 24 January 1901, bequeathed out of his residuary trust moneys, after the decease of his wife, which event happened on 13 October 1906, £15,000 (free of duty) to his trustees for such charitable institution or institutions at Maidenhead or Cookham as his trustees should select. This bequest was the subject of proceedings in the High Court, Chancery Division (see under Maidenhead), and in the result a sum of £4,724 11s. 3d. India 3½ per cent. stock was transferred to the official trustees in trust for this parish. The dividends, amounting to £165 7s. 4d. per annum, are in pursuance of a scheme of the court of 4 July 1908 applicable in pensions for old people, not exceeding £30 per annum for married couples and £20 per annum for single men or women.
In 1901 Henry Gosden by his will, proved at London 11 February in that year, bequeathed to the vicar and churchwardens of St. John Baptist, Cookham Dean, the sum of £500, the income to be distributed in coal to poor aged persons. The legacy is represented by £494 8s. 8d. India 3 per cent. stock with the official trustees; the annual dividends, amounting to £14 16s. 8d., are duly applied.
The Odney Pool bathing fund consists of a sum of £118 11s. 9d. consols with the official trustees, arising from the produce of a public subscription in 1869 to meet expenses anticipated in defence of the right of the villagers to bathe in Odney Pool. Such right having remained undisturbed, Sir George Young, bart., as sole trustee and treasurer of the fund, by a declaration of trust, dated 19 January 1903, declared that the income of the fund should be applied for the following purposes, namely: in providing life-saving apparatus, seats, screens, or otherwise in adding to the amenities of such bathing place and in payment for instruction in swimming.
In 1907 Harriet Venables by her will, proved at London 22 February in that year, bequeathed £200, now represented by £231 4s. 3d. India 3 per cent. stock with the official trustees, the income to be applied in keeping in repair the memorial window in the parish church erected to the memory of her late husband and daughter and the family vault in the churchyard.
The Darby pension fund was founded by wills of James and Stephen Darby proved at London, 29 April 1909 and 23 February 1912 respectively, for providing pensions of £20 to £60 yearly for persons of the age of fifty or upwards to be selected from poor persons who for not less than ten years shall, as principals, have carried on some profession or business in the parish of Cookham, or their widows. The income exceeds £800 a year, being derived from securities held by the official trustees.


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After packing our food pannier with goodness from San Luis Obispo's Natural Foods Coop, we wandered along vineyards to Price Canyon Road, which took us in to the town of Pismo Beach.
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"The True Trade Is Life"
Nomads are always on the move. The reason may lie in their trading activities, the long journeys necessary to cover the vast distances of the Sahara. According to tradition, they can stay up to 40 days in one place. But then it is high time to move on. For as the Tuaregs see it, travel also helps preserve society's moral order.
Those who stay in a given place more than 40 days already begin to think about a place of their own, possessions and property and how to accumulate as much of it as possible. But this leads to the pursuit of profit and to egoism that is bad for the community and may ultimately even cause it to break down. That, at any rate, is what the arbiters of tradition claim.
Mythical language, modern material
The only problem is that these arbiters themselves have long since accumulated considerable property. Like all the others, they too have long since abandoned their wanderings. They have settled down in the oasis, adopting a way of life that goes against the traditions, but offers greater security and comfort in return.
Ibrahim Al-Koni, born in 1948 to a Libyan Tuareg family, writes in a style that is as deliberate as it is subtle. But behind the façade of this seemingly timeless language he examines issues of the greatest contemporary relevance.
His novel, "The Puppet", not yet published in English, explores the emergence of capitalism in a society which only by a stretch of the imagination can still be described as 'traditional'.
But Al-Koni is too much the artist to mourn the collapse of the old order. Rather, he emerges as an attentive chronicler who traces the emergence of modernity from widely divergent perspectives.
An outdated view of the world
After describing the emergence of urban life in his novel The Promised City, not yet published in English, in Puppet he turns to the contradictions and ambivalence it brings with it, especially in economic terms.
The pursuit of gold contradicts tradition, announces the newly-chosen leader of the Tuareg. But can that really be said? "You don't want to see that we've long since ceased to be wanderers," one of the long-sedentary nomads points out to him. "You don't want to admit that we settled down here forty years ago."
According to his detractors, the young Tuareg leader is clinging to an outdated view of the world. He reveals himself not as a conservative, but a reactionary who is highly unsuited for the positions with which he is entrusted. At the same time, however, due to his obstinacy he is anything but the docile "puppet" his powerful handlers expected to fill the office.
The young man's refusal to become a puppet will ultimately seal his fate. The only question is whether this is due to his handlers' greed or to the young leader's unwillingness to understand how times have changed.
The aesthetics of the economy
The novel's central passage comes at the exact middle of the book, a dialogue between the young leader and an older merchant who develops an aesthetics of the economy that could hardly be more modern. For him, capitalism is a form of life that has long since established itself in the world of the Tuareg as well.
Al-Koni is not interested in a precise historic dating of this transformation, however. Rather, he elevates it into timelessness, expanding it into a fundamental examination of the phenomenon of emergent capitalism.
The merchant explains that he practices his profession above all because it is what makes him human. Trade, he explains, "has taught me that the true secret lies neither in running through the desert in pursuit of merchandise, nor in procuring the rarest merchandise from distant countries, nor in making profits that one leaves to unworthy descendents. No, the true trade is like life. The true trade, sir, is life!"
Triumphal march of the modern economy
Only through exertion does a person find himself, argue the proponents of the modern form of life dedicated to gold. No, in his restlessness he loses himself, the traditionalists counter. That is nothing but "chatter", the merchants reply, trade's greatest profit lies in the fascination it exerts.
For their part, the representatives of the other side suspect that this argument conceals a horror of the emptiness that would set in if people did not trade.
But how does one achieve inner peace? Al-Koni does not say. The role of the prophet or the cautious admonisher does not suit him. Instead, he depicts the different standpoints, presenting himself as a representative of modernity who knows that the triumphal march of the modern economy cannot be stopped, even in Libya's traditional societies.
Swan song for the old day
By failing to realize that times have changed, the young leader brings the region to the brink of an economic crisis. The prices fall, laboriously-gained trust collapses.
"Trade", a merchant says in an effort to explain the situation to the young leader, "is like a stray camel. Once scared off, it is not easy to bring back." Western economists would agree, speaking of the "volatility of the markets".
The Puppet ends with an act of violence, but Al-Koni refuses to mourn for the vanished world in melancholy fashion. A swan song for the good old Tuareg days would not only be kitschy, above all it would be pretentious and dishonestly melancholic.
Thus Al-Koni presents nothing other than the eternal drama of modernity – a thoroughly unromantic drama that, in the face of all romantic western notions of the Sahara, takes place under the desert sky. Nothing can stop the new times. Much less a puppet.
Kersten Knipp
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Translated from the German by Isabel Cole
Ibrahim Al-Koni, "Die Puppe" (The Puppet). Translated from the Arabic by Hartmut Fähndrich, Lenos Verlag, Basel, 2008.
Ibrahim al-Koni was born in 1948 in the desert of the Tuareg, Libya. He studied comparative literature in Moscow, and was a journalist in Moscow and Warsaw. He has lived in Switzerland since 1993, and authored over 50 novels, short stories, poems and aphorisms. Some works been translated into 35 languages, including eight into German and six into French. He has four works in English translation: "Bleeding of the Stone", "Anubis", "The Seven Veils of Seth", and "Gold Dust".
"Translating Libya"
Non-Political Stories of Love and Hardship
Hardly any Libyan literature has been translated from Arabic. Now, a former American diplomat to Libya has published a collection of Libyan short stories in English. The edition offers insights into a hitherto undiscovered literary landscape. By Susannah Tarbush
Book Review Hisham Matar
In the Country of Men
A country fraught with innuendos, a life fraught with danger – Hisham Matar, the son of a Libyan dissident, describes in his semi-autobiographical debut novel the childhood of a Libyan boy. By Georg Patzer
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A Sober Look at Freedom
With his "Portrait of the Colonised" Tunisian-French sociologist and writer Albert Memmi laid forth a seminal work of decolonialism in the 1950s. This work was followed recently by "Portrait of the Decolonised", in which he draws a very sobering balance. Kersten Knipp visited the son of Jewish Arab parents in Paris


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Presidents and grandchildren will join a massive throng of mourners today for a tribute to Nelson Mandela, the embodiment of this nation's struggle for democracy and champion of human rights.
On Monday, police and the government were bracing for the crush of mourners at the soccer stadium where the service would take place. South Africans would be met with high-level security measures to protect heads of state that included President Obama, India President Pranab Mukherjee and Cuban President Raúl Castro.
The stadium seats nearly 100,000 people. Overflow crowds were expected to push that number far higher. Several "overflow" stadiums had been established.
South Africans expressed pride in the respect accorded Mandela, the former president who served 27 years in prison fighting a system of white rule that has since been abolished. He died Thursday at his home at age 95.
Mandela lived "so magnificent a life that it cannot be held in a grave," the Rev. Mzwandile Molo of the Bethesda Methodist Church told The Times, a local newspaper.
Obama was to be among the handful of 70 or so dignitaries asked to speak during the tribute. Some of Mandela's grandchildren were also to share their thoughts.
Aides said Obama would spend time with Mandela's family during his visit.
Traveling with the president and his family aboard Air Force One were former president George W. Bush and wife Laura and former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were arriving separately.
"What we can say is ... all the events and those who attend them are safe," said Collins Chabane, minister for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation.
Anticipating enormous crowds, the government said parents bringing children younger than 8 must write their mobile phone numbers in marker on the forearms of each child.
Military, police and intelligence services have all been activated for what may be the largest memorial service in decades. On local radio, broadcasters were warning of huge logistical hurdles and advising people to take public transportation as close parking would be banned.
Mandela's body will be taken in a procession to Pretoria, where he will lie in state from Wednesday through Friday. Johannesburg police said they expected tens of thousands of people waiting in long lines to get a last look at the man they call "Tata," which means "father."
Mandela's remains would then be taken to a funeral and burial at his ancestral home in a rural part of the Eastern Cape province, far from Johannesburg.
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[Kyle] came across a project which he thinks is "simply elegant". If you don't already have a PCB vice, here's an easy way to build one of your own.
This one's so good but alas it's not a hack. Check out the slideshow tour at UC Boulder's Fiske Planetarium. You get a really cool look at the hardware that makes the dome and projector such a great experience. [via Reddit]
Here's a schematic and a couple of snapshots of [Trax's] CAN bus hacking rig. He plans on doing a tutorial but decided to share this link after reading the first part of our own CAN hacking series.
These strings of LEDs bump to the tunes. [Alex] is using GrooveShark as a frequency analyzer, then pushing commands via Node.js to the Arduino controlling the lights. It's all planned for the back porch during his Halloween party.
We remember drilling holes in the 3.5″ floppy discs (we even made a wood jig for this) to double their capacity. A similar blast from the past was to punch a notch in the larger 5.25″ versions to make them double-sided.
If you're trying to learn about FFT [Ronald] highly recommends this website. We didn't do too much poking around because it's kind of strange. But if you do get sucked in and have fun with it leave a comment to let others know it's worth their attention.
We suppose that using 39 Raspberry Pi boards and their camera modules isn't the worst way to build a huge 3D model capture rig. The results certainly are impressive. [Thanks Wouter]


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Engagement Fair for First and Second Year Students
Published: April 18, 2014
During the week of April 21st, the Student Success Center at UW Bothell will be hosting the Pathways to Academic Engagement Fair. This opportunity acts as a gateway for first year and pre-major students to consider their college career and future aspirations. Students will be able to explore a variety of pathway partner opportunities, including undergraduate research, internships, UWave Radio, and UW Bothell's art journal Clamor. Major advisors and other representatives will be available to answer questions.
Leslie Ashbaugh is the director of the Center for University Studies and Programs (CUSP). "Pathways to Academic Engagement is a program that enhances the UW Bothell students' second year by exposing them to a support framework including peers, staff and faculty," she explains. "This will help them integrate as actively engaged members of the campus and our local communities by promoting the many experiential academic opportunities available on our campus."
Aided by the academic rigor and close-knit community characteristic of the campus and its programs, graduates of the University of Washington Bothell are succeeding in a variety of fields. For first year and pre-major students, CUSP is the first line of engagement and has created an exceptional student experience through the development of interdisciplinary courses that invite exploration and reflection on student interests and ambitions. Inclusive practices, ethics, critical and creative inquiry, quantitative and qualitative literacy, and communication are central learning goals of CUSP courses, and provide the foundation for success at the university and beyond.
For more information on Pathways to Academic Engagement Fair, click here.
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At AdventNet, our parent company, we offer a host of tools for the enterprise ranging from network management to help desk to log analyzers. We also offer frameworks for OEMs to build their own customized solutions. All these products have quite a lot of technical documentation associated with them.
I joined AdventNet in March 2001 and remember the days when our tech writers used RoboHelp for building the documentation package for our various products. RoboHelp's a nice tool as it allowed easy arrangement of pages based on the Table of Contents, there was an automatic tree view generated in the left hand side panel, there were the Next, Previous arrows in each page for easier navigation, it had a spellchecker and it offered index, content searches. Once the documentation package for a product was done, it was made as a zip file and uploaded to our site. The zip file was then downloaded by our users and extracted to a local directory for consumption.
But the above method of doing help documentation had a good many disadvantages. We will see below how we have overcome these disadvantages by adopting Zoho Wiki and the top reasons for why you should choose Zoho Wiki as your help authoring tool-cum-hosting solution.
1. Accessible from anywhere
A help authoring tool is pricey and needs to be installed in each of the user machines. And you are tied to your PC or laptop for accessing your work. Since Zoho Wiki is available on the web, you can access your help contents for editing from anywhere. When you sign-up for Zoho, you have for free, two wikis with unlimited number of pages.
2. Collaboration
With the conventional help authoring tool, our team of tech documentation writers always found it difficult to collaborate. Each member had to work on a different page, topic or section and finally it was all brought together. Not so with Zoho Wiki. The wiki administrator can set page-level permissions allowing for fine-grained access control to who sees what. For example, when a product's help pages are being created, the Read/Write Access is set to Group, meaning no one from the outside world can view it. Once the documentation gets done, the Wiki permission is set to Public and everyone is able to access those pages. The same's true for new documentation pages getting added all the time to a Wiki.
3. WYSIWYG Editor
Most wikis need the wiki syntax to be followed. For example you have to write **Zoho** in order to make Zoho appear as bold. This is one reason why wikis haven't proliferated as much. But we want Zoho Wiki to be a wiki for all. It has a powerful WYSIWYG editor which allows you to format text as you like, insert URLs & tables, play with pictures / images etc.
4. Page Organization
The sitemap provided by Zoho Wiki allows creation of sub-pages and lists them as a hierarchical index (folder view) of the wiki pages. Pages could be created and re-arranged easily by drag-and-drop.
5. Version Control
Zoho Wiki saves all versions of a web page. And the evolution of the documentation can be tracked as any two versions of a page can be compared. A page can be reverted back to an older version, if need be.
6. Search Engine Optimization
The zip file we had for our help documentation didn't help when it came to search engine optimization. There were lots of valuable info in those pages which the search engines didn't have access to. But all wikis made public in Zoho Wiki are crawlable by search engines. And the tags you add for wiki pages automatically make up the keywords meta tag. The name of the page is taken as the title tag. Also, Zoho Wiki has a good PR in Google. Since all the wikis you create are sub-domains of the Zoho Wiki URL, you have a nice chance of getting a good page rank, resulting in your pages turning up tops for related search queries.
Searches for Olympics 2008 stats, entrepreneurial marketing, CRM online help in Google all have Zoho wikis within the first 3 places.
7. No Expertise needed
There is typically a learning curve involved with any help authoring tool. It takes some time to know all the functions and master them. But with Zoho Wiki, you can hit the road running. Sign up for free with a username / password, get invited to the appropriate wiki and start working on the content right-away.
8. Searchable
The pages of a Zoho Wiki are regularly indexed and hence are easily searchable. There is a search box available in evey page where you can type page names, tags, words or text phrases within a page and search for them within a wiki.
9. Customization Options
With help authoring tools, you should have a thorough knowledge of HTML in order to make your web pages appear the way you want. With Zoho Wiki, there are a lot many customization options available. Like having the side panel to the right or left, including your organization logo, customizing the header/footer panes, choosing a skin color etc. There is CSS support too. If you know how to work with style sheets, you can easily make your wiki look unique (like this one, for example).
10. Easy maintenance
Before, we had to upload zip files to our site and it required webmaster's help. Whenever there was a small change/addition to any of the documents, a whole set of steps had to be followed. The tech writer updates the specific page, a new build (a zip file) is made to reflect the changes, the zipped file is mailed to the webmaster team, the webmaster team uploads the build to a test site and mails back to the product team asking for approval, the product team downloads the zip from the test site and sees whether everything's OK, gives approval to the webmaster for uploading to the site and finally the webmaster uploaded it onto the site. Now with Zoho Wiki, it is an one-click process. Make the necessary changes in the appropriate wiki page, save it and you are done. The latest changes get reflected on the site.
Some of the tech documentation that we have on Zoho Wiki : Zoho Invoice, Zoho CRM, Zoho Wiki's itself, Zoho Show, ToonDoo and more. Going forward, we plan to host almost, if not all, of AdventNet's / Zoho's web pages on Zoho Wiki in a phased manner.
Switch to Zoho Wiki now for all your help documentation needs.


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Netflix's pay hike goes into effect this month, and we're wondering whether it'll change how you use the service.
As of yesterday, Netflix is now $7.99 for streaming and another $7.99 on top of that for renting 1 DVD at a time; a 50% increase in price over the old $10 a month combo. Previously, Let us know: how has this affected your dedication to Netflix?
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Following the official unveiling and presentation during the Press Conference at Historicon , Matrix Games is proud to announce the official release date of this highly anticipated wargame and simulation of modern air and naval combat developed by Warfare Sims (www.warfaresims.com).
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations puts the player in charge of air and naval operations in a period stretching from post-WW2 all the way to the modern day and even the near future at the tactical and operation scale.
We can now confirm that the 24th of September will be the day when players will be able to get their hands on this incredibly realistic, deep and challenging game.
Furthermore, thanks to Forum user Tomcat84, you can also have a look a beta preview After Action Report featuring the Fighter Weapon School scenario, which details the tactics of an air engagement between evenly matched forces.
Over the coming weeks, through additional previews, you will get the chance to appreciate the impressive management possibilities of aircraft, surface ships, submarines and satellite technology of Command Modern Air/Naval Operations, a game that aims to set a new benchmark for depth and realism in the wargame landscape.
You can read the AAR on the related Forum Page.
Get more information about Command Modern Air/Naval Operationson its official product page
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Download Yours Today: DIY Guide for Shelter & Rescue Volunteers
If you volunteer or work at your local shelter or spay/neuter clinic, or are involved in rescue work to help animals in your community, we've got a couple of questions for you...
Q. When is a paper plate not just a paper plate?
A. When it's a make-shift E-collar for kittens who've just been spayed or neutered! Time- and money-savers, paper plates are great for use in foster homes, where you may not always have access to E-collars (especially late at night!), and can be used in shelter clinics when a quick E-collar is called for.
Q. What can you put in a baby pool other than water?
A. Puppies! Easy to clean, disinfect and reuse, baby pools are perfect for use in a shelter setting as a safe and sanitary area to contain pups, as well as for providing mom easy retreat for some R&R.
Q. Does saving animals' lives knock your socks off?
A. Baby socks can be used to keep paws warm while animals are under anesthesia and recovering from surgery, as shown here.
Seeing a common theme? These everyday items can make life a little easier for the homeless animals you help care for, and can go a long way to stretch precious dollars for your local agencies, many of which rely on volunteers and animal advocates in the community.
With a little help from shelters all around the country, the team at ASPCApro, ASPCA.org's sister website for animal welfare professionals, has put together a downloadable guide that's free for shelter and rescue staff and volunteers, and anyone else involved in helping their community's animals.
From Trash to Treasure, Shelter Edition features 16 DIY projects, including those shown above, using various repurposed and recycled materials—everything from carpet scraps to yogurt cups!
Click here to get your free Trash to Treasure, Shelter Edition guide today, and please forward this blog to any animal advocates, shelters and rescue groups that may be interested—a little creativity can go a long way to save lives (and money!).


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Kent State University's 2013 freshman class is on pace to set retention records as the number of students who have already committed to returning for a second year has risen by more than 5 percent over the previous year.
Meanwhile, incoming freshmen to the university's Kent Campus will bring inspiring credentials this fall as their class boasts a 3.31 grade point average (GPA), up slightly over last year's class. Strong commitments for enrollment and student housing means the demand to be part of the Class of 2018 reached capacity more than six weeks earlier than last year for traditional incoming freshmen attending the Kent Campus.
"Parents and students recognize that Kent State is the place to be, not just for a great education, but also for a great place to live," said Kent State President Lester A. Lefton. "Clearly our efforts to retain this year's freshman class have been well-received, and it's exciting to embrace a diverse, high-achieving group of new freshmen ready to follow in their footsteps this fall."
With the application process for new freshmen now closed for the Kent Campus, others who apply will be given the option to attend one of Kent State's seven Regional Campuses located throughout Northeast Ohio or begin attending the Kent Campus in the spring of 2015.
"With so many students committing to Kent State early in their senior year of high school, it's clear that students and their parents feel strongly that this is the right choice to invest in their futures," said T. David Garcia, Kent State's associate vice president for enrollment management. "To also see so many freshmen committed to their education and advancing to their sophomore year at Kent State shows that we delivered what we promised – a challenging, rewarding education and a great campus to call home."
Freshman enrollment has contributed to the university's enrollment growth. In fall 2013, the university reported its highest-ever enrollment for the Kent Campus with 28,019 students, including a record 4,314 freshmen. This fall's incoming freshman class should be a similar size, Garcia said.
For enrollment questions, contact Kent State's Admissions Office at 1-800-988-5368.
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Our coverage of the Amgen Tour of California made possible with the support of Shimano
On Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California the sprinters finally had a chance to show their stuff, and it was Thor Hushovd, winning for his new Cervelo team, who proved to be the quickest. There was no change to the GC standings, as most of the peloton rolled in together.
However, the continued brutal wet and windy conditions are beginning to take their toll, with nine riders dropping out, and another three disqualified for hanging on to vehicles on the climb for an extended period of time - including Cam Evans (Ouch p/b Maxxis).
The 168 kilometre stage headed east from San Jose to Modesto, and started with the Category 1 climb up Sierra Road that is usually the finish to a stage. This time, the riders went almost instantly from the neutral flat section out of San Jose into a 600m (1930 ft) mountain climb. Of course, it was also raining hard with a cold wind.
Four riders broke clear prior to the climb - Brad White (Ouch), Jeff Louder (BMC), Brian Vandborg (Liquigas) and Bauke Mollema (Rabobank). Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) briefly bridged up to them to take the KoM points before dropping back to the field.
The four carved out a lead of up to six minutes, but Astana was monitoring the gap carefully, and once the race got with 50 kilometres of the finish, the sprinter teams went to the front to pull things back.
Coming into Modesto, Louder attacked the rest of his break companions and only Mollema could follow. The peloton was less than 40 seconds back, but the duo made them work for it, and they were only caught in the final two kilometres. Cervelo seemed to be the only team properly organized for the sprint, with Hushovd crediting Dom Rollin and Brett Lancaster for the successful leadout.
The new team has never practiced leadouts, according the Hushovd, but it appeared to go almost perfectly, with Hushovd coming off Lancaster's wheel with 150 metres to go and immediately opening a gap. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) was a bike length behind, with Mark Renshaw (Team Columbia-High Road) third. The favourite, Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia-High Road) could only manage fifth, and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) was a distant 13th. Both were already struggling on the first climb, so the hard stages are taking their toll on the sprinters.
Race Notes:
- There were lots of crashes, including Leipheimer taking himself out by running into Armstrong's wheel when the peloton was moving slowly along a straight section. He rejoined immediately, however, three crashes were more serious, leading to abandonments:
Teddy King (Cervelo) - fracture to the upper humerous, crashed in neutral section.
Ian MacGregor (Team Type 1) - stitches to chin and shin after shooting off the road in a turn on the first descent and hitting a truck (see photos).
Omer Kem (Bissell) - multiple contusions, no fractures. Also on the first descent.
- Tomorrow's 186 kilometre stage will again hurt the sprinters, with 5 KoMs in the first 111 kilometres. however, the forecast is for slightly better weather.
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With a $1 billion deficit to address, good news is going to be difficult to come by from this year's legislative session in Annapolis.
The money has to come from somewhere, and we are starting to get a glimpse at exactly what lawmakers have in mind.
Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget proposal got the ball rolling this week, including precisely what county governments across the state were hoping not to see — shifting the burden of teacher retirements costs to the counties.
This concept has been floated annually for some time. Fortunately, the big three counties — Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince George's — oppose it because it was thought to mean millions of dollars for them, and those three counties largely decide the state's direction.
However, an O'Malley spreadsheet released this week detailing the local net impact reveals the shift is not as significant as once thought, but many jurisdictions are worried about future fiscal years and whether the proposed state allocations aimed at easing the hardship caused by this change will actually have any impact at all.
Under the governor's proposal, Montgomery County, shockingly, will receive an additional $18 million from the shift, but Baltimore County would need to find more than $2.8 million.
Locally, for example, according to governor's office figures, thanks to the new expenditures the counties will be receiving from the state through his budget, the move will have a zero net impact for Wicomico in fiscal year 2013 and will require Worcester to come up with an additional $674,445 in the next budget. That's far less than what Worcester thinks, as it's preparing for a new expense of $2.1 million annually.
Currently, the state pays all of local teacher retirement expenses and none of the social security costs, which are funded by the individual counties. The governor's budget proposes the state fund half of the teachers' social security and retirement contributions, while the counties would pay one-third of the combined costs.
Although county officials bemoan the shift, it actually is fair, considering local governments decide teacher salaries, which determine pension costs. What would have been unfair was to shift the responsibility without a plan to aid the counties in handling the new expense. The governor's plan does appear to do that in the short term, but the concern is future years.
As is often the case, the details of the entire state budget, approved by the legislature, will spell out the consequences of this proposal and it will be a couple months until all the fiscal numbers are known. In the meantime, county budgets are in a state of flux and officials wait with their fingers crossed.


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"The Sacramento crowd is one of the best crowds I've ever fought in front of – they get behind us, get rowdy, and it pumps me up so much." - Chad Mendes
"Fighter" – that's what Chad Mendes writes in the little box on his tax return forms, and any other government document that inquires about one's occupation.
Stripped down to its essence, the 28-year-old Hanford, California native makes his living trading punches and kicks with similarly sized, like-minded individuals every three to six months.
As of late, Mendes has been doing his job better than anyone in his weight class, and arguably better than anyone in the business as a whole.
Going Streaking
Over his last four fights, the Team Alpha Male representative has collected four wins, each one ended inside the distance.
When he began his climb up the featherweight ranks, critics would have listed Mendes' occupation as "just a wrestler," as the former NCAA Division I National finalist used his pedigree on the mat and ample athleticism to control opponents on the canvas while accruing decision wins in five of his first six WEC and UFC fights combined. > Watch: Team Alpha Male's Secret Weapon
Over the last two years, however, he has become the greatest example of the impact head coach and striking guru Duane "Bang" Ludwig has had on the Sacramento-based team of fighters. Cody McKenzie, Yaotzin Meza, and Darren Elkins were all felled in the opening round – thunderous punches launched by the increasingly confident contender spelling their demise early.
Last time out, Mendes proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he could – if he was so inclined – go a little more detailed and list his occupation as "Complete Fighter," as he ran his winning streak to four by becoming the first man to finish durable veteran Clay Guida with strikes.
"It's tough because Clay's my buddy, so it was hard to just turn that off," admits Mendes, whose record now stands at an impressive 15-1 as a result of his current run of success. "We're friends and we like to hang out, so it was tough to turn that off and tell myself, `You've got to beat this guy up.'
"The goal was to go out there and finish the fight – not just because it was Clay Guida, but because I want to keep racking up those knockouts and those finishes. One thing I was really training for in that fight was the cardio part of it – Clay is known for that, and I focused a lot on that – and in that third round, I still felt great, and I was able to just pinpoint the chin, put one on it, and I was able to put him away."
Next Man Up
While there are numerous basic or detailed ways Mendes could explain his occupation on those government forms or in conversation, he is a fighter. What he is not is a matchmaker.
Just like everyone else on the UFC roster, the surging former title challenger has his own thoughts about which fighter he should be sharing the cage with next. And just like his colleagues, the name at the top of Mendes' list rarely ends up being the one listed on his next bout agreement.
"As much as I would like it to be, who I fight is not up to me, it's up to the UFC, so I basically just have to do what I can control – get in there, and keep destroying these guys they put in front of me."
Having racked up four straight wins, Mendes had his sights set on a rematch with featherweight champion Jose Aldo, the lone man to beat him at this stage of his career. While the contest happened nearly two years ago, the bitter taste of defeat still lingers, especially given that Mendes appeared to be in control of the bout right up until the moment the Brazilian titleholder ended things with a perfectly placed knee.
Instead of Aldo, Mendes will next share the cage with Nik Lentz, the former lightweight grinder who has earned a trio of victories since making the move down the scale to compete at featherweight. Though not the opponent he had in mind, the truth is that Mendes would have agreed to fight anyone (save for his teammates, of course) to be a part of this weekend's UFC on FOX fight card in Sacramento.
"Eventually they're going to have to give me another shot," he says confidently. "I really believe everything happens for a reason. Nik Lentz was the person they put in front of me, and I'm just thankful that I get to fight on this Sacramento card – I wanted to be a part of this with the team and with the guys. I control what I can, like my training, trying to stay healthy, and doing all the positive things I can, and now I just have to get in there and do what I do best." > Watch: Chad Mendes' UFC Breakthrough
Home-Octagon Advantage
While some fighters find competing at home difficult – or wrought with different distractions than a bout in a neutral location – Mendes falls on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Sleeping at home? Competing in front of friends and family? Sign him up.
"Hell no! I don't see it as a distraction at all. It's so awesome," Mendes offers, his excitement about fighting at home abundantly clear. "I got to fight in Sacramento one other time – the only pay-per-view WEC ever did. I took the fight on short notice, so everything was very quick about it, but I remember how convenient everything was. You get to stay comfortable. You're sleeping in your own bed, you're not flying anywhere, worried about the time change – I know where all the food is and where I can get it. It makes things so much easier." > Watch: Mendes submits Anthony Morrison
Not only is this a chance to wake up at home before stepping into the Octagon, but it's also a chance to prepare alongside three of his teammates – Danny Castillo, Urijah Faber, and Joseph Benavidez, who faces off with Demetrious Johnson in a flyweight championship rematch in Saturday's main event.
"We've talked about it, and this is definitely something that's very special to us," Mendes admits. "It's always awesome being on the same card as your teammates – we've done three before where we've had a clean sweep, and that's awesome – but because this one is in Sacramento, this is going to be huge for us.
"The Sacramento crowd is one of the best crowds I've ever fought in front of – they get behind us, get rowdy, and it pumps me up so much. I'm super-pumped to get in there, fight for the Sactown crowd, and put on a great show."
Game Plan
For Mendes, that means continuing the impressive run he's been on since losing to Aldo – adding another victory to his resume, and hopefully getting one step closer to once again fighting for the UFC featherweight title. > Watch: Google Hangout with Team Alpha Male
"He's a tough guy, a hard-nosed guy," he says of Lentz. "He wrestled in college at Minnesota – which is a tough wrestling community – and you can see in his fights that he's a big guy, cutting down from 155 (pounds). He looks pretty strong – when he gets in there and gets a hold of these guys, he kind of stops them for a second – so I'm expecting him to be a big, strong guy, but he seems slow, he's not very explosive, and he's not very dangerous either.
"Basically, the way he wins these fights is just grinding these guys out and wearing them down, out-grappling them. It matches up great for me. I have the higher wrestling pedigree; I'm more explosive, and more of an athlete all around. I just have to go out there and be smart – I know he's going to be looking to take me down, and hopefully I can land a heavy one on his chin.
"One thing I've noticed watching his fights is that he can take a heavy punch – I've seen him get hit three or four times in a row with big, heavy punches, and he's able to come back," Mendes adds.
"Of course, Guida was able to do that too though, so it's definitely a possibility. I think that I can knock this guy out."
After all, that's what fighters do.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Wesley Woodyard has no intention of slipping back into a substitute role when D.J. Williams returns from his nine-game, NFL-mandated banishment next month.
The Broncos have no plans of letting him off the field, either. He's the first Denver defender to record 50 tackles with multiple sacks (three) and interceptions (two) before the midway point of the season.
The fifth-year linebacker was a one-man wrecking crew in the Broncos' 34-14 thrashing of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints last weekend, getting 13 tackles, two pass breakups, a sack and strip, and a game-turning interception.
"I noticed I was around the ball a lot," Woodyard said.
The Saints managed just one first down, rushed for only 51 yards and didn't reach the red zone until just before the two-minute warning Sunday night.
Woodyard was the biggest reason for that. Yet he's not one to bask in the afterglow of his monster prime-time performance.
"I've still got a lot to do to get better," Woodyard said. "It's definitely one of the games I'll look back on and say I made a lot of plays. But I only focus on those few plays that I gave up."
Asked what he could have possibly done any better against New Orleans, Woodyard was quick with his answer: "Just better dropping in coverage. I wish I could take that Darren Sproles touchdown back. You know, I feel like I let the team down on that. So, I've got to be a lot better with my eyes and play better to take away that play."
Woodyard leads the Broncos with 58 tackles, 14 more than runner-up Mike Adams, a big jump for a guy who spent his first four seasons playing mostly on special teams.
Woodyard got his chance when Williams, the team's leading tackler in four of the last five seasons, was suspended for the first six games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
The NFL tacked on a three-game suspension over his alcohol-related driving conviction in August, pushing Williams;' return back to Nov. 18, when the Broncos play San Diego.
"It's always good to have a guy that can roll in," said Woodyard. "D.J., with his experience, that allows us to be able to play a lot of different things and do a lot of different things with him."
It's almost certain that one of those roles won't be his old starting job at weak side linebacker, the position Woodyard won with an outstanding training camp and now has a stranglehold hold on.
With Joe Mays being placed on injured reserve Tuesday after breaking his left ankle blocking on a punt return against the Saints, Williams might end up sharing snaps at middle linebacker with 15-year veteran Keith Brooking when he returns to practice Nov. 12.
The Broncos haven't revealed their plans for Williams. What they do know is that Woodyard is too valuable to take off the field anymore.
"He was primarily a special teams guy when we got here," second-year coach John Fox said. "But he's got good straight-line speed. He does have good instincts."
Woodyard wasn't drafted out of Kentucky, the knock on him being his size — 6 feet, 229 pounds — which many scouts felt was too small to be an every-down player in the pros.
He's risen up to that challenge this year.
"There have been guys who have played at the highest level of this league who haven't been big guys," said defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, himself a former linebacker. "He's done a good job. He's played well. He's practicing with intensity, which we like. And he's done a good job playing for us in a role that's kind of gotten bigger maybe than he thought it might be entering the year and we thought it might be entering the year."
Woodyard is like the gambler who won't count his stack of chips until the dealing's done, downplaying all the big plays he's been making.
"I focus on the little things that I did wrong," Woodyard said. "I feel like I left some plays out there. I've got to continue to get better."
Notes: The Broncos promoted S Duke Ihenacho to take Mays' roster spot, and they signed CB Mario Butler to replace Ihenacho on their practice squad. Ihenacho, a rookie from San Jose State, spent two weeks on Denver's active roster earlier this season.
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The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane and Typhoon Seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane and Typhoon Season will last through November 2017, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommends that those in hurricane- and typhoon-prone regions begin preparations for the upcoming seasons now. This Travel Alert expires on December 1, 2017.
The Atlantic Basin, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea: Hurricane Season in the Atlantic began June 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Centerexpects a 45 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 35 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season. NOAA predicts a 70 percent chance of 11 to 17 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of those, five to nine are predicted to strengthen to a hurricane (winds of 74 mph or higher) and two to four are expected to become major hurricanes (with winds of 111 mph or higher, ranking Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). NOAA recommends that those in hurricane-prone regions begin preparations for the upcoming season now.
The Eastern Pacific: Hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific began on May 15, 2017. NOAA expects a near- or above-normal season, with a 40 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, and a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season. NOAA predicts a 70 percent chance of 14 to 20 named storms, of which six to eleven are expected to become hurricane strength. Of those, three to seven are expected to become major hurricanes (Category 3, 4, or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale).
Western and Central Pacific: Typhoon season in the Western and Central Pacific runs from June 1 to November 30. NOAA's Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) predicts an 80 percent chance of a near or above normal season. CPHC expects five to eight tropical cyclones to affect the central Pacific this season. For information on typhoon warnings, please consult theJoint Typhoon Warning Center in Honolulu, theNational Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and theRegional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) Tokyo – Typhoon Center.
In the past, U.S. citizens were forced to delay travel (including return travel to the United States) due to infrastructure damage to airports and limited flight availability. If you are planning to travel to regions of the world often affected by hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones, visit our Tropical Storm Season – Know before You Go page for more information about the potential dangers and inconveniences associated with your travel before finalizing plans.
If you live in or are traveling to storm-prone regions, prepare by organizing a kit in a waterproof container that includes a supply of bottled water, non-perishable food items, a battery-powered or hand-crank radio, any medications taken regularly, and vital documents, especially your passport and other identification. Emergency shelters often provide only very basic resources and may have limited medical and food supplies. For additional tips, visit NOAA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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You know you've made the right decision when you can tote your bag in all season, and if the size fits perfectly to your lifestyle, then it's going to be your can't-miss everyday bag.
First introduced in the spring and summer 2012 collection last year, the Chanel Deauville tote is in several candy-colors that you will adore. Red, beige, grey, white and blue, ideal for the sunny days when the flowers blossom and the butterflies craw out of their cocoon. A special tote collection from Chanel that's chic, but not overly elegant and can be worn while doing some productive shopping spree or simple to work. Fill it up with all your essentials because it's made from canvas, you don't need to worry that it will expand or get crushed (unless you are doing it on purpose).
Yes, what's more? This bag is partly embellished with interwoven chain links, something that you don't see often in canvas totes. A bag to brag, a large CC signature and Chanel logo printed on the front, with the street name of their famous store; 31 Rue Cambon Paris.
Oeh la la, why worth mentioning this bag? It's from the old collection right? Well, Chanel has retro the Chanel Deauville tote, a new way of processing the jacquard canvas, its reversed to create a more natural effect, so much prettier than the last release. And more suitable for fall and winter.
I love this bag because it's made from heavier and stronger material, Chanel always know how to mix the colors to make it lady-like. And of course the detailed craftsmanship.
This bag was available in the SS2012 collection in four sizes, but for the Cruise 2014 release and as far as we know, it's only available in large size.
Stylecode: A66941
Size: 11.8×15.3×8.6
Price: €1.800 EUR / $2,500 USD
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If the inspector determines that the first 20 feet of the driveway complies with the County Standards, Public Works will sign off on the Building Department Inspection Record Card. Sign off by the Department is one of the conditions necessary to allow occupancy.
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You will need a permit under the following circumstances:
If your driveway is going to be constructed on a non-county maintained road.
A permit is not required to replace a modular/mobile home, dwelling, or other structure which has been destroyed by fire unless the floor area of the replacement modular/mobile home, or dwelling structure exceeds the original by more than 500 square feet.
Applications and instructions may be obtained from the Public Works Department, located at:Lake County Superior Courthouse255 North Forbes StreetRoom 309 (Third Floor)Lakeport, CA 95453
The process is as follows:
The encroachment permit fee is currently $350, which covers the preliminary inspection and two additional required inspections.
Reinspections or additional inspections are charged at one-third of the Permit Fee. The additional fee must be paid prior to requesting reinspection.
Per resolutions 2005-186 and 2005-187, No work within the County right-of-way can be done until an Encroachment Permit has been issued. A penalty fee of 100% of the amount of the permit fee will be enforced for violators.
The owner or builder must provide the Department of Public Works with a minimum of a 48-hour notice to schedule an inspection. Contact the Public Works Department at 707-263-2341 or at 707-994-4824. Inspections are scheduled for either a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday depending on when the request is received.
An inspection is required immediately prior to the asphalt paving or concrete pouring.
A final inspection will be required after the driveway has been completed.