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Apple's iBookstore today launched Breakout Books in the U.S., a new book merchandising feature that showcases books from popular self-published authors, including several that have already achieved New York Times bestseller status (update: Cool beans - The New York Times covered the story today!). The Breakout Books section can be found on the iBookstore at http://iTunes.com/BreakoutBooks.
Most major retailers reserve such high profile merchandising attention for large, long-established publishers.
Although the iBookstore has always carried and supported self-published ebooks, today's launch signifies an escalated commitment on the part of Apple, whose iBookstore currently sells books in 50 countries. The iBookstore first piloted the Breakout Books feature in their Australian store and has since implemented similar features in Canada and the U.K.
In the process, Apple is helping to shape a brighter, more democratized future for book publishing. More writers will have the freedom to publish and more readers will have the freedom to discover and enjoy a greater diversity of high-quality books than ever before.
Indie authors are hitting all the major bestseller lists, supported by retailers such as the iBookstore that are now promoting self-published titles alongside traditionally-published books.
The bulk of the titles featured in the Breakout Books promotion were distributed by Smashwords, the world's largest distributor of self-publishers. The books Apple selected share several common attributes such as positive reader reviews, author popularity at the Smashwords.com store, quality cover design, sales performance across the Smashwords retail distribution network, and other data-driven factors.
The Breakout Books feature is now running with heavy exposure throughout the iBookstore. The selection of titles will continue to be refreshed with new breakout books and remain accessible at its own unique destination on the iBookstore at http://iTunes.com/BreakoutBooks.
A retailer's merchandising decisions are among the most important drivers for book sales. To appreciate the significance of Apple's move, it's helpful to understand how readers discover books, and how a store's merchandising decisions impact customer decision-making. In order for a reader to discover and purchase a book, the book must be:
- available - in a store where readers are looking for books
- discoverable – visible and findable in the store
- desirable – the book must satisfy the reader's desire for entertainment, escapism or knowledge. Key levers that determine desirability include bookseller recommendations, customer reviews, word-of-mouth recommendations, author brand, author platform, and price.
- affordable - the reader must perceive the value of the book to be greater than the retail price and the value of their time to read it
With many ebook stores now carrying over one million books, books that receive merchandising love have a significant discovery advantage over those that don't.
When a retailer features a book, whether it's placed in a feature collection such as Apple's Breakout Books, or on the front table at a brick and mortar retailer, the retailer is essentially telling their customers, "Try this book first, you'll like it!"
Why are book retailers like Apple increasing their commitment to self-published ebooks?
Over the last five years, we've all heard about the advantages of ebook self-publishing from the author perspective (an opportunity to bypass publishing gatekeepers with fast, free and easy self-publishing; faster time to market; access to global distribution; higher royalties; greater creative control; etc.).
Few in the publishing industry, however, have examined why retailers are stepping up their support for self-published books. The significance of the iBookstore's Breakout Books promotion becomes all the more apparent once this question is answered.
Self-published ebooks, combined with the power of online retailing, bring positive advantages to retailers, consumers and authors alike:
- Quality – The job of the retailer is to connect readers with books they'll enjoy reading. The quality of self-published ebooks – measured by reader reviews – has increased significantly over the last few years as indie authors publish with greater professionalism, from editing to cover design to pricing and promotion. The most successful self-published books often match or exceed the quality and desirability of traditionally published books.
- Low prices – The average Smashwords ebook is priced around $2.99. Readers love low cost books, especially if the quality is as good as or better than what's released by traditional publishers. High quality books sold at low prices makes customers happy, and what makes the customer happy makes the retailer happy.
- Unlimited shelf space – In the old print world of brick and mortar book retailing, retailers had a limited amount of shelf space, so they could only stock a small fraction of available books. In the new world of democratized ebook publishing and distribution, self-published writers have the freedom to publish what they want, and readers have the freedom to read what they want. Unlimited shelf space enables more books to be published, and some of these books will go on to find large audiences.
- eBooks never go out of print – In the old world of publishing, if a book sold poorly at first, the retailers would pack up the books and return them to the publisher. These returns would essentially force a book out of print. With ebooks, the books are immortal. They never go out of print. They're always available to be discovered and enjoyed by new audiences. This means retailers can sell them for as long as the author wishes them to be sold. It means every ebook represents a permanent annuity stream for the retailer, the author and the author's heirs.
- Readers are the new curators - Readers have always been the ultimate arbiters of what's worth reading, and reader word-of-mouth drives book sales. In the old world of publishing, publishers and retailers could only guess what readers wanted to read. Today, each time a reader downloads, purchases or reviews an ebook, this data becomes an expression of reader sentiment that ebook merchandisers can mine to identify books worthy of extra promotion.
- Sales! - Self-published books are selling. Smashwords books are hitting all the bestseller lists. Smashwords retailers are selling millions of dollars of our authors' books each year, and that makes me happy because it gives our retail partners strong financial incentive to support our authors with even greater merchandising opportunities in the future.
- FREE series starters – Many of the bestselling Smashwords authors are writing full-length book series, and they're pricing the first book in the series at FREE. FREE series starters give indie authors a significant discovery advantage over traditionally published authors who invariably see their book's full potential squandered by high prices.
- High unit volume – Follow the eyeballs. Since Christmas, iBookstore customers have downloaded an average of over 1 million FREE and priced Smashwords books each week. Apple, like many other retailers that also produce their own e-reading devices, gains two benefits from every download or sale: 1. They sell a lot of books. 2. The millions of hours I'd guess iBookstore customers spend each month to browse, download, purchase and enjoy Smashwords books makes the iPhone or iPad that much more essential to the customer's life. Books make devices more valuable to customers. For indie authors, the high unit volume enabled by low cost, high-quality books means that the indie author can develop fans and author platforms faster than traditionally published authors.
- Rapid publishing helps authors be more responsive to reader desires – Indie authors enjoy faster production schedules, which allow them to satisfy reader desires more quickly, or to cater to hot trends before the trends fade. Our authors can transform their fully edited manuscript into a professionally published ebook in a matter of minutes, and achieve worldwide distribution at Apple and our other retailers in a matter of days. Most traditionally published writers must wait a year or more before their book reaches the market (imagine all the missed sales!).
- Indies are always iterating and evolving – Unlike traditionally published print books which remain relatively static and unchanged after publication, indie authors are iterating their books. As I documented here on the Smashwords blog, after R.L. Mathewson uploaded a new cover image to her Smashwords Dashboard, within days of Smashwords delivering the new cover image to the iBookstore, the book broke out. A couple of weeks later, her book hit the New York Times bestseller list. Since indie ebooks are immortal and never go out of print, the author can always experiment with different covers, pricing or book descriptions. I document these and other discoverability levers in my free ebook, The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success. The book identifies the 28 best practices of the most commercially successful indie authors.
Multiple Smashwords Authors Featured in Breakout Books
Below is the list of Smashwords authors who account for 54 of the books in today's Breakout Books catalog. Some have more than one book listed. Each book is hyperlinked to its listing at the iBookstore. Several of the participating authors are blogging about Breakout Books. As I collect their links, I'll post them below their books. Visit their blogs and learn more about these great authors!
Addison Moore - Someone to Love and Ethereal (Celestra Series Book 1)
* Addison celebrates Breakout Books
Alan Sepinwall - The Revolution Was Televised
Alison Pensy - The Amulet (Custodian Novel #1)
* Alison celebrates Breakout Books
Amanda Hocking - My Blood Approves
B.L. Hoffman - Mystery at Shadow Lake
* B.L. celebrates Breakout Books
Bill Clem - Microbe
Brian S. Pratt - The Unsuspecting Mage: The Morcyth Saga Book One
C.L. Bevill - Disembodied Bones
* C.L. Bevill celebrates Breakout Books
Camilla Chafer - Armed and Fabulous (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 1)
* Camilla celebrates Breakout Books
Chanda Hahn - Unenchanted
Claire Farrell - Verity (Cursed #1)
Colleen Hoover - Hopeless
* Colleen celebrates Breakout Books
Dana Donovan - The Witch's Ladder
* Dana celebrates Breakout Books
Harrison Drake - A Dream of Death
* Harrison celebrates Breakout Books
HP Mallory - To Kill a Warlock
Isabelle Rae - When Summer Ends
Jami Alden - Private Pleasures
Jamie McGuire - Providence
* Jamie celebrates Breakout Books
JC Phelps - Color Me Grey: Book One of the Alexis Stanton Chronicles
JD Nixon - Blood Ties
* JD celebrates Breakout Books
Jessica Sorensen - Ember and The Fallen Star (Fallen Star Series, Book 1)
JL Paul - All The Wrong Reasons
* JL celebrates Breakout Books
John Locke - Lethal People
John O'Brien - A New World: Chaos
Joseph Lallo - The Book of Deacon
* Joseph celebrates Breakout Books
Julie Ortolon - Almost Perfect
K.A. Tucker - Anathema (Causal Enchantment, #1)
* K.A. celebrates Breakout Books
Kaitlyn Davis - Ignite (Midnight Fire Series Book One)
Kim Richardson - Marked, Soul Guardians Book 1
* Kim celebrates Breakout Books
Kira Saito - Bound, An Arelia LaRue Novel
Kirsty Moseley - Always You
* Kirsty celebrates Breakout Books
Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick
* Kristen celebrates Breakout Books
Lindsay Buroker - The Emperor's Edge
* Lindsay celebrates Breakout Books
Lizzy Ford - Katie's Hellion
* Lizzy celebrates Breakout Books
Lorena Angell - A Diamond in my Pocket
* Lorena celebrates Breakout Books
Penelope Fletcher - Glamour (Rae Wilder #1)
Quinn Loftis - Elfin and Prince of Wolves
* Quinn celebrates Breakout Books
R.L. Mathewson - Playing for Keeps
* R.L celebrates Breakout Books
Rachel Astor - Bridesmaid Lotto
Rachel Higginson - Reckless Magic
* Rachel celebrates Breakout Books
Randolph Lalonde - Spinward Fringe Broadcast 0
Rebecca Forster - Hostile Witness
Sarah Burleton - Why Me?
Sarah Woodbury - Footsteps in Time (A Time Travel Fantasy (The After Cilmeri Series)
* Sarah celebrates Breakout Books
S.C. Stephens - Collision Course
* S.C. celebrates Breakout Books
Shayne Parkinson - Daisy's War
* Shayne Celebrates Breakout Books
T C Southwell - Slave Empire and The Queen's Blade
* T C celebrates Breakout Books
T.M. Nielsen - Heku: Book 1 of the Heku
William Wayne "Bill" Dicksion - Sagebrush
* Bill celebrates Breakout Books
Please join me in thanking the iBookstore team for their tremendous support of indie authors, and celebrate the success of the Smashwords authors above.
The Breakout Books section can be found on the iBookstore at http://iTunes.com/BreakoutBooks.
iBookstore promotion tools for Smashwords authors:
Badges - right mouse click on a badge, copy to your desktop, then place on your blog or website. Hyperlink each badge to your book.
How to find direct hyperlinks to iBookstore books - For each of the featured books above, I have linked to the book at the iBookstore. Another option is to use Apple's LinkMaker tool at http://itunes.apple.com/linkmaker. Yet another simple method, especially if you're linking to multiple books, is to Google 'book title author name Apple iBookstore' which is often even quicker. Then click to the listing and copy the URL from your web browser.
Related posts regarding ebook merchandising:
How to Sell Ebooks at the Apple iBookstore
RL Mathewson Shares the Secrets to Her Success
Mark Coker's 21 Book Industry Predictions for 2013
Multiple Smashwords Authors Hit NY Times Bestseller List


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In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra who was punished for chronic deceitfulness by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, repeating this action forever. Naming your group after such a guy is going to lead to an array of raised eyebrows, scratched chins and analogies. Made up of Anticon rapper Serengeti, producer Son Lux and whispering wordsmith Sufjan Stevens, this indie supergroup have created an album of deadpan narration and satirical outputs that, when teamed with their inspiration, New York installation artist Jim Hodges, puts it firmly into the forefront of modern day reflection.
Watching some of Hodges' work, such as the harrowing 'Untitled', the logic of the group's name - beyond the three occurrences of the letter 's' - starts to become clear. These guys are producing an audio artwork that aims to represent the struggle of the 'everyday man'; of a corrupt war-torn world in which global warming still hasn't been recognised as an epidemic. Yet, they juxtapose this with deadpan and often hilarious lyrical content to showcase the naivety of those around us. Then again, they could have just liked the sound of the name, so best to keep to the music.
The album is a record that smooshes so many genres together, you may as well call it something like 'hip-hop folk-tinged electronica with a deep techno pop groove' but let's not go down that route. Opener 'Calm it Down' strips hip-hop down to its bare bones, as Serengeti offers up a modest, monotone verse that despite its simplicity, will capture your ears within a few seconds.
Sufjan Stevens on hand with his owmn dream-like vocals, echoing "I'm on my own two feet / But I'm not standing upright / Mine is the pressure / Mine is the pain / Was it the drugs I take? / Mine is the fury / Mine is the gain / Shall I account for peace?" - it not only showcases his worth as one of the best song writers of recent decades but also his knack for cutting between a number of genres. These gorgeous words are given their own stage, as the track finishes with only a few piano chords as accompaniment. I have a lot of love for Mr. Stevens and this was an album I approached with caution, yet his vocal warmth has never sounded so welcome.
Sufjan continues to take the lead, as he starts 'Take Me'. Son Lux provides some of the lushest, deepened electronic beats that effortlessly match the tone of Sufjan's outputs - it could have been a contender for The Age of Adz. Elsewhere, much could fit in with Son Lux's Lanterns, the pair managing to find a perfect balance - Sufjan channelling his quieter moments to perfect that of Lott's repetitive hymnal drones.
Serengeti continues his wondrous satirical poetry throughout the likes of 'Booty Call' and 'My Oh My' that hilariously capture our obsession with the likes of social media and manic pixie dream girls, as he churns out "Can you resist the urge of going on a shopping splurge? / Coming home with hats and a kit to make curd / This is how you curdle the shot like Steve Urkel / There's books by Studs Terkel and pet store gerbils / This place used to buy and sell turtles" Yes, he's obviously hitting out at consumerism but backed by Sufjan's cheery, melodic backing vocals and the industrial tones of Son Lux, this not only one of the best songs on the album but also one of the most thought-provoking and intelligent songs of recent years.
Narrating the hilarity of modern day situations to heart-breaking effect, with each artist bringing their strengths to the table, Sisyphus is almost certainly the greatest hip-hop folk-tinged electronica with a deep techno pop groove record you'll ever hear.
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If you were issued a summons or served a warrant for reckless driving, a DUI, or other misdemeanor crime in Goochland County your summons will direct you to appear at the Goochland County General District Court. (Excluding Juvenile and Domestic Cases).
P. O. Box 47
2938 River Road West
Goochland, VA 23063
Phone: (804) 556-5309
Fax: (804) 556-4494
Court Schedule
Most traffic and criminal cases are heard on Mondays.
Be sure to check your summons or arrest warrant for the most accurate information regarding your court date. You can look up your case at the Virginia Court System Website here (click on general district court case information).
Continuance Policy
For cases involving traffic infractions the clerk will grant a 1st continuance to the officer's next court date. In criminal misdemeanor cases continuances are discretionary with the Judge. Please see the Virginia Judicial System website here or contact the clerks office for the most accurate information for your case.
Types of Cases
The Goochland General District Court hears both criminal/traffic and civil matters. The judge in the general district court does not try felony cases, but most felony cases will have a preliminary hearing in front of the general district court judge. Preliminary hearings are not trials, but rather are a determination as to whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant did commit the crime. If the judge finds the Commonwealth has established probable cause the case will be sent to the grand jury.
Misdemeanor trials are held in general district court. Misdemeanor cases involve crimes that are punishable by up to one year in jail and $2,500 in fines. Some traffic cases such as DUI, reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license involve criminal charges. Most traffic cases are traffic infractions which are not crimes, but may result in fines and demerit points assessed against the driver's driving record.
The court has jurisdiction to hear civil suits involving claims up to $25,000 (with exceptions).
Court Attendance
It is recommended to appear at court at least 15 minutes early. It is not uncommon for your case to be called prior to the time stated on your summons or arrest warrant. In certain criminal cases, failure to attend your court date may result in a warrant issued for your arrest.
The Goochland General District Court has jurisdiction over offenses that were committed within the county of Goochland. Pursuant to § 19.2-249 the court has jurisdiction to try offenses that were committed within 300 yards of the boundary of Goochland.
Types of Charges
In misdemeanor cases either a warrant or summons is issued. Your summons or arrest warrant will indicate the time of your first court appearance. All warrants or summons must state with reasonable certainty the offense for which you have been charged and it must give notice of the nature and character of the offense. The summons or warrant must include the name of the defendant or describe him with reasonable certainty.
The Summons Specifically
The summons will include your name (the accused in the case), a description of the offense, a court date, and will be signed by the accused. This signature indicates a promise to appear at the specified time and place listed on the summons. In most misdemeanor cases the officer is supposed to release the defendant with a summons instead of an arrest warrant. There are numerous exceptions to this requirement, which can be found in Code § 19.2-74 or 19.2-82.
If you appear in court without an attorney for your arraignment (first appearance) and you have been charged with a crime for which you may receive jail time the court will give you the opportunity to retain counsel. If you unable to retain counsel and qualify for court appointed counsel, the judge will appoint an attorney for you. In order to qualify for court appointed counsel you will be required to complete a written financial statement under oath. It is also possible to waive your right to counsel, but such a waiver must be done so intelligently and voluntarily.
Traffic Infractions in Goochland General District Court
Traffic infractions convictions result in fines, which cannot exceed $250. However, there are some exceptions for infractions which are considered more serious. These infractions may result in a fine up to $500. If you fail to appear for your court date, and the offense is one where the judge will try the case in your absence, a $35 fee will be added.
Most traffic infractions are pre-payable with the court. However, criminal traffic charges such as reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, or driving without being licensed to drive are not pre-payable, by statute.
The defendant has an absolute right to appeal any conviction within 10 calendar days of the order. Your case will subsequently be tried in the Goochland Circuit Court. If you wish to appeal your conviction, contact the clerk's office.
Reckless Driving Charges Specifically
Your Charge
It is important to know which type of reckless driving charge you are facing. Many drivers with reckless driving tickets in Goochland county were stopped while traveling on Interstate 64 for reckless driving based on speed (46.2-862).
Another commonly charged reckless driving statute is 46.2-852. Officers will often cite drivers for this violation in traffic accident cases where the officer believes the driver was driving in a manner to endanger other drivers, pedestrians, or other property.
Penalties for Reckless Driving in Goochland County, VA
Reckless driving in Virginia does carry serious maximum penalties. It is a class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a $2500 fine. DUI's and Assault and Battery charges are examples of class 1 misdemeanors. A suspended license is also a possible consequence of reckless driving. Additionally, drivers can expect insurance premium increases, possible employment issues, a permanent criminal record, and 6 demerit points on his driver's license.
Actual Penalties in Goochland
It is important to understand the realistic consequences of a reckless driving ticket. The actual penalty a driver may receive will vary substantially depending on which court his/her case is held in, and the local judge's traffic policies.
Penalties Applied Consistently
Whether your case is in Goochland or another court, some of the consequences will not vary. If convicted the driver will have a permanent criminal record, will receive 6 demerit points on his driver's license, will very likely receive an increase in insurance premiums, and drivers who drive for a living may realistically face termination.
Fines, License Suspensions, and Jail Time Will Vary
The fine for reckless driving in Goochland County rarely meets the maximum punishment for class 1 misdemeanors of $2500.
Jail time is also not a normal punishment of reckless driving in Goochland. Again, driver's exceeding 90 mph or involved in serious accidents will likely receive at least a suspended jail sentence, and in some cases an active jail sentence. Cases do vary depending on the specific facts of your case. To understand how this works, please contact me at 434-979-0308.
How to Defend Your Reckless Driving Case in Goochland
In all reckless driving cases, the officer has to prove a number of things in order for the driver to be convicted.
1) Driving
The driver must have actually been driving in Goochland County. While this is typically not an issue, it is always important to look at your summons to make sure you were actually in Goochland County.
2) Public Road
The driver must have actually been driving on a public road. Roadways not open to the public do not fall within most of the reckless driving statutes.
3) The driver must have actually been driving
While this is rarely an issue in accident related reckless driving cases the officer is normally not present to see what occurred. After serious accidents, it is normal for the people involved to be flustered and upset about what occurred. Sometimes witnesses will confuse one person in the car for the driver when it was actually another person and the wrong person is charged. While rare this does occur.
4) Exceeding the Speed Limit
In speeding cases the officer must show that the driver was exceeding a specific speed limit. Some clients who call my office believe that the officer must bring in proof of the speed limit where he was cited. The officer's testimony is usually sufficient for the judge; however, occasionally, officers will get confused about the speed limit in a certain area, where a new speed limit was recently introduced, or in areas where the speed limit changes at different times of the day.
5) Calibration Issues
There are a number of issues relating to calibrations both regarding the driver and the officer.
The Officer's Calibration
The officer will use tuning forks to make sure that the radar device he used to capture your speed is working properly. He is supposed to do this before and after his shift, and will almost certainly testify to that effect in court. But the tuning forks themselves have to be re-calibrated every 6 months. The officer does need to have documentation supporting this, although it is not something the officer actually shows the judge voluntarily. The officer only needs to show the court the tuning forks were calibrated properly if an issue arises indicating they may not be. It is important to ask the officer about the calibrations prior to your hearing. He should have a calibration certificate indicating that the tuning forks were calibrated within the proper time frame. There are a number of requirements the certificate must meet, as required by statute.
The Driver's Speedometer Calibration
In Goochland, if the driver is able to show that his speedometer was not calibrated properly the judge may agree to reduce his speed. But there are a number of requirements that must be met for this to work in Goochland. The calibration must show that the actual speed of the vehicle was greater than the speed indicated on the speedometer. Often drivers will tell the officer when they were pulled over that they did not know how fast they were going, which will undermine the driver's argument in court.
6) Accident cases
In accident cases the officer must show that the driver was driving in a manner or speed to endanger life, limb or property. Often in these cases the officer is not present to observe how the accident occurred, but will attempt to show the judge what happened based on the statements the driver made to the officer after the accident. These statements are admissible in court.
7) Ineffective Reckless Driving Defenses in Goochland
Generally speaking traffic court judges do not consider the following to be effective defenses:
1) You were driving an unfamiliar car, i.e. it was your parent's car or it was a rental car
2) Your speedometer was not working properly (aside from the calibration issue mentioned above)
3) You were traveling downhill
4) The weather was poor
5) You didn't know the area well or are from out of state
6) The ticket will cause issues with your current or future employment
7) You needed to use the restroom
8) If none of these defenses apply to you, then please call so that we can discuss your case. There are numerous specific issues that arise that can serve as effective defenses in these cases.
What to Expect in Goochland Traffic Court
Purpose of your court date
First, it important to determine the purpose of your court date. The officer will have given you a piece of paper called a summons indicating that you need to appear at the Goochland General District Court at a certain time and date. Most of the time this court date is your actual trial date.
First Appearances
However, that is not always the case. If you were cited for speeding over 90mph or were involved in a serious accident the officer will often write an arraignment or first appearance date. The purpose of this court appearance is to advise you of your right to counsel. This is required in cases where there is a possibility of jail time and the Commonwealth's Attorney is not waiving jail time (as is often the case in reckless driving cases).
At the first appearance the judge will ask if you will hire your own attorney, or if you would like to see if you qualify for court appointed counsel. Alternatively, you may waive your right to counsel. For more information on this process please contact me at 434-979-0308.
Whether you need to come to court
Reckless driving is not a pre-payable offense, and as a general rule you must appear in court for your case. This issue does get complicated and is something we would need to speak about. I will often appear in court on my client's behalf, but again this will vary depending on the specific issues in your case.
Court Personnel
The judge in the Goochland General District Court is Judge Stokes.
Your Trial in Goochland Traffic Court
When your case is called the judge will tell you what your charge is and then will ask what your plea to that charge is. You can tell the judge you are either: 1) pleading not guilty, 2) pleading guilty, 3) pleading no contest, or 4) you don't have to enter any plea at all (which operates as a not guilty plea). For how to plead in your specific case please contact me at 434-979-0308.
Pleading Not Guilty
If you plead not guilty, the court will then hear evidence in your case. The judge will ask the officer what occurred. You will then have the opportunity to ask the officer questions. After the officer testifies you will then have the chance to tell the judge what happened if you would like, although you are not required to.
After the Judge hears all of the evidence he will make his ruling regarding guilt or innocence, and will also make his ruling regarding what punishment the driver will receive if found guilty.
Fines, License Suspensions, and Jail
The driver has 30 days by statute to pay any fines and court costs incurred as a result of a conviction. These costs are paid at the clerks' office in the General District Court, which is located right outside the courtroom. You may pay directly after court if you would like. Alternatively, you may ask the clerks about setting up a payment plan. For VA drivers if your license is suspended for 30 days or less the clerks will keep your license in their office. If suspended for longer than 30 days you will have to go down to the DMV to pick up your license. The court is not allowed to take an out of state driver's license, but may still suspend an out state driver's privilege to drive in VA. If you receive active jail time as a result of your conviction, the judge will normally allow you to delay reporting to jail about 3 weeks.
After the case is over you have 10 calendar days to file an appeal. You file this appeal in the General District Court. You may do so directly after your case is over by speaking with the clerks. You will fill out a form indicating you would like to appeal, and the clerk will give you a new court date in a new court, the Goochland Circuit Court.
If you appeal your case to the Circuit Court it is important to understand that your first court date is not your trial date, it is a docket call date where you will set the actual trial date. At docket call you will have the option of choosing a jury trial or a bench trial. If you choose to have a jury trial you will have to pay the costs for the jury if convicted.
Withdrawing Your Appeal
You are allowed to withdraw your appeal. It is not uncommon at docket call for drivers to withdraw their appeal. This will often involve paying additional court costs.


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Based on true events, this comic shows details on how to WIN.
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Tags: league of legends, lol, veigar, warwick
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awesome, just don't know if veigar is strong enough to carry the other 3
Based on a true story.
3 deaths as Veigar? For shame Locke, for shame. A true Veigar has but one death: Trying to kill the turret at the enemy spawn as the nexus shatters into oblivion
morde has bigger shoulders btw but would be fun to play with ur guys sometime
Just out of curiosity, do you build him with a Lich Bane? It's usually the 4th item I get not counting boots. I usually have about 800 AP at that point, so it's great to auto a turret after clearing a wave with Dark Matter and knocking out a third of the turret's hp.
By far the greatest nuke there can and ever will be. He's so underestimated I remember when he was never played and i mean never….must of been the shame of defeat or somthing.
Omg! so true! i love Veigar, so few people play him well though
You can build him like an AD champ and still scare the pants off everyone on the other team.
He's just that good. 😛
Good is an understatment when used in the same sentence with…..veigar O_O
I just bought him the other day and I'm still learning how to play him thank you very much >:( If you were able to look further you'd see like 20 games of Alistar because I was learning him too. STAMPEDE
Try carrying with lux. Such a slender frame to have four people on her back!
You know who makes Veigar cry? Poppy.
Go in second. Ult the bastard. Rape him.
(AD Poppy is very viable in a Veigar match.)
…You mean ult Veigar? That's…suicide. I've vaporized many a poppy before they finish their tackle. If anything ult anyone besides Veigar, in which case Veigar will stun you, waddle away and hadouken you when the ult is up. Ask Roku, he'll tell you.
Odd. I've crushed many a Veigar that way…
Make sure to have the Banshee up I guess.
You could ult someone other than Veigar, that works too. A properly Built Poppy is wwwaaaayyyy faster than Veigar anyway. Even if you don't kill, you still push him out of the fight.
If you Ult Veigar, you're open to all his abilities. First comes your charge. If you ult anyone but Veigar, he can't use Event Horizon to stop your charge. If you don't have banshees veil, you're dead at this point. Great Veigars are hard find. He's a champion that requires lots practice with his stun and finding a playstyle that works for you. I've found that I can counter most champions. Melee Champions like Poppy are pretty far down the list. Ranged DPS champs like Vayne, Ashe, and Ezreal are higher up. In general I've found that playing carefully until you've built up enough AP allows you to counter most teams much less most champions. I've caused many aces to happen because people underestimated me, and didn't realize what kind of threat I was. I'm sure you play a pretty good poppy, but there are very few great veigars out there, I've found.
Hmm… I recently started playing Kog'Maw and looking at his power (AS build) I think he CAN BEAT ANYTHING beside Yi and other champs able to negate slows. So long range of ulti and ability to attack from really long range (W) combined with Frozen Mallet and his E just cleans anything. Enemies can't even get close, but if they will, he is dead and killing with passive.
I've played quite a few games as Veigar. He's one of my favorite champions. That being said, I've yet to encounter a Kog'Maw I wasn't able to kill using a full combo. In fact, they usually don't survive the Death Fire's Grasp, the ult, and the Baleful Strike. I'm not saying a Kog can't kill me. It just usually only when I've just finished comboing someone else. I realize this may come off as me saying you aren't good, but believe me that that isn't my intention. God I'm wordy.
Reminds me of the time I got three of my party members to go kill the Baron while Amumu helped me get a Pentakill to stall the other team.We won that game.
I dont really like people with AoE stuns, they are sooooo boring. I can't even stand to play Annie, and Veigar with Rabbadon's now makes my head spin.
when you can't run, you crawl, and when you can't do that, well, you know the old saying, sarge.
Hell Locke, we gotta have a mach again sometime. My friend and I have been gone a little bit, but we'd love to catch a match with you again if you wouldn't mind. We've been playing again for bout a week now and have finally adjusted.


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Brooke Mueller Also Bails On Betty Ford
Brooke Mueller I Also Bailed On Betty Ford
There seems to be an exodus from Betty Ford ... because TMZ has learned Brooke Mueller has left the rehab facility for greener pastures.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Brooke has entered a rehab facility in Orange County. As for why she left Betty Ford ... we're told Brooke and her people felt Betty Ford was good for "detoxing" ... but she needs a different place to reboot so she can go back home and attempt to lead a clean and sober life.
It's interesting ... Betty Ford has the reputation of being the Rolls-Royce of rehab, but it seems some patients think the facility's value is limited.
We're told Brooke and her people think the O.C. facility will help her assimilate back into society -- something they didn't think Betty Ford could do.
We broke the story ... Lindsay Lohan also left Betty Ford because the judge and prosecutor, along with Lindsay, felt the program had value for 30 days, but not the full 90.


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Purplespotted Bigeye, Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846
Spotted-finned Bullseye, Threadfin Big-eye
The Purplespotted Bigeye has spotted pelvic fins. The species occurs in coastal marine waters of the Eastern Indian and Western Pacific region.
The Purplespotted Bigeye is red to silvery-white with pink tinges. The pelvic fins have small purple to black spots with one or two larger spots close to the belly. The species has a well-developed spine on the angle of the preopercle. The caudal fin is truncatein young fish but becomes lunate in some (possibly male) larger individuals.
It occurs on rocky coastal reefs and deeper areas from 20 m to 200 m.
The species occurs in the Eastern Indian and Western Pacific regions.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Santana-Garcon, J., Leis, J.M, Newman, S.J. & E.S. Harvey. 2013. Presettlement schooling behaviour of a priacanthid, the Purplespotted Bigeye Priacanthus tayenus (Priacanthidae: Teleostei). DOI 10.1007/s10641-013-0150-6.
- Starnes, W.C. 1999. Priacanhidae. (Bigeyes). Carpenter, K.E. & V.H. Niem (ed). pp 2422-2524, 4 figs In The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. FAO species identification guide for Fishery purposes. FAO.


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Elon Musk's social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers' posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to "drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp."
Media Matters, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, called the lawsuit "frivolous."
Advertisers have been fleeing the site formerly known as Twitter over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content — and hate speech on the site in general — while billionaire owner Musk has inflamed tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
IBM, NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast said last week that they stopped advertising on X after the Media Matters report said their ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis. It was a fresh setback as the platform tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars, X's main source of revenue.
The Media Matters report pointed to ads from Apple and Oracle that also were placed next to antisemitic material on X. On Friday, it said it also found ads from Amazon, NBA Mexico, NBCUniversal and others next to white nationalist hashtags.
But San Francisco-based X says in its complaint filed in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, that Media Matters "knowingly and maliciously" portrayed ads next to hateful material "as if they were what typical X users experience on the platform."
X's complaint claims that Media Matters manipulated algorithms on the platform to create images of advertisers' paid posts next to racist, incendiary content. The juxtapositions, according to the complaint, were "manufactured, inorganic and extraordinarily rare."
It says Media Matters did this by using X accounts that just followed X users known to produce "extreme fringe content" and accounts owned by X's major advertisers. This, the complaint says, led to a feed aimed at producing side-by-side placements that Media Matters could then screen shot in an effort to alienate X's advertisers.
Media Matters said Monday that it stands by its reporting and expects to prevail in court.
"This is a frivolous lawsuit meant to bully X's critics into silence," the non-profit's president, Angelo Carusone, said in a prepared statement.
Advertisers have been skittish on X since Musk's takeover more than a year ago.
Musk has also sparked outcry this month with his own posts responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people and professing indifference to antisemitism. "You have said the actual truth," Musk tweeted in a reply last Wednesday.
Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on the platform since purchasing it last year, and the content on X has gained increased scrutiny since the war between Israel and Hamas began.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said the company's "point of view has always been very clear that discrimination by everyone should STOP across the board."
"I think that's something we can and should all agree on," she wrote on the platform last week.
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Your luxury lodge in South Beach, where you can call on close pals, Philippe Starck, Chef José Andrés and Lenny Kravitz for a beachfront getaway like no other. The elimination of sediment from the beach berm and dune thus decreases the beach profile. This crust types an additional protective layer that resists wind erosion unless disturbed by animals, or dissolved by the advancing tide. Burning or clearance of vegetation on the land adjoining to the beach head, for farming and residential improvement, modifications the surface wind patterns, and exposes the surface of the beach to wind erosion.
Effective sediment transported from decrease down the beach profile will compact if the receding water percolates or soaks into the beach. Get pleasure from mild waves, scenic climbing trails, dockside dining, and unimaginable views of Virginia Beach's beautiful, watercolor sunset. Within two hours both facet of low tide guests flock to the often deserted Sizzling Water Beach to find hot water effervescent by the golden sand.
From sleeping to the sound of crashing waves to laying in a variety of lions, listed below are some of the top locations for households to camp in San Diego. Waves are constructive if the interval between their wave crests is long enough for the breaking water to recede and the sediment to settle earlier than the succeeding wave arrives and breaks. For the last word information to planning your San Diego trip, view and obtain the San Diego Customer Planning Guide, packed with useful info that will make it easier to plan the proper San Diego getaway.
Whether you are happening the shore or using the waves in Hawaii, the beach is at all times a well-liked destination. Fabric Ramps usually stop to be helpful after one tidal cycle as they're simply washed away, or buried in sediment. In temperate areas the place summer season is characterised by calmer seas and longer periods between breaking wave crests, the beach profile is larger in summer season.
Enjoying within the surf is a favorite activity for many individuals. Concrete ramps and steps must be maintained to stop buildup of moss or algae that may make their wet surfaces slippery and dangerous to pedestrians and vehicles. Sure, different California beaches have sand, surf and sunshine. If the corduroy just isn't huge sufficient for automobiles utilizing it, the sediment on either aspect could also be displaced creating a spoon drain that accelerates surface run off and might shortly result in severe erosion.


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Rental Cars
We only need some basic information to get you started on securing a rental car.
1. Price may be negotiable. You can also call around to multiple car-rental agencies, including lesser-known providers. With the lowest quote in hand, your agency of choice may cut you a deal.
2. Check employer discounts. Your employer may provide you with more than a salary. Ask human resources if your company partners with rental agencies to give you a break on rates. Or ask the agency outright.
3. Inspect your ride. Do the walk-around and check for marred paint, dinged bumpers, fractured windshields and torn seats so you can't avoid paying for what you've documented.
4. Get back on time. Your car probably won't turn into a pumpkin, but you're likely to pay for an extra day even if you're five minutes late. Read the fine print and use your cell phone for accurate time.


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VTK file format
VTK (Visualization ToolKit) is a file format for 3-D computer-aided design and modeling.
This format has both text-based and binary variants.
It does not support coloring.
The plottools[importplot] and plottools[exportplot] commands can be used for data exchange between this format and Maple 3-D plots. Currently, only the text-based variant is supported.
The general-purpose commands Import and Export also support this format.
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Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep with congratulations to Bill Clinton. The president, whose campaign theme was "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow," caught up with Twitter. TV host Stephen Colbert made him a fake Twitter account, and then Clinton began using a real one. He's posted a few messages, including one saying he's enjoying Twitter so far. Where else can you hear from Bill Gates, Paul Pierce, John McCain, Ellen DeGeneres and Usher in one day? Hashtag: #Thisisgreat.
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Stellenbosch Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK) baptisms 1765 to 1794
Below is an index to the Stellenbosch (NGK) baptismal register 1765-1794, based on Father's surname, compiled by Ockert Malan.
The column LDS Title is a link to the appropriate file on the FamilySearch.org web site - you find the appropriate picture by navigating to the image no specified. This link will open in a new browser window.
You can filter what is shown in the table by typing a word (including a year) into the filter box.
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Welcome to A Lovely Blog Hop, where each Thursday we have the grand opportunity to meet and connect with lovely new bloggers, such as myself! Now you have something to do and somewhere to go on Thursdays!
1. Follow your host and any co-hosts (if it applies). Co-hosts will be the first 3 to 5 entries.
I am your host, Rekita @ Her&Nicole and I am the first linky.
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Link up your blog or anything else you find lovely. Share your family, fashion, food, crafts, or anything that you love this week. Please, please, please, share the love and include a link back to this blog hop.
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This is a blog hop after all, so hop around! Visit other blogs and say Hi!
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Grab the button and place it somewhere in your blog or add just the link. Preferably in your blog post.
This will help us promote this blog hop, believe me, the more the merrier! Or post the link somewhere in your blog.
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This regular artisans' market takes place in the pretty harbour village of St. Aubin in front of and inside the parish hall. There will be local wares on display, including goods from producers and craft workers. All goods sold by Genuine Jersey Members will have been crafted, brewed, baked or processed by the stall holder, so come along and soak up the atmosphere while celebrating Jersey's finest.
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Fish has long been considered in myriad cultures to be "brain food," but only recently has bona fide science begun to support this deep-rooted belief. Researchers now know that the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish such as salmon and herring may play a critical role in both development and maintenance of the brain and nerves. Although sufficient amounts of these long-chain fats can be synthesized endogenously by most adults, experts recommend that pregnant women and infants get additional amounts of these compounds from their diets. This, combined with research suggesting that these fats play a critical role in cognitive and visual development during early life, has prompted much research and product development aimed at pregnant women and newborn infants. Studies have also suggested that higher consumption of certain omega-3 fatty acids may also benefit adult mental health as well for instance, as it might relate to lower risk for depression.
Dr. Michelle Price Judge, a faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing, is keenly interested in how omega-3 fatty acids consumed during pregnancy impact both maternal and infant health. She has demonstrated previously that maternal consumption of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; a prominent omega-3 fatty acid) during pregnancy gives infants a developmental advantage even 9 months after they are born. These findings prompted her to consider the benefits that DHA could holistically have on the maternal-infant dyad. Specifically, might greater omega-3 fatty acid intake during pregnancy lower risk for postpartum depression, a condition that leads to a multitude of problems including interruptions in maternal-infant attachment and subsequent impairments in later infant development? As part of the scientific program of the American Society for Nutrition, results from this study will be presented on April 12 at the Experimental Biology 2011 meeting in Washington, DC.
To answer this question, Dr. Judge oversaw a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dietary intervention trial in which 52 pregnant women took either a placebo (corn oil) or a fish oil capsule containing 300 milligrams of DHA 5 days each week from 24-40 weeks of pregnancy. This is the amount a woman would consume if she ate about ½ serving of salmon. It is noteworthy that dietary DHA intake during pregnancy has been estimated to be 50-70 milligrams of DHA daily: a mere fraction of the 200 milligrams daily that is considered optimal during pregnancy by most experts. Using the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale developed by her colleague and coauthor Dr. Cheryl Beck, Judge was able to categorize postpartum women as having negligible depressive symptoms, significant symptoms of postpartum depression, or being "positive" for this condition. The Postpartum Depression Screening Scale also assisted the research team in discerning between several symptoms specific to the disorder including sleeping/eating disturbances, anxiety, emotional liability, confusion, loss of self, guilt, and thoughts of suicide.
Although the study did not have enough women to investigate if fish oil consumption resulted in a lower incidence of diagnosable postpartum depression, women in the treatment group had significantly lower total Postpartum Depression Screening Scale scores, with significantly fewer symptoms common to postpartum depression. For example, compared to those in the control group, women in the fish oil group were less likely to report symptoms related to anxiety and loss of self.
Judge and coworkers concluded "DHA consumption during pregnancy at levels that are reasonably attained from foods has the potential to decrease symptoms of postpartum depression." Why is this important? For starters, some experts estimate that postpartum depression affects a whopping 25% of new mothers. And healthcare providers agree that this condition can have devastating consequences, not only for the women experiencing it but also for their children and family.
The bottom line? Although larger-scale intervention studies will be needed to better understand the mechanisms and magnitude by which fish oil consumption can improve postpartum mental health, women would be wise to eat at least a serving of high-omega-3 fish 2-3 days per week. Although fish oil supplements may be more acceptable to some women, the real thing is clearly the more nutritious option as a serving of fish is also protein- and mineral-rich. Clearly, fish as a "brain food" is gaining the nod from not only from the general public, but scientists as well.
Dr. Michelle Price Judge (University of Connecticut), Dr. Cheryl Beck (University of Connecticut), Dr. Holiday Durham (Louisiana State University), Michele Mckelvey (University of Connecticut), and Dr. Carol Lammi-Keefe (Louisiana State University) were coauthors on this paper.
This study was funded by the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation.
Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)


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Iceland's Hörður Torfason – How to Beat the Banksters
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer
Waking Times
The tiny Nordic European island country of iceland is presently experiencing one of the greatest economic comebacks of all time. After the privatization of the banking sector completed in 200o, the economy was thrown into a tailspin when over a five year period, private bankers borrowed 120 billion dollars (10 times the size of Iceland's economy). A huge economic bubble was created, causing house prices to double, and making a small percentage of Iceland's population rich enough to buy up overseas investments, mansions, yachts, and private jets, while leaving an absolutely un-payable debt for all Icelanders. Iceland was facing national bankruptcy.
In response to the failed banking system, in October 2008, Iceland's revolution against this financial tyranny began, rather casually in the street, in front of the Icelandic general assembly.
In the duration of five months, the main bank of Iceland was nationalized, government officials were forced to resign, the old government was liquidated, and a new government was put in its place. By March 2010, Iceland's people voted to deny payment of the 3,500 million Euro debt created by the bankers, and about 200 high-level executives and bankers responsible for the economic crisis in the country were either arrested or were facing criminal charges.
In February 2011, a new constitutional assembly settled in to rewrite the tiny nation's constitution, which aimed to avoid entrapment by debt-based currency foreign loans. In 2012, Iceland's economy is expected to outgrow the Euro and the average for the developed world, as estimated by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
This video clip from the film Inside Job gives some background on what caused the financial crisis in Iceland.
So how does a revolution like this take root and activate a citizenry to effectively respond to grand scale economic theft by bankers and politicians?
Hörður Torfason, a lifelong activist from Iceland, is credited with organizing the Icelandic 'Kitchenware Revolution', beginning with a simple vigil in front of parliament aimed at educating passersby and ridiculing the blatant crimes of the elite who worked there. When the foreign financial community (the IMF and the European Union) pressured Iceland's Parliament to pass laws dictating repayment of debts privately incurred by bankers, the revolution was formally ignited and nearly turned violent when some Icelanders began throwing rocks at the capital, attempting to pressure the government for redress.
Torfason and his supporters knew that a non-violent approach would be more effective, and formed a "human wall" of clearly marked orange-vested citizens between angry rock-throwers and the police line. Torfason believed that in order for a movement to be effective, one must use reason and information, as well as peaceful demonstrations, to send a strong message to politicians that the people refuse to pay the bankers' debts.
The end result of the peaceful resistance to economic tyranny is a model for all Western nations who are currently being gutted by a totally corrupt banking system.
This story is much different than what has happened in the US since the banking crisis began in 2008. Large "bailouts" were granted to the bankers, and none of the responsible parties have faced criminal prosecution. And it appears that we are still at the mercy of the currency cartel and the dollar faces total destruction.
In Iceland, the prime minister was indicted, over 200 criminal charges were filed against the bankers, and all of the former CEOs of the 3 biggest banks were arrested. The new government supported citizens by passing a banking remittance that forgave debt exceeding 110% of home values. As a result, "banks have forgiven loans equivalent to 13 percent of gross domestic product, easing the debt burdens of more than a quarter of the population." (source: Bloomberg.com)
Yes, the country continued to struggle economically after the 2008 revolution. But already today Iceland is thriving, with 2.9% growth in the economy in 2011, and 2.4% estimated by the OECD for 2012 and 2013.
"The lesson to be learned from Iceland's crisis is that if other countries think it's necessary to write down debts, they should look at how successful the 110 percent agreement was here. It's the broadest agreement that's been undertaken." – Thorolfur Matthiasson, an economics professor at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik (source: Bloomberg.com)
"This is about our life and the future of the children, of the generations, of the young people." – Hörður Torfason (source: http://vimeo.com/25824717)
Can America hold out for a banking miracle like Iceland's and somehow muster the fortitude to demand an end to economic corruption? Perhaps Hörður Torfason is available to help get American mobilized.
Meltdown Iceland: Lessons on the World Financial Crisis from a Small Bankrupt Island by Roger Boyes
Inside Job movie by Matt Damon
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It's 1:00 am. It's bitter cold outside, early December. Phil Trowbridge is making his first of three rounds throughout the night to check on his animals. He'll do the same at 3:00 am, and then at 5:00 am, before even starting the day. It's harsh, but it always has to be done, every day, even on Christmas.
He hears and sees one of the cows struggling. She's panicked. When he gets close he knows his long work day is going to be even longer. Her entire reproductive system has prolapsed, and if he doesn't act quickly, she'll die.
Phil's son PJ is with him helping, as he's done all his life. They live just a stones throw away now that a neighbor sold his house to PJ. They run the farm together.
They get the cow into the chute and place her prolapsed uterus onto a makeshift table that Phil created on the fly, using a stretched feed bag. They raise a bar up under her to keep her from shifting, moving, and making an already dire situation even worse.
The climate in the Hudson Valley can be wet and icy. Her front legs slip forward while her back legs remain propped up from the bar. She tips forward. Now things could get really bad.
But it's a happy accident. She can't move, and her body is angled in such a way that it's perfect for getting her insides back in place. Phil ties her front legs and pulls them forward, keeping her at that angle, while PJ – hands and arms numb with cold in the frigid, dark December air – puts their cow back together again.
After spending a day with Phil and breaking bread with his family over dinner, I asked him and his son to tell me the most challenging and rewarding aspects of their profession. Phil told me that story, and it exemplifies both challenge and reward together in one grueling morning.
Phil has had to deal with maybe three prolapses in his decades of experience working with cattle, but he knows how to address the problem. In fact, he knows how to fix so much of what can go wrong on the farm, that if his veterinarians get a call, they're truly worried.
I asked Phil and his son what the hardest part of their job is. Both he and PJ were modest: They told me it wasn't a hard job, but I know I wouldn't last a week doing what they do, day in and day out. Given the daily farm work on top of everything else they do, no one is ever idle.
While many things may come easy to Phil and PJ with their collective wealth of experience, there are still some things with which they have trouble.
Phil told me that losing an animal is hard. When that happens, it stays with him. His heart breaks. The roughly 400 animals in his care are like children to him. He checks on them all day, grows and mixes their food, feeds them, cleans them, monitors their health and keeps them healthy, delivers their babies… That's respect. That's love.
And from what I've seen it's not just Phil; it's all cattlemen who are worth a damn in this business. You don't step into this lifestyle without respect and love for the animals. That's something the average person doesn't understand about our cattlemen.
Phil runs Trowbridge Farms – a patchwork of pastures, farms and barns that spans 1700 acres in Ghent, NY, about two hours North of Manhattan by train/car on the east side of the Hudson River.
Phil is originally from Buffalo, so this area may as well be Florida to him. When he first arrived here decades ago, he was surprised that cattle could even feed on pasture.
You may be thinking something like, "How the hell can someone run cattle in New York, where taxes and land costs are so high?" And that's an excellent question.
The majority of land Phil works and uses is not his own. Rather, he rents and leases land from homeowners who are weekenders and summer vacationers from New York City. They own second homes, but allow Phil to raise feed crops and grasses there, and to graze his animals on the land, in exchange for rent or barter.
Because of this system, Phil can probably raise cattle cheaper than most places in the country. The relationships are mutually beneficial: Phil maintains the land, and the homeowners can sit back and earn additional income.
The soil here is everything. Across the Hudson, the earth is like clay, and therefore it's harder to raise crops. Here, it's more gravely and easier to work with. Phil couldn't have this kind of productive operation if he didn't understand the soil and how it affects plant makeup. In fact, there is pressure from dairy farms to get this better land for the alfalfa.
"Why?" For their feed.
Alfalfa is a high production, high nutrient legume plant that Phil uses in his cattle feed.
He takes three or four cuttings, and when I visited on July 2nd, he had already taken the first cutting. With his bromegrass and Timothy-grass farms, he only gets two cuttings. He also grows oats and corn as well, and makes his own hay and baleage.
Baleage, or silage, is a fermented feed that helps cattle in their digestion process. It also keeps longer without spoiling. That combination makes for an economically viable and nutritionally beneficial feed solution.
To make baleage Phil uses a vertical grinder and mixer first, to break up the feed crops. Then he covers it with tarp and weighs it down with specially cut tires that won't collect water and draw mosquitoes. This allows the fermentation to occur and turn the crops into cattle feed.
While Phil grows and makes most of his own feed, he does buy some corn because it's cheap. He also works with local distillers to get fermented corn mash byproduct, which is similar to baleage in its digestive benefits. It's also a great way to reduce commercial waste and make good use of stuff that is otherwise discarded.
Cows love grain and alfalfa because they're sweet. Alfalfa can be so rich, nutrient-wise, that at times Phil has to cut his feed with more fiber so that the cows don't get too heavy.
"Why? Don't we want big, heavy animals in the beef industry for price-per-weight values?"
It depends. In his sector of the business, Phil is primarily concerned with producing bulls and calves of good breeding stock and genetics, not to get them up to a high market weight for later eating, like what you often see at feed yards in the Midwest.
Phil ultimately wants comfortable females for breeding, and energetic, virile bulls for seeding. So, nutrient-wise, Phil takes different things into account because his end product is a much different animal, produced with a different purpose, than those produced in other sectors of the business: Phil's animals are for breeding, while the others are for eating.
Speaking of Phil's business, let me segue into more of what he does.
Trowbridge Farms is a seed stock operation, which means that Phil produces bulls that are eventually purchased by cow-calf farms. Since I know that you readers are at a remedial level when it comes to farm terminology, I'll explain what this all means:
Bulls are intact males that can reproduce (steers are castrated, and can not reproduce). A cow-calf farm is a place where a permanent herd of cows gets pregnant and gives birth to calves, which are later sold.
Just prior to my visit, Phil had completed his annual bull sale. He averaged about $3,975 per head. That's pretty fantastic, considering that his closest competition was bringing in half of that amount.
Phil hosts a yearly heifer sale (female cattle that have never been pregnant) and a calf sale as well. In addition he engages in many sales outside of his annual events.
Phil also sells frozen bull semen and embryos with the use of vapor shippers. Cows can give birth about 10-12 times, on average, in their lifetime, before pregnancy becomes stressful on their body. But with embryonic science in play at Phil's lab, he can get hundreds of fertilized eggs from his cows, freeze them, and use or sell them later. Given this aspect of the business, some of his cows have produced 500-600 offspring.
Almost all of Phil's cows are surrogate mothers that were transplanted with embryos.
Timing is important when it comes to the cows. He schedules things around their super ovulation. First, CIDR (controlled internal drug release) devices are vaginally implanted – they're like giant IUDs. This makes the cows think they're ovulating, which allows him to synchronize all of their reproductive systems.
They get a follicle stimulation hormone, which produces lots of eggs. He then artificially inseminates them to fertilize the eggs with his bull semen, thereby creating embryos. The embryos are then flushed out and used or sold.
The process is just as intensive as human in vitro science. Phil's daughter is an in vitro nurse and actually knows more than most doctors she works with, because she's been doing this with cows for about 30 years.
In Phil's operation, the bulls never touch a cow's cervix. He usually puts embryos into cows fresh, as opposed to thawed from frozen, to increase the conception rate (15%-20% higher).
He sells a lot of frozen product to Argentina; about 40,000 units. But he makes more money from his US sales. This one bull, named Powder River, is like a legend around the farm. He's spoiled and lazy, but he generates tons of product even at an old age – almost quadruple what other bulls can produce.
The frozen semen and embryos are stored in tubes or straws, and placed into liquid nitrogen holding tanks. In the event that Phil identifies a genetic abnormality, he will separate and retain the samples because many universities have expressed interest in studying them.
Phil's customers are buying bulls, bull semen and embryos because they want specific genes to be expressed in their herds, and they know that Phil's bulls produce some of the most desirable characteristics and embody superior genetics.
Customers look at these purchases as investments, like buying stocks. When they come to Phil, they usually don't leave without buying.
Most of Phil's animals are Angus. He has a few Hereford and cross breeds in the mix, but people know him for his superior quality Angus. Hereford cattle are notorious for suffering from pink eye in the summer months, so Phil has endeavored to breed his Hereford to have different eye traits so that his are less prone to pink eye.
He has blood tests performed on every animal at a cost of about $50 a pop. Two drops of blood are taken and sent out to a lab.
These tests assess 50,000 different genomic markers that express traits related to things like parentage, marbling, tenderness, udder structure, temperament, body build and residual feed intake, among others. In addition to testing for these traits, the DNA samples are also used for parent verification.
"So what does the average day look like for Phil?"
Well, like most farms, Trowbridge is a family affair. Phil's wife Annie does the books in the morning before heading to the hospital, where she's a nurse on the surgical floor.
Phil's son PJ is vital at the farm. He holds a degree in animal science from SUNY Cobleskill, and is the farm mechanic for all of the equipment.
Phil is usually up by 6:00 am, feeding and checking on the animals, and, thereafter, making hay in the Spring and Summer.
In Winter, he gets up an hour earlier to check on the cows. He recently installed video equipment in the barns so that he doesn't always need to check on the cows several times overnight to see if they're calving.
Calving is done twice a year: In early winter (January, February and March), and in the Fall. Calving in January means he can cut nine months of the process in working with bulls. Phil is focused on both human and animal safety, and bulls can fight each other and tear stuff up. He likes to sell them off before they turn two years old, because the older they get, the harder they are to manage.
Right now Phil is playing host to 4H kids for the Summer. They're learning about cattle, hogs and lambs. The kids pick the animals themselves; they're purchased on loan and then sold in September.
The kids learn how to take care of the animals, they keep track of feed and vaccinations with spreadsheets, and they show the animals at the county fair.
Many cattlemen work second jobs and perform odd tasks like this in their community. In addition to hosting 4H kids, Phil was the president of the NY Beef Council (which sponsored my tour here), he helped develop the new Veterinary Feed Directive laws that just went into effect, he runs a college internship program, and he goes on speaking tours for the industry. His son PJ has a tow truck gig at night, and he does some construction work for a friend in Albany when needed.
As if all of that isn't enough, the Trowbridges also have to be vigilant of trespassing. A few months back, someone broke into the donor cow and calf barn behind the lab, took a bunch of video, and posted it online. Fortunately the guerrilla "coverage" was very positive in nature, but someone could have gotten hurt. And now sheriffs have been coming around, warning Phil that kids are stealing some of the ice packs used in shipping to make meth. Crazy.
Needless to say, no one is ever bored at Trowbridge Farms. But no one is resting on their laurels either. Phil wants to pass the farm on to his children, and beyond to his grandchildren.
He purchased his first barn there 25 years ago when it was a brush pile. He built it up and installed all the fencing little by little at night after spending his day working at a nearby farm. Since then his operation has become scientifically cutting edge and well respected in the community. Articles have been written in trade magazines attesting to Trowbridge's advances in the field.
Not only is Phil's farm economically productive and a benefit to both the industry and the community, but Phil is ecologically responsible and an excellent steward of the land.
Phil builds lasting relationships with everyone he encounters on a regular basis. I had the pleasure of hearing a message that someone left on Phil's voicemail, thanking him for all he does in the area. The people of Ghent respect what he does, and he respects the people of Ghent. He even throws a hot dog and hamburger cookout for the locals each year that draws hundreds.
When Phil was driving me around the community, he pointed out some of the other business that came and went. Old chicken farms, welding shops, mechanic shops, well drillers, orchards, artist warehouse studios, craft breweries… And even some newcomers like grass finished, no antibiotics beef producers.
Some of these folks will allow their animals to die because they refuse to treat their cattle with antibiotics. Phil understands and respects the "no antibiotics" niche markets that have developed, but he's also a big believer in medicine and cares for the animals too much to let one die when an illness is perfectly treatable.
His words: "If that doesn't bother you, then there's something not right." In my opinion, this kind of attitude is absolutely necessary in order to work with animals to any measure of lasting success. Phil is by no means one of a kind within the beef industry when it comes to this outlook on animals, but that's no slight to him. His work is demonstrative of how great the practitioners of this business are at its core. He's exemplary, and exemplary is common in this business. That's a good thing.
But Phil's love for the animals he works with is instantly revealed to all the moment he encounters them. They're calm in his presence, and very trusting of him and other people – even strangers like me. I've never seen anything quite like it.
The Trowbridge family name is celebrating 60 years in the cattle business this year. I'm very happy to have met Phil and his family, and I'm honored to put a spotlight on them for my readers.


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Related: Penticton Vees player earns assist in Canada West win
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Aleksandr Gordin jumped on another rebound to make it 2-0 just 83 seconds into the second period, and Maksim Groshev took advantage of miscommunication to score shorthanded at 5:01, ending the night for Davis after three goals on 12 shots.
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Matthew Radomsky (Winnipeg, Man./Steinbach, MJHL) was lights out in relief, turning aside 16 shots.
The Canadians carried the play in the middle frame, outshooting Russia 16-9 on the back of three power plays, but Askarov was up to the task.
A four-minute man advantage with less than seven minutes to go gave West one final chance to find a way past the netminder, but the Russian penalty kill kept the shutout intact.
Already assured of a semifinal spot, the Canadians close out their preliminary-round schedule Thursday night against the Czech Republic (7 p.m. MT), while Russia will try and finish off a perfect prelims Friday against the United States (2 p.m. MT).
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