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Q: What defines a military watch?
A: This is a fairly difficult question to answer. Many watch manufacturers such as G-Shock are not actually manufacturing watches specifically for dedicated military use but that does not detract from the fact that they are a watch of choice by many serving military personnel because they are extremely robust and fit for purpose. Other manufacturers such as Marathon are purely military and SAR orientated. MWC produce watches not just for military use but we have also supplied anti terrorist units, police forces and both exploration and mining companies all of which have requirements that share many requirements with military specification watches.
Q: What are the industry accepted water resistance recommendations?
A: The following usage recommendations are accepted by most watch manufacturers.
- Water-resistant to 30 meters (100 feet/3atm). Will withstand splashes of water but should not be worn in contact with water. In respect of watches made by ourselves a 30m/99ft rating normally only applies to watches that use a plexiglas or acrylic crystal and are based on 1960's (or earlier) designs where it is impractical to use a glass crystal because it would radically change the appearance of the watch.
- Water-tested to 50 meters (165 feet/5atm). Suitable for swimming in shallow water such as crossing rivers and in a pool.
- Water-tested to 100 meters (330 feet/10atm). Suitable for swimming and snorkeling.
- Water-tested to 150 meters (500 feet/15atm). Suitable for snorkeling.
- Water-tested to 200 meters (660 feet/20atm). Suitable for sports diving.
- Water-tested to 300 meters (1000ft/30atm). Suitable for professional diving and military applications.
- Water-tested to over 1000 meters (3389ft/100atm). These watches have a helium escape value and are suitable for deep professional diving with mixed gases and challenging military applications.
Please Note: We do not recommend swimming or diving with your watch unless it has a screw-down crown (also known as screw-lock or screw-in crown) and is water-resistant to at least 100 meters. Many military watches which are rated at 50m/150ft such as the MWC G10 with battery hatch are fine - please be cautious with 30m or 99ft rated models such as retro designs e.g. A-11, GG-W-113 or Vietnam watches which have acrylic crystals because these have low water resistance like the original models in the 1960's and 70's. Please note that we also manufacture A-11, A-17 and GG-W-113 models in 100m variants with a glass crystal which meet modern standards whilst maintaining a retro appearance.
Q: How do I Care for a Water Resistant Watch
A: It is not recommended to wear even a highly rated water resistant watch in a hot shower, sauna or bath the degree of water resistance e.g 100m or 300m makes little difference to the risk. The basic problem is that the extreme heat causes the metal parts to expand at a different rate to the rubber gaskets, the result is that it can create small openings which allow water to penetrate the watch, the result is most commonly misting of the crystal but over time it can result in increasing amounts of water ingression which seriously damages the movement. The other issue that aggravates matters further is shower gel, soap, shampoo and bath foam because these are alkaline and can rot the seals.
Q: Do I have to do anything to care for the watch after I have been in the sea?
A: After swimming or diving in salt water, immediately rinse the watch in a stream of fresh water. If your watch has a rotating bezel, turn the bezel several times while rinsing it. This will prevent salt build up and corrosion of the bezel ring.Q: I work with chemicals is that a problem?
A: Some chemicals can corrode the gaskets and make them vulnerable. Heavily chlorinated water can also cause problems, as can chlorine bleach, bath foams and hairsprays that work their way into the watch's seams and damage the gaskets. (They can also damage the watch's finish although this is rare with military spec watches.
Q: What type of strap is suitable for use in water?
A: Although fairly rare on Military Watches leather straps can be made to be water resistant too. Generally however, leather straps are easily damaged by frequent exposure to water and also start to smell. So if you are going to wear your watch while swimming -- think of buying one with a metal bracelet, a carbon fibre, Kevlar or a rubber strap, Nylon NATO straps are ideal too. We have a large number of strap options on the website.
Q: How accurate can I expect my watch to be?
A: When it comes to accuracy there is one very important fact you need to know in advance. A $42 MWC Vietnam watch will keep time just as well as, and possibly better than, a top of the range MWC, CWC or Marathon mechanical or possibly even a $20,000 solid gold mechanical Omega, Rolex, or other high end watch.If that last statement surprised you, read the rest of this section carefully.All watches tend to gain or lose a few seconds over a period of time. These are small mechanical or electro-mechanical devices that are counting out 86,400 seconds per day. Even if a watch is 99.9% accurate, it will still be off by a minute and a half in only 24 hours! So even a mediocre wristwatch has to be well over 99.9% accurate to even begin to be useful on an ongoing basis.
Q: So, what is a reasonable expectation of accuracy from a wristwatch?
A: As a guide a modern mechanical watch could vary between +/- 15 seconds a day at worst and +/- 2 or 3 seconds a day at best and both figures are generally within tolerance depending on the type of watch and age. For example an automatic watch is usually more accurate than a handwound mechanical but quartz watches are better than any mechanical watch by a large margin. As a rule a quartz watch could be as accurate as +/- 0.01 although +/- 2 seconds a days is within the acceptable limits of most manufacturers.
Q: So why would anyone want a less accurate watch?
A: The short answer is that pretty much any modern wristwatch from a reputable brand is more than accurate enough for normal use. So some people (myself included) prefer older mechanical watch technologies over the small accuracy advantages of quartz watches. In the 1970s everything was heading towards quartz watches but by the 1990s handwound and automatic mechanicals were once again firmly establishing themselves in the mid ranges and high end market.
Q: Are quartz watches always more accurate than mechanical ones?
A: Yes, typically they are, but not always. Accuracy and precision are not exactly the same thing.It is important to remember that even when a mechanical watch is allowed to vary +6/-4 seconds per day, that does not mean it will consistently vary by that high an amount each day. Mechanical movements--except the very rare 'turbillon' movements that correct for it--are noticably affected by the gravitational pull of the Earth. It only takes a performance distortion of 1/1000th of a percent for a watch movement to be one second less accurate in a day. This causes the performance of mechanical movements to be somewhat different from day to day when not stored in a fixed position. The good news is that the actual variations of a mechanical watch will often cancel each other out. This means a mechanical watch will tend to be more accurate over a longer period than the single-day COSC measurement may imply.
On a day-to-day basis the performance of quartz watches is much more consistent than mechanical variants under identical conditions. Quartz performance is affected mainly by temperature changes and weakened batteries. So a quartz watch that you measured to gains 0.5 second yesterday will be consistently increasingly off correct time by about that amount. You can be pretty certain that in 60 days, it will be about 30 seconds off. At the end of a year, it would be likely be over 180 seconds off.Compare that to a mechanical watch that you measured to gain 2 seconds yesterday. It would seem that our example quartz watch is 4 times more accurate than this. But while the daily measured daily variations seem much higher, they are not likely to be as consistent, so will have a dampening effect. You cannot accurately predict that this mechanical would therefore be off by 120 seconds at the end of the same 60 days. It might be right on time, or it may be 200 seconds off. The broader range of variations allows most mechanical watches to stay closer to correct time than the daily variation rate implies. Over a year, some mechanicals can on average stay closer to correct time without having to be reset than a quartz watch might where others always tend to gain roughly the same amount each day.
Q: How do I wind a mechanical watch?
Before you do anything, make sure it's really a mechanical. If it says Quartz, Eco-Drive, Automatic or Kinetic on the dial somewhere, it's not a manual wind. If your Quartz watch has stopped, you can get it running by replacing the battery at your local jeweler or mall watch shop. Most military watches are Quartz even though they may not say so on the dial. The best way to tell is to look for a battery hatch on the back, or, if it's running, watch for the second hand to jump between each second. Mechanical movements usually have a smoother transition from second to second with a few transitional movements in between. If you're sure it's a mechanical watch, and it needs winding, follow these steps.
- Check to see if it has a screw-down crown, if it does unscrew it to ready it for winding. If, when you start to wind the crown, it starts to screw itself back in, you may need to gently pull the crown out one stop.If you have a normal crown, i.e., non-screw-down, you can just wind it without any preliminaries.
- Wind the watch by turning the crown clockwise a number of complete revolutions. With the watch face-up in your left hand, pinch the crown between your right forefinger and thumb and rotate the crown clockwise. "Clockwise" means rotating it away from you. Wind slowly and consistently. Wind the crown as far as you can in each turn and then release it and start again. Wind it this way until you start to feel some increased resistance. Be patient. For a completely unwound mainspring, this can take from 20 to more than 40 or 50 revolutions.
- After you feel resistance stop winding. NB: Some watch experts suggest that you wind the crown backwards (counterclockwise) five or six turns. This may help re-distribute some lubricant, and, in the case of some early or special models, it may relieve some strain on the watch's inner workings. In any case, doing this "back-winding" won't harm your watch.Many people prefer to wind a watch using a rocking motion, i.e., alternating rotating the crown clockwise and then counter-clockwise. You can wind the watch in this way without having to remove your fingers from the crown. This has exactly the same effect on winding the mainspring as the clockwise-only approach, and it has the added benefit of putting a little back-wind into each cycle.If you have a manual wind watch, try to wind it at the same time every day. Winding it in the morning is best because you will have consistent power throughout the day. This may also contribute to more accurate timekeeping.
- When the watch is fully wound you will feel resistance as the mainspring tightens. That's enough winding. Don't try and force it any further. You could damage both the mainspring and components in the escapement and damage of this type is not covered by the guarantee.
When winding a manual wind watch, it is advisable to take off the watch. If you keep the watch on while you wind it, you may put unnecessary strain on the winding stem at all points but particularly where the stem attaches to the winding crown.What about Automatics? Some self-winding mechanical watches (also known as "automatics") can also be wound manually. Check your documentation to see if your watch can be hand wound. If it can, you may want to wind it, at least several revolutions, each day to insure an adequate power reserve, or, if its power reserve has run out and the watch has stopped, you can wind it to give it a jump start.
Q: What is PVD?
A: PVD plating is a method that can be used to change the surface properties of a material . The full name is Physical Vapor Deposition - you'll also see it referred to as Ion Plating, or IP, which is a variant on PVD. The PVD process requires placing the item to be coated in an inert (non-reactive) atmosphere, heating it up to around 400° C and effectively fine spraying it with the molecules that you want to coat it with hence the reference to vapour. PVD results in a coating up to a micron or so thick but although it is quite thin it won't flake off because the coating is interpenetrated with the underlying material to which it is bonded and this is what makes it so different from cheaper paint, powder coats, or anodizing.
Q: Is it a fault if the second hand of a quartz watch does not fall exactly on the markers?
A: Our service department sometimes receive inquiries from customers saying that the second hand on their watch does not quite line up with the markers around the outside of the dial of the watch. This is almost always within manufacturing tolerances, and occurs on most watch brands to a certain degree as you can see in the links below. A slight inaccuracy of the hand alignment is always possible, but this does not mean that the watch is faulty or has a manufacturing defect.
The reason this occurs is because the parts which move the hands of the watch are all controlled by mechanical parts, e.g. springs and gears. The stopping point of these components vary slightly after the manufacturing process due to the 'breaking in' process. This does not mean that a watch will become more misaligned over time, it just means that it is impossible to predict with perfect accuracy whether a second hand will line up perfectly after it has been manufactured.
We appreciate it's annoying to some clients and that it is quite easy to stress over the most minor of inaccuracies - however he said buyer can be assured that minor hand misalignment is absolutely normal and is even evident in other high-end Swiss brands as referred to below. If secondhand alignment is a major concern the best route is to buy an automatic or sweep secondhand hybrid where this cannot arise.
For further information see these URL's
Q: What does the MWC Warranty Cover?
A: The MWC International two year warranty covers any of the items as detailed in our warranty policy. Our service centre will inspect any items which require attention under warranty, we normally either repair or replace a watch with the same model or a similar model of higher specification model if the original replacement model is not unavailable.
It is vital that all repair and warranty work during the 24 months* of the warranty period MUST be carried out by an authorized MWC repair centre to avoid the watch being damaged by repairers unfamiliar with some of the technology which we use, examples include the Tritium GTLS tubes, screw in pins or Hybrid movements. If the watch has been opened by an unauthorized repair center this will invalidate the warranty and result in a chargeable repair to correct the problem.
Your Warranty Covers:
- GTLS Failure (within 12 months)
- Movement failure
- Hands falling off
- Manufacturing defects
- The Tritium GTLS vials coming off the dial or hands
- The Watch losing or gaining outside of the normal range in the first year
- Water Ingression (Subject to appropriate use of the watch and within its water resistance rating)
Your Warranty Does Not Cover:
- The Battery
- The Strap or bracelet
- Leakage due to use in a shower or bath
- Bezels becoming scratched, loose or lost
- Damage due to misuse or accidental damage
- Loss of the watch pins which hold the strap
- The glass being scratched, chipped or broken
- The Crown being broken or coming away from the case
- The case back being scratched, broken or damaged or the back becoming loose
- Faults or damage caused by an attempted repair by an unauthorized service center
- Water Ingression due to the crown being left unscrewed, this includes thermal shock which can arise if for example a watch is in the sun and then plunged into a cold pool
Q: My watch needs repair. Should I remove the strap before sending?
A: Because your watch may be replaced with a similar model if you have customized the strap or affixed a different type of strap, you may want to remove it before sending because if we exchange the watch it will be returned with the strap normally used on that model.
Q: My watch is sentimental, should I send it for repair?
A: Never send sentimental or engraved items for repair without contacting us because your watch could be replaced and the original may not be returned to you.
Warranty Information
All MWC watches are covered by an international 24 month warranty. Please note certain restrictions apply as outlined above.
Warranties are not transferable. You Must Purchase your watch from an AUTHORIZED dealer for full warranty coverage to apply many items sold at low prices are used, surplus items or grey market watches.
Please file a ticket at http://support.mwc.eu/ to enquire about a specific Reseller if the watch was supplied without a warranty card or you have concerns that the item might not be genuine.
If you have any further questions or need advice feel free to contact us by phone or email
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Yeah, that's my anthem for today. It started out as a nice day, but I really stepped into in with my mouth. I don't know if I have spoken of what's going on my mom's family. It's major drama because my grandparents can't take care of themselves and the 5 siblings can't agree on what to do. Two of the siblings are adamant about not doing assisted living. One of these siblings is PAID to take care of them in the day and the rest of the 5 take turns on the weekends. Well, now they need 24 hour care. That means spending the night over there. My parents are 65 and 62. My father has been sick with high blood pressure, heart and eye problems (he now only has one eye that works). My mom has seriously high blood pressure. Both of my parents physically cannot do what is needed to take care of a 92 and a 90 year old. I have been helping my parents out a lot. So, when it's my parents turn, I take them (my mom is not a fan of driving either). My parents pay for someone to spend the night on their weekends. So, I host Christmas. It's my first one without my grandparents because another aunt huffily took my grandparents to their house. My aunt who lives in Houston came in and I invited her to join my family. I go to Mass on Saturday and Father talks about not letting people be lonely on Christmas. So, I invite the rest of my family. My aunt, the single one, who is also the paid caretaker comes and goes on and on about whoa is her because she does everything and yadda yadda yadda. Did I mention that she takes holidays off and her birthday and she's so tired that she can't cook when she gets home at 3p.m.? Did I also mention that she refuses to take a weekend (mind you my grandparents don't pay the rest of the siblings on the weekends) because she needs a break? Good grief! Anyways, she gets into it with my mom because she's wallowing in herself. Mind you she also spent over an hour on the phone with who knows talking about how poor poor her is all alone. Not cool! My aunt from Houston is able to make peace. So, today, my uncle is taking care of my grandparents and both are sick. My grandfather especially has the stomach bug that comes out both ends. He takes him to the ER and my aunt who is the paid caretaker comes over to stay with grandmother. I was supposed to go to Mass with my parents at 5:30, but I accidentally oversleep. I get a phone call and I answer it thinking it's about my grandfather. It's my paid aunt who wants to know when my parents get out of Mass so they can spell her because she's been there all day and she needs a break! My uncle is with my grandfather at the hospital. They are going to admit him because of the fluid situation. I tell her I really don't know. Maybe an hour, an hour and a half. I don't know if they have plans after church. She wants me to call them. I refuse. I won't call them at CHURCH! Then she starts taking about how she had plans and my uncle has plans and they have to do EVERYTHING! Well, I lost it then. My parents were supposed to be leaving on a trip the last time my grandfather went into the hospital. They cancelled and we went to the hospital and we took him home. It was HER choice to keep them at her house when he got out. I told her I didn't appreciate the fact that she was making my mother feel guilty like she was a horrible daughter and didn't do anything. She denied what I said and I said that is what it is. I told her that my mother doesn't want to help, but that she is physically incapable of what they want her to do! I told her that the siblings need to figure out some other way because this wasn't working. She said that they agreed to help out but only she and my uncle were doing their part. BOY that got me hot under the collar. She kept saying how she did this out of love and checked on them for over 20 years but the rest of the siblings expect her to do it because she's the single one. Okay, I'm the single girl too. I check on my parents too out of love. But you know what? If I can't handle it anymore, I am going to do something about it. I think she's looking out for HER best interests more than my grandparents. It makes my blood boil. I know I shocked her because I have never ever said anything like that to her. I was not ugly but I told her how I felt. I said I was upset because it was hurting my mother. I just wish someone would say, "This isn't working. We are physically unable to care for our parents but they need help. They need assisted living." I don't see that happening. Sadly, I think I have seen the destruction of that part of my extended family. I'm sad, but I'm thankful that my immediate family is close and supportive. It's like the song said, "Breaking up is hard to do."
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Cuz you had a bad day...
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
The WII story
Okay, today was a good day. I totally intended to get groceries (which I did) for Christmas and clean my house. Of course, nothing ever happens like it is intended. My sister was in a pickle and needed me to watch my niece and nephews while she got her hair done. I got home, picked up a bit, put presents in the closet and waited for them. Brennan was in a foul mood because he couldn't bring the PS2. I have PS1 and a frogger game. We played them both. The kids beat my hiney in Tekken like REALLY BAD! We decided to go and eat pizza at Pizza Hut. We stopped by the hairplace and told my sister what we were up to and then went to eat. Of course, it was nasty and didn't have much. We ate very little and then the boys voted no to the mall. KJ and I began talking about the WII. I had gone this weekend and waited in line at Target to see if I could get one. No such luck! They ran out. This whole week I have been calling to see if anybody had one. Nope! I was pretty complacent that I wouldn't get one until after Christmas (I know, I'm a big kid). I did my daily calling to Gamestop. Strike one. Tried EB and strike 2. Nobody answered at Best Buy. KJ kept telling me to call Toys R Us. I didn't think they would have one, but I relented. I called and to my surprise, they had just gotten in 4 an hour ago. We got excited. Kids threw on their shoes. It was mass chaos heading out the garage door to the car. Even Hope the dog got into the action. We had to throw her back inside the house. We got in the car and drove as fast as we could safely and of course, I was anxious and excited. When we finally got there and found a parking spot, KJ told the little ones, "Okay guys, take off your seatbelt as soon as Aunt Jamie puts the car in park!" We were off. Doors flew open, KJ got out and started across the street to the store. I was behind with the little ones. When we got into the store, KJ sprinted to the game section and stood in line. We saw a gentleman purchasing one. Maybe we got it. It was our turn next and I asked if he had anymore WIIs. Nope, that was the last one! AHHHHHHHH! Strike out! We were pumped up from the adventure and hunt. KJ wanted to keep the quest going. I asked the little ones and they were up for it. We went to Best Buy next. Strike 2. KJ then suggested Target next door. Okay, I thought. They probably wouldn't have it. Yep, you guessed it strike 3. So, we left the Forum and on the way, we all agreed to try Wal-Mart and then Sam's. I was pretty sure we weren't going to get one, but we were having so much fun chasing the dream. I found a parking space pretty far from the store. KJ got out and was waaaaay ahead of me and the little ones. We couldn't see where he went in the electronics section. I asked the cashier in that section if they had a WII, and of course the answer was no. All right, no WII. We look for KJ. I see his shaggy head by the Xbox section and I figured he was looking at the games. We slowly strolled over there, and had already decided to check out the toys before we left. KJ was talking to a WalMart lady. I asked her about the WII. Yes, there is this 1 that I am putting out. Can we have it? Yes and you wanted Happy Feet too? Yes! So, now I am a proud owner of the WII. The kids love it and I do too. I'm not great at it, but I'm going to keep practicing. Happy Feet here I come.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
I made it!
Okay, I made it to the holiday break. Yea! The atmosphere at school has had such thick tension that you could cut it with a knife. But, we kept it rather light in the library. In fact, Shannon and I are applying to be on the Amazing Race. It will be filming this summer and because it looks like I won't be getting Grace this summer, it could possibly be something exciting to do. Of course, getting even an interview will be an act of God. But, it has been fun filling out the application and getting together our video. Who wouldn't want to see the crazy library chicks run a race for a cool million???
I am going to clean my house because I am hosting Christmas. I'm making turkey, dressing, having tamales, rolls, beans, rice, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, rolls and of course yummy dessert. Because our extended family is having issues right now over my grandparents, it'll be my immediate family which is fine by me. I love my parents and sister and her kiddos. We hope to go to see that movie about things coming to life in the museum. I would like to see my grandparents, but who knows what will happen. Right now there's a division about the care they need. I feel bad for my mother because that is not the stress she needs. My grandparents need around the clock care. My mother is 65 and my dad is 62. I help them out and they aren't as strong as they used to be. My mom is very nervous when driving and my dad's vision isn't too keen. I do a lot of the driving. I really don't think my parents are able to take care of them 24/7 when it's their weekend. There is no way that my parents could lift my grandmother if something happens. They need other care. It's not that my parents won't take care of them, it's just that they AREN'T able. I wish my aunts and uncle would get that!!!!!
I still have a few things that I need to buy and then I need to wrap gifts. I finally put up my tree and got a new DVD player and hooked it up. I'm set. I also have to clean like a maniac.
Tomorrow, my parents may need me to help them with my grandparents. I'm on standby. If I had Grace, there is no way that I would be able to do this. I guess the only thing I can do is pray about it.
So, it's almost a year since I got the e-mail saying I made it into the singles program and almost 7 months since I have been LID. I know I've been waiting a long time but they say good things come to those who wait. I had a dream last night that it was Gotcha Day. Boy, Grace was extremely sassy! I'm sure that will come true!
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Ahhhh Clarity!
Just when I thought I was going to go out of my mind, peace enveloped me this morning. Peace and happiness! Okay, so I have decided why I need the longer wait. I need to get my house in order. I'm going to get a deck built in my backyard. I'm going to take out the fountain and maybe pond and plant a tree (a Chinese pistache). Then I'm going to get rid of my big comfy red chair and entertainment center because they are too big in my living room. I'll get Grace's room painted and my room too. I need that time to get my house nice and neat for my little girl.
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Friday, December 08, 2006
Bummer upon Bummer
So, Monday was the first day of Book Fair, which I hate. I also had a librarian's meeting after school. We did horrible business and then I had to sit still at a meeting (of course I was late getting there). My mom called me when I arrived asking where I was. When I told her I was at a meeting that was just starting, she asked if it would be over around 5 and I said maybe. My phone rings during the meeting at 5:10ish. We're having this long conversation about how reading and librarians are important to learning, yadda, yadda, yadda. I turn off the ringer and then decide to go out in the hall to call my mom. The first thing I said was, "I'm still in my meeting, I didn't realize you guys were that hungry" But then my mom said that my grandfather had been put in the hospital for heart failure and she wanted to know when I would be done so we could go to the hospital. I left right then and there. I felt like a dork. My grandfather was a bit out of it. His main complaint was that he was hungry. He stayed for 3 days. He was released yesterday and my parents, sister, 2 of her kids and I went to pick him up. It was very stressful because it turns out he needs 24 hour care and my grandmother isn't much better. So now I predict the fighting will begin amongst my mother's 5 sibings about what to do with my grandparents. I feel horrible for my mother. She and my father are in okay health, but they aren't strong enough to take care of my grandparents. My father has some serious health problems of his own. So, it might sound like I'm an ungrateful granddaughter, but I think they need either a home nurse in the evening or a nursing care facility. It's hard for me to even think this way but I love them and I want them to be well taken care of.
But that wasn't the only bummer. Our book fair totally sucked! We lost about 200 students last year to the new school opening and it affected our sales. We did horribly. At least we have enough to have Rick Riordon come in February.
Then I came home today to find that my dog Hope has chewed up my glasses that I left on the side table in the living room (forgot them this morning because I was running late). I know she has been upset because I haven't been able to walk her this week because I left shortly after I got home to go to the hospital and I got home late. I want to be mad at her but I can't because I know she's just reacting to being home alone.
The last bummer comes in the fact that waiting times will continue to increase. I knew that but I think I finally comprehend the fact that I probably won't be an official mom until late 2007 or early 2008. I know there are positives in that I can save and do other things that I can't do with Grace, but the thought of not having her for a long time is like a little stab to my heart. I will survive but it's going to sting for a while.
On the brighter side, I get to see my best friend Sandra tomorrow and go shopping with her. There is nothing like therapy shopping. Especially shopping at the San Marcos outlet.
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Friday, December 01, 2006
Stork Landing and Cool Gifts
TGIF! Yep! I'm very happy. The stork had landed and there are some beautiful babies out there. It makes me more excited because my turn will be coming. What makes the wait more bearable is that I have an awesome waiting buddy and I'm part of the MayDTC 2006 gift swaps. I got the coolest things today. I got some great books for Grace, cute feeie pajamas and a lullaby CD. Diane sent me a lovely panda ornament and a cute book. I can't wait until Grace sees her stuff.
The crib will be paid off in January so that means I have to paint before I get it. I will also have to break down Hope's crate so that everything fits. Time is going fast.
Next week is book fair! YUCK! I hate it because it sucks the life out of you. On top of that, I have meetings after school most every day of the week. Oh well! It's part of life.
Tomorrow, I'm meeting up with some friends for lunch at Cheesecake Factory and some pumpkin cheesecake. YUM! It's finally cold here! Let's see how long it will last.
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Amazing Seafood at Newark Neighborhood Joint Seabra's Marisqueira
Editor's note: For the next few weeks, we'll be chiming in with snapshots of our recent road trip to the Portuguese and Brazilian Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, thanks to a loaner ride in a Buick Verano. Our destinations, and these articles, come purely from Serious Eats editorial.
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I've been wanting to field trip to Newark's Ironbound area to explore the city's Portuguese eats for years, but despite my willingness to cross state lines for food (hello, Mitsuwa!), Newark trips always ended up on the backburner. So when we got a loaner car last month, I knew I had no public transportation-related excuse to fall back on.* The time for Newark, I announced to Max and Niki, is now.
*Note that a car is absolutely not necessary to visit Newark, though it will make dragging your Seabra's Supermakret spoils home much easier.
Seabra's Marisqueira is something of an Ironbound institution: famed for its seafood, the restaurant has been open since 1989, though it's cheerfully timeless, like a Vegas casino with all the clocks removed. The restaurant is a perennial Chowhound favorite and sets a proper tone for first-time Newark visitors: surly service, day drinkers parked at the horseshoe bar, and a marine laboratory-sized array of fresh seafood splayed out on ice in the center.
A bowl of crusty bread was placed unceremoniously before us, and the day drinkers eyed us suspiciously as we filed around the bar and started paging through the Bible-sized menu. Things were off to a good start.
They got better with the arrival of the chilled Octopus Salad ($8.50), which featured some of the meatier tentacles I've tried in recent memory. The barman told me the octopus is flown in from Portugal, cleaned, and then poached in red wine flavored with onions for half an hour. The pink-tinged meat is tender and firm, with none of unfortunate rubbery effect that characterizes overcooked octopus. It's tossed in a light vinegar and oil dressing laced with minced onions and garlic, which it is very much worth saving the heels of your bread to sop up.
Next was the Açorda de Marisco ($16.95), a traditional "dry soup" with a mix of shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops, and cubed Portuguese bread (hence the "dry" in the name—the bread soaks up all of the liquid), flavored with olive oil, garlic, and fresh coriander. The crowning touch is a raw egg, which the bartender quickly folded in before serving us straight out of the iron skillet. The rustic stew may not have won any beauty pageants, but it was a rich, comforting dish that I imagine craving when temperatures start dropping.
The arrival of our açorda de marisco had aroused the curiosity of our day-drinking neighbors, who seemed impressed with our order and slid a small plate of buttery, garlicky clams across the bar for us to try. We asked what the clear liquid they were spooning into espresso mugs was, turns out it was aguardente, literally "firewater," a burning Portuguese liquor not unlike ouzo. Belly laughs rose all around while the ringleader recounted a story of his hapless American cousin trying to do shots of the stuff.
"Portuguese people eat with their eyes, not their stomach," said one of the men, nodding with approval as our boat-sized plate of Grilled Bacalhau ($18.95) arrived, covered with green peppers and onions. I'd only ever had bacalhau (salt cod) in its dried, flat form, but this version had been rehydrated for three days and then char-grilled. The hulking filet was several inches tall, with exceptionally juicy petals of briny white fish slick with garlic oil (in fact, even in its rehydrated form, the meat was almost too salty to eat plain, which is where bites of the peppers came in handy). Its silky texture reminded me of the smoked sable fish I grew up loving in appetizing shops.
After the heap of octopus and heavy açorda de marisco, we barely made a dent in the bacalhau (plus, we had three more food stops to make that day). As we wrapped up the fish and bread for the road, we bought our new neighbor friends another round of firewater and thanked them for their company. Suddenly, Seabra's Marisqueira didn't seem so foreign after all.
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Amazon's new Kindle Fire coulda been a contender
Amazon's latest tablet, the all new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, has nearly all the ingredients to make it the best tablet on the market.
It's super thin and light. It's has a beautiful high-resolution screen and some compelling new features. And it's relatively inexpensive to boot.
But it also has one big drawback: Its close ties to Amazon's own services limit its abilities as a general purpose device.
The HDX 8.9, is a marked improvement over last year's model. It's 30 percent lighter and 11 percent thinner. Its screen resolution is a whopping 339 pixels per inch, 33 percent more than last year's big-screened Kindle Fire. It also has a quad-core processor instead of a dual-core one.
Yet despite having a faster processor, a higher-resolution screen and a thinner case, it has a longer battery life. Amazon says it will last up to 12 hours of mixed use compared with 10 hours for last year's model. I didn't specifically test that claim, but I was able to use the HDX 8.9 off and on over the course of three days without needing to recharge it.
In terms of pure specifications, the HDX 8.9 gives Apple's (AAPL) new iPad Air a run for its money. Amazon's tablet, which can cost hundreds of dollars less than Apple's, is lighter and nearly as thin as the svelte Air. Although its screen is slightly smaller than the Air's, it has far more pixels. The HDX 8.9 also has a higher resolution camera. The Air's processor was faster in my battery of tests, but on a day-to-day basis, you likely won't notice the difference.
Beyond the pure specs, the HDX 8.9 is a joy to hold. Because it's so light, you could easily hold it while watching a full movie without worrying about straining your arm.
The new device works much the same way as previous Kindle Fires. On a menu bar near the top of the screen, you'll find a list of categories of content, including games, apps and books. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see two rows of recently used apps. In between, you'll find a virtual carousel of large icons representing the apps, books, magazines or other content you've used recently.
While the interface remains largely the same, Amazon has added a few tweaks. If you swipe up from the bottom of the home screen, you'll see a more extensive list of apps you have on the device without having to go to the full "apps" category. And if you are within an app, you can call up a list of recently used programs by swiping from the bottom or side of the screen, depending on how you are holding the tablet. To switch to another program, just tap its icon.
One great addition is a customer support feature Amazon calls Mayday. If you launch the Mayday app and click "connect," the device will connect you for free with an Amazon support person via a video call. The support person can view your screen to see what you may be having problems with or to show you how to solve a problem.
When I tested the service, it connected me to a representative within a minute and the person was able to answer all my questions easily. It was like the help you'd expect at the Genius Bar in one of Apple's stores, but delivered in a much quicker, more convenient fashion.
But for all its great specs and new features, the HDX is still, like its predecessors, a device that's limited by its links to Amazon.
That's most apparent when you look at Amazon's Appstore. If you have e-books you've bought from Barnes & Noble or Apple or just about anywhere besides Amazon, you're out of luck, because you won't find their e-reader apps in Amazon's store.
You also won't find any of Google's (GOOG) popular apps - not Gmail, YouTube or even Google Maps - or any of Apple's suite of creative and productivity apps, such as Pages or iMovie, which are only available for the iPad. While you can find knockoffs of both sets of programs, many appear to be poor substitutes.
Overall, you'll find fewer choices and a narrower range of apps for the HDX 8.9 than you'll find for the iPad or for tablets running a more standard version of Android. Of the top 25 free apps in the Google Play store, only 14 are available in Amazon's Appstore. Of the top 25 paid apps in Apple's App Store, just 11 are available through Amazon.
The HDX 8.9 has other shortcomings. Unlike Apple or Google, Amazon doesn't offer its own video-calling or messaging service, so the new tablet doesn't come with one. Unlike tablets running standard Android, it doesn't support widgets. It also can't take dictation and doesn't offer a personal assistant feature like Apple's Siri or Google Now.
If all you're looking for in a tablet is something with which to surf the Web, play a few games, watch some movies and read some books, the HDX is a great choice. But if you'd like to use your tablet for more than that, I'd choose a different device. While the HDX 8.9 is more compelling and capable than its predecessors, it's much better at serving up content from Amazon than doing other things.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet
Likes: Inexpensive; beautiful super-high-resolution screen; ultra-lightweight and thin design; Mayday feature quickly connects users with Amazon support; new, high-resolution rear camera; long battery life; excellent selection of e-books, digital videos and songs.
Dislikes: Poor app selection; lacks support for widgets; lacks text to speech capability, personal assistant feature and native video calling or messaging services.
Specs: 2.2GHz quad-core processor; 8.9-inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel screen; high definition front and 8-megapixel rear cameras.
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Craft, as a Swedish company, know a thing or two about dealing with the cold, and this shows in their excellent range of clothing. The base layers are their standout products and the Extreme Crewneck is an excellent choice for winter conditions.
I've actually been wearing these base layers for a couple of years (previously called the Zero Extreme, but they're the same), so it's a proper long-term test. I'm usually a merino wool fan, but the Hexa channeled synthetic fabric that Craft use is amazingly soft next to the skin. The fabric has hollow fibres that along with the channels help to pull sweat away from the skin and pass it to the next layer to deal with. Despite the hardest riding I can manage the base layer remains dry, where other base layers would be saturated from the efforts.
A base layer needs to fit well to work, the material needs to be in full contact with the skin for it to work effectively. In this regard the Craft is excellent, with a snug fit enhanced by its seamless construction and flatlock stitches. It's not the most flattering top if you're carrying a few extra pounds, but no one is going to see it when it's hidden under a jacket anyway.
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The Nine Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party – Part 5/9
See http://ninecommentaries.com . The best and the most insightful documentary ever made on the Chinese Communist Party. Over 54 million Chinese people have openly denounced the party as for now, upon learning its true nature.
A must watch for every person influenced by the wretched CCP and its most deceptive propaganda.
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Vincent Gallo is the indie director who brought us the sublime film 'Buffalo '66' in which he starred, directed, wrote, filmed and scored. His new album 'When' works on the same principle, "if you want something done properly, do it yourself". The album was written, performed and produced by Gallo himself. Unfortunately, where his film benefitted from this single minded perfectionism, 'When' tends to suffer. The overall sound is lulling with a strong bar room feel, but without enough bite to be interesting and too much sombre mellowness to help any long term insomniac, sleep like a baby.
Gallo's lyrics are surprisingly trite, refering to his lover of choice as 'honey bunny' with little-to-no irony. During the '80s and '90s, Gallo composed soundtracks for underground movies, so he is adept at putting sounds to visuals. This is the main problem with 'When'. It is the perfect movie soundtrack, just without the movie.
Listening to the instrumentals you can picture a dusky '70s indie flick, peopled with off-beat hair styles and languishing love affairs. But on its own, 'When' should only be listened to with an alarm clock set to wake you when it is all over.
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Company History & Structure
How Boatshed was born...
Like all good ideas, the idea for Boatshed.com was borne out of necessity. Neil and Mandy Chapman, Boatshed's founders realised that they could not return to their old jobs after their 10 month sabbatical sailing aboard their 41 foot sailing boat.
The couple had more adventure that they had bargained for when they encountered storm force 10 winds in the Bay of Biscay. The yacht was rolled 360° by the monstrous seas and the couple along with crewman, Neil's cousin were plucked to safety by the Courtmacsherry Lifeboat, pictured below.
Thankfully no one was seriously injured and the boat was later salvaged. Neil and Mandy set about repairing her, eventually completing their voyage. Once back on dry land they quickly realised their old life was not for them and started contemplating a new venture which would indulge their passion for boats. In 1999 they started to develop the technology and licensing system that created Boatshed.com.
Boatshed brokerage businesses
Boatshed offices each operate under an individual license. Each office is a separate, legal entity with its own business and name, operating within its locality. As licensees of the Boatshed system, all offices have standard working practices, standard procedures and use standard agreements and contracts, so that each office maintains the highest levels of customer service and professionalism - concepts at the heart of Boatshed since it was formed by Neil and Mandy.
The difference between Boatshed and other yacht brokers is that each broker personally visits every boat and takes unlimited photographs, videos. Each broker is intimately acquainted with the boats that they have listed and produce a detailed description and inventory which is displayed on their website. This means that the research process for buying a boat start from the buyer's computer rather than on endless trips to marinas, yards and yacht clubs. Many Boatshed businesses also have their own brokers to assist with selling of boats within their area.
Boatshed HQ & the technology
Boatshed HQ is run by founders, Neil and Mandy Chapman and their team. Boatshed HQ provide the platform for the individual yacht brokerage businesses to promote boats for sale and assist them in the management of the brokerage process. HQ's roles are to support software and technology, plus develop the global reach of the network. The technology that powers each Boatshed business is constantly developed and continues to be improved and now the websites rank amongst the most visited yachting sites in the world. Customers love the clear photographs of all parts of the interior and exterior of each boat and the full honest descriptions along with variable search options to locate just what they are looking for means that visitors return again and again.
Boatshed HQ
The Engine House above has been the head quarters for Boatshed.com since 2007.
This is an early and fine example of a hydraulically-powered engine house that supplied all the power for the Royal Clarence Yard facility, this was the power house of the entire British Navy. Grain arrived by boat, was milled by steam power, mixed by steam power, all created by the engine house, and then baked into the famous ships biscuits or hard tack that fed thousands of sailors. Millions of the famous ships biscuits were baked here.
One of the key factors of the navy's success was having a reliable supply of quality preserved food for ships to take to sea for up to six months.
Since the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars and during the time of Admiral Nelson the British Navy needed a central facility to supply food to the fleet.
In 1588, the daily allowance on board a Royal Navy ship was one pound of biscuits plus one gallon of beer. Samuel Pepys in 1667 first regularized naval victualling with varied and nutritious rations. Royal Navy hardtack was made by machine at the Royal Clarence Yard, stamped with the Queen's mark and the number of the oven in which they were baked. Biscuits remained an important part of the Royal Navy sailor's diet until the introduction of canned foods.
Royal Clarence Yard provisioned vast quantities of food for the thousands of troops anchored at Spithead for the D-Day landings.
The yard was also involved in victualling operations for the Falklands conflict in 1982, when it would ship supplies to RAF Brize Norton to be flown to the front-line.
The yard continued its victualling role until 1991, when the Ministry of Defence closed the site. In 2005 Boatshed Inc purchased The Engine House facility and converted it to Boatshed HQ, we like to think this is an ideal combination of technical prowess and global aspiration, very much matching the company's values and mission.
The engine house is one of several spectacular buildings on the waterside, including the great granary, bakery and slaughterhouse, all of which are Grade II listed by English Heritage.


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NEWS- Squad v. squad: Fire & Rescue vie to save time, lives
Both organizations are dedicated to saving lives, and both say they don't want this issue to come across as a fight. But that's exactly what's happened.
When Charlottesville presented its proposed 2007-2008 budget of $123 million, almost $1 million was earmarked for two ambulances and eight emergency staffers to "supplement" the venerable Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad.
What wasn't clear, until CARS president Larry Claytor called a press conference March 16, was that none of that money was actually going to CARS. Instead, the city wants to buy its own ambulances and hire its own staffers– and then charge citizens $400 for ambulance service.
Response times are the reason Charlottesville Fire Department Chief Charles Werner and former chief/City Councilor Julian Taliaferro cite for pulling the City into the rescue squad business.
CARS has provided such service since 1960 with volunteers at no cost to the public.Werner and Taliaferro criticized CARS response rates.
"Why take 26 minutes to get up behind Venable School?" asks Taliaferro, who produces a list of CARS responses in excess of 10 minutes and blames some of them on people who "don't know the city and are getting lost."
"We respectfully disagree with that list," says Claytor. "We're doggone close to national standards," maintains Claytor. "We started getting bombarded with information from the city saying our response times are bad. Why are we being attacked?"
The national standard for emergency response is four minutes for basic life support and eight minutes for advanced life support.
"You cannot cover the city of Charlottesville adequately from one location," says Taliaferro. "Even the fire department response times have gone up."
Werner and Taliaferro suggest that CARS is in denial. "Larry Claytor says there's no response time problem," says Werner. "Yet in a letter to [Albemarle] county, he's saying there is a problem. The fact they have three county medics there indicates there is a problem."
Albemarle County assigns three people to CARS during daytime hours when volunteers are likely to be at their day jobs. The county also contributes over $150,000 to CARS, says Albemarle Fire Chief Dan Eggleston, as well as money toward capital improvements.
Werner wants two ambulances, a one-time expenditure of about $400,000, and says it will cost about $600,000 a year for the eight new firefighter/medics and one administrative person. The budget also calls for a contracted medical director and salary increases for 11 current firefighter/medics.
He also points out that CARS has not responded to offers of money from Charlottesville and that additional staffing alone can't solve the response time problem because the McIntire Road facility is at capacity. "There's not enough room at CARS, and we have the locations," says Werner.
City Council votes on the budget April 10; most councilors seem to be leaning toward Charlottesville getting some paid rescue squad, and former fire chief Taliaferro says he doesn't see any conflict in voting on the budget for the organization he used to head. "It's not benefiting me," he observes, "except I'll get a decent response if I need one."
City Council candidate Jennifer McKeever is looking at the expenditure from a taxpayer perspective. "We wouldn't want expansion of these services without meaningful public dialogue," she says. "I don't believe it's a fire department/rescue squad issue as much as a taxpayer issue."
Another taxpayer issue that periodically comes up is why Charlottesville and Albemarle still maintain separate fire departments. A consultant's study is due any day now that will be a report card on both organizations. Should such a merger ever occur, where would CARS fit?
Also in CARS' future is the Meadowcreek Parkway whose interchange will likely eat the rescue squad's 50-year-old base. "If our building is taken, where are we going to move?" asks Claytor. "That could affect our response times."
Werner says he's disappointed the issue has become so public. "It's just one of those major changes," he says. "It's about people, their dedication, and loyalty to an organization. The key thing is to focus on patient care."
"We started hearing rumors back in the fall [Charlottesville] was going to quote unquote take over the rescue squad," says Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad president Larry Claytor.


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The week in review
Best evidence that this drought is nothing compared to the summer of 1930: While one 100-degree day per year is average, 1930 recorded 21 days over 100, including Virginia's high of 109 degrees, according to state climatologist Pat Michaels in the September 1 Washington Post. It was so dry then that "thirst-crazed" snakes attacked a turkey farm to drink the turkeys' blood.
Most blatant violation of city water restrictions: A guy is spotted on August 27 hosing off the sidewalk on the Downtown Mall in front of a store that's part of a national chain.
Best result of last week's rains: Orange County eases its stringent water restrictions of 35 gallons per person, and residents flush their toilets again.
Worst example of police brutality: Albemarle County Detective K.W. Robinson is sentenced to 90 days in jail for using suspect Corey Faison as a "human punching bag."
Best news for nonviolent felons in Virginia: Governor Mark Warner announces a new plan that will allow restoration of voting rights in three years rather than five, using a one-page form instead of a 13-page application.
Best sigh of relief by young women in UVA neighborhoods: Accused panties-snatcher Lawrence Irving Roundtree is arrested and charged with three felony counts of breaking and entering, Reed Williams reports in the Daily Progress.
Worst choice of a place to pull over and park at 10:30pm on a Friday night: Ninth Street Southwest, where Donny Troy Cimburke decides to sit in his pickup truck and is punched in the face and shot in the arm by two armed men. Cimburke refuses to give them money and drives himself to UVA Medical Center, according to the Progress.
Worst results of the spring 2002 Albemarle County SOLs: The gap between white and black achievement in the past five years is in many cases unchanged– or worse. Third grade history scores show a 43-point gap between whites and blacks– and that's widened five points over the past five years, according to Gary Grant's constituent report.
Best press release focusing on happier Albemarle County school news: The county's SAT scores rise 20 points to an average of 1093.
Best account of a cooking lesson that turns into a eulogy: Matt McMillen writes about his lesson with 89-year-old cooking doyenne Helen Worth for the Post and becomes her last student when she dies August 11.
Worst party out of bounds: Three Albemarle County adults are charged with 44 counts of contributing to the delinquency of minors following an August 16 party in which alcohol was served to teens.
Best Labor Day celebration: The Virginia Organizing Project's march in support of an $8.65 an hour living wage parades from the Jefferson School to the Courtyard by Marriott on West Main Street.
Best unexpected fallout from Sept. 11-generated fear of flying: A record number of visitors drive to see Virginia's historical attractions or stay at its campgrounds.
Best performance in the Post 's Style Invitational: James Pierce, assistant principal at Buford Middle School, wins by coining "testimo-stitute"– an expert witness who will say anything if the fee is high enough.


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Order of Peace - Peace Bond - Restraining Order - Protection Order
Peace Bonds & Restraining Orders
Peace Bonds and restraining orders are protection orders that a judge makes in court to help protect one person from another. Although both are based on an individual's fears or concerns about harm or harassment, people often confuse them. Understanding the difference may help you decide which order is most appropriate for you.
The purpose of the pamphlet is to explain the criteria for getting a peace bond or a restraining order, the difference between them, how you can apply for one, the conditions the court may impose on the other person to protect you, and the consequences of disobeying the order. If somebody has assaulted you or you are in immediate danger of being harmed by another person, you should contact the RCMP or your local police. Peace bonds and restraining orders are not a substitute for a charge. They are intended to prevent assault and harassment. It is important to remember, that this pamphlet does not contain a complete statement of the law in the area. Changes in the law may occur. Anyone needing specific advice on his or her own legal position should consult a lawyer.
Peace Bonds
What is a peace bond?
A peace bond is a protection order under the Criminal Code of Canada. The formal legal name is an "810 recognizance". You can get a peace bond if you are afraid that another person will harm you, your partner (spouse or your common-law), your child, or damage your property. The other person could be anyone - a neighbour, an acquaintance or a family member. The peace bond is an order from the court, or an agreement that a person makes with the court, "to keep the peace and be of good behaviour". That person is called the "defendant." You can also ask that the peace bond set out other specific conditions.
What conditions can be in a peace bond?
To give a few examples, the defendant may agree or the court can order the defendant to:
not visit you at home or at work;
not call you on the phone;
not write you letters or send you messages;
not contact children, parents or other family members;
not drive by your house;
be prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
It is a crime to break any of the conditions of the peace bond.
How do I get a peace bond?
Go to the nearest police or RCMP station. Tell the police why you want a peace bond. You must have a good reason to believe that you or your children might be harmed, or your property damaged. The police will ask you to give a statement in writing. Be as specific as possible about your fear. State what the other person is doing that frightens you and why. Be sure to mention any conditions that would make you feel safer.
Do I need a lawyer to get a peace bond?
No, you do not need a lawyer. A Crown prosecutor will receive your statement from the police. If it shows that you have reason to be afraid, the police will go before a Provincial Court judge to "swear an information". Afterwards, the police will serve a summons or a promise to appear on the defendant. These documents will require the defendant to appear in Court on a specific date.
What happens next?
When the defendant goes to Court he or she can agree to sign the peace bond voluntarily. You will not have to be there. Court officials will notify you that the peace bond has been issued.
What if the defendant will not agree to sign the peace bond?
If the defendant will not agree to be bound by a peace bond, the judge must hold a hearing to decide whether to make an order for the peace bond. The Court will summons both you and the defendant to give evidence at the hearing.
What will happen at the court hearing?
The Crown prosecutor will ask you to take the stand. He or she will ask you questions about your fear for your safety under oath. The defendant will also have a chance to give evidence under oath. The defendant will explain why he or she does not agree with your reasons for feeling fearful. If the judge thinks you have a good reason to be afraid, she or he will issue the peace bond against the defendant. The judge will decide right away after listening to both sides. If the defendant does not show up, the judge can issue a warrant for his or her arrest. If the defendant refuses to sign the peace bond after it is ordered by a judge, he or she can go to jail for up to 12 months.
How long does it take to get a peace bond?
It can take a few months from when you first go to the police, until the peace bond is in place. The length of time depends on whether the defendant agrees to sign the peace bond or whether there will be Hearing. How soon the hearing happens depends on the court schedule in your area. The hearing for the peace bond usually happens anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks after you contact the police. If you have concerns about your safety while you are waiting for a peace bond be sure to have a safety plan in place. (See the pamphlet Leaving Abuse: Tips for Your Safety)
How much does it cost to get a peace bond?
Nothing. Peace bonds are free.
How long will the peace bond last?
The peace bond can last for up to one year. To get another peace bond after that year, you must have new evidence of your fear that the defendant will harm you, another family member or damage your property.
What is a "dual peace bond"?
Sometimes both parties claim that the other person is the aggressor, the one who should be keeping the peace. Although this is not common, the Courts will sometimes issue "dual" peace bonds, so that both of the parties are required to keep the peace and be of good behaviour to one another.
Do I get a copy of the peace bond?
You will not get one automatically. You must ask the court for a copy. It is a good idea to get a copy and carry it with you at all times. Give a copy to your local police or RCMP. If one of the conditions of the peace bond is the defendant not contact the children, be sure to give officials at the school or daycare a copy.
What if I move or leave the province?
Generally, the police can enforce peace bonds anywhere across New Brunswick and the rest of Canada. However, if you move or leave the province, you should carefully review the conditions of your peace bond. For example, the peace bond may restrict the defendant from coming within a certain distance of your home at a specific address. If you move to a new address, you may not have continued protection. If you are uncertain whether your peace bond will apply in your new location, consult your local police or the RCMP. The police and RCMP can only enforce the terms of a peace bond as written. If necessary, you may have to ask for a modification of the peace bond, which could involve another hearing.
Will the peace bond ensure my safety?
Peace bonds are not the perfect solution to ensuring safety. The thought of having a criminal record may deter many defendants. However, the defendant may decide not to obey it or to try to harm you while you are waiting for the peace bond. Because peace bonds are court orders, they do make it easier for police to make an arrest if the defendant breaks a condition of the peace bond. While not a guarantee of safety, having a safety plan or strategy for staying safe can help to increase your safety. (See the pamphlet Leaving Abuse: Tips for You Safety).
What should I do if the defendant breaks the conditions of the peace bond?
Call the police immediately. The police should lay charges because breaking a peace bond is a crime. The police can only enforce a peace bond if you let them know the defendant broke the conditions.
Will the defendant have a criminal record if I get the peace bond?
No, a peace bond is not a criminal charge. If the person named in the peace bond obeys all the conditions of the peace bond during its term, it will simply expire and nothing more will happen. But if the defendant breaks any condition of the peace bond, the police can charge him or her with a crime. If the court convicts a person of breaking the peace bond, he or she would have a criminal record. The person may get a fine, a jail term, or both.
Peace Bonds and Family Violence – Some Common Questions
Can I get a peace bond against my spouse or common-law partner?
Yes. You can apply for a peace bond for protection from anyone, including your spouse, common-law partner, ex-partner or boyfriend/girlfriend.
What if I'm too frightened to ask for a peace bond against my partner?
If the police are aware of your fear and have concerns for your safety, they may apply for a peace bond on your behalf.
Can we keep on living together if I apply for a peace bond?
The judge may not issue a peace bond if a couple is still living together. If you continue to live with your spouse or common-law partner, it may be hard to prove that you fear for your safety.
If I get a peace bond against my ex-partner, can I stop him or her from seeing the children?
You may ask that one of the conditions of the peace bond be that the defendant not have contact the children. However, if you and the defendant have an existing custody order, a peace bond cannot restrict his or her right to see the children. Mention your custody order to the Crown prosecutor and discuss the possibility of obtaining a restraining order.
Child custody is a family law matter, so if you wish to change your custody order to prevent the other parent from seeing the children, you should seek legal advice. If you are a victim of domestic violence, the Domestic Legal Aid program may be able to help you.
Can I see the defendant after I get the peace bond?
If no contact is a condition of the peace bond, you should not contact the defendant. It is an offence for the defendant to see you. If you must talk to him or her, first ask the Crown prosecutor or the police to change the conditions of the peace bond. You should carefully weigh getting the conditions of the peace bond changed – remember, it was put in place to protect you.
Restraining Orders
What is a restraining order?
A restraining order is a protection order under the New Brunswick Family Services Act. It is a civil law order that is made in the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench. Although peace bonds, which are criminal law orders, may apply to anybody that you are afraid of, restraining orders must have a family connection. You can get a restraining, for example, as part of a custody order to stop the other person from interfering with you when he or she is exercising custody or visitation rights with the children.
Do I have to fear the other person to get a restraining order?
Not necessarily. You do not need to show fear of harm to get a restraining order. Although you may request one because you are fearful after separating from a spouse, you can also use a restraining order to stop the other person from continuously annoying you, for example, by calling you repeatedly.
Do I need a lawyer to get a restraining order?
To get a restraining order you will need to make an application to the court (civil court). You do not need a lawyer to make the application, but it is recommended. If you are a victim of domestic violence, or if you are making or changing an application for support, you may be eligible for legal assistance under the domestic legal aid program.
What should I do if the person breaks a condition of the restraining order?
The general procedure when somebody disobeys a condition of a restraining order is to go back to court and ask the court to find the person in contempt. This is a civil order. A person who is found in contempt by the Court may be fined and in some cases sent to jail. Unlike peace bonds which are under the Criminal Code, the police generally do not have the authority to enforce restraining orders. However, the police will deal with any behaviour that is of a criminal nature, such as threats to harm you or assaults. You may need to consider a peace bond.
Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB) is a non-profit organization. Its goal is to provide New Brunswickers with information about the law. PLEIS-NB receives funding and in-kind support from the federal Department of Justice, the New Brunswick Law Foundation and the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs.
We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of Public Prosecutions Branch, Office of the Attorney General of New Brunswick and the Victim/Witness Service of the Fredericton Municipal Police Force. Project funding for revisions to this pamphlet were provided by Justice Canada.
...the procedure of peace bonds is of a modern English Country, and not as currently ignorantly, done in Canada, with obliged direct detentions to 3 weeks to Mental Health inquisitions/torture...!
...these steps cannot be obviated and then could lead to mental health NON-TORTURE detentions, but never to TORTURE detentions...!


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Rocketsports Racing officially announced a GT2 program for the American Le Mans Series that will see the East Lansing, Michigan-based team reunite with the Jaguar sport cars brand by entering a Jaguar XKR for a partial season in 2009 with a full-season championship effort in 2010. Jaguar asked the Michigan-based RSR team to help create a race car to compete in GT2 racing in 2010. The Jaguar sport cars engineering and design teams, based in Coventry, have jointly developed the car from a standard road-going XKR with the RSR team. It is the first and only chance for the public to see the stunning new 2010 Jaguar Sport Cars XKR GT2 in the metal before it heads back to the US to compete in the entire 2010 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in North America.
"It has been difficult to be out of competitive racing for nearly a year," said RSR team owner Paul Gentilozzi. "We are most fortunate to be able to return to what we know, winning sportscar championships."
RSR will be entering the ALMS with Jaguar as a technical and marketing partner. Jaguar has provided vital engineering, information and support to assist the team in the homologation and construction process. Construction of the Jaguar XKR is near completion at the RSR facility. A parallel engine development process is also underway for the new AJ-133 direct injected 5-liter normally aspirated engine. The company's plan is to begin testing and development in June and enter the ALMS series mid-summer. RSR will be building at least three XKR's this year and will have cars available for customer use in 2010.
The Jaguar sport cars XKR GT2 racer competing at Le Mans is being run by JaguarRSR, and shares many of the basic components and technologies with the road-going XKR. Jointly developed by Jaguar's engineering and design groups and the RSR team, the racer features the road car's lightweight aluminium body structure and a tuned version of its 5.0-litre supercharged AJ133 V8 engine developing in excess of 500 horsepower.
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Ex-husband in hit-man case says courts were wrong
Michael Ryan never testified at his ex-wife's trial
According to court decisions, Michael Ryan is a manipulative, controlling military man with a violent temper — a man who put a gun to his wife's head and bullied her into fearful submission.
Ryan, however, said those decisions were based on nothing more than his ex-wife's fabrications to avoid jail time for trying to hire a hit man to have him killed.
Their story hit the national spotlight last week when the Supreme Court of Canada ordered an extraordinary stay of proceedings in Nicole Doucet Ryan's case, while granting the Crown appeal and overturning her acquittal.
But Michael Ryan is less interested in the legal technicalities and more interested in how the courts came to brand him a "violent, abusive and controlling husband" who subjected his wife to a "reign of terror."
The Supreme Court — and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal before it — based conclusions about Ryan on the findings of fact made by the trial judge, who accepted his ex-wife's testimony "without question," as the Appeal Court noted.
The problem, as Ryan sees it, is that as the court considered whether Nicole Doucet Ryan was telling the truth about her husband punching holes in the walls and throwing things at her, no one asked him.
He was not called to testify at Nicole Doucet Ryan's trial. He had been subpoenaed, but never interviewed by the Crown. He was on the witness list so he arrived at the courthouse on the first day of her trial, but could not sit in the courtroom due to a standard witness exclusion order.
So he sat in the parking lot the whole week, he said, never far from his cellphone, waiting for the call to take the stand, to refute what his ex-wife was saying. He wanted to tell the judge that Nicole Doucet Ryan was under no duress from him, that they were living apart and he was in a new relationship.
He was not the one on trial, but he wanted to defend himself and tell the court he believed his ex-wife had no valid reason for trying to hire a hit man.
The call never came.
'The allegations are completely false'
The Crown, he said, told him they didn't need him because the case was a "slam dunk."
"She was arrested for trying to hire a hit man," Michael Ryan said the Crown told him. "She was on video, audio, excellent quality, we got her exchanging cash with the undercover RCMP officer. That's just simply illegal."
But the judge accepted Nicole Doucet Ryan's story and acquitted her, and so the narrative about Michael Ryan's "reign of terror" was born, getting recycled at each new level of court without ever hearing from the man himself.
Ryan said he just wants his side of the story to finally be heard.
"I've been painted a monster basically just because she's trying to get herself out of hot water," he said in an interview Tuesday with The Canadian Press. "The allegations are completely false. They're all lies."
None of Michael Ryan's claims have been proven in court.
One of the Supreme Court justices disagreed with his colleagues, saying he would have ordered a new trial for Nicole Doucet Ryan. Justice Morris Fish noted Nicole Doucet Ryan's "uncontested evidence that [she] considered for seven months having her husband killed, paid a 'hit man' $25,000 to do the job and, when that failed, attempted twice more to arrange for her husband's demise."
Nicole Doucet Ryan's lawyer, Joel Pink, said he has no doubt his client is telling the truth.
"I'm sure he's going to deny all this, but the evidence is the evidence," Pink said in an interview. "The judge made a finding based on the evidence and that's what everybody should be looking at."
Pink noted that Michael Ryan has a history of anger management issues, as cited by a 2002 psychiatric assessment, and landed in jail due to a bar fight.
Michael Ryan granted sole custody
Ryan said he had a tough upbringing with anger issues as a young soldier and admits he got into some bar scuffles around the military base and got anger management counselling in the 1980s.
Ryan said he is coming forward now in part because the court proceedings are over, and in part for their daughter. The 12-year-old lives with Ryan, his new wife and their 16-month-old son in Essa, Ont. Both Ryan and his wife work at CFB Borden.
Ryan was granted sole custody of his daughter after psychological assessments were done on both parents and the verdict was not favourable to Nicole Doucet Ryan.
"This psychologist is the only person that has investigated the whole situation between myself and Nicole," Michael Ryan said. "[She] basically reported that Nicole was exaggerating her concerns about me."
Pink said he disagrees with that psychological assessment and that it was done based on incomplete information.
The couple's daughter is happy in Ontario, has lots of friends, dotes on her baby brother and has been told that if she wants to contact her mother that can be arranged, Ryan said, showing photos of his smiling pre-teen.
Nicole Doucet Ryan said last week that she hopes to re-establish contact with her daughter.
Looking back, Michael Ryan says his relationship with his ex-wife was once a healthy one, until pressures involving her family drove them apart.
Nicole Doucet Ryan has testified that Michael Ryan separated her from her family. He says it was the other way around.
"Nicole knew I was leaving because of her family and her refusal to leave her family and her hometown, which I understood," he said.
Separation amicable at first
The separation was amicable at first with them living in separate properties that they owned, he says, until she asked one day if he ever thought about moving back in with her and he said no. He wanted a divorce.
"That was the turnaround point when she realized it was over between us, there was no reconciliation and she immediately ran to the RCMP and made an allegation that I was stalking her," he said.
Nicole Doucet Ryan testified that she called the RCMP on numerous occasions for help, saying Michael Ryan was stalking her, and that they offered no help.
"What do you want us to do?" she testified they told her. "Calm down."
The Supreme Court excoriated the RCMP for what it called a "disquieting fact" that the RCMP chose to mount a sting operation to arrest Nicole Doucet Ryan — during that attempt to hire a hit man she actually spoke to an undercover officer — rather than respond to her husband's "reign of terror" over her.
The RCMP said in a statement that it is looking at the court decision and Nicole Doucet Ryan's comments about contact with the police.
"Mrs. Ryan has made a lot of claims about what we did and did not do and we're reviewing that," Sgt. Alain Leblanc said.
Michael Ryan said the RCMP did contact him many times. When Nicole Doucet Ryan would call to say her husband was stalking her, the RCMP would find him in his living room, 200 kilometres away, he said.
Her allegation about him threatening to burn the house down came only after she was getting nowhere with her stalking complaints, Michael Ryan said.
'Tidbits' of evidence not disclosed in court
Ryan, who has copies of most of the public court documentation in his ex-wife's case and has obtained other documents through access-to-information requests, said Nicole Doucet Ryan told the doctor who performed her post-arrest psychiatric evaluation that her husband never abused her.
"She actually stated in there that she was thinking of having me killed back in September 2007 and the doctor had asked her about the conversation with the hit man, 'Why you wanted him killed before April 1st,' and she stated that she didn't want to look at me at the custody hearing."
Nicole Doucet Ryan did not make the same allegations of abuse during the child custody proceedings, which happened in the middle of her criminal case, Ryan said.
"All these tidbits of evidence really paint the picture that hasn't been painted or disclosed in the courts," he says, pointing at three boxes full of court files he has stacked on his rec room coffee table.
"There's just so much evidence where she says I didn't abuse her."