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Company Profile
Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), a wholly owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service ("UPS") of America, Inc., is the world's largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal, printing and business service centers. The UPS Store® and Mail Boxes Etc.® together comprise nearly 4,700 independently owned locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, providing convenient and value-added business services to the small-office/home-office (SOHO) market, corporate "road warriors," and consumers.
The Mail Boxes Etc. concept was introduced in 1980 as a convenient alternative to the post office. Throughout its evolution, it has continued to define and lead the business services category it created. In 2001, UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. In 2003, the two companies introduced The UPS Store brand. On April 7, 2003, approximately 3,000 Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States (at the time, nearly 90% of the domestic U.S. network) re-branded as The UPS Store and began offering lower (around 20% on average) UPS-direct shipping rates. The centers remain locally owned and operated, and continue to offer a variety of shipping, freight, postal, digital online printing, document and business services, with convenient locations and world-class service.
In the year following the re-branding, MBE sold more than 500 new The UPS Store franchise locations in the United States – a record for the company, and phenomenal growth for a quarter-century-old franchise. Non-Traditional site development has also grown the franchise steadily with locations on college campuses and military bases, as well as in convention centers and hotels. Non-Traditional sites create an opportunity to provide services to consumers, regardless of where they live, work or travel.
In addition to its U.S. network, MBE has had a master license agreement in place for Canada since 1988. In 2005, more than 260 Mail Boxes Etc. locations in Canada re-branded as The UPS Store. Throughout the company's historic growth, one thing has remained constant: the commitment of its franchisees in providing personalized and convenient business solutions and a world-class customer experience.
Industry Recognition
In 2011, Entrepreneur® magazine's annual "Franchise 500," a ranking of franchise opportunities based on factors such as financial strength, growth rate and size, rated The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc. #1 in the postal and business services category for the 21st consecutive year*. Additionally, the company has a rich tradition of award-winning marketing and public relations campaigns, among other accolades.
* 1990-2003 listed under the Mail Boxes Etc. brand
Did you know?
Entrepreneur magazine's annual "Franchise 500®" rated The UPS Store #1 in the postal and business services category for the 20th consecutive year.
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VITAL QUESTIONS: The 'massive' retaliation promised in the Indian nuclear doctrine is being increasingly questioned by scholars and analysts. This handout photograph released by the Defence Research and Development Organisation shows the launch of Agni V intercontinental ballistic missile at Wheeler Island, Odisha, on September 15, 2013.
India intends to deter nuclear use by Pakistan while Pakistan's nuclear weapons are meant to compensate for conventional arms asymmetry.
Manufacturing a nuclear weapon does not, as a senior Indian Minister in 1998 claimed, create credible deterrence. Deterrence is entirely a matter of perceptions, a mental effect that is created on the adversary that nuclear use will entail assured retaliatory holocaust. The possibility of nuclear use is thereby pre-empted. The Indian nuclear doctrine, in that sense, is well articulated — on paper. Since 1998, more than 15 years have passed and in the Indian sub-continent, nuclear arsenals have grown far beyond the small nuclear ambitions that were articulated then. Yet there is an increasing fund of world literature being published, pointing to structural and operational weaknesses in the Indian nuclear arsenal. The question is not whether India has built enough nuclear bombs. Hardly anyone questions this basic fact, but the ideational systems that will ensure the 'massive' retaliation promised in the doctrine are being increasingly questioned by scholars and analysts worldwide. Pakistani observers cannot help but be swayed and dangerously influenced by such literature, thereby inducing them to think the unthinkable. What does not help in encouraging sober thinking is the fact that since the end of the Second World War, South Asia has seen the largest number of shooting wars in the world. So the questions of nuclear use will not arise in the quiet peace of neighbourly relations, but in the stress of combat over the Line of Control or the international border.
The 1998 test
Critics of the credibility of India's nuclear arsenal begin with their doubts on the success of the thermo-nuclear test of 1998, which they claim was a 'fizzle.' There has been much toing-and-froing in technical journals, of the veracity, accuracy and interpretation of seismic readings. There has also been an occasional closed door briefing by select bomb makers — but surprisingly there has not been, to date, a clear unambiguous public statement from the right source about the country's thermo-nuclear capacity being fielded in India's nuclear arsenal. This is a matter of some negligence, considering that the only members of the scientific community who have spoken on this issue are deeply sceptical of the success of the thermo-nuclear test.
The command and control of nuclear forces are another area of criticism, and not surprisingly so, since India is the only nuclear weapon country without a Chief of Defence Staff to act as the interface between the Prime Minister, the National Command Authority and the military who 'own' the weapons — at least most of it. In the guise of safety, India's nuclear weapons are not only 'de-mated' and the core and ignition device separated from the warhead, but the separate components are under different departmental control. The actual reason for this bizarre arrangement is quite obvious. There is a petty turf war, and neither the Department of Atomic Energy nor the DRDO is willing to let go of the controlling part of the bomb, even if it means a cumbersome and unnecessary loss of control. Needless to say, between the military, the DAE and the DRDO, none of them has any hierarchical control over the other two.
Other critics have written to say that having opted for road or rail mobile launching arrangements, India does not have the robust transport, road and rail infrastructure to move the missiles, warheads and cores from safe storage to launch hideouts and dispersal points with confidence and alacrity.
These weaknesses have led to critics stating that India's nuclear capability is disaggregated and with weak institutional features. In the case of China, it is conceded that India feels more threatened by Chinese nuclear delivery than vice-versa. Yet, in the absence of the Agni long-range missiles, it is vaguely surmised that the Indian retaliatory capacity is based on air delivery weapons, which could mean anything — Mirages, Jaguars, Su 30s. The absence of the CDS results in even knowledgeable Indians conjecturing that the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) will completely bypass the military chain of command and operate directly under the PMO. This, of course, raises other more serious problems.
In the case of deterrence with Pakistan, it is accepted that the doctrines of the two countries are mismatched. India intends to deter nuclear use by Pakistan while Pakistan's nuclear weapons are meant to compensate for conventional arms asymmetry. At the same time, Pakistan relies on 20,000 LeT cadres as an extension of its armed forces to create terror strikes, to which the Indian answer is to punish the Pakistani state with conventional war. Thus arises the vague and elastic concept of a nuclear threshold. Yet, the Indian National Command Authority is ill designed to manage the inevitable South Asian transition from conventional war to a possible nuclear exchange — or the frantic strategic signalling that is bound to occur as the threshold approaches.
If, for instance, the threshold was to materialise as a result of an armoured incursion, the Indian NCA by its location, composition and infrastructure would be entirely unaware of the impending catastrophe. Hanging untethered to any commanding authority, civilian or military, would be the Integrated Defence Staff, a well-staffed organisation designed for the civilian-military interface, but currently without a head, nor with any links to the SFC.
After much persuasion, there now exists a skeleton nuclear staff under the NSA, normally headed by the retired SFC. But while its Pakistani counterpart, the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), is highly active both on the domestic and international conference circuit, its Indian counterpart seems to be totally tongue tied, non-participatory and holed up at its desk. Foreign critics have noted the introduction of battlefield nuclear weapons in Pakistan's arsenal and raised doubts of the likelihood of 'massive' retaliation in response to a small 'warning' shot by Islamabad. This is what the Indian doctrine promises. Life for the leaders of the strategic community would be easy if a doctrine, once written on paper, could be left unchanged for decades without reinforcement, to prove its validity.
That unfortunately is not the case in a dynamic field where the stakes are the survival of nations. Even K. Subramanyam had warned that 'massive' retaliation was an outmoded concept and difficult to enforce without periodic reinforcement. So this article is inspired not because India is not continuing to arm itself with bombs and missiles. This piece is inspired by the increasing clamour in international literature that India's penchant for secrecy is ill-suited to conveying the stabilising threat of nuclear deterrence. Against China where our capabilities are undeveloped, a certain amount of ambiguity is sensible, but against a country which is openly wedded to first use, and is introducing battlefield weapons, an untended 10-year-old piece of paper is inadequate.
Signalling, overdue
Something needs to be done to reassure both the domestic and international audience that with high pressure terrorism lurking across the border, it is not just India's strategic restraint that will keep the peace — as it did after Mumbai and the attack on Parliament. Nuclear signalling from the Indian government is hugely overdue, so much so that it will take some effort to restore stability to South Asian deterrence. The first target should be the Indian strategic community and there are enough discussions and conferences where officers from the SFC and nuclear staff could provide discrete assurances that things are not anarchic with India's nuclear command and control.
The strategic community in turn will carry the message abroad or to foreign observers that in the face of Indian official silence, they need not imagine the worst. The establishment needs to do more than arrogantly refer to the doctrine as being the sole answer to all questions. In deterrence, only perceptions matter and there is a disturbing build-up of literature indicating that the disbelief of others in our nuclear command and control is in urgent need of correction.
(Raja Menon is a strategic analyst)


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"I scored a 2200 on my SAT. If I take it again and get a 2300, will that ensure I get into (insert name of preferred college or university here)?"
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The top three most visited IKN posts this week are...
...in reverse order:
Third Place: "Eldorado and Integra". Beats me how a five word post devoid of information can rack up thousands of views. You internet people are nuts.
Second Place: "The Alset (ION.v) scam and its classic red flag price action (updated)". The type of capitalism that makes me vomit. Shame on you, Canada.
First Place: "Cannabis Wheaton (CBW.v): A total scam". By a mile. Just goes to show this blog is wasted on covering junior mining, if I cared about an interesting sector I could retire next year.
Pussy on the GDXJ
Colombia Gold Letter's Paul Harris and his now weekly blog missive, here. This one's called "Pussy on the GDXJ", for reasons explained.
Updating the Alset (ION.v) scam
Popped on volume and dropped away again, you say? Ah wuz shocked!
Full explanation in Tuesday's post but it's worth asking yourself, who was selling into that greenhorn buying?
UPDATE: TY reader JB for the heads-up. For more on the Alset scam, read the latest installment from the real geologist unafraid of calling out a few homes truths about the company. DanO published this today, it's funny, too.
UPDATE: TY reader JB for the heads-up. For more on the Alset scam, read the latest installment from the real geologist unafraid of calling out a few homes truths about the company. DanO published this today, it's funny, too.
The decline and fall of the Goldcorp (GG) empire
This time last year, Goldcorp had a market cap of U$14.4Bn, U$2.9Bn more than Franco Nevada (FNV). Today Goldcorp has a market cap of U$11.5Bn, U$1.5bn less than Franco Nevada.
The Sibanye (SBGL) rights offering and sell side reality
As your humble scribe writes these words, Sibanye Gold (SBGL) is 33% down on heavy volume at the open in NY, all due to the announcement earlier today (South Africa morning time) that the company was running a discounted rights offering in order to raise the cash to buy Stillwater (SWC).
That's the background, here's the reason for this post; Of all the things around this large-scale snafu (which investors approved on April 25th you'll recall...wonder how they're feeling now?) this section of the Mining Dot Com report on the fallout is easily my fave:
A report by Citi last week – which re-initiated coverage of Sibanye – said the weakening in the share price had now fully priced in the risks of the Stillwater deal.It added that the Stillwater takeover was value destructive on both earnings per share and net present value per share wich would result in a 19% to 48% decrease in headline share earnings from Sibanye's 2017 to 2022 financial years.Following publication of the terms of the rights offer, however, the bank's analyst, Johann Steyn, amended his position saying the dilution was far heavier than the 643 million shares issue he was expecting at only a 20% to 25% discount."The final terms of the rights issue is thus much more dilutive than we expected and as a result places a further downside risk to our estimates," said Steyn. "The larger than expected discount of this rights issue could also imply that our 7% per year cost of debt assumption on the remaining $1bn to $1.65bn might be too favourable," he added.
It just goes to underscore that the only way sell side anal ysts offer real value to clients is via procuring illegal inside information (then making it sound like assumptions or estimates). If not, they're just out there guessing like the rest of us.
UPDATE: Somebody who has previously traded in and out of SBGL and really knows their way around capital markets, "A. Reader" writes in:
UPDATE: Somebody who has previously traded in and out of SBGL and really knows their way around capital markets, "A. Reader" writes in:
"...the purchase by SBGL was one of those hideous management decisions. Any investor could just buy SWC cheaper if they wanted to diversify, there was no real synergy or special advantage to SBGL buying SWC. SBGL deserved to get knocked down significantly. And you are very right, the analysts are just guessing mostly. They get the same SEDAR and SEC filings we do. And then they have even more cognitive biases than the average person."
Antioquia Gold (AGD.v): And so it begins
Remember yesterday's post on Antioqiua Gold (AGD.v). Well this morning we got this:
At the Request of IIROC Antioquia Gold Inc. Advises it is Unaware of Any Material ChangesCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 19, 2017) - Antioquia Gold Inc. ("Antioquia" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AGD)(OTCQX:AGDXF) At the request of IIROC, Antioquia wishes to confirm that Antioquia's management is unaware of any material change in the Company's operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.Antioquia in accordance with TSXV policies also announces that it has terminated its contract with its Vice President, Investor Relations, Mr. Jim Decker, effective June 18, 2017. Antioquia's management does not view this as a material change in the Company's operations.
Because when a brand new CEO fires one of the founding shareholders of the company for no good reason whatsoever "it's not material". Oh of course not guys!
UPDATE: It also turns out that Jim Decker, as VP IR of AGD, was being deliberately kept in the dark about progess at the company''s Cisneros project. According to reliable information received by IKN, he has been asking for progress reports from the Colombia end of the company for the past six weeks, but to not avail. He seems to have been completely ignored by the people setting up the firesale merger. Too dangerous to their sneaky plans, probably.
UPDATE: It also turns out that Jim Decker, as VP IR of AGD, was being deliberately kept in the dark about progess at the company''s Cisneros project. According to reliable information received by IKN, he has been asking for progress reports from the Colombia end of the company for the past six weeks, but to not avail. He seems to have been completely ignored by the people setting up the firesale merger. Too dangerous to their sneaky plans, probably.
Just so we're clear on Cannabis Wheaton (CBW.v)
May 26th or not, it's still a classic Canadian scam. Are you seriously suggesting they've magically converted a couple of million dollars into over $150m under that share structure for the good of their beloved shareholders?
The thing about IKN is that it doesn't have to cower under the pressure of a corner office boss, we're free to tell the messy truth about matters.
The rulers of junior mining newsletters: A straw poll
It's been nearly two weeks since the Metals Investor Forum (MIF) in Vancouver (May 5 and 6) and just over a week since the presentations of all newsletter writers who presented there were stuck on Youtube (all right here). By luck or judgement, this evening your humble scribe was over at the page where all the presentations are stored for a completely different reason but, while there, couldn't help but notice the viewer figures for the MIF newsletter writer slots. They're a straw poll of overall popularity for me, take a look for yourself:
It doesn't surprise this humble corner of cyberspace to see Joe Mazumdar (1,714 views) of Exploration Insights at the top of the poll. Then come Kaiser (1,375) and Coffin (1,019) but even those don't really pack in the viewers. Meanwhile, nobody else can even muster 1,000 views.
In comparison, if I stick a video of the neighbour's cat playing with a ball of wool or my dog going wappy running round the house and banging into furniture, we're both guaranteed 10,000 views minimum. That's junior mining for you.
IKN explains what's going on at Antioquia Gold (AGD.v)
Did you see Antioquia Gold (AGD.v) drop 30% on big volume today? Are you wondering why this company that's recently been pumped for cash payments by Northern Miner's despicable racist John Cumming has suddenly given back all the price gains won since Cummins's puff piece late last year? Pretty simple really, as the dynamic duo of Cori Puno (a piece of crap private mining company in Peru which treats its employees and locals around the mine like shit), Alvaro Espinoza and the recently appointed CEO Gonzalo de Losada, are engineering a price crisis in order to snatch the company at a bargain price and fold it into Batero Gold (BAT.v) at pennies on the dollar.
You read it here first, sportsfans.
Brazil: The Temer scandal
LADB has your back. Here's how Jordana Timerman's post starts, but you need to go over and read it all:
Two businessmen secretly recorded Brazilian President Michel Temer telling them to continue paying a jailed politician hush money, according to a report yesterday by O Globo that has scandalized a country already accustomed to House of Cards plot twists.
The tape from March forms part of the plea bargain testimony submitted by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista, who run the country's biggest meat-packing firm JBS. Their tapes reportedly implicate other high level politicians such as former presidential candidate Aecio Neves and the former finance minister Guido Mantega.In covert recordings made during two conversations in March, Joesley tells Temer he is paying former House speaker Eduardo Cunha to keep him quiet, to which the president allegedly replies: "You have to keep it going, OK?" The executives carried a recorder in their pocket in conversations with politicians, according to O Globo. It's not clear what Cunha was allegedly being paid to keep silent about.
Full report here, today's must-read on LatAm.
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Regarding the MiningWatch legal action brought against Peru
Today, MiningWatch Canada announced that it had started legal action against Peru (more precisely, several specific State entities of the country) due to the events of the third weekend in April when MiningWatch's Jen Moore, along with a US journalist colleague, were arrested, detained and a day later deported from the country after holding a presentation and showing a documentary against HudBay in the city of Cuzco (the nearest large city to HudBay's Constancia mine). Here's how the MiningWatch NR begins:
(Ottawa) On Tuesday, MiningWatch Canada filed a motion for habeas corpus in a Peruvian court in response to the illegal and arbitrary detention of the organisation's Latin America Program Coordinator Jen Moore and American journalist John Dougherty on April 21 in Cusco, Peru, following a screening of a film about Hudbay Minerals' operations in the Americas. The legal action against the Peruvian Interior Ministry, the Security Department in Cusco, and migration authorities in Cusco, seeks to stop the criminalization of the MiningWatch worker and to prevent future police surveillance, harassment, arbitrary detention, and criminalization against her and any other foreign researchers, journalists, public speakers, and human rights defenders. Continues here.
It's complete bullshit and nobody should fall for the hand-wringing nonsense about Human Rights or Free Speech being peddled to justify this smokescreen legal action. What's more, it's easy to explain:
1) Jen Moore and John Dougherty entered Peru on tourist visas. This means they cannot perform gainful employment legally.2) Not only that, but according to Peruvian law (not opinion, not justice, not custom but the country's well-established law) no foreign citizen* is permitted to involve itself in political activity in the country.3) Jen Moore and John Dougherty not only broke the terms of the tourist visa, but they also broke the law of the land where they were located.4) Therefore, the State of Peru and its police and immigration forces were absolutely within their rights to detain the two people and immediately deport them once they had proof they were both working (i.e. presenting the documentary made by Dougherty under the auspices of MiningWatch) and making political opinion without previous permission.
And that's it, the whole story. The fit of pique demonstrated by MiningWatch today has a lot more to do with two details: 1) Jen Moore won't be allowed into Peru again without the type of pending habeas corpus action and 2) it's really easy to start a legal action in Peru and it can be spun out indefinitely, thereby gaming the system. Free speech and human rights my ample buttocks, these people broke the law! Period.
For the record, I'm not against MiningWatch and on many occasions I think they've done good work on meaningful and important cases, Canada needs organizations such as these in order to keep its sometimes sketchy and rule-bending mining industry in check. But Jen Moore has lost plenty of kudos in the eyes of IKN today, this is just sneaky backdoor political maneuvering, exactly of the type she accuses mining companies and their toadies. You broke the law, Jen. They kicked you out and had every right to do so. Suck it up and STFU.
*Without residency. If you have your permanent residency papers in order you can shout your mouth off 24/7.
Trevali (TV.to):Toldyaso
Back on March 14th, when Trevali (TV.to) announced its deal to buy Glencore's zinc producer assets, the sell side world was falling over itself to applaud, cheer, and generally FEL8 the big swinging dicks who'd put the deal together. Why so? Because there was CAD$230m bought deal attached and it was time to drink deep from the trough of legalized corruption.
Unsurprisingly, your author didn't share their view. Here's the post from March 14th:
So if I have this right, Glencore is exchanging fixed assets for cash by selling two of its zinc mines to a company that is, for all intents and purposes, its unofficial subsidiary while zinc prices spike higher and the market lemmings are all gooey about the metal.I mean, what does Glencore know about the price of zinc anyway?*And as the big fish hands off risk to the small one, the people running the small fish does the same by diluting the merry hell out of its long-suffering shareholder base once again. Meanwhile, don't expect any sort of criticism for this outrageous deal from the sell side whores in suits and cubicles, there's commish to be made from selling paper.
*If you're a mining investor and can't recognize the irony, may the higher deities help you
Aaaaaand here we are, two and a bit months later and not only is TV.to down 17% from the deal date, it's now one of the very VERY few zinc stocks that's down 2017 year-to-date.
Which brings up an interesting chain of logic:
- There was a C$230m bought deal, sold by the sell side whores for juicy commish.
- According to Canadian rules, they can only sell to "accredited investors".
- One of the rules to become an "accredited investor" is that you must demonstrate a sophisticated level of market intelligence and experience.
- If you couldn't see what's in front of your face on this deal, that Glencore made out like bandits and not only does it transfer all risk to TV (including closure costs) but also keeps control of all production from the mines via offtake agreements, you have to be a dumb and naive market dumbass.
- Dumb and naive market dumbasses are not allowed to be accredited investors.
So who bought the shares?
The 60 minute gold chart right now...
The Angry Geologist does Tinka Resources (TK.v)
Don't miss this one, it's on the link right here.
A good question
TY reader J:
Original tweet here.
Latin America Daily Briefing on Mexico and Venezuela
It's always a daily read here at IKN Nerve Centre, but the last couple of editions of Jordana Timerman's most excellent "Latin America Daily Briefing" have been outstanding.
Yesterday we had this edition, with a report on the return of high crime rates in Mexico plus an excellent overview of the state of Venezuelan affairs.Today's edition concentrates on the hot-topic issue of violence against journalists in Mexico, what with the shooting death of a prominent anti-corruption reporter in Sinaloa State yesterday.
LADB is without peer on rounding up regional news and the fact that it's done in English is a bonus, it makes it even easier to recommend on these pages.
The Alset (ION.v) scam and its classic red flag price action (updated)
Since the scamster Stares brothers bought in their useful idiot Allan Barry (zero qualifications for being a CEO but people who sell their soul don't fret over details) to head up Alset Minerals (ION.v), now re-named to fool another batch of sheep with their plans to sell ferts in Mexico (my stars!), the stock price has exhibited a classic Vancouver pump and dump pattern:
- BS news release
- Immediate pop on volume
- Immediate drop back
- Lather rinse repeat (though the repeats tend to suffer from the law of diminishing returns)
This three month price chart of ION.v has the lowdown:
Back in early March (oh! PDAC time! Hoodathunkit!?!) they found encouraging rocks. Nice. Early April the stock price moved hard because of the earth-shattering news that they'd been awarded permits (gotta laugh, considering the only other alternative). On April 4th the move was due to the company changing its name. Etc etc and now yesterday, when ION.v informed us they'd drilled (barely, holes lost early) into the brine salar and found brine! Something we already knew was there (the idiot Barry falsely claimed in his NR that the prospect had never been drilled before; it has and brine was found back then too) but notably they want to move the stock before even bothering to assay samples and find out how much/little interesting stuff is contained in the solution.
But there's one other thing that sticks out about this scam stock, that's denoted by those two thin red lines. On March 27th ION.v announced a $520,000 (i.e. small) placement round with the share units priced at 13c (they came with 20c warrants too). Then just a few days ago ION.v closed the placement at $369,000 gross proceeds raised. So these jokers are telling me that ION.v trades notably above 13c for weeks on end since March 27 and does many millions of shares in volume, but they can't fill a measley $520k placement due to lack of outside interest? That's one big red flag right there, the clear signal of an insider manipulated stock price.
UPDATE: The über-thinskinned front behind this rip-off, Allan Barry, sure has a lot of free time on his hands. We note today as is nearly always the case, he's flapping his gums and wasting bandwidth over at CEO.ca. Here's what he has to say about your humble scribe this morning:
Silly boy, Allan. For one thing you can't be taken seriously when using phrases like "pro tip" because you are not a pro. You're not a geologist, not an engineer, not a lawyer, not anyone with a reasonable professional background or qualification to run a serious mining company. Being a professional lip-flapper only qualifies you for running scam juniors. For another, you don't even understand what the word "troll" means. For another, "Oh noooo! I'm a CEO and somebody said nasty things about me!" Comes with the territory, little boy. Grow up.
But the real one is at the end, that utter stupidity about drilling, because if you did have half a brain about explorecos you'd know that drilling selectively and then cherrypicking unrealistic results in order to pump a stock is exactly what scams like yours do. All the time. Run along now, get back to your everso everso busy CEO's desk.
UPDATE: The über-thinskinned front behind this rip-off, Allan Barry, sure has a lot of free time on his hands. We note today as is nearly always the case, he's flapping his gums and wasting bandwidth over at CEO.ca. Here's what he has to say about your humble scribe this morning:
Silly boy, Allan. For one thing you can't be taken seriously when using phrases like "pro tip" because you are not a pro. You're not a geologist, not an engineer, not a lawyer, not anyone with a reasonable professional background or qualification to run a serious mining company. Being a professional lip-flapper only qualifies you for running scam juniors. For another, you don't even understand what the word "troll" means. For another, "Oh noooo! I'm a CEO and somebody said nasty things about me!" Comes with the territory, little boy. Grow up.
But the real one is at the end, that utter stupidity about drilling, because if you did have half a brain about explorecos you'd know that drilling selectively and then cherrypicking unrealistic results in order to pump a stock is exactly what scams like yours do. All the time. Run along now, get back to your everso everso busy CEO's desk.
Chart of the day is...
Cannabis Wheaton (CBW.v): A total scam
I hear this impressive pumpjob scam is being rammed down the throats of complete idiots in both Canada and Germany. Well folks, I do not claim credit for the words and research that follows but 1) I know where it came from and 2) I've checked it out and it's all true. The Deslauriers brothers are Canadian scum of the highest order and their running their BS on you, right now.
Be in no doubt, CBW.v is a classic Vancouver scam. Be short, avoid entirely, but whatever you do make sure you're not long this worthless sack of excrement on May 26th. Read on, kind reader
Cannabis Wheaton. CBW.V. A new "streaming" company with a market cap at $1.50/ share of $225M! A brand new company that vetted PanCann into the publically traded merchant bank Knightswood Financial (KWF-V) on May 3, 2017 and concurrently, bought 13 streaming deals from PanCann for total proceeds of $1,000,000.What do they have?· Cash, maybe $1.8M on balance sheet and no debt that I can find.· Agreements with 14 cannabis companies to stream production or obtain royalties… however,, only 2 of which actually have their sales license currently. The other 12 are in "various stages of approval from Health Canada". See below.· Over the past five months have issued a monstrous amount of shares all at a cost of $0.05 – 0.055 with an equal amount of warrants at $0.07. And because those cheap shares weren't cheap enough, they did a 3 for 1 stock split for every share in the company, tripping their share count, and decreasing the cost of those shares by 2/3.. to approx $0.015 per share.· These non-brokered PP's were four month hold, and as such, will come free trading four months from closing. 20M coming out May 26, 2017 at 0.05 with 20M warrants at 0.07. And in August 2017, 25.5M shares at $0.055 come free and again 25.5M warrants at cost $0.07. The stock is at $1.50 today…Capital structure and raises.1. Dec 31,2016 Knightswood Financial (KWF) had 3,011,667 basis shares outstanding. (Turned to 9,035,001 in the 3 for 1split noted below)2. Jan 2017, approved by shareholders, the share capital of company could be increased from 100M shares to unlimited number shares. Also, approved to allow for issuance of stock options for up to 20% of number shares issued and outstanding.3. Jan 26, 2017 –Closed - $1.1 M Non-brokered PP 20,309,182 special warrants at C$0.055. 1 share and 1 warrant at 7 cents.4. March, 2017 company closed two Non-brokered PP's and distributed total 25,510,656 units priced C$0.055 for C$1.4M proceeds. One share + one warrant at C$0.07.5. March 15, 2017 company granted 4,238,695 stock options to consultants of company at price $0.075 per share. Total options now 12,716,085 with exercise price of $0.025 per share.6. April 7,2017 company completed a forward split of common shares 3 for 1. Following completion and approval by TSXV, number of outstanding shares will be 150,864,996 plus 133,089,033 warrants outstanding at avg. price $0.0233 per share.Total basic shares3,011,66720,309,18225,510,656Total 48,831,505 x 3 = 146,494,515 basic shares outstanding, plus 133,089,033 warrants at avg. price $0.0233!!!*These private placement shares will come free trading in four months from closing date. On May 26, 2017 (4 months from first PP) should see 20,309,182 shares come free trading at cost of $0.05. In August, we should see 25,510,656 shares free trade at cost to holder of $0.055. Plus, both parties have mirrored number of warrants to shares they received, both at a cost of $0.07. 20,309,182 at .07 May 26 and 25,510,656 in August 2017.Balance sheet.Knightswood Financial (The shell that vetted PanCan into their structure) had $300,000.00 on balance sheet as of Dec 31, 2016. With the three private placements mentioned above, the company has an additional $2.5M on the books. Less the $1M they paid for the 14 "streaming" agreements. So maybe left with $1.8M.Streaming deals. This is where the company is garnering all of their value. And the market seems to be paying a massive premium for deals that have not yet closed, companies without cultivation licenses in hand, and Cannabis Wheaton does not yet have the capital to fund any of these agreements or perceived deals.Conclusion:1) the company is ridiculously overvalued at current levels and will correct in the next couple weeks, or certainly once the initial wave of $0.05 (or 0.015 in real terms) 20M shares and 20M warrants come free trading on May 26.2) Someone is propping the company up so that they can get the financing they desperately need. After all, the company is predicated on obtaining financing so they can in turn finance the companies mentioned below (and they don't have any real money on the balance sheet currently). I did notice they filed an AIF on Sedar… which means they would be short form eligible.
Nevada Copper (NCU.to) reports its quarter (from IKN417)
A little snippet from yesterday's weekly.
Nevada Copper (NCU.to): And on the subject of pig-awful balance sheets, NCU filed its 1q17 financials after the bell on Friday evening. Here's the balance sheet, with scribbles:
You don't need very many this time either, just a circle around that long-term debt pile is enough. If it had a viable project it might be a different story, then again if it were viable it wouldn't be at project stage today. Instead, NCU is merely a vehicle used to drain cash slowly from Pala to Red Kite.As for that "Fantasy Island" comment, it's useful to remember that despite using a copper price of U$3.00/lb for U/G and U$3.15/lb for open pit in its feasibility study (and those only get you yo a mediocre 15.6% IRR) and despite copper not being at those price for many years, NCU hasn't bothered to write down or impair its fixed asset value by a single red cent. That U$235m asset price may as well be U$235 Billion as neither number bears any relation to reality. At least CMMC has some cash flow. "Optionality on copper" stops being "Optionality on copper" when the project never has a chance of being built.
Eldorado and Integra
And why the hell not?
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|We'll have a LOT of art at this yard sale!
|Original paintings
If you want to set up a table with us, let us know ASAP. Tables are $20 each, we provide an 8ft table and plenty of promotion! We have room for about 20 other vendors which is usually a mixed of dealers and first timers who sell items out of their attics, basements and garages! You never know what you'll find at these sale, but one thing is sure: Gloucester and the Cape Ann area is rich in history and there are always a lot of great treasures to be had!
For our part, we'll be featuring a LOT of art at this sale as we've landed a few big art buys recently! So expect to see some nice original oil paintings, prints, marine paintings, great frames and much more!


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Hello from GrouchMan
Hi Hellabore, I'm still kinda new to this wiki but as you can tell I've already cleaned a lot of redirects up. I need your opinion on whether it's helpful or not!! Thanks!! And if you can think of anything else I can help to improve please don't hesitate to leave a quick message on my talk page!! Thanks again! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!)
By the way...
=) -- Seth Cooper Owl Post 03:21, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Ooops. Sorry, I searched an article related to it before I created an article...maybe I missed that one. Again, sorry. --Artfrantic(The Tales of Beedle the Bard) 08:36, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Featured Article
I just voted the Deathly Hallows and Death as featured article.--Artfrantic(The Tales of Beedle the Bard) 07:43, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Hey, Thanks for the signature! It's really cool! Thanks again!--Artfrantic(The Tales of Beedle the Bard) 06:21, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Sure! Thanks by the way! --Artfrantic(Send me an Owl)
- Sure! I read The Tales of Beedle the Bard and I loved it. My favorite tale is The Fountain of Fair Fortune. --Artfrantic(Send me an Owl)
Healer: Project Wizard Tales
Can I be in this position? I can do a good job. I support your Project Wizard Tales. I love your ideas! Well, thanks. --Artfrantic(Send me an Owl) 23 May 2009
- Well, I would like to work on the articles of Ginny, Hermione, and Harry? Is that okay? --Artfrantic(Send me an Owl)
- Sure and Thanks. I like yours too!--Artfrantic(Send me an Owl)
- Okay. I'll go and edit then.--Artfrantic(Send me an Owl)
- How about this photo? And the colors are... maybe green and gray? And Thanks by the way.!--Artfrantic(Send me an Owl)
Caretaker: Project Wizard Tales
I can help you to take care on some articles under your Project Wizard Tales because i already having that rollback privilege. ----ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl) 03:29, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
- No, i don't want to become a Project Leader. Being a leader to this Project is a big responsibility and i can't make any promises. Just a caretaker is enough to me. Cheers! :) ----ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl) 03:46, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Jobs: Project Wizard Tales
I don't mind being a leader/badger on the project. I have been a farily good project member (I've got the Hardworking badge), I'm able of creating badges and I'm a Rollback. (I'm off to bed. If you want to talk to me I'll respond tomorrow. Bye!) -- Seth Cooper Owl Post 03:37, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Re:Featured articles?
There really isn't a rush to promote featured articles; we're all the way into 2010. As for the quotes, we are sort of behind on that. If you ever think of any quotes you think should be featured, please nominate them. It would be a big help.--Matoro183 (Talk) 20:28, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
I removed the protected templates from your user page...not quite sure why they were there, your user page isn't protected and never has been.--Matoro183 (Talk) 00:15, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
- Your user page is now semi-protected. New and unregistered users will be unable to edit it. I didn't want to full-protect it because then you would not be able to edit it either.--Matoro183 (Talk) 00:23, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Re: Director stubs
Well, if there are no more pages in the cat, my best bet would be to tag it for deletion. --Cubs Fan2007 (Message me) 03:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Just wondering...?
I noticed that you used "Gina" in a name of a pic you uploaded. Just wondering... Are you from Brazil? -- Seth Cooper (Owl Post) 02:54, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
- Ah. xD I'm from Portugal myself. I was curious because if you were from Brazil we would both speak portuguese. -- Seth Cooper (Owl Post) 03:29, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
- The end of the sentence is kind of weird but it's easy enough to undersatnd. =) -- Seth Cooper (Owl Post) 03:55, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Reference or Appearances info. on your articles
Please don't forget to reference or input appearances info. (like what you did in Daisy) if you will create another articles in the future. You just forget that on articles Lovage, Henbane, Ginger, Dandelion and Grugwyn Rufford... Just a friendly reminder. Have a great day! ----ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl) 04:16, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm just curious and want to ask you, why you always use the word "againist". For example in National Welsh Gobstones Team article. I first saw this word used in nominating articles to become Featured, but in my all knowledge based on the American English Literature, The word was never used, but i'm not sure about the English (U.K.) literature. Is the word use there in the U.K.? because if it's not. I would suggest that you may stop using that but instead use the appropriate word "against" because we are here in a Online (Wiki) English Encyclopedia. Just another friendly reminder. Have a nice day! ----ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl) 04:39, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Re: Half-blood prince date change
I, myself and a unregistered user with the i.p. address: 184.108.40.206 already updated the Release Date, from July 17 to July 15, 2009. The U.K. were still not concluded because there's no confirmation from Warner Bros., Only in the U.S. has been confirmed. ----ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl) 05:59, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Both Gryffindor spots are open, and you've shown yourself to be an excellent contributor, so it would be great to have you as our first Gryffindor Prefect! But, technically, I'm not the one who decides who gets to be a Prefect. Any active user who's received the Prefect award can become a Prefect if they're willing and there's a spot open. Just thought I'd clear that up. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 07:07, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
- I added you to the list. You can add this userbox to your userpage if you want: {{User Gryffindor Prefect}} . ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 07:16, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Project Wizard Tales: Healer
- Hey, if you still need someone to take up the "Healer" position in Project Wizard Tales, I would be more than happy to help out. Thanks. Margiechocoholic 02:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- The 3 articles I would like to work on for Healer are: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, The Deathly Hallows and The Fountain of Fair Fortune. Thanks. Margiechocoholic 11:50, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- Yo, I want to be a healer for the project, too. Yatanogarasu 3:00, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
- The Tale of the Three Brothers, Death (The Tale of the Three Brothers), The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real) Yatanogarasu 3:30, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Re:House points
I've sought input from the community regarding my house points draft here. Since no concerns have been brought forward in the past couple of days, I'll go live with the game once I've tied up a few more loose ends. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 06:11, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- The House Points Game is now up and running. You can find it at Harry Potter Wiki:House points. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 07:17, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
No. of HP Wiki Members
Hello Hellabore!, may i know where did you get the information of the Numbers of Harry Potter Wiki Members?, the info. that you typed in your front page. Thanks! --ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl!) 07:09, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot for your response. --ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl!) 07:38, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
House points II
I realize I've already informed you about the House Points Game being active, but this is just a template message I'm giving to all Prefects, excepting myself:
This is just a message to let you know that the House Points Game is now up and running at Harry Potter Wiki:House points. As a Prefect, you can begin giving points, as well as encouraging your House and helping to direct its collaborative work at Gryffindor Tower. If you see someone with a Gryffindor userbox on their userpage who hasn't joined the game yet, feel free to drop them a note. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 08:41, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
20 points
I've awarded 20 points to Gryffindor for all your hard work on Project Wizard Tales. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 09:38, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, unlike in the books, our Prefects can award points to other Prefects. There wouldn't be many people to give points to right now if this was not allowed. :) I'll mention this in the rules, so that it's clearer. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 10:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- Matoro183 is the one who made the hourglass. If you want to create a custom hourglass for Gryffindor, he may be more able to help out. For now, if you want to add the complete hourglass to your Common Room, you can use the code {{Harry Potter Wiki:House points/Hourglass}}. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 10:38, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- A Prefects' forum sounds like a good idea. We can use Harry Potter Wiki talk:House points for now. Also, since there's currently no Hufflepuffs besides Cubs Fan2007, I've suggested to Cubs Fan that he consider becoming the second Gryffindor Prefect if no other Hufflepuffs sign up soon (Cubs Fan expressed interest in representing Gryffindor when the idea for the House Points Game was first proposed). I'm telling you this to give you advance notice that you might be working with another Prefect, depending on what Cubs Fan decides. But, personally, I hope that more Hufflepuffs join, because the House Points Game won't seem complete without all four Houses represented. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 11:06, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
House Points
Hey, I would love to join the Gryffindor team for the House Points system. Do I just need to copy the coding for the Gryffindor badge onto my user page? Thanks, Margiechocoholic 11:53, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Wizard Tales
I just thought I would inform you that I plan to expand the article on the character Death from the Tale of the Three Brothers. I've been meaning to pull my weight as part of Project Wizard Tales, but I've been busy with setting up the House Points Game, as well as real-life stuff. Cheers. :) ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 08:02, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the points, but to set the record straight, I wasn't the one who created the article on Tobias Snape. I did clean up and expand the article some months ago. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 09:06, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
15 points
I've awarded 15 points to Gryffindor for your categorization of over 150 images in the past few days. :) ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 00:14, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- I've given you another 15 points for creating the article Manager of Flourish and Blotts. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 01:02, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey Hellabore, I was wondering if you could please help me with my signature. I've changed it using HTML etc. but it doesn't seem to fit in the box in "Preferences". I checked, and yours is actually longer than mine, so do you know if I can add it in there, or if there's some other way for me to be able to type it quickly using the 4 tildes? Thanks, and I'll copy my signature here: MARGIECHOCOHOLIC (Owl me!)
30 points
I've awarded you 30 points for creating the articles Erumpent tail and Frog brain. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 02:34, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Two proposals
I've started two discussions at Harry Potter Wiki talk:House points which may be of special interest to Prefects. If you have the time, I'd appreciate your comments. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 12:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Re: GIF
- Uploading GIF is not difficult. It is simple as uploading .JPG files or any other image's format. Unless you are asking on how i created those GIF? I made those images through the help of the software: Adobe Image Ready.
First step, i captured images from the HP movie disc using Cyberlink Power DVD (images one by one; by every movements like drawing a cartoon). Save them to a Folder in your PC, then Open the "Adobe Image Ready" software (you need to install Adobe Photoshop [any version\i preferred ver.5.5], and there's a feature on creating a GIF. --ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl!) 09:50, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Tom Riddle's main image
Hey Hellabore. Were currently holding a vote to decide Tom Riddle's main image. Please vote for your favourite, cheers. Jayce Carver Talk 10:29, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Sarah. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lupin&TonksForever (talk • contribs).
75 Points
I awarded you 75 points for creating several articles recently. Oread (talk) 16:39, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Fred Weasley Project
Hi Hellabore, it's Timbira. I was wondering if you would want to join the Fred Weasley Project. If you do, here is the link: Fred Weasley Project Keep me posted and best wishes,Timbira. --Timbira 04:11, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Order of Merlin 2nd class
|Order of Merlin (Second Class)
|The Order of Merlin is awarded to you by Seth Cooper for having over two-thousand edits on the Harry Potter Wiki.
Re:Madam Hooch
Sorry! I thought you were two different people! I need to read userpages more carefully from now. Maybe you should move the note on your Madam Hooch userpage to the very top, above the infoboxes, so that this mix-up doesn't occur again. From now on, if you want to add points, can you do it from your Hellabore account, as that one is the Prefect? ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 06:56, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
- I've also moved your Madam Hooch username on the Participants list and added a note. Technically, you can only play as one person, so all the points earned by Madam Hooch should be given to Hellabore, your main account. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 07:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
It is currently the policy of the game that you can only be a member of one House at a time. As all the accounts a user controls are treated as the same person, and your main account, Hellabore, is in Gryffindor, any alternate accounts you use will have to be in Gryffindor too. The only way your HelgaHufflepuff account could become a Hufflepuff Prefect would be if your Hellabore and Madam Hooch accounts both left Gryffindor and joined Hufflepuff instead.
I'll admit that I considered allowing people to join up to two Houses as a way to get Hufflepuff into the game. Points would be split evenly: if someone joined Hufflepuff and Slytherin, then earned 5 points, 2.5 points would be given to both of their Houses. But I figured that all the decimal points would make calculating points totals too difficult.
I've been thinking of allowing Hufflepuff to enter the game without a Prefect. Sure, it would be nice to have a Prefect to lead the Hufflepuff team, but playing without a captain would be better than sitting out this round of the game, I suppose.
Of course, while your HelgaHufflepuff account can't become a Hufflepuff Prefect (at least not while your Hellabore account is a Gryffindor Prefect), it could still act as a kind of a team leader. We could have "founders" or "House ghosts," who could offer advice and organize collaborative tasks on the common room pages, but not give/take points. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 08:11, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
- You can't be counted as an official member of Hufflepuff because you already belong to Gryffindor. However, I'm going to disregard the four-people requirement I set, and allow Hufflepuff to enter the game with three members (IluvSBGORWRG8056, U-No-Poo, and xBloodxLustx). ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 12:14, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
- I've added a new provision to the House Points Game policy, which states that, in the event a House has no active Prefect, a Prefect from another House may step in as an honorary team member known as a Mentor. Mentors act as the leader of their honorary House, but they cannot earn points for it, since a person can only be an official member of one House at a time. I've made your HelgaHufflepuff account a Mentor for Hufflepuff. If Hufflepuff gets its own Prefect, though, then you will no longer be the Mentor of that House. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 14:20, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Points for new articles
This is a message to let Prefects know that the House Points Game policy page has been updated to include guidelines for how many points to give for article creation. Please consult this when giving points in the future. Thanks! ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 11:26, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
45 Points
I've awarded you 45 points for your recent creation of several wand articles. :) Oread (talk) 19:16, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
- I've awarded you 60 points for creating various articles recently. :) ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 20:44, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
You don't have quite as much experience as the other three users. You haven't even been here two months yet, while they've been here nearly two years. --Matoro183 (Talk) 10:34, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
- My point is that there is alot you still need to learn. Do you know policy backwards and forwards? Can you properly implement it? I have noticed several times when you have gone against policy. Do you know how to warn users? These are things you need to know.--Matoro183 (Talk) 10:53, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
- I can't really stop from nominating yourself to be an admin--Matoro183 (Talk) 11:31, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
- You may be added to the list -- it is an open election. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 15:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
- I can't really stop from nominating yourself to be an admin--Matoro183 (Talk) 11:31, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi Hellabore how you doing? It says in the Gryffindor tower(house points game) that in order to take points we must do some things that are listed. One of these things is to create an article. Yesterday I created at least 3 articles if I remember well. So my question is what else have i got to do to earn points for Gryffndor?? 96ken(Talk) 06:25, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Sorry. The way you worded it made it sound like you wanted the other two to become admins too.--Matoro183 (Talk) 10:45, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Could you explain it a little more in-depth? Right now it sounds like you just want to duplicate the house competition.--Matoro183 (Talk) 10:59, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
- Sounds good, though I think that instead of just keeping the winning re-write, we keep them all. By the way, do you want me to make Project Fred Wesley an official wiki project?--Matoro183 (Talk) 11:08, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Re: Points
Thanks Hellabore for the points. Now that i haveakes tsese points do i have to write it in the log or will you do?96ken(Talk) 11:48, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
RE: Project Fred Weasley
Thanks for the offer, but I'd rather not be the project leader. ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 00:51, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Admin Election
Just to let you know, you're allowed to vote.--Matoro183 (Talk) 19:58, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
- Its fine to ask users to vote in stuff on HPW:RFP but do not campaign, i.e. do not ask them to vote for you in particular. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 14:16, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
User Talk
Please do not remove comments from other users' talk pages. -- Seth Cooper (Owl Post) 23:59, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
- Ok, no problem. Next time press Alt+V to check the changes you have made to the page. -- Seth Cooper (Owl Post) 00:08, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
It seems good to me. I would like the idea of having a board of referees instead of a single user, though. -- Seth Cooper (Owl Post) 00:17, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
- The new administrators will be picked long before the decision on which draft should win. I think it would be better if all the administrators decided, or all of the prefects, something like that. I'm not a particularly good reviewer :).--Matoro183 (Talk) 01:12, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Re:New idea
That's a fantastic idea. I'd be glad to help. Give me a shout when your ready to get started. Jayce Carver Talk 07:14, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Ah, I see. Are me and Starstuff just doing the pitch for Slytherin House? Jayce Carver Talk 07:46, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Thats cool. I'll wait until Starstuff is available so we can collaborate. Jayce Carver Talk 08:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Well, thanks for the help Hellabore !I have been trying to get into one of the houses for the house points game , but it seems that the internet explorer has a problem displaying the page . Can you find out why ? And I think I am giong to join in project Fred Weasley , it seems good . Thank you !
184.108.40.206 07:30, 19 May 2009 (UTC) Raamapriya
I got into both project Fred Weasley as well as into the Hufflepuff house for the House Points Game . I feel great. Thank You !
Raamapriya 14:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
You cannot just add policy to the wiki. It has to be approved by the members, in addition no one should EVER add a policy tag to a page unless it has been approved. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 13:54, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
105 points
I've awarded you 105 points for the articles you've created recently as both Hellabore and Madam Hooch. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 19:16, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
Yeah , maybe , okay ! I have one more question ! I got into a link which gave me a list of red highlighted topics. I created that kettleburn page . I want to create as many pages from the red listed topics , but I am unable to find the link . Please help !
Raamapriya 05:07, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
I have no idea about those links . Sorry !
Raamapriya 08:08, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Quidditch Cup
I'm still a bit confused about the Quidditch Cup. Will the points earned in the Quidditch competition count strictly toward winning the Quidditch Cup, or will they also be added toward the House Points total, and thus count toward winning the House Cup too? If you intend for the Quidditch Cup to be completely separate from the House Points Game, then perhaps we should use different terminology, like "goals" instead of "points," and a "scoreboard" instead of an "hourglass."
As for editor roles, I think we should follow the books, and have four team captains (one per House) and a single referee. The team captains would serve the same role as Prefects, organizing work and encouraging their teams, while the referee would oversee everything, assigning points/goals and determining which team wins. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 21:41, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
- From a strictly linguistic standpoint, having a panel of "referees" wouldn't make sense, as a game typically only has one referee. I think we should have a panel consisting of four House team captains and one referee who could cast the fifth, tie-breaking vote. The House team captains could be selected from people who are already serving as Prefects. As for Hufflepuff, you could be Hufflepuff Captain, under you HelgaHufflepuff acount, and Cubs Fan could be Gryffindor captain. Just a suggestion. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 22:07, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
We don't really need any more bureaucrats. Read this message on my talk page for why.--Matoro183 (Talk) 22:05, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Truth or Dare
Love the idea. Toon Ganondorf (t c)
Okay truth or dare, Toon. -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
I pick Truth. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 21:33, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
How many sickles are to a galleon? (Don't cheat!) -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Pretty sure its 17 or 19...I'll go with 17. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 12:39, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Correct. I pick Dare! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
I was hoping so....I dare you to make an edit to the Neville Longbottom's first wand article. Try to make it a significant one. Good luck! Toon Ganondorf (t c) 00:37, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
I have added a powers section taking it from being a stub! Truth or dare? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Hmm, I'll take a dare. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 07:47, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Improve the article Care of Magical Creatures. -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Done. Your turn. Truth or Dare? Toon Ganondorf (t c) 08:55, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Dare! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- They're the best...Astronomy Tower is your designated article. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 10:59, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Ill join in and say Truth! ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 11:06, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- What was the date of Hermione Granger's birth? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- September 1979. On the 19th? Or 20? um the nineteenth I think. ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 11:09, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Correct and I go truth. -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- I'm jumping in to take a Dare. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 11:14, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Okay Improve the article, Fred and George Weasley's wands. -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Done. Your question is to name three human speakers of Gobbledegook (and I know who can). Toon Ganondorf (t c) 11:26, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Let me think. I know definately Bartemius Crouch Sr. could speak it. It definately mentioned Albus Dumbledore speaking it. Er, oh, I guess that Dirk Cresswell could understand it too via him understanding Griphook in DH. Truth or Dare, Toon? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Well done (I'm going to assume good faith here). And I'll take a Truth. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 11:39, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Well I will give you are hard one. What is the name of the one-eyed witch whose statue hides a passageway to Hogsmeade? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- I have absolutely no idea. All I know is that the password is Dissendium. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 11:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Well it is Gunhilda of Gorsemoor. And I pick to do a dare! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- I rearranged your talk page so that this was at the bottom, and I Dare you to edit The Leaky Cauldron. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 12:12, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- You seem to be taking your time, so I'm going to give you one Dare before I go to sleep (Aus time is 10:45 pm). Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank. Good Luck! Toon Ganondorf (t c) 12:47, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I dare you to edit the article German woman. It may be tricky. ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 00:13, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Done! Truth or Dare? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Dare ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 00:30, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- I dare you to make an edit to the Germany article. Try to make it a significant one. Good luck! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Can I play? If I can, I choose TRUTH!--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 00:36, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Sure, how many knuts are in a sickle? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Twenty-nine. I was rereading, not cheating.--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 00:51, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Done that! Truth or dare! ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 00:45, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Dare! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Okay Timbira, give me a dare! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- i dare you to edit the article Eloise MidgenShirleyA(The Quibbler) 00:55, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Done! Truth or dare? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
I'll take a dare!--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 01:08, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
I dare you to edit the page Cho Chang's wand. -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Done! Truth or dare?--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 05:18, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Dare! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Okay I dare you to edit the article Punching telescope ShirleyA(The Quibbler)
- Done, truth or dare? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Alright, if you insist. Dare --ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 08:20, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Please I am in no mood to play this any longer. ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 08:36, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
I like the idea, & i chose Truth --ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl!) 09:46, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
How many muggle pounds are in a galleon? -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
- Sorry, i forgot but i think it is nearly $5 or more but not greater than $10 --ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl!) 10:04, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Correct it was 5 pounds! And I choose truth too! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Unfortunately making truth question violates the Talk page policy, so we will just stick with dares. -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
THen I dare you to edit Susan Bones Toon Ganondorf (t c) 23:37, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Unfortunately, this game will have to be finished. Thank you for playing! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)
Quidditch referees
Hey, Hellabore. Matoro brought up a concern with the referee system I proposed. I've tried to address this concern, and you can read my post on Matoro's talk page here. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 14:57, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
No thanks.--Matoro183 (Talk) 23:27, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Actually, this game violates the talk page policy, so you need to stop.--Matoro183 (Talk) 14:53, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- The reason it violates policy is because they are not "useful" messages, as the policy states. Thus, dares also violate policy. "Daring" someone to edit an article is pointless. If you think an article needs to be expanded, just expand it, or ask someone else to expand it. "Daring" them is unnecessary.--Matoro183 (Talk) 23:43, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
My House Points
May I ask who gave me the 20 points for editing stubs? It says Starstuff on the Log but you wrote it on my talk page. (Just Curious) ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 23:13, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- It was Hellabore who gave you the points. He probably cut-and-paste my log entry from directly above (5 points to Margiechocoholic) to use as a template but forgot to change the username. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 23:19, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Oh. Thanks for telling me though. ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 23:39, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Re: Badge
Hey thanks for the badge inn regards to the Beedle the Bard articles up for FA nomination. I have voted for both of them, but I think the DH article is especially deserving. Just a question though, do you think we should give the Death (The Tale of the Three Brothers) page a character infobox? It might make it more FA-worthy, the only problem is Death probably isn't literally meant to be a real character, if so, would it be a wizard? witch? muggle? Please let me know what you think. --Margiechocoholic Owl me! 02:32, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Re: Leader
Thanks for the badge and flattery :) Don't you want to be leader anymore? I'm happy to be a co-leader with you, but I'm not sure I'm good enough to be the sole leader, I don't know how to make badges or templates. --Margiechocoholic Owl me! 10:14, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
How ?
Hi Hellabore ! How do you create a new user box ? Please help !
thank you ,
Raamapriya 06:31, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the help Hellabore !Ihave created 3 more user boxes !
Raamapriya 12:38, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Yeah! Sure, that would be great. 2 questions though... how does hpwiki quidditch work?--Blakice1313 22:05, 25 May 2009 (UTC) and is a sub seeker a substitute seeker?
great... i was just about to fix a red link--Blakice1313 22:11, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
RE:Project Snakeface
That would be an imense help, if you don't mind of course? I'm currently finding it difficult to balance this site with other things in my life, mainly my exams. I'm also in the process of moving house, which is added anarchy. Any and all help would be greatly appeciated. Cheers. Jayce Carver Talk 08:51, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
File redirects
Hey, hellabore, is it possible to redirect files so that they have better names? (Such as Harry Potter instead of 989677401) ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 10:40, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Hellabore, Could you tell me how to get that userbox that shows the number of edits you have made? If you could help me that would be great
--Blakice1313 20:52, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you
Hey Hellabore, just wanted to say thanks for coming up with the draft for Project Snakeface, it looks great! One of the main things I'd like to adress with this project is the visual layout of the article. At present I think it's way too cramped with images, some of them are in innapropriate sections, such as the adult voldemort in the early life section and so on. Maybe you and I could work on this in a sandbox at somepoint? At any rate thanks for all your help. Jayce Carver Talk 09:45, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Here we go, I've fixed us a sandbox at User:Jayce Carver/Project Snakeface. Another idea I had for the improvement of the article was to add a "In popular culture" section like Wookieepedia's Darth Vader article has. Finally, I was wondering if you know how many sections a users talk-page has to have before it needs to be archived? Jayce Carver Talk 13:15, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm resigned to the inevitable. Certain users are trying to start another vote on Tom Riddle's talk-page so no doubt it will be changed again before to long. Jayce Carver Talk 07:28, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
I love my new sig ! thank you !
--Raamapriya(Owl me!) 13:46, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello there! Well, about the edit, I will do it. Thanks for the job..! --Artfrantic(Talk) 12:25, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
- Hi again! Can you check the Wizard's father (The Wizard and the Hopping Pot)? Thanks and God Bless! --Artfrantic(Talk) 13:07, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
I liked my previous sig , but i made a new one . thankyou for the old one !
--Raamapriya(Owl me!) 11:10, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Signing Edits
Please sign your edits with four tildes (~~~~), not three tildes, this adds the date as well as your signature. This information is imperative to have in any sort of "voting" situation. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 04:35, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
Project Fred Weasley:Possessions
Hi Hellabore, I've just started working on the Possession section on the Fred Weasley article. Would you like to work on it with me? Unless you know someone else that's working on it, or you're working on it yourself, in which case I'm willing to help that out. If you'd like to help, please leave a comment at User talk:Quidditch Lover/parchment Thanks! Quidditch Lover (My talk)(contribs) 02:48, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot. It looks great. I've done a few little edits on the Wand section, because it seemed to have been copied nearly straight from the Fred and George Weasley's wands page. I've also shrunk the images a little, so that the image is beside the corresponding article. I'll get a few more users to help, see if we can expand it at all, and then it will be good to go! Thanks! Quidditch Lover (My talk)(contribs) 04:26, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Re:Hopping Pot
Although The Hopping Pot does seem to have some of level of awareness, it is still an object, so I'm not sure it could be considered as having "relationships" in the strictest sense of the term. I think The Hopping Pot's interaction with the characters in the tale is already covered well by the "History" section. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 13:56, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
Hellabore, can you help we with something? My sig doesn't seem to work..just go to my talk page and go to the ending of the page. Please check it and if possible, Can you fix it? Thanks! Cheers! -User:Artfrantic
House Points
Hey, can you remove user Sharon Crush from the Gryffindor mentors list? (participants) I don't want to ruin the formatting as this is not my area of expertise. ShirleyA(The Quibbler) 11:26, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Could you please archive this page? It's getting a little long, and takes a while to scroll to the bottom.--Matoro183 (Talk) 15:09, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Just wanna say Hi!
Hey! How are you? I was wondering if you ever read the book, Bridge to Terabithia? --Artfrantic(Talk) 08:24, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey man! I saw you made a sig for some different people I don't know if you do it for everyone but I was interested. Reply back if you can thanks. --User:Profiteor 15:01, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Gryffindor has won the House Cup this term with 900 points! You may display the House Cup in your common room using the code {{Harry Potter Wiki:House points/House Cup}}, and individual members may place the special badge {{User House Cup Winner 1}} on their userpages, if they wish. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 03:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
I was just wondering how to create a userbox hellabore and i thought u could tell me? It would be great if you could!
Can i be a leader in project wizard tales
can people who are not prefects can become Quidditch Captain
--cat 20:45, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey Hellabore, I realise I haven't been around for a while, but now I'm back! I've already started some work on Project Wizard Tales, and I was thinking that we could already start some voting for articles the Gryffindor Quidditch team could work on. Ta, Margiechocoholic Owl me! 07:09, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
Can you make me a dark blue signature with a photo of the ravenclaw movie crest
Hi im new and i really want to be a Substitute chaser on the Gryffindor Qudditch team Please think about and if i make can madam hooch tell me --Gryffindor'sgiant 10:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
House Points Game, new term
As you may know, the next round of the House Points Game starts on September 15th, and we'd like to know if you are interested in continuing in your role as Gryffindor Prefect. Please contact either me or Starstuff with your decision. Thank you. - Nick O'Demus 09:28, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Editing your page
Hey Hellabore. Just thought I'd let you know I edited your Parchment page to replace an image that was about to be deleted. Hope you don't mind :). Cheers, Grunny (Talk) 14:00, October 19, 2009 (UTC)
Where are you?
Hellabore, I haven't seen you around for a long time. WHERE ARE YOU? QuidditchLover(My talk)(contribs) 23:49, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
Harry Potter Wiki Twitter account
Hello Hellabore!, I just want to inform you that recently i created a Twitter account dedicated to Harry Potter Wiki; The username is @HPWiki. What do you think about it? And also, please let me know if you also have a twitter account. --ÈnŔîčö DC(Send me an Owl!) 07:13, January 18, 2010 (UTC)


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Carson CityHome Menu
After the Trial
Your Right to Be Heard at Sentencing
Other Compensation
Other Rights
Who to Contact After Sentencing
Whether the defendant has plead guilty, or was found guilty by either a judge (misdemeanor) or jury (felony and gross misdemeanor), the presiding judge is responsible for handing down a sentence. For the various available penalties, see the classification of crimes section. Do not try and contact the judge directly regarding sentencing of the defendant. Express your concerns to your prosecutor, and, if a felony case, to the parole and probation officer.
A pre-sentence investigation is required for anyone who pleads or is found guilty of a felony, and is optional for those convicted of a gross misdemeanor. The pre-sentence report reviews the sentencing offense, the defendant's prior criminal history, employment, education, alcohol/drug abuse, and other factors in determining an appropriate range of punishment for the defendant. The judge is not bound to follow the recommendations contained in the pre-sentence report - rather, the judge uses the report as a basis for determining the appropriate punishment.
If you are a victim in a felony (and usually in a gross misdemeanor) case, you will be contacted by the Department of Parole and Probation for a sentencing statement and to determine any restitution to which you may be entitled. It is very important that you fill out the statement and return it to the parole and probation officer. Keep in mind that your statement will become part of the pre-sentence investigation that the judge will read.
Your Right to Be Heard at Sentencing
In Article 1, Section 8 of the Nevada Constitution, the Legislature is charged with making laws providing that the victim of a crime, personally or through a representative, shall be:
Informed, upon written request, of the status or disposition of a criminal proceeding at any stage of the proceeding;
Allowed to be present at all public hearings involving the critical stages of a criminal proceeding; and
Allowed to be heard at all proceedings for the sentencing or release of a convicted person after trial.
A victim's right to be heard at the time of sentencing (any type of crime) is found in the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS). NRS Section 176.015 provides:
Before imposing sentence, the court shall afford the victim an opportunity to appear personally, by counsel or by a personal representative and reasonably express any views concerning the crime, the person responsible, and the impact of the crime on the victim and the need for restitution.
Additionally, the prosecutor must give reasonable notice of the sentencing hearing to the person against whom the crime was committed; a person who was injured as a direct result of the crime; the surviving spouse, parents or children of a person who was killed as a direct result of the crime; and any other relative or victim who requests in writing to be notified of the hearing.
The court can order restitution against a defendant who is found guilty. Acceptable restitution includes direct costs to pay for medical bills, property damage and unrecovered stolen property. In order for the court to order the defendant to make restitution, you must provide your prosecutor with copies of your bills and/or estimates for replacement or repair. If the crime is a gross misdemeanor or felony, you should also provide those documents to the parole and probation officer who is doing the pre-sentence report.
The court cannot order restitution for such things as pain and suffering or future loss of earnings. If you have insurance that has paid your bills or damages, usually the only costs you can recover are your deductibles. If your case involves a large amount of damages, you may want to consider contacting a private attorney and filing a lawsuit against the defendant in civil court.
Unfortunately, many times criminal defendants do not have the financial means to make restitution, especially if incarcerated at sentencing. Do not be surprised if the defendant fails to comply with a court order to make restitution. If a defendant fails to make restitution that was a condition of his/her probation, that failure can be considered grounds for revocation of the probation.
Other Compensation
The State of Nevada has a program to compensate victims of violent crime. The compensation may be awarded for medical bills, psychological counseling, lost wages, funeral and burial expenses. You cannot be compensated for property loss, legal fees, phone bills, living expenses or pain and suffering. For an application form, contact the Victim of Crimes Program; 4600 Kietzke Lane 1-205; Reno, NV 89502-5000; telephone (775) 688-2900; or 555 East Washington Ave. Suite 3200; Las Vegas, NV 89101; telephone (702) 4862740.
For a victim of a sexual offense, there are other assistance programs. Counties are responsible for payment of sexual offense examinations and medical care for any physical injuries resulting from the offense within 72 hours after the victim arrives for treatment. Additionally, the county can pay up to $1000 for counseling costs. Contact your prosecutor if you have any questions regarding this provision. (NRS 449.244; 217.290; 217.480)
A defendant who is convicted of a crime has the absolute right to appeal that finding of guilt. If the defendant has been convicted of a misdemeanor, the initial appeal is to a district court judge. If the defendant has been convicted of a gross misdemeanor or felony, the initial appeal is to the Nevada Supreme Court. Keep in mind that there are several levels of appeals, and thus your case may not have final resolution for some time. Ask your prosecutor about any appeals in your case.
Other Rights
There are other sections in the Nevada Revised Statutes that provide for victim's rights. Below is a compilation of various chapters in the NRS that provide for some of those rights. This is not a comprehensive list of those rights. Please contact your prosecutor if you have any questions regarding your specific rights.
Provides in a case where the defendant is a juvenile that the prosecutor, if so requested, must disclose to the victim or a parent or guardian of a victim, the disposition (sentence of the case).
Provides a hearing to revoke probation and modify a defendant's sentence, and that the Division of Parole and Probation must notify the victim of the proposed changes and the victim has the right to be heard at the hearing. The victim must request such notification, in writing to the Department of Parole and Probation.
Provides that during a criminal case, the court must provide a secure waiting area for victims and witnesses. This statute also provides that a court or law enforcement agency which has custody of stolen or other personal property belonging to a victim or witness shall, upon written request, make available a list of the property being held in custody unless disclosure or identity of the evidence would seriously hamper the investigation. Additionally, the property must be returned when it is no longer needed for evidence.
Provides that, upon written request of the victim, the prosecutor, sheriff or chief of police shall inform the victim of:
- When the defendant is released from custody at any time before or during trial
- The amount of bail for release of the defendant
- Of the final disposition of the case in which he was directly involved
- If the defendant has been convicted of a sexual offense or a crime of threatened or actual use of violence against the victim, the court shall provide to each victim or witness certain forms and documentation outlining rights (contact your prosecutor for specifics regarding this section).
Provides that a court may issue a temporary or extended order for protection to a person who reasonably believes that the crime of stalking, aggravated stalking or harassment is being committed.
Provides that, upon written request of the victim, the Nevada Department of Prisons shall notify the victim if the defendant becomes eligible for residential confinement, or is the defendant is released from custody or escapes.
Provides that, upon written request of a victim, the Board of Parole Commissioners, must notify a victim that a prisoner is being considered for parole, and the victim must be notified of the date of the hearing and given the opportunity to testify and submit documents. Additionally, the Board of Parole Commissioners must notify the victim of their decision on whether to grant parole.
Provides that upon written request of the victim, the Board of Pardon Commissioners must notify a victim when a prisoner has applied for clemency, allow the victim to submit written statements or to be heard, and the disposition of the hearing.
Note: As a victim, you are entitled to certain notifications if you have requested, in writing, to be notified. As part of that written request, you must provide an address where you can be contacted. If you move, you must notify the the notifying agency of the new address. Your address must be kept confidential by the agency that receives your written request. Addresses for the state agencies you should notify (upon the defendant's conviction of a gross misdemeanor or felony) are provided below:
Who to Contact After Sentencing
Nevada Department of Prisons
Central Administrative Office
Attn: Warrants Coordinator/Victim Notification
P.0. Box 7011
Carson City, NV 89702
Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Central Administrative Office
1445 Hot Springs Road, 104 West
Carson City, NV 89706
Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners
1445 Hot Springs Road 108-B
Carson City, NV 89711
Nevada Board of Pardons Commissioners
1445 Hot Springs Road, 108-B
Carson City, NV 89711


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Houston Dynamo at New York Red Bulls
Wednesday, May 9, 6 p.m. CT
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ
All-time series: Red Bulls lead 3-2-7 (Red Bulls lead 3-0-3 at New York)
KBME 790 - 5:30 p.m.
La Ranchera 850 - 5:30 p.m.
MultiMedios Houston - 5:30 p.m.
FOX Sports Houston Plus - 6 p.m. (Comcast: 110; AT&T U-Verse: SD= 692 HD=1692; DirecTV: SD=680 / HD=680-1; Dish Network: SD=440 / HD=9575)
The New York Red Bulls put their two-game winning streak on the line when they return home to entertain the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday evening at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls are coming off back-to-back 1-0 victories, last weekend winning at the LA Galaxy. The Dynamo are concluding their season-opening seven-game road swing, their last match a 3-2 loss at D.C. United two weekends ago.
Sorin Stoica. SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Paul Scott; 4th: Hilario Grajeda
INJURY REPORT PRESENTED BY THE METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM (As of Monday, May 7)
NEW YORK RED BULLS -- OUT: MF Teemu Tainio (R knee sprain); FW Thierry Henry (R hamstring strain); FW Jose Angulo (R knee sprain); DF Stephen Keel (back strain); DF Roy Miller (L knee effusion); DF Wilman Conde (L groin strain); PROBABLE: FW Juan Agudelo (L knee surgery recovery); DF Jan Gunnar Solli (L calf strain) … HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: FW Brian Ownby (L elbow dislocation); FW Colin Rolfe (R hamstring strain)
ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Red Bulls 3 wins, 14 goals ... Dynamo 2 wins, 14 goals ... Ties 7
AT NEW YORK (6 meetings): Red Bulls 3 wins, 9 goals ... Dynamo 0 wins, 4 goals ... Ties 3
- 4/2: NY 1, HOU 1 (Richards 47 – Weaver 50)
- 5/21: HOU 2, NY 2 (Davis 12; Koke 82 – Richards 1; Ballouchy 90)
- The Dynamo haven't defeated New York since a 1-0 win May 31, 2008. The Red Bulls have won three of the nine league and MLS Cup meetings since, with six draws (including the last three meetings).
- The teams have played to draws in their last three league meetings in Houston. But the Red Bulls will close out their Robertson Stadium history having never a regular-season game there (0-2-4) – though they did win the second leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series in 2008.
- The Dynamo have never won at New York, with three wins and four draws in seven league and MLS Cup meetings all-time.
- Coaches record: Hans Backe v HOU: P4 W1 L0 D3 … Dominic Kinnear vs. NY: P17 W5 L4 D8