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Discussion in 'Bacons SB Server Info & News' started by Max Bacon, Aug 6, 2016.
The Platypus
Your claim have been approved, have fun!
Your claim has been approved, have fun!
Your claim has been approved, have fun!
Your claim has been approved, have fun!
Your claim has been approved, have fun!
if my claim is approved, nobody will be able to grief ?
(i did a mistake on my claim ,it's not the 1st planet, it is the 5th)
really sorry
I approved and fixed the planet number.
You should build, do a backup of your claimed world, and if people grief it, you can restore that very same backup. That's how it works ;)
okay, thank you very much
Hi i just joined the server how to claim? I mean what are the rules for possible planets?
You just have to follow instructions on the claim page on the worldbound website, the celestial coordinate, after that is approved you can ask for backups of the claimed world.
So like.. with this backup of the online planet, am I able to work on it offline, and restore that?
You work with it online, if you build stuff, do a new backup. If something happens and you need to restore you restore that backup.
We currently only let Staff & Community Donators download their worlds from our server to place them on their SP game.
Would you PM me, please
My claim is not working: i did a backup and i build something after.. The restoration did not delete the building ...
Did i make something wrong ?
You can attempt now, probably some permission error.


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Friday, November 30, 2007
inspiration today {.Rasha M alHakim.}
These images copyrights of Rasha M alHakim.
1. Not available, 2. silver, 3. hana0, 4. spring
Sunday, November 25, 2007
collecting {.watercolour paintings.}
I got them for less than $5 both. Then my computer suddenly played up and I missed out on the one I coveted the most. Sigh. But aren't they so cute?!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Pen and ink with watercolour illustration. Would be really, really, good on my studio wall.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
artist {.Claire Keay.}
Friday, November 16, 2007
house visit {.jasna.janekovic.}
What is not to love about Jasna Janekovic's apartment? Nothing. Everything is delightfully arranged in shabby chic colors and style. She painted her apartment and the furniture in whites, with various accent of reds and blues. Most of her collection come from flea markets and thrift stores. My kind of girl! Thanks for sharing your sweet home with us, Jasna!
Monday, November 12, 2007
house visit {.New York Social Diary.}
Sunday, November 11, 2007
collecting {.vinyl toys.}
1. Untitled, 2. Wannabe chefs, 3. Urban Problem - Overcrowding, 4. The Band
Saturday, November 10, 2007
inspiration today {.Lori Marie.}
Friday, November 9, 2007
inspiration today {.s.brit.}
Vision Handbags
Joanne makes wonderful and irresistible handbags. You can purchase or view her collection at her Etsy shop. Don't you just adore her Fishbowl Bag below.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
inspiration today {.business cards.}
Need inspirations for your business cards? dailypoetics has a great collection of business cards on flickr. Below are some of my favorites.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
house visit {.MissKittyKat.}
Let me take you to MissKittyKat's home sweet home. I love her collections from Matryoshka dolls to robots, her color palette, the clever way she arranges her decor. Quoting her, "the key word is Kitsch". Thanks for sharing with us, MissKittyKat!
house visit {.Mattie & Den.}
Sunday, November 4, 2007
mosaic of life {.crochet afghans.}
I love crochet afghans/rugs/bedspread. They're usually very colorful and come in a variety of patterns. Most of them would be made from wool, making them the cosiest and warmest rugs for the winter. I'm lucky enough to own some, all thrifted from the local op-shops.
1. My favorite crochet rug, 2. Waves, 3. babette-without borders, 4. WIP, 5. Finished Babette Closeup, 6. Afghan, 7. Untitled, 8. 93, 9. Joey
Friday, November 2, 2007
Flea Market Style by Emily Chalmers. I've seen her living space featured in some English home magazine. Love her style.
zakka {.jamberry.}
What is it about Japanese stuff that makes me want to collect them all. You can find these zakka things from Jamberry. They specialise in stamps, but you can also find other handmade, unique items there. They also do custom order for the stamps.
If you have no idea what all those Japanese writings say and you are using Firefox, just right click your mouse, go to 'page info' and ask Google to translate them for you. ;-)
zakka {.fillette.}
photography {.sonia prabowo.}
inspiration today {.bedroom.}
Love the floor, the dresser, the curtain(!). I dream of owning a vintage dresser like that. Teak, preferably.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
inspiration today {.bookcase.}
I love books. I always enjoy browsing other people's bookcases and how they are arranged. This is what I found on flickr today.


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$281M Downtown Cultural Center And Now $160 M For The FairgroundsWednesday, November 8th, 2017
$281M Downtown Cultural Center And Now $160 M For The Fairgrounds
I have to give the administration credit for thinking big. And it all will be paid, we hope, with money generated by tax incremental financing due to increased tourism sales taxes and state economic development funds.
The presentation on the downtown cultural center by the administration was well done and presented. I looked at the plan and wondered what had been spent so far for the well done concept work. So I asked the City to tell me what has been spent so far for this work. Here is their answer.
Original amounts for the Bicentennial Gateway development project.
# Vendor Original Amount
33400 RKG Associates $40,000 and another $40,000 for Amendment #1
33401 SR Consulting $250,000 and another $150,000 for Amendment #1
33413 Bass, Berry and Sims $250,000
33885 CH Johnson Consulting $20,000 and another $18,000 for Amendment #1
34548 Glankler Brown $25,000
34607 Archimania $128,325
34619 Stephen Schreiner & Renee Barrett $518,270.97
That is a total so far that they have admitted to of $1.439 million.
I will pursue this further as we need to know what has been spent in addition to the above plus what has been spent on the fairgrounds planning so far. If you have additional questions and want further information let me know.
$281 Million For A Freshwater Aquarium And Downtown Cultural Center!!Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
$281 Million For A Freshwater Aquarium And Downtown Cultural Center!!
Talk about an ambitious plan, this one takes the cake. Here are the details in a well presented and concise exhibit. The major elements of the proposed plan are as shown below.
- Close Monroe between Front Street and Riverside Drive.
- Create a new cultural center bounded by Union Avenue on the south, Front Street on the east, Riverside drive on west and the Cossitt Library on the north. This cultural center may become the relocation building for the Brooks Museum.
- Build a pedestrian bridge going across Wolf River to Mud Island.
- On Mud Island build a new 250 foot tall fresh water aquarium.
- Upgrade the mosquito infested Mud Island Amphitheatre to something better suited to the outdoor concert business.
I must say I am impressed with the whole concept and plan. The Mud Island investment has been a failure as it never developed continuing attractions to draw people to come. It should have had bars and restaurants along the west side overlooking the river. I believe this was never done because it was opposed by the Beale Street interests. Also access to the island was limited to the north entrance.
Now as to the Brooks Museum. This is not mentioned in the plan but the CA article of October 18th said that this was a possibility. The Brooks Museum has a fine collection of art and much of it cannot be displayed as they do not have the space. Also there is a possibility this cultural center being the site for the William Eggleston collection, a world famous collection of photographs.
Now as to paying for this plan! The exhibit shows the cost and how it would be financed. Excluding the Pinch District Development and the Convention Center Renovation, the document projects a cost of $282 million.
- Aquarium Museum $121 Million
- River Park & Pedestrian Bridge $35 million
- Cultural Center and Monroe Terrace $84 million
- Fourth Bluff and Civic Commons $21 million
- Riverfront Improvement $20 Million
For a total of about $282 million.
Basically they claim that it would be financed with the following items.
- $100 million paid for by increases every year in incremental sales tax revenues in the expanded TDZ zone.
- $74 million in net new sales taxes from sales of consumer goods.
- $30 million in new aquarium sales taxes.
- $7.3 million in sales taxes from the cultural center attendance and purchases.
- $2.3 million from hospitality contribution (convention center hotels)
- $3.7 million from land leases
The questionable items appear to be the projected growth of TDZ sales tax revenue and the amount of private equity and philanthropy that will be pledged to the project. The other item that occurs to me is the question of philanthropy. What will Bass Pro contribute to this project as Bass Pro seems to have a great upside when we are talking about a fresh water aquarium. After all they are in the business of fishing and hunting and if you look at what they spent on their Big Cedar Lodge near Branson Missouri, they certainly have a great upside in seeing this downtown Memphis project succeed.
The real big question is what has plagued past public projects. PROJECT PRICE CREEP!! As with other public projects (think Beale Street Landing) and with the difficulty of construction on the unstable riverfront and the necessity of building in an earthquake zone) can it be done at the projected cost?
What do you think about this big idea for downtown and Mud Island?
Non Profits In MemphisWednesday, July 26th, 2017
Non Profits In Memphis
July 25, 2017
Not many people know the extent of nonprofit organizations in Memphis and the surrounding area. A recent count put the number of local non profits at over 3000 with an annual expenditure of over $6 billion and total assets of over $12 billion.
A nonprofit organization is an organization that has been formed by a group of people in order "to pursue a common not-for-profit goal", that is, to pursue a stated goal without the intention of distributing excess revenue to members or leaders. A nonprofit organization is often dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a particular point of view. In economic terms, a nonprofit organization uses its surplus revenues to further achieve its purpose or mission, rather than distributing its surplus income to the organization's shareholders (or equivalents) as profit or dividends. Nonprofit legal structure is one that will often have taxation implications, particularly where the nonprofit seeks income tax exemption or charitable status.
Donations for non profits comes from either public tax money, from private donations or from their nonprofits' investment income. How can donors evaluate whether or not a charity will ultimately deliver on their promise or mission? In the nonprofit world, however, there is no common, easily understood measure of success. There are three types of data that might be used to measure a nonprofit's success, input, output and results. Input can be measured by reading the 990 (Return of Organizations Exempt From Income Tax) form available through Guidestar or others. Output and results are more difficult to evaluate.
What I am looking for when looking at a local non profit is the mission statement, revenue and sources of revenue, expenses, net assets and fund balances and compensation of officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees and independent contractors. Also I want to know about family relationships amongst these people if any.
I have attached a partial list of non profits in the Memphis area. I have listed them from the highest in gross receipts to the lowest. (St. Jude would be second in gross receipts at $1.029 billion). Look over the list and let me know of others not listed about which you would like further information such as their 990 form. I can provide this to you or you can go to guidestar to get it yourself. Many of these organizations do a great job and provide needed services. There are no doubt some that are questionable. We need to expose the bad ones and support the good ones.
Workforce Development And TrainingWednesday, May 31st, 2017
Workforce Development And Training
I am an advocate of open records access and workforce development and training. For many years I have been asking taxpayer funded public bodies for information on finances and evaluation of the effectiveness of the public money that they spend. Some of these bodies are very forthcoming and I would rate the local Shelby County government at the top of the accessibility scale and the old Memphis school board and the successor, Shelby County School Board, at the bottom.
Mainly my focus is local and generally I have not tried to get detailed information on any agency at the Federal Government level. In 2015 there was an article in the CA which caught my eye. This was an article about a $42 million dollar federal grant to provide no-cost career technical and academic training to nearly 300 people over five years. The facility designated was the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks job Corps center at 1555 McAlister Drive here in Memphis.
As a taxpayer I felt I was entitled to enter and see the facility and learn how my tax money was being spent and how effective was the program. I drove out to the facility one day and was stopped at a guard gate. I told them that I wanted a tour and was told that I would have to make an appointment. I said fine, I would call and make an appointment.
I tried several times and never was able to get to anyone but an answering machine. I left word and a return call number and message but never got a return call. I was frustrated but I did not give up.
This year I tried again and after several calls I got the names of some of the staff. I was able to make a 10 AM appointment with Mr. Smith and I showed up for the appointment at 9:45 at the guard gate. I told the guard about the appointment and was told Mr. Smith was not in. I had the names of several other people and finally the guard tracked down Mr. Harris and I was allowed for the first time to enter the facility.
The facility is interesting. The facility history is that it started out as Memphis Preparatory School which was setup in the face of school integration in the 1970s. It eventually had to close due to finances and the property and the buildings eventually sold to the US Department of Labor for $1.975 million dollars. According to the 2015 CA news story the facility had 232 students aged 16-24 living at the center and 55 non-residential students. According to Mr. Harris this is still the approximate numbers.
I toured the facility with Mr. Harris and saw two dormitories which separately house women and men students. Also there is a child care building for children of the students and outside families able to get into the facility. I viewed classes which included carpentry, industrial electronics and medical and nursing assistant programs and forklift training.
I asked if they published a financial statement and he said he was not aware of one. Concerning performance reports of results I was able to pull up one on the internet as shown from 2012/2013. It showed a graduate average wage of $8.73/hour and a 44.5% full time graduate placement.
Upon further research the facility is run by Minact Inc. under a subcontract with the labor department.
A very interesting thing happened. Due to my telephone requests to the center I got an email from Mr. Wayne Gillard asking me for the best number to reach me. On his email he is listed as "Outreach and Admissions, Job Corps, Alutiiq Commercial Enterprises, LLC, 22 N. Front St, Suite 680, Memphis, Tn 38103.
I looked up Alutiiq and it is listed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Afognak Native Corporation. Here is a statement from their website.
Afognak Native Corporation (Afognak) is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) formed under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and through the 1977 merger of two Alaska Native village corporations: Natives of Afognak, Inc. and Port Lions Native Corporation. Native corporation shareholders are those Alaska Natives who were alive on December 18, 1971, and have proven their lineage to the respective region and village. Congress termed ANC enrollees "shareholders," although being an ANC shareholder is truly more comparable to a tribal membership – it is a lifetime enrollment that cannot be bought or sold.
This all seems very strange to me. Is there anyone out there who can provide more information how native Alaskan tribes are involved so deeply in workforce development all over the country?
The Hooks center seems well run to me. My question is "What is the cost per student and what are we spending per student nationally on workforce development? Is our tax money being spent wisely? How can we find out? Open the Hooks center to the public and let the public see this facility as we are able to see Southwest Tennessee Community College and Tennessee Tech. Also provide detailed cost and result information to the taxpaying public. What do you think?
The Highland Street TIF DistrictTuesday, May 16th, 2017
The Highland Street TIF District
TIF stands for tax incremental financing. The theory is that a certain part of a city is in decline and that by creating a TIF district and investing in certain projects in the district, the future for that district will improve economically and that the tax revenue increases from that district year over year will finance the investment required to pay for the new projects in that district.
There is a TIF district on Highland Avenue south of central and the genesis of this TIF district comes from the University of Memphis and their desire to change the area to benefit the university and its growth. The city public library on Highland was closed as a result. The area of the TIF district is as shown on this map.
The finances of this district are as shown on this Highland Row Bond Amortization schedule. I hope that it works financially which depends on the incremental increase of tax revenue in the district sufficient to cover the bond payments with interest to the tune of almost $26 million.
As I drive around this area along Highland and Ellsworth I wonder about the design and appearance. Frankly in my opinion the apartments along Highland are ugly, boxlike and unattractive. I wonder about the neighbors along the west side of Ellsworth and the future of this residential area. Maybe over time and with sufficient plantings the appearance will improve. What is your opinion? I would love to know.
The picture below in the center is a view of the west side of Ellsworth. The picture on the west below is a view of the west side of Highland of some of the apartments. The picture on the right side below is a view of the parking garage for the apartments.
E Mails From Public OfficialsMonday, October 24th, 2016
October 23, 2016
I recently sent out an email concerning how I was going to vote in the upcoming November 8th election (www.memphisshelbyinform.com). I then got a few emails from government officials explaining why I was wrong on my recommendation to vote against these two items.
Shall the Shelby County Charter be amended to require both the County Mayor and County Commission's approval to dismiss the County Attorney from office?
Shall Sections 691 (4) and 693 (4) of the Charter of the City of Memphis, Tennessee be restored and amended to require distribution only to the general fund of the City, before any distributions of tax equivalents to the County under state law, of that portion of any Electric or Gas Tax Equivalent Payments calculated and determined by the Council under state law or agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority, equal in amount to the City taxes assessed and levied on the fair market value of properties of MLGW electric or gas divisions situated within the corporate limits of the City of Memphis in the same manner and as if said properties were privately owned?
I got an email from County Commissioner Heidi Shafer as shown below.
"I got your email, and wanted you to see why the county would benefit from merely having the approval process for dismissal as we have for hiring. The County Attorney is to serve both branches, but that has been far from the case for over two years…BTW, the mayor has authority to veto our appointments…
I believe in checks and balances." I greatly respect Heidi and her good work in keeping the county fiscally responsible. However I believe this good Mayor and his record has been better than the County Commission and the rancor we see in their various squabbles. I believe the Mayor should retain his authority to dismiss the County Attorney without cause as is currently in the County Ordinance.
Section 2.12. Approval of nominations.
All nominations by the mayor for any board, commission, agency, authority, chief administrative officer, county attorney, public defender, or divorce referee shall be subject to the approval and consent by resolution of the board of county commissioners.
The county mayor, subject to approval by resolution of the board of county
commissioners, may create or abolish major divisions of county government with each division having a division director. The chief administrative officer, the division directors of the county, the county attorney, the public defender, and the divorce referee shall be appointed by the county mayor, subject to approval by resolution of the board of county commissioners, and shall be subject to dismissal by the mayor without cause, and shall be residents of Shelby County at the time they assume the duties of their office and at all other times while serving the county in such capacity.
Now as to Section 691 and 693 of the City Charter I got the following emails.
"Dear Mr. Saino:
Thank you for your inquiry about the City referendum. I'm sorry for the delay in responding to your inquiry.
The purpose of the referendum is to restore provisions in the City's charter that were originally added in 1939. The provisions required that the City's general fund receive MLGW PILOTs based on City taxes on MLGW properties within the City of Memphis as if those properties were privately owned.
In 2015 the Tennessee Courts held these charter provisions were repealed because they interpreted the language of the City's charter to be in conflict with a 1987 State law. This amendment corrects the language of the charter provisions consistent with what the Courts required, which explains its complexity. As amended, the prior charter provisions will be given the effect as intended and applied from 1939 to 2015.
"To address your specific concerns, this amendment benefits Memphians. It does not effect the surburban municipalities. It does not change the total PILOTs paid by MLGW for the benefit of all eight taxing jurisdictions in the County and therefore will not cause any MLGW rate increase.
What it does is restore the status quo allocation between the City and County that existed before the 2015 Court decision. While this status quo allocation will eliminate the arguable increase due the the County as a result of the 2015 Court decision, it restores a fair allocation for the City.
You indicate that the PILOT should be allocated based on the revenue received in the City vs the County. I am advised that the state law, the TVA agreement and the City's charter do not allocate PILOTs using situs based revenue; the PILOT is not an income tax equivalent, but an ad valorem tax equivalent. However, if it is based on income, we have been provided information from MLGW that the revenue earned from City MLGW customers is more than 72% for electric and 81 % for Gas. By any other measurement,there is no justification for a 22.5% allocation to Shelby County; for example, 69.73% of the County's population is in the City and 11.77% is in unincorporated Shelby County. 74% of all electric assets are in the City as compared to 14% in unincorporated Shelby County; the percentage of gas assets in the City is even greater 82% vs. 8.23%.
As you know MLGW's major distribution assets are located in the City's streets and rights of way, which bear an undue burden from MLGW utility cuts. Despite paying an overlapping tax the County of $7.78 per $100 of value, none of the $4.38 paid by City taxpayers is use to reimburse the City for Shelby County's use of and MLGW's damage the City's roadways.
So if your premise is that you oppose the Charter Amendment because you think it will hurt Shelby County, I respectfully disagree. The Amendment benefits Memphians and I for one cannot imagine why any MEMPHIAN would vote against the amendment because of some perceived effect on unincorporated Shelby County.
In any event I trust I have explained why I voted for the referendum, why I am voting FOR it and why I am enthusiastically urging my constituents to vote FOR it. If you would like more information a detailed explanation is on the Council's website.
Patrice Robinson Memphis City Council
Now I am under no illusions that this will not pass as Brian Collins is promising $5 million dollars more from somewhere. However I am always suspicious of money that comes from somewhere other than the other party (the county) or the taxpayer. My objection was based on a lack of pre vote public discussion. No doubt it will pass as free stuff always wins as our national elections prove. Also the City Council weighed in on this issue with the following email to yours truly. No doubt it will pass but now you have the City side of the issue. The County side may end up in court in a lawsuit.
Council is Unanimous: Vote FOR the Memphis Charter Amendment
City of Memphis sent this bulletin at 10/22/2016 07:51 AM CDT
Good morning Memphians,
Your City Council hopes that you will exercise your civic right to vote this upcoming November 8th, or beforehand by absentee ballot or early voting, which started this week and runs through November 3rd. No City offices are up for election this year, but the City Council did vote 11-0 (with two absent) on July 19th to add a Charter Amendment Referendum on this ballot. See this example of what that will look like for you.
As evidenced by the Council's unanimous vote, we believe you should vote "FOR" the amendment. Despite its technicality (Full Explanation), this amendment is simple: we needed to make some legalistic changes to the Charter to realign ourselves with state law and receive our fair share of MLGW's PILOT payments each year. If this vote fails, $5 million that should go to the City budget will instead go to the County. A vote "FOR" won't raise your taxes. A vote "FOR" won't raise your MLGW bill. (Other FAQs here) As we see it, the choice is clear for every Memphian.
If you want to know even more, follow those links to our website, or you can always call our office at 901-636-6793 for more details.
We hope this helps you make an informed decision this election day, and we sincerely believe you should vote "FOR".
Your Memphis City Council
Bill Morrison – District 1
Frank Colvett, Jr. – District 2
Patrice J. Robinson – District 3
Jamita Swearengen – District 4
Worth Morgan – District 5
Edmund Ford, Jr. – District 6
Berlin Boyd – District 7
Joe Brown – Super District 8-1
Janis Fullilove – Super District 8-2
Martavius Jones – Super District 8-3
Kemp Conrad – Super District 9-1
Philip Spinosa, Jr. – Super District 9-2
Reid Hedgepeth – Super District 9-3
What Is Going On With The Pilot Payments From MLGW To City And County?Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
October 11, 2016
What Is Going On With The Pilot Payments From MLGW To City And County?
There is going to be an item on the ballot this November that proposes to amend Article 65, Section 691 and 693 of the Charter of the City of Memphis. It is relative to distribution of payments of in lieu of taxes (Pilots) by MLGW to the City of Memphis. On page 7 of 8, Brian Collins, Director of Finance City of Memphis, says that the estimated increase of this pilot payment to the City of Memphis may be $5 million dollars. Is this coming out of Shelby County's share of this pilot payment?
There is litigation going on concerning the issue of sharing of this MLGW pilot payment. It seems to me that the pilot payment should be shared on the basis of income to MLGW from customers who are inside the city of Memphis versus those outside the City limits. It seems that the City of Memphis wants it all. There needs to be an explanation of this move by the City of Memphis before voting starts on this issue.
This is a difficult issue for to understand since the referendum only proposes an Amendment to the City of Memphis Charter. Our concern is that the charter amendment may be a precursor to a different method for calculation by the city for the County share of the tax equivalents being paid by MLGW. It may very well be that the county payment will be reduced by the $5 million increase in revenue to the city.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
Below are some statements from the annual MLGW financial statement.
Each year the MLGW pays a tax from the electric division and the gas division as if it were a private company based on the equity or investment of MLGW properties.
The amounts remitted by MLGW to the City and Shelby County were calculated based on City Council resolutions and City Charter provisions governing the PILOT sharing arrangement with Shelby County.
MLGW's transfer to the City is based on the formula provided by the May 29, 1987 TVA Power Contract Amendment (Supp. No. 8). The formula includes a maximum property tax equivalency calculation plus 4% of operating revenue less power costs (three-year average). Transfers to the city represent the Electric Division's in lieu of tax payment. The transfer for 2015 decreased by $2.6 million due to a $1.9 million reduction in the tax equalization rate, a decrease of $1.5 million resulting from higher PILOT to Shelby County and the City requesting $0.5 million less than the maximum allowed by TVA contract. The decreases are partially offset by an increase of $1.4 million due to increased net plant investment and operating revenue less power costs (three-year average). MLGW's transfer to the City is based on the formula provided by the State of Tennessee Municipal Gas System Tax Equivalent Law of 1987. The formula includes a maximum property tax equivalency calculation plus 4% of operating revenue less power costs (three-year average). Transfers to the City represent the Gas Division's PILOT.
The transfer for 2015 decreased by $0.8 million due to a decrease of $1.0 million resulting from the City requesting less than the maximum allowed by statute and $0.8 million due to a decrease in the tax equalization rate, offset in part by an increase of $0.8 million due to net plant investment and three-year average revenues and an increase of $0.2 million resulting from lower PILOT to Shelby County.
Another important statement is the legal provision of 691 that any surplus remaining, over and above safe operating margins, shall be devoted solely to rate reduction.
How We Could Have Saved $1 Million DollarsMonday, May 9th, 2016
May 9, 2016
How We Could Have Saved $1 Million Dollars
I have been following the stories about the Memphis Health Education and Housing Facility Board. The story began with the low income properties owned and operated by Global Ministries. Residents complained about bedbugs, rodents and improperly maintained appliances.
I began investigating all the various boards and commissions operated under the City of Memphis and Shelby County governments. I found that there were two Health Education and Housing Facility Boards (HEHFB), one run by the Memphis and one by Shelby County. As usual, the one run by the County was better, more open to records access and less controversial. The outstanding difference was a provision of the county board statement of policies and procedures that restricted the amount of cost paid to the Board Counsel. On just 5 bonds issued by the Memphis HEHFB this difference amounted to $59,000. The Memphis HEHFB says that they have issued over 85 bonds. This overpayment to the Board Counsel could be as much as $1 million dollars at the average of the 5 bonds reviewed.
At the most recent Memphis board meeting I asked the board some questions and made some public recommendations concerning open records, ethics and conflict of interest. Here are my points.
- Board agendas should be posted online at their website on the same day they are posted in the Daily News.
- All supporting information given to board members along with their agendas should be posted online at the website along with the agenda.
- Minutes of the meeting should be posted on the website not later than 1 week after the meeting.
- Bond costs and parties to the expenses should be posted on the website when sent to the state as required by law. (Report of debt obligation)
- Adopt the same or similar ordinance as the County limiting board counsel fees.
- Adopt a strong ethics ordinance regarding conflict of interest and post online.
- When a member of the board has a subsequent financial involvement in a board bond or property transaction, that member should make a public acknowledge of that involvement on the board website.
I call on the City Council to demand these changes and I ask all citizens and taxpayers to contact the Mayor and their council members to act on this matter. If you have a further suggestion, I ask you to contact Joe Saino at email@example.com.
Further Info On The Memphis HEHFB ControversyWednesday, April 13th, 2016
April 13, 2016
Further Info On The Memphis HEHFB Controversy
I recently reported on the two Health Education & Housing Facility Boards, one from the City of Memphis and one from Shelby County. One is apparently well run and the other has had its' authority temporarily suspended by the Tennessee Housing and Development Agency because of problem with properties run by Global Ministries.
I have attended two meeting of the Memphis board. The first one was not a regular monthly board meeting, but a reading of a proposed bond issue by Charles Carpenter, the board attorney. After the formal reading, I asked a few questions concerning transparency and open records and did not get a lot of information.
The second meeting, which was a regular monthly meeting, was attended by Channel 3, the Commercial Appeal, several business interests and myself. The only person, other than the business interests, to ask questions was myself. Before the start of the meeting, I asked the secretary for an agenda and she refused to give me one until the actual meeting started. At the end of the meeting I asked why the agendas and all attachments were not published at least two days before the meetings and I received no answer. I asked about the difference between the County ordinance that limits the amount that the Board Counsel can make. Mr. Carpenter said that he was not aware of the County ordinance. I pointed out that for just five Memphis bonds, the overpayment for the Memphis board Counsel was $59,000. Then I asked about a possible conflict of interest on the bonds for the Uptown Manor Senior Project by a board member and they said that they would have to consult the minutes of that meeting to see if the member recused herself. I asked for the minutes but received no reply. After the regular public meeting, they had an executive meeting and I asked if I could attend. They said that it was a closed meeting and the public was not able to attend.
Then several days later I, in fact, received the minutes from the two past board meetings concerning possible conflict of interests. I have attached those minutes and they are interesting.
Minutes of Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Lee Patton and Monice Moore-Hagler recused themselves from the Inducement Resolution for the Uptown Manor Senior motion. Under Discussion Items, John Baker brought to the Board's attention for further consideration a revised short term bond fee structure. Under New Business, Nancy Willis brought to attention a request for an annual ethics statement to be signed by members of the board and provided an example copy for the Council's review.
Minutes of Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Under action items, Dan Reid recused himself from consideration of inducement bond resolution for Global Ministries Foundation Bent Tree Apartments. Renasant Bank was to provide a private placement loan for the property.
Then Dan Reid re-entered the meeting and Monice Moore-Hagler and Lee Patton recused themselves before consideration of final bond resolution for Uptown Manor Senior Development LLC. Mr. Carpenter recommended approval.
Finally, Paige Walkup asked for an update regarding GMF Warren-Tulane property. Mr. Carpenter reported on his positive contact with Chris Lamberson and the ongoing response to correct issues and bring it up to standard.
This just goes to show that all these boards need to publish their agendas in advance along with all accompanied data and the public should see the same information that the board members get. I will look forward to your comments as you get ready to pay your federal taxes that funds all these projects.
A Story of Our Two Health Education and Housing Facility BoardsWednesday, March 30th, 2016
March 29, 2016
This is a story of our two Health Education and Housing Facility Boards, one is a Shelby County HEHFB and one is a City of Memphis, HEHFB. I have asked for copies of bond information including Bond Counsel fees and other bond Issuance and Professional fees. As usual, it was fairly easy to get the information from the County Board and impossible to get it from the City board. I finally got some information about 5 bond issues (MemphisHEHFB) from the State of Tennessee Comptroller after no response from the City of Memphis board. I am still waiting for additional information from the State of Tennessee that generally has been very forthcoming. I have previously published the information about the 5 bonds issued by the Memphis board and here is a recap of the information from the Shelby County Board followed by the City of Memphis Board's 5 bond issues that we have. Please note that the Shelby County HEHFB has a written policy limiting the Board Counsel fee. There is no such policy for the Memphis HEHFB and therefore they paid $59,000 more on just 5 bond issues on which we have information.
|Name of Project from the Shelby County HEHFB
|Bond Amount
|Bond Counsel Fee
|Board Counsel Fee
|Maximum Board Counsel Fee Allowed per County Policy
|Total of All Fees for Bond Issue
|Rhodes 2011
|Southern College of Optometry
|$25,000 for Bond Counsel, Purchaser and Trustee Counsel
|Harding 2011
|Eastwood Apts 2012
|Methodist 2012
|St. Agnes, 2012
|Grace St. Luke's Episcopal School 2012
|The Village of Germantown 2012
|Trezevant Manor 2013
|St Benedict 2013
|Countryside North Apartment 2013
|Name of Project from the Shelby County HEHFB
|Bond Amount
|Bond Counsel Fee
|Board Counsel Fee
|Maximum Board Counsel Fee Allowed per County Policy
|Total of All Fees for Bond Issue
|Southern College of Optometry 2014
|Presbyterian Day School 2014
|The Village of Germantown 2014
|St. George Independent School 2015
|Rhodes College 2015
|Name of Project from the Memphis HEHFB
|Bond Amount
|Bond Counsel Fee
|Board Counsel Fee
|Maximum Board Counsel Fee Allowed per County Policy
|Total of All Fees for Bond Issue
|Uptown Senior Housing Project 2006
|Arbors of Hickory Ridge
|John Madison Exum Towers
|Uptown Manor Senior Project 2015
|Total of actual Board Counsel Fee versus fee per County limitation fee
The savings here would have been $59,303 if county policy applied
As you will see most of the above County bond issues were for educational, medical and retirement facilities. Only two (Countryside and Eastwood) were similar to what has been financed by bonds from the Memphis HEHFB.
My investigation of these two boards was instigated by the Global Ministry story and the bond downgrade. There is a real question of transparency and adequate ethics rules, conflict of interest rules and rules concerning competition for front end bond expenses. I have not yet, in response to my open records request, received past bond information from the Memphis HEHFB. I have received past bond information from the State of Tennessee (Steve Osborne, Senior Analyst, Comptroller of the Treasury ǀ State and Local Finance). Here is some of the information that he sent showing past bond expenses and who participated.
Here is a list of past bond work done by Charles Carpenter (board counsel for the Memphis board). While Mr. Carpenter is a competent bond counsel lawyer, there needs to be more transparency in the issuance of these bonds, written conflict of interest rules, limitation of front end bond costs and competition for the various issuance costs. There is also a need for a public discussion of the best and most cost efficient method to provide adequate housing for those unable to work and provide needed housing for themselves.


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In Reply to: Filters posted by Jack on March 01, 1999 at 18:43:10:
Forgot to mention that the O-rings come with the filter (if you buy the filter from the dealer).
If this is your first time changing oil in a car, I would give myself plent of time (1 hour or maybe more depending on how mechanically inclined you are), but after 2 or 3 times, it should take no more then 20 to 30 minutes.
: I do not know of anyone who makes a filter other then BMW so you have to buy it from the dealer. it is rather expensive (around $10) if you are a BMWCCA member then it's around $7. I think after 2 or 3 years (when "free" maintenance is over) then more after market companies will have replacement filters for a reasonable price.
: Jack
: : Thank you so much for the valuable information! I will give it a try. I now have only 1k miles, and it took me a month to build that! Then only thing is go get the filter and o-ring that you are talking about. Are they only sold at dealers? or you can get them at all auto shops?
: :
: : : I do oil changes myself. 7 quarts of Mobil 1 costs me about $25 with tax. a filter is $7.25 with tax. so the total is $32.25 plus about 1/2 hour of my time.
: : : it is fairly straight forward, drive the car up on ramps, loosen oil filler cap, crawl under car, unscrew bolt on oil pan, let oil drain for a few mins. While it's draining, I open the oil filter cap, take out the oild filter insert, put in the new ones, put on the new O-rings, then put the cap back on. after the oil is drained, I tighten the bolt on the oil pan, then refill with 7 qt of Mobil 1, then take the car out for a spin (15 mins or so to warm it up) and then I let it sit for 10 mins, check oil level and I'm done.
: : : you don't need to reset anything. for major oil service (when light need to be reset) I take it into the dealer and have them do it, or you can spend $50 on a tool and reset it yourself. the tool is fairly fool proof and only takes a few seconds to reset the light.
: : : Jack
: : : : Thank you for your input. I also plan to keep this car for as long as it runs! But 70 dollar oil changes seem to be a bit too much. I also thought about doing it myself, but being a first time BMW owner, I am puzzled with all the electronic stuff in this car. Do you do oil change yourself? Mobile 1 syn oil? reset key?
: : : : Thanks again
: : :
: : : : : I'm planning on changing my oil every 5k miles (which for me is every 5 weeks). I will do the first change this weekend at roughly 2k, and then the next one in a few weeks when it reach 5k. then after that, it will be at 10k/15k/20k (every 5k).
: : : : : I think changing it frequently is cheap insurance to ensure the car will run well for a long time.
: : : : : If you don't keep your car for more then 2 or 3 years then you don't really need to change that often (unless you want to make sure the next owner will get a nice car).
: : : : : I plan to keep mine for 200k to 300k miles so I will change it often.
: : : : : Jack
: : : : : : To you all E46 owners,
: : : : : : Do you all go by the service interval indicator or go by mileages driven?
: : : : : : I've seen a few people changing oil after 3000 miles even though it's "long life oil". Dealer also told me to change oil more frequent than the indicator says! but the owner manual says that you only need to change oil when the indicator says so.
: : : : : : What do you say?
: : : : : : Thank you all for sharing......
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Has Cheney finally jumped the shark?
He jumped it a long time ago as far as we are concerned, but if something is not done now, we may jump the shark!
The Last Chance Democracy Cafe » Blog Archive » Has Cheney finally jumped the shark?:
If they gave out awards for audacity, Dick Cheney would long ago have scored a Nobel Prize. He's championed executive powers so sweeping they'd have made Joseph Stalin blush (well, maybe not), claimed the right to resist virtually all congressional oversight, imposed unprecedented secrecy on the people's business and almost certainly personally supervised the deliberate exposure of a covert CIA agent as an act of political revenge.
Yet, while he has long been dismally unpopular among the American public, he remains the most powerful vice president in history.
So, has Cheney finally jumped the shark? It's actually a little hard to know, given that the man who will ultimately decide how much influence Cheney continues to hold as the Bush Administration slowly slides to its inglorious end seems to be hanging with him.
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- Job Function
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Decided: February 1, 1966.
DALLENBACH SAND COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, JONES ROAD MATERIAL CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY AND SAND HILL MINE, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, AND GEORGE AND CAESAR BELLIZIO, T/A BELLIZIO BROS., A TRADE NAME, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,v.MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, AND THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
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[90 NJSuper Page 219] Judge Thompson held that N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.1 et seq., and Safety Regulation No. 12 adopted thereunder, do not bar a municipality from passing ordinances to take care of its special problems, provided those ordinances are reasonable and comply with the standards established by the legislation and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.10; Fred v. Mayor, etc., of Old Tappan, 10 N.J. 515 (1952); L.P. Marron & Co. v. Township of Mahwah, 39 N.J. 74 (1963); Wulster v. Borough of Upper Saddle River, 41 N.J. Super. 199 (App. Div.), certification denied 22 N.J. 268 (1956). See also Huron-Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit, 362 U.S. 440, 80 S. Ct. 813, 4 L. Ed. 2 d 852 (1960); Masters-Jersey, Inc. v. Mayor, etc., of Borough of Paramus, 32 N.J. 296, 302 (1960). He held that certain sections of ordinance 8-63 are valid and others invalid, for reasons stated in his opinion. However, he held that the entire ordinance was invalid because, although the ordinance purported to be passed under the township's police power, its section 10 empowered the zoning board of adjustment to grant "variances from the strict enforcement of one or more of the regulations herein contained * * * in the event it finds that the literal enforcement of one or more of the regulations * * * is unduly impracticable or will exact undue hardship upon the applicant." The ordinance contained no other standards for the grant or denial of variances. Cf. section 1.3 of said Safety Regulation No. 12, which provides:
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"EXCEPTIONS In cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, the Commissioner may grant exceptions from this Regulation provided that a request for such exception has been made in writing. Exceptions can only be granted when it is clearly evident that a satisfactory, safe and sanitary condition is attained, but cannot be granted in any case where conflict would be created with mandatory requirements of the law."
Judge Thompson held:
"[T]he attempt to extend the power of the Zoning Board of Adjustment into the area of police regulations is without precedent. The ordinance herein is not a zoning ordinance. It is in effect an ordinance regulating the method of operation under a non-conforming use.
Whether a municipality may 'borrow' an organized body to hear grievances and grant relief from the strict enforcement of the provisions of an ordinance is the question that must be answered.
Could a Zoning Board of Adjustment be given broad powers to hear appeals from the strict enforcement of a 'Noise Ordinance' or a 'Swimming Pool Ordinance?' The court thinks not. The Zoning Board is created by statute and limited in its powers to the statutory grant of R.S. 40:55-39.
The lack of standards by which a supervisory board would proceed is another factor which would compel a nullification of this section. The wide discretion given by the phrase 'unduly impracticable or will exact undue hardship upon the applicant' is not tempered by any guidelines.
In view of the fact that the provisions of the Ordinance were enacted in relation to Section 10, and which section is such an integral part of the Ordinance, it is the court's opinion that the entire Ordinance is invalid."
We express no opinion upon whether a police power ordinance affecting an industry may empower any board, and especially a nonprofessional one, to grant exceptions or variances from its terms. Suffice it to say that in the case before us we agree with the above quotation from Judge Thompson's opinion. See also Duffcon Concrete Prods., Inc. v. Borough of Cresskill, 1 N.J. 509 (1949); Saddle River Country Day School v. Borough of Saddle River, 51 N.J. Super. 589, 604 (App. Div. 1958), affirmed o.b. 29 N.J. 468 (1959); State v. Caez, 81 N.J. Super. 315 (App. Div. 1963); Tzeses v. Board of Trustees of South Orange, 22 N.J. Super. 45, 54 (App. Div. 1952), certification denied Rush v. Board of Adjustment
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of Village of South Orange, 11 N.J. 327, 94 A. 2 d 548 (1953).
The township argues that even if section 10 is invalid, it should not affect the remainder of the ordinance, especially since the ordinance contains a severability clause. We disagree. Judge Thompson found several sections of the ordinance unreasonable or prima facie in conflict with or entrenching upon the statute and said Safety Regulation No. 12. We cannot assume that the township would have adopted this ordinance and all of its provisions, in the face of N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.1 et seq. and Safety Regulation No. 12, if the variance escape hatch was not provided. To put it another way, ...
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|Reviews for Him and Her
| BlackCatNeko999 chapter 1 . 9/22/2015
This was really good. I enjoyed it. Their relationship sure is nice and has a slow, but good development.
| kawaiiotaku0405 chapter 1 . 7/9/2015
| the TumTum tree chapter 1 . 1/10/2014
I really enjoyed this (I love this couple and you write them so well!). Sasayan is so sweet isn't he?
| Guest chapter 1 . 12/31/2013
*sniff sniff* That was beautiful. Hands down best SasayanxNatsume fic I've read. Kudos!
| rubbishdumped chapter 1 . 9/15/2013
Wow, it's been a really long time I had done a review at all but I just had to do it, for this. I'm a bit out of practice but till then, please bear with my overload of feels.
You won't believe how ecstatic I was when I realised you were doing one of those fanfictions, the ones that take out key moments and explain it from a character's point of view and even weave in likely events into the story. You masterfully linked events from the manga in and those of your own that I'm not truly sure if it's canon or not anymore. The story just kept on flowing, the pace was perfect and the plot was brilliant.
You showed how Sasayan and Natsume's relationship build from the beginning, from how he only knew her because he found the people she forged friendships with "interesting". To how she trusts him enough to confide in him, take comfort in his presence. You gave us an insight to Sasayan's view on their relationship, from the beginning up to chapter 35 and it's brilliant. Perfect. I am absolutely enamoured by your writing.
Though I don't get the whole cock joke, maybe you can elaborate on that?
But other than that, 10/10 would recommend. Props!
| pokegrl123 chapter 1 . 6/24/2013
that's really all i can say. 3
| paws-bells chapter 1 . 4/26/2013
Thanks for writing this cute little one shot. It was very sweet, loved it. )
| KidTantei chapter 1 . 12/17/2012
I actually like that this is a retelling, but from Sasayan's point-of-view. Being in present tense and having little to no mistakes in it made this story so enjoyable and it was really shoved in my face that this IS my OTP and I JUST CAN'T
Great work, pretty much.
| Rimah chapter 1 . 12/4/2012
I really enjoyed reading this story! The thing I like about this pairing is that, compared to the main couple, Sasayan and Natsume's relationship developed from friends to something more (because, come on, we all know it's going to happen) at a fairly slow pace - like you said, it's the 'little things' that counts.
I don't see many fics for these two, so I'm hoping you're going to write more for them. :) Haha.
| 1wingedangelX chapter 1 . 12/3/2012
Hehehe I'm so happy that other people love this couple as much as I do. I, personally, can't wait for these two to get together. Your story was cute and I really like the ending. I hope you keep writing for these two. Thanks for sharing!
| Frog-kun chapter 1 . 12/2/2012
But omg Sasayan/Natsume. I just. I just exploded in my chair here. You have no idea how thoroughly I madship them. NOW EVEN MORE OF MY FAVOURITE AUTHORS WRITING THIS PAIRING I WILL NEVER WRITE THIS /SOBBU
Anywho, the review:
I love how this starts off with Nagoya. NAGOYA WAS ALWAYS BEST CHARACTER. Also LOL bad cock jokes. I really like the way you just ease into Sasayan's mindset and his relationship with his friends. It sets things up for his interaction with Natsume really well.
I didn't mind that it was a retelling. You're right, I think this pairing is about the little things, and I loved the sense of progression. One thing that sticks out to me is how you made Sasayan compare himself a little to Yamaken. There were other little moments I liked too, like Micchan's scary moment and the baseball part. And, of course, the ending. It was super cute.


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Omigosh! New Focal SM9 monitors RAWK! (while being accurate!)
June 1, 2011 in Gear, Music, Updates
The Focal SM9 is the only monitor we know of that is designed to be a loud, ultra-accurate and musical sounding 3-way monitor with an additional 2-way monitor built in.
In the 3-way mode (which also has an 11″ passive radiating woofer on it's top side – similar to the $15K/pair SM11s) the cleanliness and detail are stunning, all the way to the 108 db that we heard them at! Really! The published specs (in and of itself a revolution in published specs for studio monitors!) max the volume at 116db, but honestly at 108 db (in a beautifully-treated acoustic space) it was already too darn loud for our ears, although we detected zero distortion. Totally amazing to hear that kind of clarity and freshness at that kind of volume. Focal demoed them for the Sweetwater sales engineers on Tuesday morning and all were blown away. Also at nominal and low levels the perspicuity is still amazing as expected from a Focal. And now you know a new word too! :)
The 2-way switch disables the powered woofer and turns the Focal into an alternative monitor that is similar to other small powered 2-ways. Also, the wattage changes at that point from 600 watts total in the 3-way config. to 200 watts per each 2-way speaker. The design and construction are such that the stereo imaging maintains integrity between the 3-way and 2-way monitoring as well. In the 2-way mode, we heard a considerable lessening of the volume (ok, that's reasonable 600 watts and 3 speakers vs. 200 watts and 2 speakers) and the passive radiator did not move hardly at all. The 2-way mode gives an excellent reference for small speaker systems and consumer systems.
OK and the bass! That's where the 'Omigosh!' comes from really. To hear the full richness of the 11″ radiator in harmony with the 3-way powered speakers is a joy to behold.
ALSO these two features (2- / 3- way and passive radiator) really reduce the footprint normally required to produce this kind of sound. Really one would have to have two sets of monitors and a subwoofer to accomplish this prior to the SM9s. Now, all one needs is the SM9s, which is a huge benefit to most home and project studios (and many commercial studios too) that just don't have the room for multiple speaker setups.
What a deal at only $3595 each? Well, yes, they are not cheap but not really that bad when you add up two speaker sets (one set of world-class monitors and one set of not so world-class but not horrible), a subwoofer, and monitor contoller-switch. Another cool studio monitor from Focal, keep up the great work!
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