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Materials that should not be put in a compost pile include meat, cheese, fatty foods, dog and cat manure, and plants with diseases.
The BOE can: • Affirm, lower or raise a property's assessed value.
The BOE cannot: • Reduce your property's assessed value simply because you are paying more taxes than your neighbor. • Remove penalties and interest for late payment of property taxes. • Reduce your taxes due to your inability to pay. • Change tax rates. • Grant or deny exemptions.
The County Trustee calculates and collects taxes on your property based upon its assessed value.
The County Board of Equalization is a completely independent entity that handles the "appeal process and hearing" of your disputed assessment valuation. The Board is separate from and independent of the Assessor.
You may appeal the assessor's valuation of your property by timely filing a complete appeal petition with the County Board of Equalization. There is no fee charged for filing an appeal. You may file your appeal by one of the following methods:
You may contact the BOE at 901-222-7300 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Real Property
Personal Property
When gathering evidence and formulating arguments, it is important to keep in mind that, by law, the Assessor is presumed to be correct. The burden of proof is on you to show that the Assessor's determination of value is incorrect.
To receive copies by mail, please call (901) 222-3921.
Elevation Certificates must be prepared and certified by a registered professional engineer, licensed land surveyor, or registered landscape architect who is authorized by state or local law to certify elevation information. Community officials who are authorized by local law or ordinance to provide floodplain management information may also sign the certificate.
The COVID-19 Resident Relief Fund Program is funding that was made available to assist Shelby County residents who work in the hospitality and airline industry and have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program offers three (3) categories of relief:
A person working in the hospitality and airline industry looking for assistance must be:
People in Household
Annual Income
Monthly Income
$51,040.00 or less
$4,253.00 or less
$68,960.00 or less
$5,747.00 or less
$86,880.00 or less
$7,240.00 or less
$104,800.00 or less
$8,733.00 or less
$122,720.00 or less
$10,227.00 or less
$140,640.00 or less
$11,720.00 or less
$158,560.00 or less
$13,213.00 or less
$176,480.00 or less
$14,707.00 or less
*U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Poverty Guidelines for 2020
Qualifying jobs within the Hospitality Industry include:
By completing an online application and uploading documents at https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/3647/Covid-19-Relief-Fund-Application
The application will be open and available for residents to apply for assistance beginning September 11-25, 2020. After the application closes on September 25th, residents will be notified within 5-10 business days regarding the status of their application.
If you have already applied for services through CSA please call 901-222-4212 for an update on your application status.
After submitting your application along with supporting documents, you will receive an email informing you that a representative will contact you in 5-10 business days after the application closes on September 25, 2020.
We can help you to develop a safety plan, access social services for you and your children, and refer you to longer-term treatment sources.
Our Citizen's Dispute department is available to process orders of protection. We are located at:1750 Madison Ave., Suite 100Memphis, TN 38104(901) 222-4013
Call (901) 222-3950 for more information.
Divisions 1 - 4 are on the fifth floor,Divisions 5 - 8 are on the sixth floor, and...Divisions 9 - 10 are on the seventh floor.
Our main office number is (901) 222-3200. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Your involvement will help our organization to improve current programs and create new ones such as family enrichment, counseling, vocational training, arts and crafts, spiritual growth and more. Your services will not only benefit our client population, but will help to benefit everyone in the community as a whole.
Teaching clients the proper life skills - how to make decisions, setting goals, planning financially, continuing education, exploring talents, and growing spiritually - will offer them a second chance in society while investing in your own future for the purposes of humanity. Help us raise awareness and the public's perception of institution life by becoming a teacher, tutor, counselor, mentor, role model, leader, helper, or friend.
Satellite Offices: Hickory Hill Office (Inside Hickory Ridge Mall) 3768 S. Hickory Ridge Mall, Suite 514 Memphis, TN 38115 Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:15pm 901-222-3667
East Office 1075 Mullins Station – Bldg. 115W Memphis, TN 38134 Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:15pm 901-222-7905
Symptoms of disease vary depending on how the disease was contracted, but symptoms usually occur within seven days. Cutaneous Most (about 95%) anthrax infections occur when the bacterium enters a cut or abrasion on the skin, such as when handling contaminated wool, hides, leather or hair products (especially goat hair) of infected animals. Skin infection begins as a raised itchy bump that resembles an insect bite but within one to two days develops into a vesicle and then a painless ulcer, usually 1 - 3 centimeters. In diameter, with a characteristic black necrotic (dying) area in the center. Lymph glands in the adjacent area may swell. About 20% of untreated cases of cutaneous anthrax will result in death. Deaths are rare with appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Inhalation Initial symptoms may resemble a common cold. After several days, the symptoms may progress to severe breathing problems and shock. Inhalation anthrax is usually fatal. Intestinal The intestinal disease form of anthrax may follow the consumption of contaminated meat and is characterized by an acute inflammation of the intestinal tract. Initial signs of nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, fever are followed by abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe diarrhea. Intestinal anthrax results in death in 25 - 60% of cases.
The anthrax vaccine is manufactured and distributed by the BioPort Corporation in Lansing, Michigan. The vaccine is a cell-free filtrate vaccine, which means it contains no dead or live bacteria in the preparation. The final product contains no more than 2.4 milligrams of aluminum hydroxide as adjuvant. Anthrax vaccines intended for animals should not be used in humans.
The anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program in the U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office can be reached at (877) GET-VACC (1-877-438-8222).
Note: Pregnant women should be vaccinated only if absolutely necessary.
Immunization against hepatitis A is also recommended. The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department has vaccine for children and adults. Currently the vaccine for children ages 2 - 18 years of age is free. The adult vaccine is $45 per dose. The children and adult vaccine requires two doses six months apart.
Do not give aspirin to children or teenagers who have flu-like symptoms. Giving aspirin to children or teenagers with influenza can result in a rare, but serious illness called Reye Syndrome. Children or teenagers with the flu should take medicines that contain no aspirin to relieve symptoms.
Influenza is caused by a virus; therefore antibiotics (like penicillin) do not work to cure it. The best way to prevent the flu is to get flu shot each fall, before flu season begins. In this community the best time is during the months of October and November, since the worst part of our flu season is usually January and February. Since influenza viruses can change each year, influenza vaccines must be developed for each season, and yearly influenza vaccination is needed for protection.
Additionally, stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
Also, washing your hands often will help to prevent the spread of germs. Wash all surfaces, including the backs of hands, wrists, between fingers, and under fingernails for a minimum of 20 seconds with warm soapy running water. Rinse well and dry hands with a clean towel, paper towel, or air dyer.
Non-DEET products provide some protection from mosquito bites but may not last as long as DEET products. Persons who are concerned about using products containing DEET may wish to consult their health care provider for advice.
Protect infants less than 10 months of age by placing mosquito netting over infant carriers when outdoors. Children over 10 months of age may use products that contain 10% DEET or less.
To contract Lyme disease, you have to be bitten by an infected tick. Although the percentage of people who are bitten by a deer tick and actually get Lyme disease is small, proper precautions should still be taken in areas where ticks live. Increased awareness and prevention methods are key to helping keep the number of Lyme disease cases to a minimum.
If you're bitten and the infected tick stays attached to your skin for an extended period of time, bacteria can travel from the tick's gut to your bloodstream. Soon the bacteria migrate to parts of the body where symptoms later may occur.
Symptoms of Lyme disease may disappear spontaneously, but that doesn't mean the disease is gone. Left untreated, Lyme disease can spread to the rest of your body within six months to two years, causing arthritis and nervous system problems.
The blood test most often used to screen for Lyme disease is called an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). It detects antibodies to the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. A diagnostic test to confirm a positive blood test has been developed as well, the Western blot.
If the disease has progressed to a later stage, the brain, nerves, heart, or joints may be affected. Hospitalization may be necessary in some cases.
Viral meningitis is generally less severe and resolves without specific treatment, while bacterial meningitis can be quite severe and may result in brain damage, hearing loss, or learning disability. For bacterial meningitis, it is also important to know which type of bacteria is causing the meningitis because antibiotics can prevent some types from spreading and infecting other people.
Before the 1990s, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, but new vaccines being given to all children as part of their routine immunizations have reduced the occurrence of invasive disease due to H. influenzae. Today, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are the leading causes of bacterial meningitis.
In newborns and small infants, the classic symptoms of fever, headache, and neck stiffness may be absent or difficult to detect, and the infant may only appear slow or inactive, be irritable, have vomiting, or be feeding poorly.
As the disease progresses, patients of any age may have seizures.
However, sometimes the bacteria that cause meningitis have spread to other people who have had close or prolonged contact with a patient with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis (also called meningococcal meningitis) or Hib. People in the same household or day care center, or anyone with direct contact with a patient's oral secretions (such as a boyfriend or girlfriend) would be considered at increased risk of acquiring the infection. People who qualify as close contacts of a person with meningitis caused by N. meningitidis should receive antibiotics to prevent them from getting the disease. Antibiotics for contacts of a person with Hib meningitis disease are no longer recommended if all contacts 4 years of age or younger are fully vaccinated against Hib disease.
College freshman, especially those who live in dormitories are at higher risk for meningococcal disease and should be educated about the availability of a safe and effective vaccine which can decrease their risk. Travelers should receive the vaccine at least one week before departure, if possible.
Information on areas for which meningococcal vaccine is recommended can be obtained by calling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at (404) 332-4565.
Almost all MRSA skin infections can be effectively treated by drainage of pus with or without antibiotics. More serious infections, such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections, or bone infections, are very rare in healthy people who get MRSA skin infections.
Locations where the five Cs are common include schools, dormitories, military barracks, households, correctional facilities, and day care centers.
You can protect yourself by:
When MRSA skin infections occur, cleaning and disinfection should be performed on surfaces that are likely to contact uncovered or poorly covered infections. Cleaning surfaces with detergent-based cleaners or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered disinfectants is effective at removing MRSA from the environment. Bleach and water is an inexpensive way to clean, and spraying it on surfaces is very effective. It is important to read the instruction labels on all cleaners to make sure they are used safely and appropriately. Environmental cleaners and disinfectants should not be used to treat infections. The EPA provides a list of EPA-registered products effective against MRSA.
Students with active infections should be excluded from activities where skin-to-skin contact is likely to occur (i.e., sports) until their infections are healed, however as long as the infection site is well covered, the student may attend regular classes.
In the troposphere, the air closest to the Earth's surface, ground-level or "bad" ozone is a pollutant that is a significant health risk, especially for children with asthma . It also damages crops, trees, and other vegetation. It is a main ingredient of urban smog.
Motor vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions, gasoline vapors, and chemical solvents as well as natural sources emit NOx and VOC that help form ozone. Ground-level ozone is the primary constituent of smog. Sunlight and hot weather cause ground-level ozone to form in harmful concentrations in the air. As a result, it is known as a summertime air pollutant.
Weather plays a key role in ozone formation. The highest ozone levels are usually recorded in summer months when temperatures approach the high 80s and 90s and when the wind is stagnant or light.
High levels of ozone pollution often affect healthy people who work or exercise outdoors and can cause breathing difficulties, eye irritation, and reduced resistance to lung infections and colds with exposure for prolonged periods. It can worsen pre-existing health conditions for many individuals with various respiratory illnesses.
The Mid-South Clean Air Coalition is an open gathering of public and private organizations working collectively to improve local air quality. The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department Air Pollution Section and state and federal agencies work in concert with the coalition to focus on two primary areas: compliance and public outreach.
The Mid-South Clean Air Coalition is asking citizens to take care of their summer air by making voluntary changes in behavior to ensure that Shelby and Crittenden County have clean air and meet federal air quality standards.
Ozone season runs from April through September. During this time, the Mid-South Clean Air Coalition will work with meteorologists at the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department to issue Ozone Action Alerts, notifying the public when ozone levels could potentially reach unhealthy levels. During an ozone action alert, you can make a special effort in taking some simple actions including:
The symptoms of pertussis occur in phases. The first phase, which lasts one to two weeks, is usually with mild upper respiratory symptoms (cold like symptoms with occasional mild cough). During the second phase, which lasts one to six weeks, the cough can progress to severe spasms often with the characteristic respiratory whoop, followed by vomiting. Fever is minimal. Older children and adults may have persistent cough with no whoop. During the third phase, which can last for several months, there is gradual reduction of the coughing spasms. Generally, the duration of pertussis is six to 10 weeks with more than half of the cases lasting less than six weeks.
All children should receive a series of five doses of a vaccine containing pertussis such as Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular Pertussis vaccine (DTaP); Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular Pertussis vaccine (DTP); or combinations of other vaccines that contain DTaP or DTP.
Register online at TN Volunteer Mobilizer. This is a secured website. You will be asked a series of questions that include your street address, date of birth, specialized skills, and a contact number that you can be reached at 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For medical professionals, license number(s) and expiration date(s) will also be needed.This process takes about five to 10 minutes to complete.
When the virus enters the blood stream, it may localize in the brain causing inflammation of the brain cells and surrounding membranes. The brain tissue swells and can cause destruction of nerve cells, bleeding within the brain, and brain damage.
To contract SLE, you have to be bitten by an infected mosquito. Although the percentage of people who are bitten by an infected mosquito and actually get SLE is low, proper precautions should still taken in areas where culex genus mosquitoes live. Increased awareness and prevention methods are key to helping keep the number of SLE cases to a minimum.
Since 1968, the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department's Mosquito Control Program has been actively involved in SLE surveillance by measuring antibodies to the virus in the blood of wild birds and chickens. These animals serve as a reservoir for the St. Louis encephalitis virus. Positive antibody testing serves as an early warning signal.
Although mosquito control is an important means of decreasing transmission of SLE to humans, personal protective measures are also important. Individuals can help by flushing any standing water in birdbaths, small wading pools, and pets' water bowls, and by adding fresh water daily. This will decrease the potential for mosquito breeding sites.
Although the majority of the cases reported during the outbreak were older adults, young children should not be considered low-risk, since they are a target population by being outdoors frequently.
Symptoms that are serious enough to cause emergency medical attention may also include loss of consciousness, poor responsiveness, coma, seizures, muscle weakness or paralysis, sudden severe dementia, and memory loss (either short term or long term).
Remember, not all people with SLE develop the same symptoms, if any.
Additionally, a cranial MRI or a CT scan of the head may be used to determine the presence or absence of internal bleeding or edema.
If the disease has progressed to a later stage, hospitalization may be necessary in some cases. Rest, nutrition, and plenty of fluids allows the body to fight the infection. Emotional support may also be helpful. If brain function is severely affected, physical therapy and speech therapy may be necessary after the acute illness is controlled.
You can decrease your chances of contracting St. Louis encephalitis by following some simple precautions:
WIC provides the following:
WIC participants must be present at each certification.
* Commission meetings are held on select Mondays at 3:00 p.m. * Committee meetings are held on Wednesday prior to the Monday's Commission meeting. Committees generally begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn once all agenda business has been conducted.
Meetings are held at the Vasco A. Smith, Jr. County Administration Building, located at160 N. Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103. For meeting dates and additional information, please open the Commission & Committee Meetings Schedule above.
For more information, visit our Birth Certificate page.
Contact Ms. Antoinette Knowlton at (901) 222-7605 for pre-screening and to receive an application or download an application at this link: /DocumentCenter/View/31602/APPLICATION---REHAB
Be prepared to submit the following with an application:
1) Proof of income for each person in the household that is over 18
If Employed: (6) six most recent check stubs or employer printout SS, SSI, Retirement, and/or Pension (award letter).2) Proof of current mortgage Most recent statement, which shows next due date, last payment, escrow and late charges (if applicable)3) Proof of current homeowners insurance Copy of policy, which shows current coverage dates
No, not at this time. Please check the webpage for the specific Housing program that interests you. You will find an application that can be downloaded on that page or contact information for how to have an application sent to you. Completed applications cannot be returned via email.
From the time of application approval, the process could take at least 2.5 months before work is started on your home.
If you are approved for work on your home through the Shelby County Rehabilitation Program, you will not pay for anything or pay back anything unless you want to sell the house within the lien period. For the Rehabilitation Program, the lien period if 5 years.
No. All projects are bid out to certified contractors in a competitive sealed bid process.
If you had work done on your home through the Lead Hazard Control Program, contact Ms. Sydney Wright at (901)222-7601.
If you had work done on your home through the Rehabilitation Program, contact Ms. Antoinette Knowlton at (901) 222-7605.
To file a complaint contact the Tennessee Human Rights Commission by visiting their website www.tn.gov/humanrights/
If you are seeking legal assistance contact Memphis Area Legal Services at 901-523-8822 or The Memphis Fair Housing Center at 901-432-4663.
Contact Mr. Israel Henry at (901) 222-7616.
If you live in the City of Memphis, you may qualify for the Shelby County Lead Hazard Control Program. Contact Mr. Safranski Durr at (901) 222-7603 for more information or click on the Lead Program tab.
Only citizens in Shelby County outside of the city of Memphis may qualify for the Shelby County Rehabilitation Program.
Other organizations that you may contact:
Habitat for Humanity- Aging in Place Program: (901) 322-3500
MLGW- Project Care: (901) 528-4188
City of Memphis- Weatherization Assistance Program: (901) 636-7366
MIFA- Various Family Programs: (901) 527-0208
Contact Tom Fletcher at (901) 222-7608 for information or follow this link: http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/3453/Contract-Opportunities
The Shelby County Department of Housing does not administer a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program. Contact the Memphis Housing Authority for information on their Housing Choice Voucher Program at (901) 544-1347.
The Shelby County Department of Housing does not provide emergency housing assistance.
Contact Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA) to inquire about the following programs:
Emergency Services- assists seniors on fixed incomes and the working poor who have experienced temporary crisis with rent, mortgage payments, utilities, and food.
Phone: (901) 527-0226
Emergency Shelter Placement- helps families with minor children secure temporary shelter if homelessness cannot be avoided through mediation.
Phone: (901) 529-4522
Homeless Hotline- 24-hour hotline helps connect homeless families with minor children in Memphis and Shelby County to shelter.
Phone: (901) 529-4545
Rapid Rehousing- helps eligible homeless families quickly obtain permanent stable housing.
Phone: (901) 529-4524
Contact the Memphis Fair Housing Center to inquire about other emergency housing services at (901) 432-4663.
The Shelby County Department of Housing does not provide mortgage or utility assistance. Contact the Shelby County Community Services Agency at (901) 222-4315 for information about utility assistance or (901) 535-2200 for information about mortgage/rent assistance.
For any type of infestation issue contact the Shelby County Health Department at 901-222-9000.
For any service that is not listed, call the Shelby County 311 service by simply dialing 311. You can file a complaint and your complaint/inquiry will be routed to the proper agency.
If you are a United States Citizen, a resident of Shelby County and at least 18 years of age, you are eligible to be summoned for jury duty. The United States Constitution guarantee all individuals, regardless of race, creed, religion, sex, national origin or economic status the right to trial by jury of one's peers. In order to uphold this guarantee, we need those summoned to participate in the jury process to ensure every citizen's right to have his/her case decided by a fair and impartial jury selected from a pool of prospective jurors.
A master list of prospective jurors for the County of Shelby is compiled from the Tennessee Department of Safety. The list includes all citizens over the age of 18, who have either a driver's license or a state ID. Your name is electronically and randomly selected from the list of names collected from the master list.
Yes. There is no longer an age exemption for individuals 70 years old or older. If you have a medical issue that you feel will create a hardship if required to serve, you may submit or have your physician submit documentation regarding his/her concerns. After documentation is submitted, if you do not receive a response by mail, text or email confirming dismissal, it is your responsibility to contact the Jury Commission for further instructions or you may appear to speak with a judge at Jury Qualification.
You will choose a period of one (1) week to serve, usually beginning on a Monday. This is a one week or one trial jury system. Once seated on a jury trial, your appearance will be required until the completion of the trial. Most cases are only 2 to 5 days in length. Rarely do we have trials which exceed 5 days. If not called to a jury trial by Wednesday of each week, over 85% of the jury pool is dismissed.
A juror is only required to serve once every ten years. If you are summoned before your ten years are up, simply call the Jury Commission to speak with a representative to verify your previous jury service. This does not include serving Federal jury duty.
To qualify for jury service, a person must:
Only individuals who are legally exempt or disqualified can be excused from jury service, they include:
All individuals claiming a legal exemption or disqualification must submit appropriate documentation prior to the Jury Qualification date listed on the summons. After submitting your documentation, if you do not receive a response by mail, text or email confirming dismissal, it is your responsibility to contact the Jury Commission for confirmation or for further instructions. If you do not submit documentation or have not been excused, you MUST APPEAR before a judge at Jury Qualification.
If you are not a resident of Shelby County, you are not eligible to serve as a juror. You must submit one or more of the following to verify your current residence, prior to the appearance date on your summons:
After successfully completing the questionnaire, you should be prompted to choose a future week to serve jury duty. Once your week is selected, your qualification process is complete. You will not be required to appear for Jury Qualification on the date noted on your original jury summons. You will only be required to report for jury service on the date you have chosen.
If you completed the on-line questionnaire and chose a week to report, you are not required to appear for Jury Qualification. You only need to appear for your jury duty service on the date you chose on-line.
On the date you are scheduled to serve jury duty, you must report to the Shelby County Office Building at 157 Poplar Avenue, in the Jury Assembly Room #134.
There are no designated parking areas for jurors. The following parking lots and garages are available at discounted rates:
Please pay attention to all signs & be sure to insert or pay the attendant the correct amount to cover your parking time. The Jury Commission is not responsible for any tickets, tows and tire boots.
The jury commission does not reimburse for parking, nor are we responsible for any tickets, tows or tire boots. To avoid any issues, we recommend you park at the discounted locations listed above.
Jurors are expected to dress in a manner that is respectful to the courts. You are encouraged to dress very comfortable. Business attire is not a requirement. Jeans, slacks, T-shirts and sweats are permitted. All pants must go below your ankles. The following items of clothing should NOT be worn:
There are times jurors are required to have long waiting periods while judges and parties related to a case are negotiating. We try to keep waiting times to a minimum, however, some circumstances are beyond the Court's control. We recommend bringing reading material, crossword puzzles, knitting, lap tops or tablets, etc., to occupy your time while waiting in the Jury Assembly Room.
Jurors should prepare to be available for at least 8 hours each day. You should have child care, pet care, transportation, work schedules and other obligations in order prior to your appearance for jury service. You will not be excused or rescheduled for any of these reasons.
You may bring cell phones. They must be silenced during orientation and turned off prior to entering a courtroom. Should a family member have an emergency and need to contact you, please inform them to call the Jury Commission at 901-222-1650. We will get the message to you as soon as possible, even if in a courtroom.
Jurors are allowed to bring electronics such as lap tops, tablets, phone chargers and ipods. To the discretion of the security personnel, some electronics are subject to additional search.
Yes. Wi-Fi is available in the jury assembly room. The instructions to access connection will be given during orientation on your first day of service. Wi-Fi is not available in the courthouses.
According to the pay law, jurors are paid $11 for each day of jury service. Jurors who have been sworn by a Judge to serve on a sequestered trial will be paid $30 for each day of service, until the completion of the trial. Checks are mailed to the address on file 10-15 working days after Friday of each week.
If you are a full-time or part-time employee, your employer is required by Tennessee Code Annotated-Title 22 to pay your normal salary. (Please note: Your employer is not required to pay commission or overtime, even if you normally work overtime. If you need further information, you may call the Jury Commission to speak with a Coordinator.
You must notify your employer when you are scheduled to appear for jury service. An employer cannot terminate an employee for serving jury duty. An employer who penalizes, terminates or makes threats of termination is subject to contempt of court.
If you have an emergency arises or if you have questions regarding your jury service, you can call the Jury Commission at 901-222-1650, between the hours of 8am and 4:30pm. A representative is available to assist during regular business hours. Jurors should not use email to contact the Jury Commission in the event of an emergency.
Children are not allowed to come to jury duty. Please make arrangements for childcare, pick-up and drop-off, after school care, etc., prior to your jury service. Shelby County Government does not provide childcare of any kind while serving jury duty.
In the event of schools in Shelby County closing because of inclement weather, you are not required to report at your scheduled time. If you do not receive a text message or email from the Jury Commission, you must call 901-222-1650 before 10am, for further instructions. If you are serving on a trial, you will get instructions from the judge. You may also listen for court cancellations on your local news stations.
After receiving your summons in the mail, if you have access to a computer you can complete the questionnaire online. If you feel you are disqualified or should be excused from serving jury duty, you must submit documentation supporting your request to be excused or disqualified, prior to the Jury Qualification date listed on the summons. If you do don't receive a response by mail, text or email confirming dismissal, it is your responsibility to contact the Jury Commission for confirmation or for further instructions, otherwise you will be required to appear for Jury Qualification as stated on your summons.
If you don't have access to a computer, you must appear before a judge to present proper documentation and discuss reasons for dismissal.
You may complete the qualification process online to avoid appearing for your scheduled Jury Qualification. If you don't have access to a computer and cannot appear for Jury Qualification, you must call the Jury Commission for further instructions.
THE DATE YOU CHOOSE IS THE DATE YOU MUST SERVE. You will not be excused or rescheduled due to any reason other than a medical emergency or the death of a family member. You can call the Jury Commission to speak with a Coordinator in the event of this type of emergency..
While understanding jury duty is not convenient and can cause hardships, it is still the duty and responsibility of every citizen of this country to serve when called. Failure to appear for jury service when summoned is a serious matter. If you do not complete the questionnaire online, do not appear for Jury Qualification or your scheduled jury service, your appearance before a court will be mandatory. You will be required to show cause for your failure to appear and/or be held in contempt of court.
Being declared disabled is not an exemption. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Shelby County Government is required to provide reasonable accommodations to all citizens call to serve jury duty. Any persons needing a special accommodation should contact the Jury Commission prior to Jury Qualification. If your physician feels you should not serve because of a medical condition, he/she should provide a letter to the courts prior to your scheduled Jury Qualification. If you do don't receive a response by mail, text or email confirming dismissal, it is your responsibility to contact the Jury Commission for further instructions.
This is not an exemption or disqualification. You do not need to speak perfect English to serve as a juror. The courts use common, everyday language that can be understood and at times, will provide an interpreter if required to serve on a trial. If you can not understand English at all, you will need to appear before a judge at your scheduled Jury Qualification. You may bring a friend or family member who speaks English, to assist with your request.
No. The staff of the Jury Commission or the Shelby County Sheriff's Office will never call to ask for personal information such as social security, credit card or bank account numbers. Do not provide this type of information to anyone claiming to be associated with the Courts of Shelby County. Should you receive a call, contact the Memphis Police Department's Fraud Unit at 901-222-5600. You may also call the Jury Commission for further information.
There are private areas at the Jury Commission and areas available upon request in the courthouse. Speak with the staff upon your arrival for assistance with this matter.
You must appear for Jury Qualification to discuss any hardships that you feel jury duty may create if required to serve. The judge will give you an opportunity to discuss your personal hardships and present any supporting documentation to show as verification.
When you have completed your jury service, you can log on to the website ejuror.shelbycountytn.gov to print verification of each day you've served. You may also come to the Jury Commission to get a letter or call 901-222-1650, to have it mailed or faxed to you.
No. If you legally reside in Shelby County, you are required to fulfill your jury duty obligations in Shelby County. If you own property, are registered to vote, have driver's license or state ID or have vehicles registered in Shelby County, you are required to serve.
Note: No appointment is necessary. The parent / guardian and the child should come to the court where they can receive assistance and/or referrals for appropriate services.
Juvenile Court is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am - 4:30, excluding holidays.
El Programa de Fondos de Ayuda para Residentes COVID-19 son fondos disponibles para ayudar a los residentes del condado de Shelby que trabajan en la industria hotelera y aérea y se han visto afectados por la pandemia de COVID-19.
El programa ofrece tres (3) categorías de alivio:
• Asistencia de alquiler / hipoteca: trabajamos con los residentes para hacer pagos directos a los propietarios y compañías hipotecarias. Cada residente puede recibir hasta $ 1,500 en asistencia según la necesidad.
• Asistencia de servicios públicos: al proporcionar pagos directos por la cantidad de $ 500 a MLGW en nombre de los residentes que sean aprobados.
• Alimentos y artículos esenciales: trabajamos con las tiendas de comestibles locales para proporcionar $ 300 en alimentos y artículos esenciales para los residentes aprobados.
Una persona que trabaja en la industria hotelera y aérea que busca asistencia debe ser:
• Residente del condado de Shelby, Tennessee.
• Debe mostrar prueba de residencia.
• Debe mostrar prueba de pérdida de empleo o por lo menos 50% de pérdida de ingresos de empleo calificado desde el 11 de marzo de 2020.
• Debe mostrar que el ingreso mensual actual del hogar es igual o inferior al 400% del la Pauta federal de ingresos por pobreza (vea la guía a continuación).
• Debe cumplir con los criterios adicionales descritos por el alivio específico ofrecido.
Personas en el hogar
Ingresos anuales
Ingreso mensual
$51,040.00 o menos
$4,253.00 o menos
$68,960.00 o menos
$5,747.00 o menos
$86,880.00 o menos
$7,240.00 o menos
$104,800.00 o menos
$8,733.00 o menos
$122,720.00 o menos
$10,227.00 o menos
$140,640.00 o menos
$11,720.00 o menos
$158,560.00 o menos
$13,213.00 o menos
$176,480.00 o menos
$14,707.00 o menos
*E.U. Pautas de pobreza del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos para 2020
Los trabajos que califican dentro de la industria hotelera incluyen:
Debes de llenar una solicitud en línea y subir documentos por medio de este enlace https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/3649/Solicitud-de-fondos-de-ayuda-para-reside
La solicitud estará abierta y disponible para que los residentes soliciten asistencia a partir del 11 al 25 de septiembre de 2020. Después de que la solicitud se cierre el 25 de septiembre, los residentes serán notificados dentro de 5 a 10 días hábiles con respecto a su solicitud.
Si ya ha solicitado servicios a través de CSA, llame al 901-222-4212 para obtener una actualización sobre el estado de su solicitud.
Después de enviar su solicitud junto con los documentos de respaldo, recibirá un correo electrónico informándole que un representante se comunicará con usted en 5 a 10 días hábiles después del cierre de la solicitud el 25 de septiembre de 2020.
CORRECTING BIRTH RECORDA correction of a birth record is different from a change of name in that an error has been made and needs correcting. For example, the birthday is the 5th instead of the 6th or the name was misspelled. You will need to bring your birth certificate and a second form of identification. The cost for correcting a birth record is $166.50.
NOTE: If you are changing the name of a minor child, both parents must be present OR have a notarized statement from the absent parent.
If you have questions that are not answered here please feel free to email our office at firstname.lastname@example.com or call us at 901-222-3750. The Clerks Office will make every attempt to respond to your question within 48 hours.
Make an appointment with the Retirement Office no later than 3 months prior to your expected retirement date. Please contact our office at 901-222-1950, or you may e-mail our office at email@example.com the time of your appointment, you will be provided with a retirement packet and pension estimate. However, if you would like to download a packet ahead of your appointment, you may click on the link below.
Notify your payroll representative or office of your anticipated retirement date so that your final pay, vacation and bonus time may be properly calculated and paid out. It is best to notify your payroll office as soon as your retirement packet is turned in to the Retirement Office. Failure to notify your payroll office will delay the timely process of receiving your first pension payment.In order to facilitate meeting deadlines and not create an interruption in your health and life insurance benefits, your last working day should be the last day of the month, making your retirement date the first day of the next month. You will need to provide all required documents when you turn your retirement packet in to our office. We will not accept an incomplete packet. A complete list of required documents can be found in the retirement packet and listed below for your convenience. We do not require original documents, copies may be provided.
Once you have turned in your packet with all required documents we will begin processing your retirement. Your paperwork will then go before the Shelby County Pension Board for approval. The Shelby County Retirement System's Pension Board meets the first Tuesday of each month, unless rescheduled for the second Tuesday. After approved, you will receive an "Option Letter" with an "Option Form" from our office directing you to sign, date and choose the appropriate pension option. You must return your "Option Form" as quickly as possible in order for us set you up for payroll. After we received your "Option Form", we will then send you an "Award Letter". Please review the letter for accuracy and notify our office of any discrepancies. You will be asked to supply a copy of this letter for various reasons to prove income, please retain for your records. No pension funds can be paid from the System until approved by the Pension Board. Click on the link below for a complete schedule of Pension Board meeting dates.Pension Board Schedule
You will need to call our office if you are going to retirement within the next three months to find out the amount. If you're not retiring in the next three month, please email us with your anticipated date of retirement and we will happy to mail you an estimate within three to five days of receiving the email or use our Retirement Member Web Services Application.
You Vest by:
The following applies to employees who terminate employment: either by voluntary resignation, or terminated for cause.
Termination prior to your vesting period (7 ½ years of service) will result in a refund or rollover of your contributions plus interest. Taxes consequences apply to all refunds, please be sure to read the following.
Refunds are subject to a 20% withholding tax deducted prior to you receiving your check, and may be subject to a 10% early withdrawal fee applied by the Internal Revenue Service.
You may choose to rollover your funds to another qualified plan, IRA, or the County's Deferred Compensation Plan. No tax consequences apply when rolling funds over.
Not Vested:
If you deceased while actively employed but married, your received your contributions plus interest
If not married at the time of death, your contribution will be paid to your designated beneficiary
No other benefit will be payable to your spouse or beneficiary
Vested with 15 Years or more of service:
Married Participants:
Spouse and or child could be entitled to a monthly benefit
Children might be entitled could receive a benefit up till age 23 provided they remain in an accredited college or school; age 19 if they do not remain in school.
Unmarried Participants:
Designated beneficiary will receive your contributions with interest.
Shelby County Government currently allows for payment of unused sick leave to immediate or deferred retirements. Immediate retirements will receive their payouts within 6 weeks of retirement. Deferred retirements will not receive payouts until the date they become eligible to retire.
In order to be eligible for a sick leave payout your salary must be under $60,000for a period of 5 years prior to retirement. Sick leave payout is based on an annual salary amount of $20,000 and is only payable for up to 75 days. Payments are process by the Finance Department and will be mailed to the retiree in a separate check to their address on file. For further information regarding sick leave payouts, consulted your employee handbook. Sick leave payouts are not a pension benefit; therefore, the Retirement Office does not set the eligibility rules or process the payment.
Unused annual and bonus leave will be processed at the time of your final salary distribution. Failure to properly and timely notify your department will delay in payment of these benefits.
If you have had any unpaid leave during your employment, there will be an adjustment to your credited pension service credit time. Please make sure that you have considered the adjustment when preparing to retire. Falling short on credited pension service time will delay your eligibility to retire.
Member must be 65 or have 25 years of service time under plan C.
Early retirement is drawing a reduced pension for life.
Member must have 7 ½ years of credited service and is under the age of 55 at the time of departure from Shelby County.
You may deferred the pension up until your age 65, once you reach 65, you will have to draw the benefit.
*Note: must have benefits at the time of retirement
At the time of retirement, your pension is calculate and based on your age, your spouse's age, and your final average earnings. Once you begin drawing your pension, your beneficiary can never change.
You can find out which pension play you are in by
Percentage and amounts cannot be increase.
Yes. It is mandatory that all Shelby County Employees participate in the retirement plan.
Yes. Direct deposit is mandatory for all retirees.
Once you approved for retirement, you can make an appointment with the Human Resources department to have a Retiree badge made.
Shelby County pension plans are defined plans. Disbursement of pension funds cannot occur until you retire or your employment is terminated with Shelby County.
Under Plan A and C, retirees have to be 65 before December 31 of the current year to be eligible for a COLA. The COLA is calculated based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The Retirement board and the County Commissioners approve COLA.
Your spouse at the time of retirement may keep your health insurance in the event of your death. If you remarry while in retirement, your new spouse cannot be added to the health insurance.
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Your child must have reached the age of three by September 30 (a date set by the Memphis City School Board) of any given year and be less than the age of six in order to be eligible for the Head Start program. To be eligible for the Early Head Start program, your child must be at least six weeks old and less than the age of three. For both programs, your family as a whole must meet the income requirements, which are based on the number of individuals living in your household. Because this is a program for low-income families, your annual income must be under the guidelines set by the federal government. Once you have met all of the above requirements, the next step is to choose the head start center you would like your child to attend and submit an enrollment form for each child that you are want to enroll. The completion of an enrollment form does not guarantee enrollment of your child. The enrollment form is reviewed and assessed accordingly. Please view our Enroll Your Child page to learn more and download enrollment forms.
In selecting the children and families to be served, the Head Start program must consider the income of eligible families, the age of the child, the availability of kindergarten or first grade to the child, and the extent to which a child or family meets the criteria established by Sec. 1305.3(c)(6).
Note: Priority is given to children from families whose pursuit of agricultural work required them to relocate to the Shelby County area within the previous two-year period.
To increase the general tax rate to pay for these tasks may not be effective, because the money within the general fund can be used for any government operation. To make sure that the money raised to prevent pollution and regulate discharges into stream and lakes, Shelby County set up a dedicated stormwater fund. This ensures that all of the money raised can only be used for the stormwater program items.
This fee also pays for two full-time equivalent staff members and a little overhead.
Shelby County Government will consider the needs of staff, the availability of other suitable programs, and the capacity of our program and resources. Space is very limited and will fill quickly.
Only children of Shelby County Government employees will be considered. Of these children, any Shelby County School student entering grades K thru 3 who has pre-committed to enrolling in the virtual learning option for the FULL fall semester is eligible.
Because of the unique needs of 4th and 5th grade students as they enter more robust testing environments and prepare for transition to middle school, the VLA will be limited to early learners only. We can provide a list of recommended virtual learning sites for other students.
Due to limitations of the program and a desire to serve all participants at a high level, this program is limited to students enrolled in SCS to ensure consistency in school day schedules, expectations, and resources.
This program is open to all Shelby County Government employees. Priority will be given to employees based on the needs of their child (and this program's ability to meet those needs) and the employee's AWS eligibility without any consideration for which elected official they work for.
No. This program is free for Shelby County Government parents. Because of demand, we will adopt a strict attendance policy, which means that if children have any unexcused absences ("no call, no show"), extended excused absences without a doctor's note, or more than three late arrivals in a 60-day period, they will not be allowed to return to the program. Additionally, parents who pick up their children after 5:30 PM will not be allowed to return.


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Puppy ID #660992
DOB October 19, 2020
Available December 15, 2020
Color Black & Tan
Mom's Weight 85 - 90 lbs
Dad's Weight 95 - 100 lbs
Registry AKC
Variety Short-haired
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Our puppies come with companion registration.
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From its origination, the German Shepherd has been widely considered to be one of the most intelligent and versatile breeds. One of the more popular breeds in the United States today, German Shepherds are clever, hard-working dogs, and are the breed most often used by the police and military because of their ability to learn quickly and their incredible bravery. These good-natured, devoted dogs make excellent pets for individuals and families, and tend to be protective of their family. German Shepherds do best with plenty of exercise and stimulation, and are happiest when given a job to do. Full grown, German Shepherds are fairly large. They have a dense coat and come in both long hair and short hair varieties.Read More
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A pair of white - gold geometric earrings in summer style for every woman. I use ear wires in order to open and close.
- Metal parts.
- Plexiglass parts
- Metal Ear Wires.
- Earrings Colors: White - Gold
- Total length of Earrings: 8.5 cm (3.4'')
- Total width of Earrings: 6 cm (2.3'')
- Protect them from water, parfumes, hair and body lotion to keep them bright and shiny for years.
Processing time
It usually takes 1-7 business days to prepare your order.
Estimated shipping times
Canada: 2-5 days
United States: 2-5 business days
Europe: 1-3 business days
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania: 2-5 business days
* Greek Post (NOT AVALIABLE DUE TO VIRUS CRISIS)
Canada: 5-16 days
United States: 5-16 business days
Europe: 5-15 business days
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania: 2-16 business days
We'll do our best to meet these shipping estimates, but cannot guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Customs and import taxes
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Shipping Costs
PLEASE READ AT THE FOLLOW LINK THE SHIPPING COSTS WITH DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2UIZGKn
* For shipping costs in Greece please read informations at the Greek version of the site.
In the above video you can see the way of adding products in your basket and make all the necessary steps to complete your order (it's in greek version but is very helpfull as well):
We gladly accept returns and exchanges
Contact us within: 3 days of delivery
Ship items back within: 14 days of delivery
* For Greek orders please read the Greek version of our site.
We don't accept cancellations
But please contact us if you have any problems with your order.
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, We can't accept returns for:
- Custom or personalized orders
- Items on sale
- For Greek orders please read the Greek version of our site.
Conditions of return for foreign orders
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
We make a full refund of the amount of the order except the shipping cost that has been already been paid to the post company. (For orders up to 100E outside of Greece, with free shipping costs, in case of return or exchange we refund the 80% of the amount of the order due to the shipping costs payment)
* For Greek orders please read the Greek version of our site.
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Right now it's winter here in Argentina and we are nearing the end of the first term at the Universidad de Buenos Aires where I teach a year long course in Research Design. Facing me is a pile of my student's projects to finish correcting by Monday, our last class before the winter break. It is often frustrating but, then again, immensely satisfying when our students finally develop the knack and learn how to put together a solid research proposal. What I most enjoy are the original ideas they bring each year, and being able to keep up with new subjects or research in regions I have little time for otherwise. I enjoy teaching and tutoring.
My time in Buenos Aires is mostly dedicated to carrying out analyses and writing about our research in the archaeology of Originary Peoples in Southern Patagonia. The research year for me "begins" in April after our return from the field and I have to begin to download, classify and label all our digital information (photos, GPS data) as well as digitize our field notes. A lot of this goes into Dropbox so all our team can easily access our database. All this last week I have been going over our field notes trying to inventory and choose more samples to date the archaeological deposits. We also have to plan for time writing up our research as well as preparing for two conference presentations programmed for October. All of a sudden the year seems already too short. (more…)


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PRE ORDER Stop Staring BILLION DOLLAR BABY, WATERCOLOR FLORAL, BILDB2-03 FLORA
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- Even if you don't need Stop Staring dress(es) until later this season or next season, it is in your best interest to order them early because later they may not be available. Orders are fulfilled on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. (Listings will state what season and year that they are released for order.)
Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com AND include the style, size and color that you are inquiring about.
- If you need a style by a certain date. Please include that date in your email.
- If it is an older style shown on our site and you want to know if it is still available.
- If there is a style that you like but don't see it on our site. We'll check to see if it's still available.
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The article on setting up a Pi Powered PVR with OSMC is great.
Just a heads up that we recommend sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y, sudo apt-get upgrade can cause problems (as new dependencies are not captured). You can also update via My OSMC > Updater.
I'll make sure that the firmware you reference in the article makes it in to a future version of OSMC
Also: OSMC itself is not quite based on Raspbian. The ARMv6l (Pi 1) version is, but the Pi 2 / Pi 3 versions are based on Jessie upstream. You could say that as OSMC is a Debian based operating system just like Raspbian, it has the full package repository.


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Vegetarians have long known a Thanksgiving secret the rest of us are reluctant to admit — it's all about the side dishes.
Think about it. Once you've taken the obligatory slice of turkey, a dutiful spoonful of gravy and maybe haggled a bit over the dark meat, what you really want is more stuffing. More mashed anything. More syrupy sweet potatoes. And definitely more pie. Pie of any kind.
"Absence of turkey can be a very positive thing," says New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, whose upcoming book, "VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00," is dedicated to learning to make do with less meat. "Most people have roughly 360 dinners a year that have 'absence of turkey.' We eat it on Thanksgiving because we're supposed to."
But if you take the bird off the table, is it still Thanksgiving? You could go with Bittman's preferred solution — get an inflatable turkey as a mock centerpiece — or follow the advice of chefs who have made vegetable cookery an art form. Approach the holiday as the celebration it is, they say, and turn all your creative juices onto the vegetables and grains.
Offer dishes that are rich in flavour and fat, and, if you really need an anchor for the meal, create another dish as a centerpiece.
"Choose one of the bigger vegetables and make something out of it," says Amanda Cohen, chef-owner of the New York City restaurant Dirt Candy, and author of the cookbook of the same name. "Take cauliflower and spend a moment. Smoke it, season it, batter and deep fry it. Bigger pieces of vegetable are really going to replicate the idea of a centerpiece."
Acorn squash or sugar pumpkins stuffed with wild rice or other grains, carrots, celery, onions, nuts, dried cranberries and a tiny dice of hickory smoked tofu also make a flavourful, celebratory main dish, says Diane Morgan, author of two books on Thanksgiving and a new volume on root vegetables called "Roots" (Chronicle Books, 2012). A lasagna of sliced sugar pumpkin layered with ricotta and crumbled fried sage, she says, also offers an impressive make-ahead dish that will have you forgetting there ever was talk of a turkey.
With the centerpiece nailed, proceed as usual. Surround that dish with all the traditional sides — stuffing, mashed potatoes, those gooey sweet potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts. You want gravy? Make it with a stock of roasted root vegetables, Morgan says, and pour it all over your potatoes. Use as much butter, salt and cream as you normally would on Thanksgiving, knowing that those are the elements that put the "comfort" in "comfort food."
"Fat is the operative word," Bittman says. "You can make a really great stuffing with a lot of butter. Creamed onions, creamed spinach. Of the things people think of when they think of Thanksgiving food, only the turkey is really meat."
Colours and textures also add interest to the meal. Vary these. If you're making traditional mashed potatoes, Morgan says, maybe cut your sweet potatoes into spears and roast them. Use a number of different techniques — roasting, braising, stir-frying — to cook your green vegetables. Instead of pureeing the squash, cut it in half and roast it for a more dramatic presentation.
"Then it's a large canoe shape on the plate," Morgan says. "That makes for more interest than these piles of things on the plate that all appear as side dishes."
And, of course, pull out all the creative stops, exploring the different textures and properties you can coax from each vegetable. At her restaurant, Cohen often incorporates different components of a vegetable in a single dish. She adds corn and whipped corn to corn grits, makes pasta out of pureed broccoli then tops it with stir-fried broccoli, and tops a carrot risotto with carrot chips. "You get a flavour explosion on your plate with this one vegetable," Cohen says.
And finally, don't for a minute think a vegetarian Thanksgiving somehow breaks tradition. When the settlers and the Native Americans met back at the start of all this, it was to celebrate a bountiful harvest, the crops that had been successfully grown.
"It's overwhelming how many great things are in season now that we can use for a beautiful vegetarian meal," Morgan says. "That's what we're celebrating. It's that same celebration of the harvest of all these things that have been underground for a while."


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Building the Application
Both the user interface and the behavior of the Currency Converter are complete now. All that remains for us to do is to build the application executable into a Cocoa application bundle. Apple's tutorial relies on XCode to build the application from Objective-C source files; we will use the Clozure CL IDE to build it from our Lisp source file.
We build the application using the optional BUILD-APPLICATION feature, distributed as part of Clozure CL. The steps to build the Cocoa application are:
- Launch the Clozure CL IDE. It's safest to build the application with a fresh IDE session, so if you have it running, you may wish to quit and relaunch before following the rest of the steps.
- For convenience, set the working directory to your "currency-converter" folder. For example, you can do something like this (using your pathnames in place of mine, of course:):
(setf (current-directory) "/Users/mikel/Valise/clozure/openmcl/example-code/currency-converter/")
- Load the application code:
(load "currency-converter")
- Load the BUILD-APPLICATION feature:
(require "build-application")
- Run BUILD-APPLICATION (be sure to correct the pathname to your CurrencyConverter? nibfile. It is safest to use a full, absolute pathname—not the relative pathname you see below):
(ccl::build-application :name "CurrencyConverter" :main-nib-name "CurrencyConverter" :nibfiles '(#P"currency-converter/CurrencyConverter.nib"))
By default, BUILD-APPLICATION constructs the application bundle in the current working directory. If you followed the instructions here, that means it will build CurrencyConverter.app in your currency-converter folder. You can control where BUILD-APPLICATION puts the application bundle by passing a pathname as the value of the keyword argument :DIRECTORY, like so:
(ccl::build-application :name "CurrencyConverter" :directory #P"/Users/mikel/Desktop/" :main-nib-name "CurrencyConverter" :nibfiles '(#P"currency-converter/CurrencyConverter.nib"))
If all goes well, BUILD-APPLICATION constructs an application bundle, copies "CurrencyConverter.nib" into it, writes the application executable, and quits. You should now be able to launch CurrencyConverter.app by double-clicking the application icon:
CurrencyConverter.app launches and displays your user interface, which you can then use to convert currencies:
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An astonishing image of Christ and Mary wrapped in an amorous embrace as the sponsus/sponsa of the 'Song of Songs' is the central image of a major winged altarpiece attributed to the early 14th-century painter known as the Maestro di Cesi. Based on the motifs in the partially ruined fresco by Cimabue in the Upper Church of San Francesco in Assisi, until now it has been seen as derivative work, useful only in helping to recreate the more important fresco. Cleaned and restored and recently identified as having been painted for the Augustinian Monastero della Stella in Spoleto, the altarpiece now takes its place as a major work of the early Italian trecento, admirable for its precious technique and commendable for it iconographical innovations.
Donatello's Judith and Holofernes was most probably positioned in the garden of the Medici Palace shortly after the palace was completed in the mid to late 1450s. Although rarely noted in the literature, the completion and decoration of the Medici Palace in the 1450s corresponded to a period in which the Medici and their political party struggled to maintain political unity and, in essence, their united control of the city. This article examines this conjunction of artistic and political events by analizing Donatello's statue in relation to the theme of pride that is central to the iconography of the Judith narrative, is at the center of the inscription that once accompanied the statue, and is clearly informative of political circumstances of the 1450s and memory of the Albizzi-Medici struggle of the 1420s and early 1430s. That earlier period became an important period of reference for the Medici and their regime as they worked to maintain their tenuous unity in the 1450s.
This essay analyzes the use by Renaissance artists of firm posture, gravity, and solid contrapposto to convey a sense of moral worth and dignity. We must rely on visual evidence to demonstrate the idea that the artists intended stance to have an ethical meaning, although the idea is also supported by a few written texts of the period. Observers have often overlooked the moral significance of stance, giving attention instead to the naturalism and aesthetic effects of counterpoise and weighty stance.
The article discusses an episode from Condivi's biography of Michelangelo, apparently invented by the great sculptor himself and by scholars dismissed as "apocryphal", fictitious, i.e. not worthy of being used as a biographical source of Michelangelo. The author argues that even if the story was invented, it is nevertheless a part of history: Michelangelo's fictive shaping of his life-story is itself factual, a fact from his life. The "facts" of Michelangelo's "life" are delivered to us so artfully by his biographers, and such fiction is a historical fact. The author suggests that instead of being terrified by the word "fiction", we should seek to ponder the interrelations of facts and fiction.
The Manhattan Eros is replete with links to the hand, mind, eye, and ambience of Michelangelo. But his authorship of this mixed aggregate is not proven. Ultimately ascription depends upon the strengths and weaknesses of empathy and expectation joined with a wealth of supportive but inferential evidence. Whoever its author may be - and certainly Michelangelo among a host of others seems for now the most likely candidate - its androgynous and variously autobiographic attributes, including breast formulae (accessible also to forgers and simulators), tally with recurrent polymorphic aspects of Michelangelo's sanctioned and taboo interests expressed with and as a generative force that inspired his life, art, and times. This imagery, sublimated in hermetic and grotesque phantasms doted on by his elite patronage, was ultimately influential and prophetic for aspects of Mannerist and Baroque affectation.
Luca Signorelli's frescoes in the Cappella Nuova of the Orvieto Cathedral (1499-1504) have long been noted for style, the monumental figure, and the unusual subject matter: a unique combination of the Last Judgment, events from the Apocalypse, and scenes from Dante and classical literature. Though scholars have written much about the chapel, no one has satisfactorily explained that this seemingly disparate combination of scenes forms a logical, unified program, designed for an audience accustomed to seeing paintings as visual sermons. This article explores the Roman liturgical texts for the Feast of All Saints and Advent as the unifying factor, and reveals an underlying message of salvation through penance.
After summarising the comments of other art historians on possible links between Cézanne's paintings and Japanese landscape prints, the author assesses the circumstantial evidence for Cézanne's knowledge of Japanese art, noting that several of Cézanne's friends were in the forefront of the Japonisant movement. Cézanne is famous for his denial of the value of outline, one of the techniques which lends Japanese prints much of their character, and advocacy of the representation of nature by the cylinder, the sphere and the cone, an idea which can also be found in the writings of Hokusai. This denial of outline may reflect the artist's awareness of Japanese ink paintings, as opposed to prints, and it is also clear that he understood some of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, which were in harmony with his own notion of the worship of nature. The article concludes by suggesting that Cézanne may have painted exactly thirty-six oil paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire in conscious rivalry with the title of Hokusai's series of 'thirty-six' (actually forty-six) views of Mount Fuji.


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Miley Cyrus: My Short Haircut 'Changed My Life'
Miley Cyrus has made quite an impression this past year! Miley revealed the reasons behind her changing beauty looks and how she really can't stop experimenting!
Miley Cyrus, 20, has made some drastic changes to her look these past couple of months — from chopping her hair to wearing revealing clothing, she keeps making jaws drop! In a recent interview, Miley revealed why she went through these changes and why she loves her transformed look — keep reading to find out what she said.
Miley Cyrus' Short Haircut — It Gives Her Confidence
Miley reveals that she is confident in her own skin, especially after chopping off her full head of hair! She revealed that she takes being called a lesbian a compliment! After she chopped off her long hair she did her first cover with Maxim and hit the #1 spot on their annual hot list. She is still growing up, and figuring out who she really is. She said in an interview with the Toronto Sun:
I just cut my hair and then it really changed my life. There's something about having no hair that screams being confident. And I think especially because people like to put people in a box — I mean, the names I've been called since I cut my hair. Everyone said I was a lesbian but I'm like, 'Being a lesbian isn't a bad thing.'
Miley's Different Path — Why She 'Can't Stop'
Miley feels better than ever with her new changed look. She revealed in the interview how different is better and that she doesn't want to stop until she knows exactly who she is. She says:
They're like, 'It really feels like you can't stop.' 'It is!' … What is making my [new] record consistent is the fact that [the songs are] all different and that's where I am. I'm at a point where it's like I know who I am, but I know that I'm not finished figuring that out and I won't finished until I'm in the dirt.
Miley didn't want her music video for We Can't Stop to be taken seriously. She wanted her fans and viewers to get a kick out of it and laugh. This shows how confident Miley is — she doesn't care what others think about herself! It is her body, and she has control over it. She even says:
So I wanted my video to make people laugh 'cause I'm the first one to make jokes at myself … I wanted the video to be that kind of confident.
We love Miley's confidence — let us know if you do too, HollywoodLifers!
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When the Premier League and Football League fixtures for 2013-14 are announced at 9am on Wednesday, spare a thought for the individuals involved in compiling the season's schedule.
"I don't think people realise what goes into it," says the Football League fixtures officer, Paul Snellgrove. "They think names go into a hat and it's almost like a draw. Because it's so difficult to explain it's hard to keep people's attention."
A laborious process that begins four years ahead of each season, when Fifa and Uefa set out their international schedules, goes through a raft of complex stages before the final fixture list is signed off.
Presumably those trusted with deciding when supporters must travel the length of the country on a cold midweek night, or with a blasting hangover on New Year's Day, then go and shelter in a dark room for a long, long time.
Glenn Thompson of the IT company Atos Origin is the man responsible for inputting all the data into the famed "fixtures computer", but before he does so the Football League, Premier League, Football Association and the Football Supporters' Federation undergo a series of discussions alongside the clubs, starting when a draft schedule is first proposed in November of the previous year.
Most fans understand that each club is paired with another and their fixtures will usually correspond. For example, when Manchester United play a home match, Manchester City play away. The same rules apply for Everton and Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham and other neighbouring teams.
It is easier to pair clubs if they are in the same division, with Swansea City and Cardiff City reunited in that respect next season, and the fixture organisers work closely with police forces across England and Wales to ensure matchdays do not stretch resources too thin.
There are fixture compilation rules, such as that over a course of five matches a club must have no more than three home or away games. If a team plays at home on Boxing Day it must travel on New Year's Day and vice versa.
Organisers try to schedule midweek matches in "good weather periods" and attempt to give clubs a home match either before of after an FA Cup tie, so as to avoid three successive away games and tricky financial situations for lower-league sides.
However, things can easily become complicated and changing one fixture has a series of knock-on effects to other games on the calendar. Policing, transport and requests from clubs make scheduling an incredibly detailed and tedious task.
For example, Greater Manchester police has to consider eight clubs on their patch each weekend. Four must play home and four away, yet there is also the fact that Bury request that they play home games when Manchester United are not in action so as to boost their attendance.
GMP also has to avoid potentially fiery fixtures when events such as the Conservative Party conference and Gay Pride weekend are in town. The Premier League and Football League also try to avoid big games on the opening day of the season and on occasions such as Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
The draft schedule is tweaked and sent out to all clubs in March, with a form asking them to respond with any specific requests. "It's very rare that we get a blank form back," admits Snellgrove, but not all can be accommodated - Birmingham City asked if they could have a home game next season on 19 April to celebrate Trevor Francis's birthday but the League could sadly not oblige, although the schedule does take into consideration the Nottingham Goose Fair and the Shrewsbury Flower Show.
"Glenn does a lot of prep work manually and will feed it into the computer," says Snellgrove. "Each club gets a space on a grid which dictates their home and away sequence. He splits the season into sections, mini-leagues, the season is basically a set of 10 mini-leagues and they will reverse out at some stage. Each club within that mini league gets either a positive or negative polarity and that will dictate their order of home and away games.
"There are clash dates, which is where in order to re-mix the home and away clubs, to make sure everyone plays each other, Glenn has to make them clash. Sometimes they'll both be away which is fine, sometimes they'll both be at home and we recognise this can be a problem so we make early contact with the clubs. Nine times out of 10 the police will move one to a Sunday or a Friday night, now and again they'll do them on the same day."
The process will be completed over the weekend when Thompson, Snellgrove and others involved put the finishing touches to the schedule. Soon, though, it will be time to start on next season.


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Who drew 800 people to his birthday party in Covington?
Police called to outdoor bash along Licking River
Police broke up an outdoor party over the weekend that drew hundreds of people to east Covington.
Chief Spike Jones said the party ran from Saturday night through Sunday morning at the Licking River Greenway and Trails behind Holmes High School, drawing about 800 people.
"I was told there were carloads of people coming from Morehead, Ky., you know, a college town," Jones said.
The party was advertised over social media, said the editor and publisher of the River City News.
"A lot of the people who were planning to come didn't know what the address was," said Michael Monks, who publishes the online news blog. "They already knew they were coming to some big field party is how they were referring to it, and then when the address was posted it started to be re-tweeted."
News 5 WLWT's Alison Montoya was able to track down the party's organizer, 22-year-old Juan Barajas, who said he threw the bash to celebrate his birthday.
"The only thing I did was Facebook, (but) I think we invited 6,000, just together between me and my friends," Barajas said.
Barajas is a DJ, and he and his promoters helped spread the word.
"I do want to apologize to the city, that's my mistake," Barajas said. "I had no idea; I thought it was a private field, I hope they don't take it too serious. I cleaned up the mess."
Jones said he's never seen such a gathering in his 25 years as a police officer.
But he said he and his officers will closely monitor social media to make sure similar events don't take place on his watch.
Barajas was cited for throwing the party without a permit, and police arrested several people at the party on a variety of charges.


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DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to throw out a civil lawsuit accusing him of insider trading.
U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater issued an order Tuesday rejecting Cuban's request for summary judgment against the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC accused Cuban in 2008 of selling shares in Internet search company Mamma.com after receiving confidential information about a private stock offering at a discounted rate. The SEC's lawsuit says Cuban avoided losses of more than $750,000 by selling when he did.
Cuban has fought the charges and says he never agreed to confidentiality when he received a call from the company CEO in 2004.
Fitzwater said the SEC has enough evidence for a jury to look at the case. Cuban declined to comment.
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Video: Talking Soda Pop with John Nese of Galco's in Los Angeles
Cherry Coke Zero will sound pretty humdrum after you get a load of all 500-ish specialty sodas available at Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles, a carbonation haven since 1897. Owner John Nese is very proud of his collection. Red Ribbon root beer is still brewed with sassafras root bark; Bubble Up is made with actual lemon and lime oils; Manhattan Special is a coffee soda that's been roasted in Brooklyn since 1897. Nese thinks diet sodas are for the birds, but admits that Stewart's Black Cherry isn't bad. This mini-documentary is part of Chow's Obsessives series. Watch it after the jump.
Talking Soda Pop with John Nese of Galco's in Los Angeles
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