And Giygas, I have a suggestion to deal with the server lag. Once it's updated to 1.7.10(which shouldn't be long), install a mod called Opis. It's a server profiling tool good for pinpointing sources of lag, as well as being easy to use. You will need to switch to Cauldron(MCPC) to be able to use it along with the plugins, but nobody will be required to have the mod to join the server. I've been using it with great success on my own server.