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BREVARD, N.C.- The Brevard College (3-6, 0-3 SAC) women's tennis team was defeated 3-6 by Mars Hill University (4-7, 2-3 SAC)at the McCoy Tennis Complex on March 24.
Katie Daugherty and Michelle Prata weren't able to gain a point during their No.1 doubles play but Nirvanna Silva and Claudia Hellman partnered up to defeat Anna Rickenbaker and Natalie Hilbig 8-4 in the No.2 doubles.
Jule Hermann and Ana Drummond came close to capturing the win over a Mars Hill duo at 9-8 during the No.3 doubles.
Nirvanna Silva and Ana Drummond came up with the two other points for BC while in their singles play. Silva competed against Hilbig again winning both sets 6-2 while Drummond faced a new opponent of MHU Grace Diepenbrick defeating her 6-4, 6-3.
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Does the first experience of Ramadan begin the same for everyone? It all depends on the time and where this all takes place. Consider the time to be during the year 1955 or early 1956, and the place was Oakland when I experienced my first month of fasting. I don't remember for sure just what time of year it was since time has elapsed.The ordinary calendars said nothing about when Ramadan should begin. There was very little printed literature available, except what I received in the mail from … [Read more...]
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I am so embarrassed! I created this account specifically for this post only because I'm so embarrassed and I feel so dirty. I know someone has been "caught" playing the anonymous card but I just had to do it.
I had an STD test along with my papsmear last week and I just received my results today. I have fucking chlamydia! I'm so hurt and upset and I feel disgusting. I immediately called my SO (significant other) and demanded he tell me if he has cheated. He promised that he did not over and over again but I don't know what to believe. I have only had sex with him. He took my virginity so I know I didn't get it from elsewhere! I know that SO (significant other) has been with 2 other women besides me. It's hard for me to believe that he already had it because I was tested at the beginning and end of my pregnancy and I was clean! What the Fuck!? I want to believe him but a part of me says he is lying. He is getting tested tomorrow and i will take my meds but also get a second opinion. A part of me wondered if it was a mixup. I don't know. I feel stupid for even thinking that. I read that chlamydia can go undetected for months to years. Maybe it's possible he already had it previously? Now I think I'm stupid for even thinking that! I even thought that they probably mixed my results with my mom because we got a papsmear right after one another that day. I can't believe I thought that. I wouldn't wish this on my mother. I should just face it, most likely SO (significant other) already had it or it's more than likely that he cheated. My mind is racing right now. I'm so confused and I don't know if I can trust SO. And on top of that, I'm so paranoid that I'm getting LO (little one) tested! I don't even want to touch & kiss him. I can't believe this shit!


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Energy drinks? I like orange juice, coffee, water and milk. I won't drink anything else.
Energy drinks? I like orange juice, coffee, water and milk. I won't drink anything else.
Fuck marketing.
Originally posted by InvisblSkratchPiklz@Sep 9 2005, 02:01 PM
*laughs while flying away in his private helicopter
*goes after whoa in my private race car
"Comeeeee bacccckkkkkkk!!"
:lol:Originally posted by RMA@Sep 9 2005, 04:35 PM
I can go into the store and ask the clerk if he has any balls.
i am SO gonna do that tonight
yah do you have any balls
*clerk responds in chinese
oh and Tony
you can throw an empty bottle of Sobe at someone
that breaks skin
can coffee break skin?
acutally it can, after the blisters heal from the 3rd degree burns
*laughs while flying away in his private helicopter while throwing empty bottles of Sobe at Kay's mini austin
Why do you keep on flying back then flying away laughing after every responce.. its a waste of helicopter gas
get a moped so u wont waste gas
BONG WATER its like red bull and pop they have 4 flavours like ,dew wut?,purple haze,and sum other shit its awsome
red bull baby
the only one i really like, room temp, or cold, dosent bother me...
"its about going out, and destroying lines,expresing yourself on the walls, people dont give a shit if you live or die" -Risk9-
Like a wise man once said:
Live every day like its your last, Some day youll be right.
:lol: dude you need help, i counted 34 bottles
here they're 2$ a bottle
you drank 68$ worth of bawls
i dont wanna picture your bladder
*help meeeeeeeeeeee, im drownnnnning
*drives away in his stupid moped to save gas
pimp juice for me....

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Graffer that tags? Thats like having a Screen Name like " Hustler that hustles".
full throttles the shit
I think they all dont taste too good <_<
6 percent alcohol..tastes like orange soda.
-The 12th THANKful POWET AKIH-
Here son take this can and go make something of yourself...
out of the ones on that list id say oi like monster the best but i think the drink lost is real good
XS is what i drink...my teacher was sellin them for like 3 bucks a can. i drank one on an empty stomach...bad idea. i could barely even sit throuh the class i was bouncin off tha walls.. that shits fuckin nuts
monster assault is the wya to go man...in some store here in worcester they seel it 2/$2 so i stock up there...its cheaper then coke at that place! and i liek it casue its a big bottle not liek red bul which is good but its a tiny ass little thing...
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Oil leaks on 2005 645
Oil leak help: I'm looking for similar experiences or suggestions. I have a 2005 645. In the last several months, I've replaced the valve cover gaskets, the lower oil pan gasket, the oil pump and pressure switch. Today I learned that oil is leaking from the upper timing covers and perhaps the valve covers themselves need to be replaced if they are warped. I'm also concerned that the lower timing covers will go since it's about the only place left that could leak.
I'm currently at about $5000 and it could double if all this works needs to be done.
Anyone encountered something similar?
What constitutes a lemon?
I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
This is very common for a BMW of this age. Whoever changed your valve cover gaskets, should have changed the upper timing cover gaskets at the same time. Parts for the upper timing cover gaskets is only 25.00, & the labor would probably have been an extra 500.00. The lower timing cover gaskets usually do well. Chances are that your alternator o-ring is leaking, & it has been missed. Dealer's usually charge around 700.00 for the labor on this. The o-ring is only around 3.00. If you remove the lower plastic panel, you can inspect the alternator o-ring with a flashlight. Here is a couple of pics.
cj, how many miles does your 645 have?
This is very helpful. Unfortunately when they did the valve cover gaskets, they did not do the upper timing gasket. I'm disappointed because I really like the people that did the work but it is getting sooo expensive now that they have to go in again...and again...and again.
This car has 69,000 miles on it.
Man...She's young.
I would also strongly suggest getting a second opinion, I know those guys are great but $$ .... need I say more?. Also consider an Independent Tech.
@Cj2005645, got the same car and had the same problem, mine had 70,000ish miles at the time, got 75,000ish on it now. Cost me a little over $5,000, the first time he quoted me 5,000, came home it was still leaking, second time charged another 500ish... feel like i got ripped off, take it to a reputable BMW mechanic. I don't got my first repair order, but the second one they repaired
- Gasket price - $1.27
-Oil Filter Cover -$35.05
-Ear Clamp - $2.75
-Pentosin Hydraulic Fluid - $22.95
Total of parts came to 72.47
Labor was 514.69
idk how to attach the pictures, just joined bimmerfest
The picture is the broken alternator seal that he gave me, and said this is what was causing the leak.
Good Luck !
I'm learning a lot in the last 24 hours. The dealership just called and confirmed what the independent shop told me: after replacing the valve cover gaskets and the lower oil pan gasket, now it's the upper timing cover ($2500). Where it get's scary is what could happen but hasn't yet. If the lower timing cover goes, that's $7500 and basically forces them to redo both the upper timing and valve covers again (where I spent the first $50000.
The good news is that the place that has worked on it already seems willing to give me a severely discounted rate.
I'm ready to trade this sucker for a Ford Focus or a Prius!
Thanks to all of you for your help.
Oil cover gasket start failing around 50k miles. You might have gotten this car at a good price, but these toys are expensive to maintain. If you can do the work yourself, it gets a lot cheaper! Keep your mechanic accountable for his mistakes!
Good luck!
Herb has it right, we have seen a lot more of this of late. As these cars have dropped in price and people are picking them up they are finding the pitfalls of German Engineering and high end vehicles.
Holding your mechanic accountable is easy to say but hard to do. They have the upper hand, if you get your car home and it starts leaking again they can just say it is another gasket and you had 2 problems. Believe me I know. You can never go there again, but to make them repair the second one and rebate you the misdiagnosed original cost is virtually impossible. It all depends on the owner I suppose.
I feel for the OP, but the statement about a Lemon Law struck me the most. On a 7 year old car?
I thought the same thing?:dunno:
wow sorry to hear about the nightmare, do the 650s have these oil leaking problems such as that PITA alternator o-ring problem? If they don't I say trade in the 645 for a 650
My 650 has the same issue. The task itself does not look to major to repair. I purchased my car for pretty cheap knowing that I would have to pick up the difference in doing my own repairs. I can afford the repairs from the dealer, but can't justify the actual costs of them. I prefer to do the work myself anyway. I'm going to do the Cylinder Head Cover Gasket, The upper Timing Chain Gasket and the alternator bracket O-Ring (looks nothing like an O or ring for that matter) this weekend.
You are in for a bad weekend! :mad::mad::mad: Make sure that you have both male & female Torx sets.
Good Luck!
I was thinking that I just had the valve cover gasket leaking down on to the alternator but after this thread I think that my alternator gasket is bad too. When I put the dye through the alternator was covered with oil just from running it for about 5 minutes. Does this sound like a common symptom? Also is it a fairly easy fix
The alternator o-ring replacement is around a 6 to 8 hour repair. The motor mount on the driver side must be removed, the alternator removed, the alternator bracket must be removed, power steering must be dropped, & the radiator cooling fan needs to be removed. Once you get to the o-ring, put some ATV back around the o-ring, or you might get to replace it again!
This job ain't fun!
Thanks for the help. It is looking like I have a very log weekend coming up since valve cover gaskets and timing cover gaskets are due for changing also
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I've done this particular job, and HerbP was very helpful in the process. He is not kidding when he says PITA. If you plan on doing the Cylinder Head Cover Gasket as well, consider getting some of the o-rings for the Fuel Injectors. When you pull them out some may need replacing and some may get lost. I was putting my car back together on a Sunday morning and had to wait till Monday to get the parts, then I didn't have time to finish until the next weekend. My car had some oil lines that didn't seem to show up on the diagrams. Discovered they were simply oil cooling lines. I believe these are in the models made for the gulf cost area, and you may not have the same lines. Here is the Thread whe HerbP helped walk me through the process.
I have a number of pictures if you would like me to post some let me know. My car ended up being apart for 2 weeks (3 weekends) due to needing something from the Dealer and not realizing it until the dealer was closed, DOH! it shoudl not take that long I just was not prepared, and wanetd to complete several things at once.
There is a Coolant line that attaches to the Fan Cowl above the Transmission oil coolant lines, you may or may not have these. This one caused me some headache as there are multiple clips to remove the coolant hoses. I managed to not get them quite right and it took me a while to track down the coolant leak after I got the car back together. Once back together, there is limited space availble for putting it back together correctly, grin. Here is a picture. i'm only posting this because it was not something I anticipated when putting it back together the clips just seemed to fit, but it wasn't grin. Good luck.
Oh One more thing. When picking up the O-Ring for the Alternator bracket, there were two options, not just one for my car. It was less than $5.00 for both, I woudl go ahead and get both if they offer you two options. The one they said it should be at the dealer was nto the one it actually was.
Hey guys I started working on the vehicle today my plans were to do the valve cover gaskets, timing cover gasket, and the alternator bracket gasket. As of right now I have worked on the vehicle for approximately 3 hours and have Been able to take off the driver side valve cover gasket and started working on the timing cover gasket. I have been running into a problem locating an easy way to get out the fifth bolt on the timing cover gasket. It appears that the bolt is located behind the alternator bracket. Is there an easy way to get this out without removing the alternator bracket or do I need to remove the alternator bracket in order to get out the last bolt on the timing cover. It seems like I am doing something wrong because everywhere I see it only calls for approximately 2 hours to replace the timing cover gaskets. I think what I am going to do tomorrow is start working on the alternator bracket to completely free up that area and see if I can get to the bolt on the timing cover gasket easier. Any advice would be helpful thanks.
When you did the alternator bracket did you have to lift the motor in order to get to the rear bolt on the power steering? I attempted to do this over the weekend but was running out of time to try and get the power steering dropped. I could not even see the rear bolt let alone get access to it. Any suggestions?
Yes. To get to the Alternator Bracket you will have to remove the Motor mount. Look the thread mentioned above in #19. I used a jack to hold the engine up for me. It actually wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. Once you get the motor mount out there is quite a bit more room as well.
Good luck,
Oil leaks are a nightmare and an Unfortunate common problem with these BMW's. My 745i was plagued with them and its never a Cheap quick fix. Everything from valve covers, crank case vent valves, timing case covers, alternator gasket etc etc. You can get a good deal on an older car, but in my opinion, it isn't worth the hassle. I swore I would never buy an older BMW again outside of CPO. When the leak start... Run for the hills!!!!
I recently had the valve cover and upper timing cover gaskets replaced due to leaks. aFter 1 week I noticed I still have a leak in the same area as before. Took it back to the Indy and they said the leak is coming from the alternator bracket gasket which is is the same area as the other gaskets. It is a $6 part and a 10 hour job!! I asked him if this is something that could have been done when doing the other work thus costing less on labor and he said no that it would have been a separate job.
The quote was for $1,000 at 10 hours labor.
My question is this, should I press this shop for not catching this leak thus keeping the cost down by doing it at the same time or are they correct in that it would not have made a difference in labor hours? Also, I see figures of $500 to $700 in this thread for this job, is $1000 too much?
Thanksfor the help.
There is no way that they would have been able to tell that it was leaking. I personally changed my valve cover gaskets and timing gaskets and then I found out that the alternator bracket gasket was leaking as well. Due to the angle of the valve covers all the oil usually is leaking in the same spot. My alternator gasket was shooting straight up on to the valve cover gasket. This job is lets say worth the $1000 if you have the money. I did it with a buddy and it took us 5 hours. The amount of parts that need taken off and the amount tools required is mind blowing. I filled up around 25 feet of tables tightly packed with parts and even had to call up a buddy because he has small hands. You can try to see if he will work out a deal on the price since you just did work there, also check I believe that it only calls for 7 hours according to bmw. You might also want to check the oil pressure switch and vacuum pump for leaks. After I did all my work I found out that both gaskets (one only available online) were leaking on the vacuum pump and the pressure switch was leaking. From my experience everything on my car went bad within 2 weeks and needed replaced. I guess thats what I get for buying a low milage 7 year old vehicle. Unless you have access to a lift I would not even consider trying to replace the alternator gasket yourself.
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Puntacana Resort & Club plays a dual leadership role in the national tourism market: to continue generating value through pioneering tourism innovation and to create a healthier and safer life for our close associates and the inhabitants of nearby communities in need.
The Puntacana Foundation, created in 1998, is the means by which our company promotes sustainable economic growth in the Dominican Republic, especially in the local communities in and around Punta Cana. Our commitment to local sustainable development is not a fleeting interest. Our founders were visionary in combining business objectives with corporate social responsibility. With our community service approach, we have found the necessary motivation to continue putting our hearts into everything that we do, in order to enrich the lives of the people whom we serve.
Our programs address the most basic elements of the community's needs:
Puntacana International School is a bilingual private school built and operated by the Puntacana Foundation to provide high-quality education to the children of the employees of Puntacana Resort & Club. It has modern facilities, a complete staff of teachers and a comprehensive complementary education program in areas that include youth leadership, culture, arts, physical education and sports. Its academic program also benefits the local community. At present, 450 students from more than 22 different cultural backgrounds interact in the classrooms. The tuition paid by the employees of Puntacana Resort & Club is scaled, meaning that fees are based on parental income, with children of lower-income staff paying less than executives and upper management. In the classroom, children of employees of all levels receive the highest quality education.
The Ann & Ted Kheel Polytechnic High School was built and equipped by the Puntacana Foundation in 2004 in the nearby community of Veron. It is the only semi-public high school in the Punta Cana tourist area serving young people from poor families. Students receive a basic high school education as well as technical training in areas like computer science, hospitality, electricity, plumbing and refrigeration, as well as English language. An Administrative Committee headed by the Catholic Church, the Puntacana Foundation, the Dominican Republic Ministry of Education and an Association of Parents and Friends of the Institution currently manages the Polytechnic. An Elementary School (5th to 8th grades) has been functioning during the afternoons in the same facilities since August 2011, as well as a free Music School that opened in October 2012.
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Puntacana Foundation has constructed a variety of sports facilities for local children, including a softball and baseball court in Verón and a basketball and volleyball court at the Ann & Ted Kheel Polytechnic High School in Verón. The Foundation also supports community sports tournaments like the Higuey Basketball Tournament.
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Home decorating can be challenging enough as it is, and then you add a tight budget to the mix! Many wonder how they can master budget home decorating and if it's even possible. Here are the top three budget home decorating problems and their solutions.
Problem 1: Can I decorate my home on a budget without making it look cheap or tacky? I can't afford to do much, but I want a nice home just as much as the next person!
Absolutely. Budget does not mean cheap! It means you need to take some steps to ensure you aren't putting your family's financial well being on the line while you decorate your home. It means making wise decisions and following a plan. And it means using creativity and elbow grease, not bucks! We've all seen those home decorating TV shows and the miracles they can do on $1000 a room. What if you could do a whole room like that for $100? $50? Sounding better, huh?
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Everyone has creativity within him/her. You only need to find out why you've been hiding it so long. First of all, there are a lot of great resources out there for those decorating on a budget. Check out your library for home decorating books, walk through model homes with a notebook, and visit websites like The Budget Decorator for endless decorating ideas. Once you get inspired by other's ideas, you will be surprised at how freely your own ideas start to flow. Keep in mind that few decorating projects can't be undone, so don't be afraid to try new things, especially when all your projects are done using very little cash!
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You need help and you need confidence! First, start by picking a small room to decorate. For instance, start with a powder room. Choose a theme for the room, such as "Country Style Blue and Yellow Bath." Your theme gives you a "mission statement" and allows you to make decisions based upon it. You will know that everything you choose for the room needs to fit within your theme. This will save you a lot of money and time in the long run, and help you to build skills and confidence. Make a plan, and start with the walls. They have the biggest impact in the shortest time. Once you see the difference one small change can make, you will be on your way!
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I'm almost 100% that my power readings were wrong.. with the new -95 and such.. I mean what does -95 mean? -5 from no signal at all?
I can show you a screenshot between the two if you want.. it just seems like to me they were reported wrong.. and made it hard to read the data..


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2010 SAC Offensive Freshman of the Year Kelvin Jeter, who helped the Tornados boast the No. 3 rushing attack in Division II last year, was selected as a First Team running back. Joining Jeter on the First Team are linebacker Prince Simunyu, defensive back Salonik Amos and punter Eric Watts.
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Carson-Newman College led the way with 11 student-athletes on the 2011 preseason All-Conference Team.
The Eagles also have a league-best six selections on the first-team, including running back Nate Inman, offensive linemen Kevin Day and Lucas Mathis, kicker Carlos Lopez, defensive lineman Zeke Andrews and defensive back Tarvin Jones.
Defending conference champion and preseason-favorite Wingate is second with nine honorees, including three first-team picks in wide receiver Chris Bowden, offensive lineman Mike Arndt and defensive back Robert Fletcher. 2010 SAC Coach of the Year Joe Reich led the Bulldogs to the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs last season, coming within two points of knocking off top-seeded Albany State in the regional semifinals.
Catawba comes in third with eight selections, including four on the first-team. All-American return specialist LJ McCray, who led the nation in kickoff returns a year ago, is on the first-team, as are 2010 SAC Defensive Freshman of the Year Damein Lee, linebacker Lakeem Perry and defensive back Jumal Rolle.
Tusculum, Lenoir-Rhyne and Brevard are tied for fourth with seven preseason selections each.
Led by 2010 SAC Offensive Player of the Year Bo Cordell, Tusculum has five first-team honorees. Cordell finished fourth in the national voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy last season, which recognizes the DII National Player of the Year. The All-American quarterback led the country in total offense, completions per game and points responsible for per game in 2010. Joining Cordell on the first-team are receivers Deonte' Gist and Rashaad Carter, tight end Michael Rodriquez and long-snapper Skylar West.
Lenoir-Rhyne has four first-team picks, including 2010 consensus All-American offensive lineman Chandler Rearden. He is joined on the first-team by fellow offensive lineman Kaleb Myrick. L-R's defensive lineman Brandon Martin and linebacker Demetrius Green are also on the first team. The duo will anchor a unit that finished fourth in the nation last season in rushing defense.
Five Newberry Wolves are preseason All-SAC, headlined by first-team defensive lineman Arterio Arnold, who tallied 13.5 tackles-for- loss and three sacks in 2010.
Mars Hill has four All-Conference selections, including two-time All American and SAC rushing champion Jonas Randolph. He is joined on the first-team by 2010 All-American linebacker Rudy Cabral, who was the league's leading tackler last season.
2011 Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Team
First Team Offense
QB – Bo Cordell, Tusculum
WR – Deonte' Gist, Tusculum
WR – Rashaad Carter, Tusculum
WR – Chris Bowden, Wingate
RB – Kelvin Jeter, Brevard
RB – Jonas Randolph, Mars Hill
RB – Nate Inman, Carson-Newman
OL – Kevin Day, Carson-Newman
OL – Chandler Rearden, Lenoir-Rhyne
OL – Kaleb Myrick, Lenoir-Rhyne
OL – Mike Arndt, Wingate
OL – Lucas Mathis, Carson-Newman
TE – Michael Rodriquez, Tusculum
LS – Skylar West, Tusculum
PK – Carlos Lopez, Carson-Newman
First Team Defense
DL – Zeke Andrews, Carson-Newman
DL – Brandon Martin, Lenoir-Rhyne
DL – Damein Lee, Catawba
DL – Arterio Arnold, Newberry
LB – Prince Simunyu, Brevard
LB – Demetrius Green, Lenoir-Rhyne
LB – Rudy Cabral, Mars Hill
LB – Lakeem Perry, Catawba
DB – Jumal Rolle, Catawba
DB – Salonik Amos, Brevard
DB – Tarvin Jones, Carson-Newman
DB – Robert Fletcher, Wingate
P – Eric Watts, Brevard
RS – LJ McCray, Catawba
Second Team Offense
QB – Cody Haffly, Wingate
WR – Brandon Bostick, Newberry
WR – Eric Watts, Brevard
WR – Nick Stutts, Lenoir-Rhyne
RB – Vince Jordan, Wingate
RB – Brandon Baker, Carson-Newman
RB – Josh Wright, Catawba
OL – Caleb Campbell, Brevard
OL – Tyler Hodgson, Mars Hill
OL – Chase Gamble, Newberry
OL – Dustin Moorehead, Tusculum
OL – Austin Lowe, Wingate
TE – Matt Cox, Carson-Newman
LS – DJ Davis, Catawba
PK – Thomas Trexler, Catawba
Second Team Defense
DL – Byron Bell, Carson-Newman
DL –Nelson Bullard, Lenoir-Rhyne
DL – Jack Taylor, Wingate
DL – Terrence Smith, Tusculum
LB – Ryan Helton, Carson-Newman
LB – Apollo Stretch, Newberry
LB – Cory Johnson, Catawba
LB – Jared Seate, Wingate
DB – Michael Gist, Brevard
DB – Oliver Davis, Carson-Newman
DB – Jamont Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne
DB – Justin Squirewell, Wingate
P – BJ Richmond, Mars Hill
RS – Max Elliott, Newberry


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Gary Allan making return with benefit concert
Listen to Gary Allan on iHeartRadio
Gary Allan is back in action. The country star is slated to headline "Raise The Barn!," a benefit for the Hendersonville Mounted Patrol Equestrian Center taking place Tuesday in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Craig Campbell, Bucky Covington, and The Farm are some of the other artists slated to perform. The event marks Allan's return after being sidelined with a viral infection.
Gary's illness forced him to cancel his fan club party, which he'd planned to host in Nashville last week during the CMA Music Festival.
Welcome back, Gary!
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Anybody get airpwn working in 3?
Here's my steps that worked in 2...
1) airmon-ng start wifi0 1
2) iwconfig ath0 essid <enter my ssid here>
3) airpwn -c <config_name> -d madwifing -i ath0 -v -v -v
Starts up just fine... I've tried two different Atheros cards that used to work. The only slight issue I have is that I get the LORCON tx80211_setmode deprecated warning. But, the command, monitor and injection sockets all open, it states it's listening for packets and it also states "Channel changing thread starting...".
If I open up Wireshark while it's running I see all the traffic...
Any thoughts?


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Jailed Oldbury illegal immigrant may face deportation
11:31am Tuesday 11th March 2014
11:31am Tuesday 11th March 2014
AN illegal immigrant, who has been living in Oldbury, has been jailed for a year after police discovered he had a fake passport.
Prabinder Singh, who used the passport to obtain work, after sneaking into the country 10 years ago, could be deported back to India after serving his sentence.
Wolverhampton Crown Court was told the deception was uncovered when the 35-year-old, of Rood End Road, tried to throw the passport away being detained by police.
He had been stopped by officers with a friend in Wolverhampton's Beatties store who was accused of trying to swap clothing bought with counterfeit currency.
Howard Searle, prosecuting, said Singh was seen to remove something from his back pocket before throwing it away.
But officers retrieved the fake Italian document, which he admitted he had bought six years earlier, but could not remember how much he paid for it or the name of the seller.
Jon Roe, defending, said Singh, who pleaded guilty to possessing a fake ID document, used the passport to gain employment in the retail trade.
"Since then he has worked extremely hard to provide for himself and his long term partner," he said, adding: "For all intents and purposes he has been a lawful member of society, but, unfortunately, it is a society he has no lawful right to be part of because he entered this country illegally.
"He now faces the prospect of deportation which fills him with fear because he has no family in India."
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(Hong Kong, November 16, 2004) - Lenovo Group Limited ("Lenovo")(stock code: 992) today announced its interim results for the period ended September 30, 2004.
In the first half of the 2004/05 fiscal year, the Group further stepped up its strategic initiatives and strengthened the fundamentals of its various business segments. The unit shipment growth of Lenovo PCs was consistent with market growth. The market share of Lenovo PCs increased over the previous quarter during July to September, reaching about 27%. Notebook and mobile handset businesses, in particular, continued their rapid growth. During the review period, total group turnover was in line with that in the same period last year, amounted to approximately HK$11.533 billion. Profit attributable to shareholders increased 16.2% to HK$627 million. The Board of Directors has proposed an interim dividend of 2.4 HK cents per share.
Yang Yuanqing, President and CEO of Lenovo, said, "The first half of this fiscal year had been critical in the activation of the Group's strategic initiatives. All initiatives have been in satisfactory progresses, with continuous growth in our core and strategic new businesses and steady increase in market share. Steadfast in implementing our initiatives, we also responded proactively to changes in the market keeping in mind the principle of maintaining a healthy operation. We adjusted our product mix and aggressively developed market segment with high volume growth potentials. These moves enabled us to triumph over our competitions and increased our market share."
During the period, the Chinese PC market maintained steady unit shipment growth with the government and education sectors remained as the major sources of demand. While the demand for desktop computers recorded stable growth, the unit shipment of notebook computers, promoted by wireless connectivity access, increased rapidly. The demand for PCs in township market also burgeoned. At the same time, rapid changes occurred in the Chinese PC market. The government and education sectors, the two important constituents of the corporate market, have been increasingly reliant on competitive tendering in purchase. In the consumer PC market, the irrational price competition among second-tier PC vendors and increased effort of foreign brands since the beginning of the year also influenced the ASPs of PCs. Facing the changing market environment, the Group responded proactively while strictly pursued its strategic initiatives. For its corporate and consumer IT businesses, the Group was able to better meet customer needs and control customer information through setting up a network comprising 108 sales zones spanning 18 regions and an integrated distribution model that combines channel sales and direct-to-customer sales.
For consumer IT customers, the Group directed major efforts into developing market with high volume growth potentials. These efforts included the launching of the ¡§Yuanmeng¡¨ PC series designed for township home users and the "Xuri" notebook computer series for low-end markets. The Group believes it stands to benefit from the steady growth in demand of the township market. With the principle of maintaining a healthy operation in mind, the Group leveraged its strategic price advantage to successfully capture the low-end market and explore the high volume growth market. It effectively minimised the impact from the aggressive moves of its competitors and increased its market share. Besides, to better serve its customers, Lenovo enhanced its control over outlets which have direct contacts with product end users. During the period, over 1,200 retail were opened and largely strengthened Lenovo's penetration in the township market.
For commercial customers, the Group optimised its customer portfolio, and enhanced its capabilities in managing business leads and targeting customers. The proportion of quality enterprise customers in the Group's customer portfolio continued to increase. Furthermore, while successfully sustaining its market position in the government and education sectors, Lenovo stepped up its penetration of the small and medium enterprise (SME) market, so as to relieving the margin decrease caused by purchases through competitive tendering of government and education customers.
The Group's mobile handset business reported satisfactory growth during the period with a year-on-year unit shipment increase of 105%, despite the competitive market environment. While the profit margins of other Chinese vendors narrowed, the Group was able to maintain its gross margin at above 23%, from its persistence in developing proprietary products with unique features and implementing the "10,000-shop expansion project".
Yang Yuanqing concluded, "Looking into the second half of the fiscal year, we expect the Chinese PC market to continue its steady growth in a friendlier competitive environment and the market ASP of PCs to reduce at a slower pace. The Group will also gradually see the initial effects of its strategic initiatives after half year of implementation. Our strategy to strengthen ties with customers will allow us to improve our capability in serving quality customers. We also expect our efforts in cultivating market with high growth potentials to bear fruit. We firmly believe that our competitiveness will continue to be strengthened and Lenovo will be able to bring long term stable returns to investors. At the same time, the management keeps exploring opportunities for development within the country as well as in overseas."


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I looked trough the FAQ/rules, but couldn't find how many posts you have to add to this forum before your posts are no longer have to be approved by a moderator?
None. What posts are you seeing that message for? We do have an auto-mod tool that places posts that meet certain criteria into an unapproved state until a moderator reviews it, but nothing based on post count or length of time here.
That's the theory, but unfortunately the auto-mod has developed a mind of its own, and periodically starts moderating perfectly good posts for no apparent reason. :o Even more unfortunately, it seems to develop grudges against certain members, so once it starts moderating your posts, it carries on, no matter how innocent they may be.
The forum is shortly moving to Discourse, so there's no point in trying to fix this increasingly-broken system now. We can only apologise for the inconvenience, and ask you to bear with us until we move to our shiny new system.
The moderators do try to approve posts as quickly as possible, but at weekends in particular, we're sometimes a bit thin on the ground.
Ok, it's not a big probleme, my posts are approved very quickly. I was just curious.
All my posts in this topic needed approval:http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?1214452-popup-script
edit: this post, didn't need approval.
strange my post is gone.
I try again.
It's not a big probleme, my posts are approved very quickly so far, I was just curious.
All my posts in this topicc needed approval:http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?1214452-popup-script
It did after you edited it, 'cos I just approved it. :lol:
I'm beginning to think the system realises it's about to be replaced, and has decided to make the most of its remaining time...:shifty:
But at least now you know it's nothing you're doing wrong, and you're not alone in suffering this problem.
Edit: and your post #5 came in and was moderated while I was posting this reply. :rolleyes:
FOund out that if you alter your post, it also add one to your post count.
Never mind I'm lying, I just somehow recieved 1 post count to many, or I'm not very good in counting.
No, not you - it's the system at fault (again) :).
It shouldn't count deleted posts, but it seems to be counting one I removed from your other thread. (You'd made duplicate posts, because the first one was auto-modded and disappeared. I removed the extra one.) So your post count should have reduced by one, but it didn't. However in certain circumstances, if a post is deleted, the post count goes down by two instead of just one. :rolleyes: I've given up trying to make sense of it.
Hopefully, once we move to Discourse, everything will work smoothly as it ought to. (There's no auto-mod system on Discourse, for a start. )
I'm a patient person, so far this forum answers questions much faster and nicer then most other fora, so I will be here for a while
Thanks for the compliment, and glad to hear you intend to stay.


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Young Harris, Ga. –
Goalkeeper Brittany Webster recorded a Brevard College record 19 saves in Tuesday's
2-0 loss at Young Harris.
"Brittany was absolutely fantastic tonight," head coach Shigeyoshi Shinohara said. "She has become the premier goalkeeper in the program's history, and one of the best in the South Atlantic Conference."
Webster's 19 saves surpass Sydney Douglas, whose 17 saves against Montavello University on September 6, 2009 was the standing record for saves in a single game.
The Tornados had a chance to break the scoreless tie late in the game, but Megan Jenkins shot on goal at 78:04 was corralled by Young Harris keeper Taylor Erickson.
Webster was able to keep the Mountain Lions off the scoreboard until the 80:17 mark when Elana Newman punched in a Devin Waldron corner kick. Mika Lopes made it a 2-0 lead for Young Harris on a penalty kick at 82:08.
The Mountain Lions offensive attack was unrelenting, landing 22 of their 29 shots on goal in the contest. In addition to Webster's spectacular performance, the BC defense also accounted for a team save.
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Gallery Stage: Interactive Show - 'Two Rivers, Two Cultures' - Hudson River Museum
Hours: 1pm and 3pm
Ages: YE,TW,TE,AD
Price: Free with admission: $5; $3 seniors and children
511 Warburton Ave. - 914-963-4550
Yonkers, NY 10701
Description: Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Outreach Program students, in costume, invite families to journey up the Hudson in a 20-minute performance they wrote for the exhibition, "The Panoramic River." An interactive adventure against a moving backdrop into early American and British cultures. The play stars a BOY who travels up the Hudson and meets an EXPLORER, Henry Hudson; an ARTIST, William Guy Wall; a Native American CHARACTER, Pukwudgie; and, a hungry SQUIRREL. Jokes, magic tricks, and audience involvement are all part of the fun. Appropriate for ages 6 and older.


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Marc Jacobs Spring 2014
"Something bright and cheerful!" laughed Marc Jacobs backstage at his perversely beautiful, darkly gothic show.
He then spilled a torrent of eclectic inspirations, "Burning Man, the shores of Gotham in my dreams—or nightmares—[artist] Paul McCarthy's White Snow, a frat party at the beach . . ." but foremost, Marc cited the influence of Jamie Bochert, "who's my muse, and she comes to the studio in these beautiful old gowns every day."
The collection, set in an apocalyptic scene where volcanic black sand runways wove across a bed of layered oriental carpets, and an old-fashioned bus heading to Sleepy Hollow, the mast of a pirate ship, and a giant overscale lifeguard chair were all seemingly marooned on a beach, suggested a topsy-turvy world.
The show opened to the menacing music from Jaws as Marc's girls, with pudding bowl flaxen wigs, strode purposefully through this surreal landscape, dressed as though they'd all had a particularly fruitful rummage through a treasure-filled dressing-up box. This had seemingly spilled its treasures of crushed taffeta and jet-trimmed Victorian gowns, perhaps adapted for a school play in the 1940s, and elaborately embroidered hussar jackets, as overscaled as they would be if a little girl were trying on a grown-up's clothing (and worn with long shorts that looked like chopped-off pants). There was a tail-coat, and leg o' mutton sleeves, and even the plimsolls and scuba surf shoes were embellished with passementerie and dark beads, and the purses, trimmed with long fringed tassels, resembled 1910s Dorothy bags.
A bold woven with a giant leafy pattern evoked a Raoul Dufy print design used by Paul Poiret, but it was mostly solids in black and garnet and petrol blue, and deep bottle green that at the very least presented a whole new way to think about a spring palette. And if you aren't quite ready to embrace your inner Mary Todd Lincoln, there are knit jersey pieces, decked out with similar tassel and dark beadwork trim, that playfully mash up campus wear with Victoriana (like those high top Vans).
Upside down and back to front like Alice's adventures through the looking glass, this was just Marc defying convention in a poetic, personal, and oddly persuasive way. "Nothing new," he said after the show, "just the beautiful self-expression."


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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:15pm
Inside Lacrosse Northeast Region's #5 Ward Melville (N.Y.) has always seen its share of athletes come through the school and perform to the standard that any coach would like to see his players compete. Surely Mike Hoppey is happy with amount of successful players that have come out of Melville in the past five years. However for the past five years Melville has not been able to win the New York State Section 11 state title. Why?... The Lions of West Islip. For the past five years West Islip has taken the crown as state section 11 champions in a game that always came down to the Patriots and the Lions of West Islip.
An undefeated season in 2005 was snapped with a sectional championship loss to West Islip. In '06 the Patriots again lost to Islip but twice in the one season. '08 saw the same undefeated streak broken in the same heartbreaking fashion. Last season held the same fate as Melville took yet another loss to West Islip 9-5.
It's no "Curse of the Bambino" but it sure is an interesting and trivial rivalry. To see if this curse, nuisance, series of unfortunate events, or what have you, can possibly be rectified this season, IL talked with Ward Melville head coach Mike Hoppey. He is in his forth year at Melville, jumping out to an undefeated record so far this season.
Q&A with Head Coach of the Ward Melville Patriots, Mike Hoppey
Six games in and all of them being wins, How do you see your teams' performance thus far?
I think we have been very consistent on defense and we have been ok on offense but we need to improve if we expect to make it far in the states. We have only let up 17 or 18 goals on defense which is great. We are playing well overall though but we need to improve as a team.
I know you have a plethora of talent heading to DI, DII, and one DIII schools, how has that leadership and veteran talent going to help you down the stretch and can you recognize a few of those guys and how they are contributing this year?
Nick Giampaolo is leading our team in scoring right now and he is heading to Bryant next year. Nick, Matt Krunkel who is heading to Duke next year, Jimmy Ryan (Colgate), and Al Destefano are our four captain this year and leading the team really well. Rich Hurley is our leading scorer on attack right now and he is good for a couple goals per game. He is going to play at Sienna next year. Sean Clearly is a junior midfielder who recently committed to Umass. Tyler Hagerty is another junior that is heading to Penn State in the fall and Will Mazone is another junior that we have heading to West Point. Kevin McElhone comes off the bench and is one of the best crease guys in Suffolk County. He is going to Dowling next year.
Matt Kunkel (Duke) defense, Jimmy Ryan (Colgate) midfield, Brian Slevin (Vermont) defense, Nick Giampaolo (Bryant) midfield, Rich Hurley (Sienna) attack, Al Destefano (Army) midfield, Kevin McElhone (Dowling) attack.
Last season you guys were able to beat West Islip during the regular season but lost to them in the sectional final. Can you share a little more about that match up last season?
Last state title and county title was in 2000 unfortunately but Islip has had our number and we have lost by a goal in 2006 and a couple other years as well. We have been able to get wins against them in the regular season but last year was kinda lucky. We beat them in overtime but they were too much for us to match in the section final.
What are you and your guys looking to do the rest of the season?
We are Optimistic and the section 11 is the deepest it has ever been. Islip lost their first to a good Sachem North team and there are a lot of teams that look the same with the young kids from last year putting up numbers this year too. Islip was the #1 team in the country and they have a lot of talent and they are #1 for a reason. We didn't match up with them in the state playoff so they had our number and we were young but we have some great depth and are looking to see what we can do in the playoffs this year. With the depth that Section 11 has this year it could be two other teams in the Section Championship and not us or West Islip but we are hoping it is us and that we can win it.
What are some other games you have to look to besides West Islip?
We have Walt Whitman tomorrow which is a rematch of the sectional playoff from last year and it could be a dangerous game for us. They have some talent so we can't look past them.
Longwood High School of Middle Island, NY will be having an event to help promote and raise money for the fight against Leukemia.
Lax'n Against Leukemia will benefit Longwood JV teammate Nick Ferrara. Nick was diagnosed with Leukemia on December 24, 2009 and is literally in the fight of his life. He is currently under going intensive chemotherapy treatment which will continue for the next few years. Lacrosse has been Nick's passion since he began playing in the second grade. While his battle against this terrible cancer has forced him to temporarily put his lax career on hold, the lessons he has learned through the game and his competitive drive will serve him well in this fight.
There will be raffles all day during the event and all donations are accepted.


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I would like to ask an honest question here.What do you guys think about the idea of having a web service that will look through all (legal) streaming services and notify you when movies and shows you want are available for streaming?I see a good need for that kind of service (personally), and would like to ask you guys, am I alone who is straggling with this?I'm in the process of building a site that does that and need some feedback.Maybe we can get a discussion going here on this topic.
what legal streaming services?
I'm talking about scraping streaming services like Netflix, youtube, amazon, crackle, vudu, hulu, and others if I can.
good luck with the legalities
The idea is to look through all the streaming services using their api and notify you when it's up on instant.
My opinion: It looks like you want to make a website where a visitor clicks from your site to another site. Seems to me that a Google or Yahoo search would do the same thing and you would have a very difficult time acquiring a notable position in either of the major search engines. For instance, if I wanted to know if the movie Inception was legally available, I would simply put that into a search, which would probably direct me to heavy hitters such as Netflix, Amazon.com, iMDB, and the movie's page or I would just go ahead and check Netflix without a search. In other words, your competition would be formidable.
Thank you for taking your time and responding to this thread. I think I need to describe the idea and direction a little more. The most important features, at this point, would be notifications and instant queue or wishlish management. You will have one place where you not only can check if the content is available for streaming, but also put it on your wishlist and have the program do all the management and tracking for you. Through available api we can talk back to the streaming content providers and manage user queues or wishlists as they change them on the site. This way me, as a user, have one place where I can track, add, remove, schedule all my streaming content. Also there are some other ideas that we could implement in terms of shearing your queues and more.Let me know if it's clear and make sanse from the user perspective.
I just discovered clicker.com. Seems like they provide similar service to what I want to do. Did you guys hear about it, or used it? Based on what I'm seeing they don't do all things well and don't have the features that I'm talking about. Any thoughts?
I guess it'll be useful when a user uses multiple streaming site. For me, I only use Youtube..so it's no point of using it. My answer is no.
Shouldn't be that hard -- both youtube and netflix expose public APIs last time I checked. Not sure what the terms of service are but they seem to want you to use the data.
that's certainly different from what i thought he meant by "scraping"


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LS Trung was born in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1980. He is a lawyer and Business law speaker at Universities, while mainly being professional in banking industry.
Since he was a child, he used to paint his life by pens thanks to his generated love of writing. Now, career character makes his live become on the go, but this passion is still alive. He, then, found out another way of memorizing his colorful life around in every single busy journey, not by Pen anymore, but by Camera.
Interestingly, it can be either of Black & white, or Color frame, which helps him to express his emotion and to deliver his messages to viewers thru the pictures.
This inspiration brings him about a deep interest of street photography and travel photography.
Photography became wonderful tool helping LS Trung tell live-stories through his own view and experience. He likes approaching his subjects as close as possible in order to be able to touch their deepest soul and patiently keeping waiting for special moments come.
To share his works, he has playing an important role as admin of photography and travel pages ("We like Travel" Group - part of Travel specialized page of Sports & Culture Newspaper - Vietnam News Agency). He regularly joins in and has been recognized on Facebook Groups (APF Magazine Street Photography Group, Street Photography in the world, Vietnam Street Photography, We like Travel, Viet's Landscape…)
His works are exhibited at Vietnam Youth museum, shown at "Head to Spratly" exhibitions and posted on newspapers/magazines, such as Photography magazine, Sports & Culture newspaper.
After two years specialized in street and travel photography, Fujifilm X-Pro1 and its lens kit XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 LM OIS brought me about not just inspiration but also my toward movement in this field. Until now, all of my faithful companions on journeys are just Fujifilm X-T1 and X-Pro1 with Fujinon lens series for all my needs.
Fujifilm X-PRO1 (and then, X-T1) with its lens series is a special camera. Sharp and clear image processing quality is hidden inside a nostalgic, elegant and luxurious shape. And more importantly, for me, it is small and amazingly light weight.
For both of photographers and photography lovers, Fujifilm makes you stand out from the crowd right at the first sight. When going on the street or hunting for ongoing life frames, the slender Fujifilm X helps me get very close to the scenes but does not affect their nature. In another word, Fuji X helps me become an "invisible photographer".
It is very difficult to find out any other camera better for wandering everywhere and take street or travel photography than my Fuji X.


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Security Council: Statement by Ambassador Wittig on a briefing on Resolution 1737 (2006) - Iran
(Security Council: Statement by Ambassador Wittig following a briefing by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006))
I now make a statement in my national capacity. First let me thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his briefing. We are grateful for your able leadership, which has contributed so much to ensure that the 1737 Committee remains focused on implementing its important mandate.
More than two year's ago, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1929 in response to Iran's continued noncompliance with its international obligations. To this day, Iran has not engaged seriously and without preconditions in talks aimed at restoring international confidence in the peaceful nature of its nuclear program. The latest IAEA report of 30 August is alarming: It shows a massive increase of the 20% enrichment capacity. Moreover, Iran's continued refusal to cooperate with the IAEA increases concerns about a possible military dimension of Iran's nuclear program. In a first reaction to the IAEA report, the E3+3 group co-sponsored a resolution urging Iran once more to comply fully and without delay with all of its obligations.
Likewise, we remain deeply worried about Iran's renewed ballistic missile launches of early July 2012 using missile technology that is in clear violation of paragraph 9 of resolution 1929 (2010).
We reiterate our deep concern over the continued weapons exports from Iran to other countries, especially to Syria. In this context, Ambassador Osorio's 90-day report underscores once more the pressing relevance of this issue. These concerns are aggravated by unsettling recent reports indicating that Iran is shipping arms to Syria under a humanitarian pretext.
Therefore, the consistent implementation of sanctions by all Member States is crucial to uphold the pressure on Iran. We encourage the Committee to take swift action. Based on the recommendations in the final experts' report first measures should aim at operationalizing new designations and updating the existing listings of sanctions violators as soon as possible.
There is no alternative to continue to work towards a diplomatic solution. But we cannot hold talks for the sake of talks. If Iran does not engage in serious negotiations we will have to increase pressure by further strengthening the sanctions regime. For Iran it is now high time to live up to its international obligations.
I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I shall now once give the floor to Ambassador Osorio.


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Scotty McCreery supporting organization inspired by CT school shooting
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Scotty McCreery is helping to honor the victims of the December 2012 Connecticut school shooting.
The country star has been named the 12.14 Foundation's "National Goodwill Ambassador.' In this role the singer will help create awareness of the 12.14, promote the Foundation's arts programs, and assist in fundraising efforts for.
The Foundation was established to facilitate the building and operating of a performing arts center in Newtown, Connecticut. The organization's website says the center will serve as a tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14th, 2012, and support "many forms of healing and positive change."
More information is available at www.1214foundation.org.
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