Her goals: find a great job, buy a house by age 45, start a sanctuary for gay and lesbian teens, marry the woman of her dreams and watch her son, Elijah, graduate from college.
Donna Fountain will never see any of her dreams come true.
At just 38, she was cut down on Christmas morning by a hit-and-run driver in Crown Heights as she headed out to work as a home health care aide.
A single mom, she left behind her bereft 8-year-old son.
Cops found the sad crumpled list of Fountain’s dreams at the scene of the accident and passed it to her neighbor.
“She gave everything she had to her son and worked so hard for him,” said her friend Dena Baveghems, 28.
“She was all about making her dreams come true. Nothing could have stopped her except this.”

Cops say Fountain was run down by a gray car around 7:30 a.m. as she crossed Eastern Parkway near Troy Avenue.
The car sped away, leaving the hardworking mom dying on the pavement two and a half blocks from home, where unopened Christmas presents sat and awaited her excited son.
Her brother, Ben Fountain, said investigators have been reviewing traffic camera footage and told him they are hopeful they can track the driver.
“They are 98% certain they can catch who did this,” he said.
“They took it upon themselves to take a life. How could they not stop?” he asked, his voice choked with emotion.
Donna Fountain, who worked for Partners in Care, shared a small apartment with her son.
She planned to work her early Christmas shift and come home to open presents with Elijah, who stayed with a sitter while she worked.
“She talked about saving up to buy his gifts. She was looking forward to being with him on Christmas,” Baveghems said.
“He was so excited. I don’t know how he’ll go on without his mom. They were incredibly close. She’s all he knows,” she said.
“I know it wasn’t easy for Donna. She made the best life possible for him.”
The timing of the tragedy was especially harsh, she said.
“I’m devastated for him. To lose the person who took care of him on Christmas is the worst thing I can imagine,” she said.
The boy will be taken in by relatives.
Ben Fountain called his sister “an exceptional woman” who was working hard to make a bright future for herself and her boy.
“She did it all on her own. She built herself up,” he said.
“She believed in herself. She had the normal problems any single parent has, but she persevered and fought for her dreams
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Downsound’s Review & STING’s Comeback

With manager Joe Bagdanovich and Skatta Burrell in toe Downsound Artist, Motion, Toddler, Toya and Specialist, after many rehearsals it is only to give a briefing of their performances at the shows they performed.

GT Taylor’s Christmas Extravaganza held on Sunday December 25, 2011 at Independence Park in Black River St Elizabeth had over forty acts, Toya, the first from the Downsound Force to grace the stage. Dressed in a white romper and gold accessories, she reeled out a total of five songs:-Hot Like A Fire, Boss Lady, Tek A Gal Man, You A Life and Thank You Jah.  Her voice pitched high and low in order to catch up with the band; she finally recovered her performance and pulled it off.

Sting was a warm surprise as Toya did not disappoint. With the show being two hours behind, Toya sang a total of three songs: -Boss Lady, Tek A Gyal Man and You A Life. Contrary to what many expected, her performance went well, Thunda a guy who was dressed in a black suit and hat and was instructed by ”The Boss Lady” to give out the Christmas bonus that was missing from many Jamaicans this year, people could be seeing diving and stretching out their hands for the flowing cash, while the host called her Ms. Flippa Mafia .Her presence was commanding. Even I was totally caught off guard. She was not off key, not high or low pitched she called G Warren onstage, paying homage to Bounty and the fact that he brought many Artists into the business. G Warren performed well and Toya’s performance was good, all the eyes and ears that were waiting to see a terrible performance were left saying a very shy ”good work ”while people who watched Toya grow, applauded her whole heartedly as her performance was one of the strongest of the females at STING.

Toddler came onstage at the Extravaganza nice and easy, pretty comfortable onstage, a natural entertainer. He started off with ”Thank you Jah” went into it easy however when switching into his song ”God Give Me Strength” there was a well noticed stutter before he went into the song completely. The band had missed his rhythm and that seemed to have thrown him off. He gracefully ended his song, got quite a few horns tooting as this seems to be the new trend in ”forwarding” nowadays.  Even at sting the same band did not perform but the band there even forgot Landmine’s rhythm, the fact that one band has to play over twenty sets, may explain why artists are put at a disadvantage having to have to play catch up with the failed music of the band.

Specialist was last to perform from the Downsound Force at the Extravaganza and at sting

Specialist came onstage at the Extravaganza and commanded the attention of the band. His performance was” hard”. Singing, Gallist Anthem, Street Hustle and Phone Card. Sting brought out the real Specialist; let’s call him ”Hittist”. He came out fully dressed for war, fireworks in motion lyrics under his belt. For a fairly young performer he was not short on what it took to demolish the opponent Hurricane who had no lyrics to counteract.  What was also disappointing was also the fact that Hurricane looked as if he came from a day’s hard labor in a garage. The clash literally had me on the edge of my bed as ”Pretty Boy Floyd” had to get in the middle because it appeared a little too serious but remained a lyrical war.  His opponent was not a contender. Specialist has it locked. Excellent performance

The ability to literally see all the performers and single out a common denominator amongst all of them is disheartening, saddening but would be a quick fix considering… All of the artists seemed to have rehearsed to an extent but it was clear that their management /lack of management was lacking. Specialist’s outfit was obviously thought about down to the T even a coffin was bought to be a part of his costume The lack of provisions for artists plays on their self- esteem as many of them seemingly felt out of place, looking out on a crowd that were attired much better than they were. It would suffice to separate stage attire apart from regular attire and also remember that each time your audience is addressed it is somewhat of a formal affair, stage- wise. Management should be a prepared business and not one to venture in without the capital to start because it makes or breaks an artist if their presentations are poor. STING made a come-back this year and it truly shows that dancehall does not revolve around merely a few artists it is a movement that continues to evolve.

*For those who will read and comment…dis is mi likkle P.R work as unno gwine seh, will have a spot for JMG promo soon *

 kettle a cuss pot.. Met I know both these girls personally…. 1 more than the other! but no bias ting dem both have dem good & bad ways as every human bein does… I can’t overstand y philly so small and always same set of big oomen ah argue & fight… this is the lastest wha gwaan inna philly! Tyesh mafia file long from here to dere.. kiesha gangsta file also long from here to dere dunno know y dem ah argue dem need fi stop.. keisha ur doing so good as of lately, tyesh u need fi stop tek up ppl war… shakiera u stfu every mixup weh inna philly u inna it.. kiesha gangsta war wit teetee riding fi u wen uno was fren ah neva fi har war (kg don’t know y u tek up shakiera war now she ah put it all on u, damn fool big oomen should know betta, now u know betta), yes kg war wit kelly, didn’t u also?? *bbm confused, sarcastic look* ah u mek d whola ah traxx fight da night because ah gal (sexy shauna) hold on to u wen she ah fall and u start fight d girl! uno need fi stop try mek ppl look like dem ah trouble uno wen uno ah d biggest trouble mekka ah philly

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Christian worship is often thought of as the music portion of a church service – people singing songs to God, heads back, eyes closed, and hands raised in the air as they sing. Christian worship happens when we sing to God, whether in church or alone – in our cars or in the shower. If our desire is to please the heart of God, it is worship, no matter where the location or how many are involved.

Music affects our emotions and the lyrics can swell our hearts, causing us to become lost in the experience. Christian praise and worship music is a great tool for helping us feel closer to God. It’s not uncommon for people to even pick a church because of the style of its worship music. Often people will emerge from a service saying, “The worship was wonderful today,” or “The sermon was great, but I was really moved by the worship.”

You may be surprised to realize that the entire service is about worshipping God!

Christian Worship – Showing reverence and gratitude to God
Another picture of Christian worship is showing reverence and gratitude by bowing down before God, as in this passage from Nehemiah:

“Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, ‘Amen! Amen!’ Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.” Nehemiah 8:6

Both singing and bowing down are acts of worship, but they are only part of the picture. Christian worship is so much more than that!

Christian Worship – It’s all about the position of our hearts
Christian worship begins with discovering and admitting what we have been worshipping in our lives. All of us worship something, whether we know it or not. We may not physically bow down to it, or offer it songs of praise and adoration, but whatever we devote most of our time and attention to is often what we worship. Consider this Merriam-webster definition of worship: “Reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also: an act of expressing such reverence; a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual; extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem.”

Seen in that light, it’s easy to see that we can worship God, we can worship money, or power, or a rock star, or we can even worship a lifestyle. Worship is more than an act of reverence. It is an attitude of the heart.

Christian worship is clearly of interest to God. He knows we have an inner need to worship, so He asks us to worship Him. He, being God, can handle the weight of being worshipped; humans cannot. People who are worshipped by others can often be influenced to think more highly of themselves than they ought. The Bible makes it plain that there is only one God worthy of our worship:

“Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.” Deuteronomy 6:13-15

Do you love God? Are you thankful for what He has done for you through His Son Jesus Christ?

“Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.” Psalm 29:2

You can follow the admonition of Psalm 29:2 by turning away from what you formerly worshipped and acknowledging the lordship of Jesus. Let the life you live be an act of worship to Him. Whether you are called to be a preacher, a singer, a writer, a software engineer, a salesperson, or a truck driver, you can do everything for the glory of God. When you do, you are engaging in Christian worship.

The Bible says that one day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:9-11). He alone is worthy of our worship and praise. One day, both those who choose to worship Him and those who have refused His free gift will acknowledge that He is Lord above all. When that day comes, only those who have chosen Him will go on to live with Him in eternity. According to Scripture, those who have denied Him will spend eternity with Satan and the fallen angels who are condemned already.

Do you know Jesus as your Lord? Why wait? Discover, while you still can, that the Jesus Christ who gave his live for you is worthy of being your CEO, your life director, your all-in-all. All you have to do is believe that Jesus died and rose three days later. Then ask Him to forgive your sins and save you. Millions have already made that choice – you’ll never regret it!