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First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one. First or 1st may also refer to:

• First (Grindelwald), minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland
• First (Kandersteg), mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland
• First (magazine), a Singaporean movie magazine
• First grade, in primary education
• For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), a world-wide youth robotics competition
• First, a British undergraduate degree classification
• FirstGroup A large British transportation company operating buses, trains, coaches and trams.
• FIRST, Far Infrared and Sub-millimetre Telescope, a previous name for Herschel Space Observatory, an ESA satellite.

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• 1st (album), by Streets
• 1st (The Rasmus EP), by The Rasmus, frequently identified as a single
• First (Baroness album)
• First (David Gates album)
• "First" (song), by Lindsay Lohan
• First., EP by Denise Ho
• The First (album), by Shinee

See also[link]

• FST (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "First"
• All pages with titles containing "First"
• Book:FIRST
• Category:Lists of firsts
• 1 (disambiguation)
• One (disambiguation)

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Austin Carter Mahone^[1] (born April 4, 1996) is an American pop singer who became popular in 2011 due to viral videos of his performances. Mahone's debut single 11:11 was released on February 14, 2012. He headlined his first proper concert at the Czar Lounge in Houston, Texas on November 26^th, 2011 ^[2]

Background[link]

Mahone first starting posting videos on YouTube with his friend Alex Constancio in June 2010.^[3] Music videos followed by January 2011, and he quickly began to build an online following. The young male singer has even been called the "second coming of Justin Bieber".^[4] Mahone's video covering Bieber's Mistletoe, released in late October 2011, became so popular that it eclipsed the views of Bieber's original.^[4][5]

In September 2011, Mahone debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Social 50 chart, the youngest to appear on the list.^[4] He rose to No. 28 on the list as of December 2.^[6] And as of May 2012, Mahone has over 700,000 Twitter followers and 350,000 YouTube subscribers.^[5][7] Like previous teen heartthrobs, Mahone's growing fan base is dominated by teenage females.^[3][4][8] His fans have been dubbed "Mahomies."^[9]

On May 22th, Mahone played the first Q102 Springle Ball music concert.

Personal life[link]

Mahone's father died when he was 16 months old, and he grew up in Texas with his mom Michele, living in the towns of Seguin, San Antonio, and La Vernia. After his mother divorced her second husband, Mahone moved back to San Antonio and briefly attended Lady Bird Johnson High School, but soon had to drop out and be home-schooled due to his growing fame.^[4] In May 2012 Austin and his mum moved to Miami, Florida.

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

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Mark Cahill (born March 16, 1962) is an American author, speaker, and evangelist. He is the founder of Mark Cahill Ministries. Mark reaches out to thousands of people each year speaking at churches, retreats, conferences, and camps where he seeks to equip and challenge Christians to spread Christianity to nonbelievers.
Mark is the author of two books: One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven which has over 400,000 copies in print. It has been translated into Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Romanian and Nepalese, and One Heartbeat Away which has over 500,000 copies in print.^[1] Mark currently resides in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Education[link]

Mark attended Auburn University from 1981 to 1984 on a 4 year basketball scholarship.^[2] He played forward on the varsity basketball team and was a teammate of Charles Barkley. Mark was named to the Academic All-SEC team (first team) in 1983 and 1984.^[3] He was also an honorable mention to the Academic All-American team. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business.

Ministry[link]

After graduation Mark spent a few years in the business world, working at IBM and in various management positions.^[4] He later converted to Christianity and devoted his life to ministry. Within the year, he became a teacher at a Christian high school. Mark's plans were to teach for the rest of his life, but began a speaking career instead.^{[citation needed]} Mark founded Mark Cahill Ministries in 1998.

Books[link]

One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven, Ninth Printing, June 2007 "Are You ready for eternity? If so are you helping others get ready for that journey into eternity that each of us must take? As believers, we all know we should tell others about the Lord, but we often don't know how. This practical book will give you ideas for starting conversations, examples of witnessing situations, and answers to common questions..."^[5]

One Heartbeat Away: Your Journey Into Eternity, Sixth Printing, 2007 "You were born. You learned to walk and talk. You went to kindergarten and then elementary school. You learned to play sports. You went to junior high and high school...You got a job. You got married. You had some kids. You retired. You died. Now what? What happens after we take our last breath? Is there something out there after we die?..."^[6]

References[link]

External links[link]

• markcahill.org