diff --git a/bin/AndroidManifest.xml b/bin/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0fdca33..a377483 100644
--- a/bin/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/bin/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        <service android:name="com.uncc.gameday.alerts.AlertService"/>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/res/layout/activity_search_rsvp.xml b/res/layout/activity_search_rsvp.xml
index f1fef79..8d07cf2 100644
--- a/res/layout/activity_search_rsvp.xml
+++ b/res/layout/activity_search_rsvp.xml
@@ -26,14 +26,23 @@
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/textView1"
+        style="@style/GameDayTheme"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/searchView1"
         android:layout_below="@+id/searchView1"
-        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:layout_marginTop="60dp"
         android:text="@string/search_text"
-        android:textStyle="italic"
         android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
-        style="@style/GameDayTheme" />
+        android:textStyle="italic" />
+
+    <ListView
+        android:id="@+id/RSVPListView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/searchView1"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/textView1" >
+
+    </ListView>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/Search.java b/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/Search.java
index b03ce8f..efc7634 100644
--- a/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/Search.java
+++ b/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/Search.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import retrofit.RetrofitError;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.ListView;
@@ -17,53 +18,63 @@ import com.uncc.gameday.registration.Attendee;
 import com.uncc.gameday.registration.RegistrationClient;
 
 public class Search extends MenuActivity {
-	
-	List<Attendee> rsvpList;
-	boolean listFetched = false;
-	
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_rsvp);
-		new fetchAttendeesThread(this).start();
-	}
-	
-	private class fetchAttendeesThread extends Thread {
-		Context c;
-		public fetchAttendeesThread(Context c) {
-			this.c = c;
-		}
-		
-		public void run() {
-			try {
-				RegistrationClient client = new RegistrationClient(this.c);
-				rsvpList = client.listAttendees();
-				listFetched = true;
-			} catch (RetrofitError e) {
-				Toast.makeText(c, R.string.internet_down_error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-				Log.e("Search", e.getLocalizedMessage());
-			}
-			
-			//sorts RSVPList alphabetically by last name
-        	Collections.sort(rsvpList, new Comparator<Attendee>() {
-        		@Override
-        		public int compare(Attendee a1, Attendee a2) {
-        			String compareName = a1.getLastName();
-        			String thisName = a2.getLastName();
-        			return compareName.compareTo(thisName);
-        		}			
-        	});
+        
+        List<Attendee> rsvpList;
+        boolean listFetched = false;
+        
+        @Override
+        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+                super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+                setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_rsvp);
+                new fetchAttendeesThread(this).start();
+        }
+        
+        private class fetchAttendeesThread extends Thread {
+                Context c;
+                public fetchAttendeesThread(Context c) {
+                        this.c = c;
+                }
+                
+                public void run() {
+                	
+                    if (Looper.myLooper() == null) {
+                        Looper.prepare();
+                    }
+                        try {
+                                RegistrationClient client = new RegistrationClient(this.c);
+                                rsvpList = client.listAttendees();
+                                listFetched = true;
+                        } catch (RetrofitError e) {
+                                Toast.makeText(c, R.string.internet_down_error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                                Log.e("Search", e.getLocalizedMessage());
+                        }
+                        
+                        //sorts RSVPList alphabetically by last name
+                        if(rsvpList != null)
+                        {
+                Collections.sort(rsvpList, new Comparator<Attendee>() {
+                        @Override
+                        public int compare(Attendee a1, Attendee a2) {
+                                String compareName = a1.getLastName();
+                                String thisName = a2.getLastName();
+                                return compareName.compareTo(thisName);
+                        }                        
+                });
+                        }
+                
+                        runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void run() {
+                                    ListView listView = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.RSVPListView);
+                                ArrayAdapter<Attendee> adapter =
+                                        new ArrayAdapter<Attendee>(c,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, rsvpList);
+                                listView.setAdapter(adapter);        
+                            }
+                    });
+                
+                
 
-        	//function to display RSVPList onto listView
-			runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-				@Override
-				public void run() {
-					ListView listView = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.searchView1);
-				    ArrayAdapter<Attendee> adapter =
-				            new ArrayAdapter<Attendee>(c,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, rsvpList);
-				    listView.setAdapter(adapter);	
-				}
-			});		
-	}	
-}
+              
+        }        
 }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/AlertService.java b/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/AlertService.java
index ea84d46..a417571 100644
--- a/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/AlertService.java
+++ b/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/AlertService.java
@@ -80,6 +80,38 @@ public class AlertService extends IntentService {
 	
 		Alert b2 = new Alert(date2, "TOWING ENFORCED: DON'T FORGET TO MOVE YOUR CAR OFF GAMEDAY PARKING LOTS", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
 		
+		
+		
+		//VERY dirty code - just for the sake of testing
+		//alert every 30 minutes staring at 9am to 930pm on 12-7-13
+		Alert c1 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 9, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 9:00a", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c2 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 9, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 9:30a", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c3 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 10, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 10:00a", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c4 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 10, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 10:30a", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c5 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 11, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 11:00a", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c6 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 11, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 11:30a", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c7 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 12, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 12:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c8 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 12, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 12:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c9 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 13, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 1:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c10 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 13, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 1:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c11 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 14, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 2:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c12= new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 14, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 2:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c13 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 15, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 3:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c14 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 15, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 3:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c15 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 16, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 4:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c16 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 16, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 4:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c17 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 17, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 5:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c18 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 17, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 5:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c19 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 18, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 6:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c20 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 18, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 6:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c21 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 19, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 7:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c22 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 19, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 7:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c23 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 20, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 8:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c24 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 20, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 8:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c25 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 21, 0).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 9:00p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		Alert c26 = new Alert(new GregorianCalendar(2013, 11, 7, 21, 30).getTimeInMillis(), "Auto Alert 9:30p", 0, AlertType.getValue(AlertType.TIMED));
+		
+		
 		AlertDB db = new AlertDB(this);
 		
 		db.persist(a1);
@@ -87,6 +119,33 @@ public class AlertService extends IntentService {
 		db.persist(a3);
 		db.persist(b1);
 		db.persist(b2);
+		db.persist(c1);
+		db.persist(c2);
+		db.persist(c3);
+		db.persist(c4);
+		db.persist(c5);
+		db.persist(c6);
+		db.persist(c7);
+		db.persist(c8);
+		db.persist(c9);
+		db.persist(c10);
+		db.persist(c11);
+		db.persist(c12);
+		db.persist(c13);
+		db.persist(c14);
+		db.persist(c15);
+		db.persist(c16);
+		db.persist(c17);
+		db.persist(c18);
+		db.persist(c19);
+		db.persist(c20);
+		db.persist(c21);
+		db.persist(c22);
+		db.persist(c23);
+		db.persist(c24);
+		db.persist(c25);
+		db.persist(c26);
+		
 	}