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This sounds like something out of a novel, not real life. From Conservative Action Alerts:  Armed agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Homeland Security raided Gibson Guitar corporate headquarters in Tennessee and four of their factories, and confiscated 24 pallets of Indian rosewood and ebony, as well as guitars (more than $500,000 in products) and computer files. The raid cost Gibson more than $1 million in lost profits, because the company was forced to shut down production and send hundreds of workers home - after they were interrogated by Homeland Security. Yet to this date, NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. Obama's D of Justice is stalling and forcing Gibson Guitar out of business ... or at least, overseas. Many have speculated that Obama is attacking Gibson because their CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, is a big contributor to Republican candidates...AND they operate non-union manufacturing plants. This might sound far-fetched at first, until one learns that Gibson...

Pyramid Schemes: How to Identify & Avoid Them There really is something called a pyramid scheme, and I will get into that in a minute. First I want to clarify that the term "pyramid scheme" has been misapplied by many as a term to describe all multi-level marketing businesses (as well as big government and capitalism -- see t-shirts below), and the purpose of this lens is to clear up some of the confusion the term "pyramid scheme" brings. More at: Pyramid Schemes: How to Identify & Avoid Them -- Squidoo Also See: Direct Selling Tips

Direct Selling Tips More and more people are turning to various forms of entrepreneurship as the economy has caused traditional 9 - 5 jobs to not only become less available, but less dependable. Franchises, self employment, and direct marketing jobs have been gaining in popularity in recent years. More at: http://www.squidoo.com/direct-selling-tips

43rd Annual GMA Dove Nominee Announcement, Awards to Be Held in Atlanta World Heavyweight Champion wrestler AJ Styles will join R&B artist Montell Jordan, BET program host CoCo Brother, and comedian Chonda Pierce to announce the nominees for the 43rd Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards at a press conference on Wed., Feb. 22 at 11AM ET at The Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Continue reading on Examiner.com 43rd Annual GMA Dove Nominee Announcement, Awards to Be Held in Atlanta - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner

 Valentine's Day History Who was St Valentine? - the Legend of St. Valentine Not much is known about the true origins of Valentines Day or who the real St. Valentine was. The Catholic Encyclopedia indicates that the saint whose feast was celebrated on the day now known as St. Valentine's Day was possibly one of these three martyred men named Valentinus... Continued at Who was St Valentine? - the Legend of St. Valentine - Yahoo! Voices Valentine's Day Poetry Romance in Mayberry - Valentine's Day Poetry from Mayberry A look at the romances of several of your favorite Mayberry characters Valentine - an Acrostic Poem A love poem in the acrostic form for Valentine's Day     The Essence of Valentines A poem encouraging recalcitrant men to give a little attention and love to their loved one on Valentine's Day Carmine - a Love Poem A Haiku for Valentine's Day Valentine's Day Music Top T...

The gospel according to Whitney Houston: Whitney's gospel roots (gospel videos included) Whitney Houston, who released her new album, I Look To You , on August 31, 2009, has led a tumultuous life since reaching stardom with her self-titled debut album in 1985. However, before her rise to fame, her doomed marriage to Bobby Brown and subsequent drug use, Whitney Houston lived an almost charmed life. More at: The gospel according to Whitney Houston: Whitney's gospel roots (gospel videos included) - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner

Gospel and pop diva Whitney Houston was found dead at 48 on the eve of the Grammy Awards. Her publicist confirmed the multiple-award-winning singer died to the Associated Press. The cause of death is not yet known. via Whitney Houston found dead at 48 on Grammy eve - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment | Examiner.com .

Health & weight: What is vanity sizing? When I was growing up, there were no clothes sized 0, much less 00. Something happened over the past few decades to cause the need for smaller sizes. The problem arose because manufacturers have been making women's clothes sizes fit increasingly larger bodies--a practice known as vanity sizing. Continue reading on: Health & weight: What is vanity sizing? - Nashville Skin, Health & Beauty Examiner

Media Accused of 'Abortion-Blinders' in Komen Case Most pro-life Americans watched the see-sawing coverage coming from the news that Planned Parenthood may – or may not – be losing funding from the Susan G. Komen Foundation with varying degrees of delight, dismay and confusion as Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation flip flopped on their Planned Parenthood decision . But clearly seen during the media firestorm was the strong bias among reporters in favor of abortion giant Planned Parenthood. More at: Media Accused of 'Abortion-Blinders' in Komen Case | Christian Activities

Valentines for Vets Delivers Expressions of Love, Support, Appreciation to Veterans for Valentine's Day Generation Opportunity, a rapidly growing organization with over 2.3 million Facebook fans that is mobilizing young adults through a strategy based on social media and ground operations, is proud to announce its new "Valentines for Vets" initiative for Valentine's Day 2012. More at: Valentines for Vets Delivers Expressions of Love, Support, Appreciation to Veterans for Valentine's Day | Christian Activities

California Courts Ignore Will of People by Invalidating Proposition 8 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that codified the traditional definition of marriage, is invalid and unconstitutional. Read more: family | California Courts Ignore Will of People by Invalidating Proposition 8 | Christian Activities

 This is my small mirror thumb-tacked to the wall of the small bathroom that has been without wallpaper and most fixtures for MONTHS which I am waiting for Eric Roper of Landmark Construction (who has been paid in advance) to get out here and finish the job . I am still trying to get Eric Roper of Landmark Construction in Nashville to return phone messages and email, even though I see him on Gmail when I am on (because his chat icon turns green and I email him at those times: Jan. 30, Feb. 5). What do you do when a contractors isn't professional or courteous enough to return calls on a job he hasn't finished and was paid in advance to finish?  Perhaps posting a message on my blog will lend some weight to my attempts to communicate. I find it hard to believe Eric Roper of Landmark Construction in Nashville is still dragging his heels on a job he was hired to do the summer of 2011 and paid a deposit on at the beginning of September 2011. His men showed up randomly an...

Christian Activities site back up with new bells and whistles As announced in Christian Activities goes offline for upgrades, Nashville's oldest inter-denominational publication, Christian Activities , went offline on January 31, 2012 for an upgrade. Now the arts and entertainment website is back up and bigger and better than ever. More at: Christian Activities site back up with new bells and whistles - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner Also see:  Watching My Life Flash Before My Eyes 1999-2004

http://www.christianactivities.com/top-ten-christian-love-songs-valentines-day (via shareaholic) Valentines Day is right around the corner, so I thought I would share my personal top ten list of Christian love songs. These are songs that were all recorded by artists who have recorded gospel albums. via musicreviews | Top Ten Christian Love Songs for Valentine's Day | Christian Activities .

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