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Spain Bank Problems Loom Over Markets

TruthNews.US - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53
BBC News | "Concern over the weakness of the economy and the deficit have driven up the cost of borrowing for Spain, raising fears it will need a bailout."

FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation.

Too much radiation from medical testing is a growing concern, especially for children, because it may increase the risk of cancer later ...

Ex-Penn State coach asks for postponement of sex-abuse trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach's child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and still was waiting for disclosure of prosecution material.

Defense attorney Joe Amendola argued in a 13-page motion that ...

Postal Service to keep rural post offices open

WASHINGTON — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours.

At a news briefing, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said the mail agency was backing off its plan to ...

Finals Week - Last Chance to Help Kickstart the Butcher Shop at Sugar Mountain Farm

NoNAIS - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53


We are now in our last week of our Kickstarting the Butcher Shop at Sugar Mountain Farm. We made our initial goal of $25,000 for the butcher shop equipment thanks to all of you!

We made our second goal of an additional $5,000 for pouring the abattoir tower. Thank you, again!!

Some people have asked how high can we go? The sky’s the limit. There are more goals ahead such as pouring the floors of the abattoir, the roof of the abattoir, etc. Help spread the word to as many people as possible in this last week so as to raise additional funds for the higher levels where all backers can get additional rewards added on to rewards packages such as more sausage, hot dogs, bacon and other Goodies.

Spread the Word Game:

Win: T-shirts, mugs, DVDs, books plus more meat and other goodies on rewards tiers.

Goal: Get the word out in this last week. Let’s blast past a new level to help fund the next step: construction of the abattoir to bring slaughter on-farm!

The Message: Kickstart the butcher shop at Sugar Mountain Farm for pastured pigs http://smf.me Pls RT

Feel free to add to that but use at least those words and short link to get things spreading further.

Actions:

  1. Tweet the message to followers
    Bonus Credit: Follow @SugarMtnFarm
    https://twitter.com/SugarMtnFarm
  2. FaceBook write the message on your wall
    Bonus Credit: Like this post, Friend & Event “Finals Week”
    http://facebook.com/SugarMtnFarm
  3. Blog the message above with some intro discussion.
  4. Bonus Credit: link to a picture from the project so it shows on your blog - pictures attract attention and make people interested in things.

  5. Discuss our project and mention the message in discussion lists - don’t spam though.

Leave a comment on Update #41 letting me know what you did.
e.g., 1,2,3,4.

Our project ends May 15th. If we can break through to the $35,000 level then backers can get extra meat and goodies added to their rewards as show in in the chart on Update #40.

On May 16th when our project is done, I’ll pick seven random winners from the commenters on Update #41: one for each day of this final week, to receive their choice of a T-shirt, mug, Sugar Mountain Farm Book, Farm Tour DVD, a small ivory pig tusk or extra meat in their meat package!

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Colo. lawmakers reach impasse on civil unions

DENVER (AP) — Chants of "Shame on you" from gay rights supporters thundered through the Colorado House on Tuesday night after Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty said legislation to allow civil unions would not get a vote.

Mr. McNulty told reporters that lawmakers had reached an impasse and civil unions ...

Wis. recall election is rematch of 2010 governor's race

MADISON, Wis. — The candidates may be the same, but Wisconsin isn't.

In the tumultuous 18 months since Republican Scott Walker defeated Democrat Tom Barrett in the 2010 governor's race, Wisconsin has been rocked with massive protests over workers' rights, recall elections over a contentious union rights law, and a ...

McCain: I like Barkley but he's wrong about Romney

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53
Sen. John McCain explains why he took aim at hoops great Charles Barkley for criticizing Mitt Romney on TV.
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N.C. votes to ban same-sex marriage

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53
Advocates begin their battles Wednesday to overturn a North Carolina amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, one of about 30 states with such a ban in its constitution
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Perkins: You can't tinker with marriage

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53
CNN's Piers Morgan talks to Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, about gay marriage.
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Lugar concedes with stinging words

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53
As soon as 36-year Senate veteran Richard Lugar finished his concession speech Tuesday, he walked off the stage, out the back door and into his car. But he left behind something unusual and -- in the annals of politics -- somewhat extraordinary.
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King upset over double agent leak in bomb plot

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2024-11-30 10:53
The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee expressed dismay that someone leaked information about a double agent who infiltrated al Qaeda and helped foil a plot to blow up a U.S.-bound plane.
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