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Why Texas can’t leave the union

Posted on April 20th, 2009

It’s pretty simple – Article XIII (that’s Article 13 for the roman numeral impaired) says:

Article XIII. Every State shall abide by the determination of the United States in Congress assembled, on all questions which by this confederation are submitted to them. And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.

Since the U.S. constitution really doesn’t address the issue of secession it would be reasonable to expect that the U.S. Supreme Court would look at the only legal document in our history that does address it. The Articles of Confederation were agreed to by all 13 states and every state admitted subsequently to the union were bound by the laws of the country.

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Quote from Bill Gates

Posted on April 20th, 2009

“Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.”

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Natalie Dungey – Amazing trumpet talent at 10 years old

Posted on April 6th, 2009

I normally do not give much attention to trumpet players as it is not an instrument that has ever really excited me.  The talent of this 10 year old is simply too amazing to ignore.

Natalie Dungey – 2009 National Trumpet Competition – Junior Division Champion at 10 years old

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e-book sales on the rise

Posted on April 4th, 2009

In 2002 ebook sales were $7,337,000.00

In 2003 ebook sales were $19,772,000.00 up 169.5%

In 2004 ebook sales were $30,271,000.00 up 53.1%

In 2005 ebook sales were $43,832,000.00 up 44.8%

In 2006 ebook sales were $54,396,000.00 up 24.1%

In 2007 ebook sales were $67,233,000.00 up 23.6%

in 2008 ebook sales were $113,220,000.00 up 68.4%

With very capable readers on the market like the Sony 505 and the Kindle 2, I believe that this trend is only going to accelerate.

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Bud Shank, Alto Saxophonist, Dies at 82

Posted on April 4th, 2009


Jazz Articles: Bud Shank, Alto Saxophonist, Dies at 82 — By Jeff Tamarkin — Jazz Articles

Bud Shank, an alto saxophonist and flutist whose career spanned more than a half century, died April 2 at his home in Tucson, Ariz. The cause was not available but Shank was said to have had “some ongoing health issues.” A day earlier Shank had been in San Diego recording a new album. Shank was 82.

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