Image: Justice Don Willett from the Texas Supreme Court Website
The following news almost makes up for how often I hide my head in shame of the decisions of the Texas courts. Especially when it comes to issues of science in schools, personal freedoms, and separation of church and state.
Appropriately weighty principles guide our course. First, we recognize that police power draws from the credo that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Second, while this maxim rings utilitarian and Dickensian (not to mention Vulcan21), it is cabined by something contrarian and Texan: distrust of intrusive government and a belief that police power is justified only by urgency, not expediency.
In the footnotes Justice Willet goes on to recommend watching Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and goes on to explain the scene in which Spock utters the words: “Don’t grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh . . .” to which Kirk replies, “the needs of the few.”
A huge announcement came this afternoon stating that HTC, the handset manufacturer of the G1, has officially joined the rapidly growing list of sponsors for the Android Barbecue which will be taking place at Fiesta Gardens in Austin, TX. As everyone should already know, the event will kick off its activities on Friday, October 1st which leads up the barbecue on Sunday the 3rd.
HTC sponsoring the event is huge, as their device was the worlds first consumer encounter with the Android OS. HTC continues to bring new and innovative Android devices to the world, through the many wireless networks. The Android Barbecue is an event where 1,000 members of the Android community will come together and celebrate the birth of Android and with support from the manufacturers who have helped make this all possible, we’re sure that the many fans, developers, vendors, etc…in attendance will have a memorable and exciting experience.
Texas Instruments, which supplies those OMAP processors we hear so much about, have also joined the sponsor list that includes Samsung Mobile USA, Big Japan, The Wip Connector and Blockbuster as they all care to show support for the rapidly growing Android community.
If you haven’t already purchased your ticket to the biggest Android event of the year, you can do so at www.androidbarbecue.com for just $25. You might want to hurry before it sells out. Prizes will be awarded throughout the weekend during games and other fun events. The prizes include Android device, tablets, Blu Ray Players, BlueTooth devices and much more.
Texas Army National Guard to Fight for Title
AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After months of intense training and anticipation, Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy, Texas Army National Guard Special Forces Soldier, an up-and-coming middleweight fighter will face Trevor Prangley, a 37-year-old with a 21-5 record, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on June 16th.
A huge announcement came this afternoon stating that HTC, the handset manufacturer of the G1, has officially joined the rapidly growing list of sponsors for the Android Barbecue which will be taking place at Fiesta Gardens in Austin, TX. As everyone should already know, the event will kick off its activities on Friday, October 1st which leads up the barbecue on Sunday the 3rd.
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