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		<title>The $5 a Gallon Case for Mass Transit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#8230;is very eloquently smashed by this article.  h/t to Instapundit.

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		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/551</link>
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		<title>Edouard Lands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
	&#8216;Nuff said.

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		<title>Edouard, Monday 10PM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Natonal Hurricane Center update here.
	Basically, the wind is beginning to pick up, and the course has changed slightly northwards.  Pressure has dropped to 999mb and maximum sustained winds are 60mph; the storm is moving at 8mph.  The rainfall predictions for Texas have been increased to 4-6 inches with up to 10 inches locally. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edouardo  - Mayor&#8217;s Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Just recieved:
	To Employees:
	The City of Houston has begun preparations for Tropical Storm Edouard, which is expected to arrive along the Texas Coast during the early morning hours of Tuesday August 5th.  Due to the expected intensity and nature of the storm, Mayor Bill White has determined that some non-emergency city services will be suspended.
	Mayor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/547</link>
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		<title>Late Afternoon Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Well, slightly stronger, but no faster winds. Still, Edouardo is better organized and primed to strengthen overnight.   And I still think that folks should stay home if they can, but if you have to go to work, use caution.  Remember that gusts which might move your car a few inches will push [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edouard Discussion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Well I seem to have gotten involved in a three way discussion with Eric Berger (by proxy) and Brenden Loy over whether it&#8217;s a good idea to stay home tomorrow, and whether Mayor White should have already declared that the city will be open.  The mayor&#8217;s comments that I quoted earlier are from an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Report (update 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Well, the National Hurricane Center moved the track back south a bit now, raised the chance of it being a hurricane slightly, and the storm has sped up.  Next major update is 10 am CDT. 
	10 AM Update :  It looks very much like the forecast is solidifying around a high-end tropical storm. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Break Out the Rubber Ducks (updated)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	We&#8217;ve got a tropical storm on the way.  No reason to get complacent, just because it isn&#8217;t a category 5 hurricane.  Just thought I&#8217;d post this little blast from the past, courtesy of the National Weather Service:
	5 and 2 day rainfall totals:
	INSIDE HARRIS COUNTY:
	GREENS BAYOU AT WEST MT. HOUSTON . . . . [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/543</link>
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		<title>Heh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Steven den Beste notes:
	I started thinking about that when I saw this question someone posted today at ask.metafilter.com:
	   &#8220;As an American, can I hand out flyers detailing the Tiananmen Square Massacre during the Beijing Olympics?&#8221;
	I&#8217;m really glad to see that the many answers were virtually unanimous that this would be an utterly boneheaded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nunya Bizniz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The Chron was nice enough to print my name and 2007 earnings on their website. Sorry, I am not a public official, and I don&#8217;t think my info should be up there.  How would you like it if the IRS posted that information about you?  Hey, you pay taxes, right?  I&#8217;ve got [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/541</link>
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		<title>Congress Shall Pass No Law&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Basically, the Democratic-controlled Committee on House Administration is drafting rules that would prohibit House members from posting content on any but "approved" websites.  One can only imagine what kind of list the Dems would draw up.]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/540</link>
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		<title>Main Break</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	And the breakdown of city infrastructure continues.
	Please be advised that two 2-inch water lines at the intersection of Dallas and Bagby downtown were ruptured during the night.  This affects the water and chilled water systems for City Hall, City Hall Annex, the Central Library and the Juila Ideson building facilities.  Currently, we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/539</link>
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		<title>A Scourge on Taxpayers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Bill Steigerwald of Townhall takes a look a mass transit with Wendell Cox.  It isn&#8217;t pretty.
	When you talk about transit in the United States, you have to be talking about best prisoner awards. These systems are a scourge on taxpayers. There are some that do some wonderful things, but nobody does it all right.
	I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/538</link>
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		<title>Rearranging Roads For Everyone&#8217;s, uh, Ed&#8217;s Benefit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	There&#8217;s been some confusion over a request by Ed Wulfe to swap some land and a public road in the Galleria area for his Boulevard Place project.  After looking at the maps and reading the proposed ordinance carefully, I wanted to post to set the record straight.  This is not S. Post Oak [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/537</link>
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		<title>Words on Wisdom, Four Years Ago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Four years ago, I wrote a letter.  It was meant to badger someone into doing something I thought was important.   They refused, but I don&#8217;t apologize for it, even though I completely understand that person&#8217;s decision &#8212; and ironically, have made exactly the same one.   Hypocritical?  I don&#8217; t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2008/536</link>
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