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Occupy Houston Official Information:

http://occupyhouston.org/
Twitter: @OccupyHouston
Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/OccupyHouston
UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupyhoustontx
When: October 6, 2011 the occupation begins.
Where: Herman Square Plaza (outside City Hall)

Find out where to go, “Protest Do’s and Don’ts”, what to bring, how you can help if you are Occupying or at home, and other helpful information and media.

If you have a UStream channel you would like us to share with others, please feel free to leave a comment and we will post the link here.

Mainstream News:

Protestors target bank, City Hall in Houston this morning – via Houston Chronicle

The demonstration was an outgrowth of a New York event focused on what the protesters called social and economic inequality and corporate greed. It began at 8:30 a.m at Market Square Park with about 150 protesters — many carrying placards and chanting — who then marched to the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Tower before moving on to City Hall.

The crowd grew to more than 200 by midmorning, according to a police officer at the scene.

“We have officially occupied Hermann Square Park,” a speaker told the crowd, referring to the reflecting pool area on the east side of City Hall. “We are not going anywhere until the people are heard.”

Occupy Houston set to start Thursday in Houston – Local Houston Television Channel 39

(Video from online article here)

HOUSTON, TX— Welcome to Occupy Houston.

A movement of what exactly is the question many are asking. Change is on the plate for sure but those changes seem to vary depending on who you`re talking to.

Local Houston Television Channel ABC 13’s online photo slideshow

Inside the Occupy Houston march: Lots of characters, even more police & real, angry passion by Whitney Radley- CultureMap Houston

The protesters were well prepared, with Houston Police Department escorts to block traffic, legal observers in fluorescent caps prepared to help if anything got out of line, and an Ustream channelbroadcasting the march for those who couldn’t make it in person.

The group marched first to theJ.P. Morgan Chase tower, directed by mounted police at every stop light and encouraged by honking downtown drivers. On the plaza outside of the skyscraper, the protesters yelled and complained about corporate greed, explaining instances in which it says the company spent dollars stolen from the people of the United States.

The dozen or so Chase employees sipping coffee outside of the glass doors didn’t seem phased by the hundreds of angry protesters.

We will add more as time goes on, so check back soon…

Large crevice remains a mystey (DailyPress.net)

STEPHENSON – The sudden appearance of a 150-foot, 4-foot-deep crevice in Menominee Township remains a mystery and is causing a great deal of speculation.

The crevice appeared after landowners heard a loud boom between 8 and 9 a.m. Monday, followed by the ground shaking for a few seconds. The landowners later found a large crevice south of their Menominee Township home Tuesday.

Residents are speculating what could have caused the mysterious occurrence.

Eileen Heider, who owns the property where the crevice first appeared earlier this week, said Michigan State Police were attempting to locate an expert to come in and determine what caused the crevice.

“I have heard some people mention it appearing due to the amount of rain we received this year, but if that was the case, then there should be water in it, and the crevice is bone dry,’ said Heider.

She said there have been other theories offered, including a lightning bolt that may have struck the ground.

Other theories Heider has heard range from fissures, which with the high water table may have caused collapse, to a pocket of methane gas that exploded under pressure.

“It’s not a straight line; it’s crooked like it was made by someone who may have been drinking,” said Heider, referring to the crevice.

She added the crevice is not only in the wooded area where it was first discovered, but it also runs into a field near the Heider home.

“We don’t know if the crack started in the field and runs into the woods or if it started in the woods and runs into the field,” she said.

Heider said in some areas of the crevice, rocks can be seen, some of which have been split due to the earth’s pressure in those areas.

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**Editor’s Note**

Just an interesting side note, I found this article while researching this topic:

Federal Govt assumes control over Great Lakes, by executive order.

Whether or not the two are connected, I do not know. However, I find it extremely interesting that an event like this took place within a couple months of this executive order. The Great Lakes have been subject to many debates over the years within our government. These debates include, however are not limited to, drainage, pollution and even emptying the lakes.

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Credit f0r the video to RawStory.com

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