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It started way back in history, with Adrock, M.C.A., and me–Mike D.
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this post is for my brother
“It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer,” reads an official statement from the Beastie Boys. “He was 47 years old.” Read More»
One more…
It’s my website, and I say ONE MORE!!
This fucking sucks, y’all.
RIP
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The Passaic River Floods NJ After Hurricane Irene
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from Wikipedia
The sediment at the mouth of the Passaic river near Newark Bay remains contaminated by such pollutants as dioxin which largely was produced at the Diamond Shamrock Chemical Plant in Newark as a waste product resulting from the production of the agent orange defoliation chemical used during the Vietnam War. The cleanup of the dioxin contamination on the bottom of the Passaic River is the subject of a major environmental lawsuitregarding the responsibility for the cleanup, which has been ongoing for decades without resolution.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has issued notices banning commercial fishing and advising the general public that fish caught in the tidal Passaic River (from Dundee Dam to the mouth at Newark Bay) should not be eaten.[4]
The Lower Passaic river also suffers from trash and litter that is either blown into the river by wind, or comes into the river by means of combined sewer overflows. It is speculated that most of the trash is litter coming from passing motorists and nearby streets.
New Jersey Neighbors!
Please!
Just stay away from the water,
and any sludge left behind by the water.
It isn’t safe.
Even the fluff news radio says so.
Just stay away.
And stay safe.
Thank you.
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Lake Hiawatha Floods My Neighborhood: Parsippany, New Jersey
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YouTube Uploaded by designandshutter on Aug 30, 2011
And my ass is currently sitting at point A on the map below—a 10 minute car ride from Lake Hiawatha. The end of my street is underwater from the separate river surge that left my small cross street—at the very bottom of the map—under four feet of water.
New Road, just behind me on the map, is underwater. That little patch of blue, just behind New Road on the map, consumed the whole area. Route 46 and North Beverwyck Rd, highlighted in purple, are underwater. The green exit markers—45, 47A, 43, 47B, and 47—are, the last I heard, all underwater. I’ve heard reports that the Parsippany Hilton—located near those exit markers—is submerged up to the second floor. Vail Road and Edwards Road—in the center of the map—are underwater, along with the shopping center in that area. The Shop Rite, where I buy most of my groceries, is underwater.
The flooding, quite literally, just missed me. My apartment complex is called Rutgers Village, but neighbors tell me the Parsippany Police have been calling us Rutger Island.
On the positive, my community has been coming together. There was a block party near one of the barriers a few days ago. Everyone was cooking food, drinking, and feeling lucky. I’ve met several neighbors, and the mood has been almost celebratory mixed with a fair share of awe in the face of nature. But I can’t help wondering: What if Irene hadn’t slowed down? And what if the next storm is just a little bit worse?
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The geography is wrong,
but the sentiment is spot on,
wouldn’t you say?
Don’t just call it negative. Try to read between the lines.
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