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Cuts for the Coast – Yes, hair really soaks up the oil spill

The other day I was watching my local news (WAFB) when a story aired that looked at first to be a spoof. It seems that human hair can act as an absorbent for the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. It wasn’t a joke. This method was actually used in 2006 during the Philippines oil [...]

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Family Travel Destination – Kissimmee, Florida

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Kissimmee Tourism. All opinions are 100% mine.
My family is in vacation planning mode with requests from the younger members of the clan coming in daily. I’ve heard “I want to ride a zip line!” to “When is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter going [...]

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Things I Learned from Peter Shankman

This past Carnival Season has been super busy for me. I joined a local Baton Rouge Krewe (Artemis) and took part in a social media experiment put together by Tom Martin of Zehnder Communications. The experiment, My Mardi Gras Experience was sponsored by Tabasco, Sheraton New Orleans, and Bebo. A few bloggers were brought in [...]

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Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge

The first time I stepped foot inside what is now the Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge, I was a little girl. My mom and I were walking in downtown Baton Rouge when a friend of my dad flagged us down and wanted to show us his newest investment, an old run down building. He was [...]

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The New Reality of Universal’s Harry Potter Theme Park

My son and I are both fans of the Harry Potter series and we’ve been avidly watching progress of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. My teen son has become so obsessed, that he now listens to MuggleCast and has started a Twitter account just to follow other Harry Potter fans. I [...]

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