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Recent Entries
- 0Barometer 894 days ago
Shop Local: Where to shop
Gifts for the fam...While I am still looking for holiday gifts for my family for this year, last season I got gifts for both my mom and my sister at Hazelnut on Magazine. Everything at the store is unique with New Orleans undertones. Granted, a lot of their items were…
- Barometer 1086 days ago
Caring For Our Coast: Clean-Up
Volunteer!Even if BP aren't using local fisherman, other organizations NEED locals and visitors alike to help with the clean up! Check out this website for more info on way you can get hands-on and help! http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/greenpeaceusa_blog/2010/05/12/volunteer_info_for_gulf_oil_spill
- Barometer 1086 days ago
Caring For Our Coast: Ideas
Boycott BP.1. Boycott BP! Companies owned by BP include: ARCO, Castrol, Aral, am/pm, and Wild Bean Cafe. Click "here":http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9&contentId=7046348 for more info. BP's stock has already dropped to an 18-year low (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/01/bp-shares-plunge-to-18yea_n_595796.html). Let's prove that this does matter! And don't worry that by boycotting, those seeking payouts will not receive…
- Barometer 1137 days ago
Tremeter: Plot
Too much + too long = too little.I felt that the introduction into each of the characters' lives became a little dull. The creators took on too much for just one episode. To introduce a less known neighborhood in New Orleans to the rest of the country, the average viewer,…
- Barometer 1247 days ago
If I Were Mayor: Infrastructure
Lack of reliable transportation and/or not enough!Many New Orleanians own and use their bikes to get to and from work, school, etc. avoiding the slow-moving and sparse street cars. Bike lanes should be implemented. Bus rides also prove to be unnecessarily lengthy trips; bus lanes should be implemented as well,…
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