May 2013
1 post
CreditBrite.com
galoor:
Working on a new website called www.creditbrite.com. The site is currently being updated, but it will have tons of great information about getting started with credit, building credit, repairing credit, etc.
If you check it out, please let me know what you think!
April 2013
3 posts
How to Get Approved For a VA Loan If You Have Bad... →
VA loans are designed for Veterans, Active duty personnel, Reservists/National Guard members and some surviving spouses with all types of credit, incl
A Break from Work
I took a long break from Galoor.com, mostly to clear my head and focus on Baseball-related things, but also due to getting a bit burned out. No ruby, no rails, no javascript, no administration duties…just time off.
It helped. I’m not exactly super excited to get back to work, but I’m also not against it. I needed a long break from work, as I haven’t taken a real vacation...
March 2013
4 posts
Watchfastcodesign:
2 Scientists Accidentally Discover A World-Changing Super Material
Since a pair of Russian scientists won the Nobel Prize for discoveringgraphene in 2002, scientists have raced to find a more efficient way to make it. Among them were Ric Kaner and Maher El-Kady, two UCLA scientists who were searching for a better way to manufacture the super-strong material when they accidentally...
February 2013
2 posts
We're Updating Galoor
galoor:
We’re updating Galoor and will be adding a lot of new features by the end of the month (February, 2013). It’s getting close to a year since we launched, which means we’ve gotten plenty of feedback, good and bad.
Check us out at: http://www.galoor.com
The Cheat Sheet: Twenty-something crisis. →
cheatsheet:
I’m 25. I’m a full-time print journalist. I’m lucky to be employed. I’m overqualified to be where I am. I’m confused about where I can go next. I’m confused about where I should go next. I feel sorry for myself about 10 percent of the time, but suck it up because I live in America. I have…
January 2013
37 posts
UN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library:... →
un-library:
The Security Council will convene today for consultation after being briefed by Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Un Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Albert Gerard Koenders.
It is expected that Koenders will pay particular attention to the issues that…
UN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library: A... →
un-library:
This Report commemorates twenty years of the Secretary General’s good offices being used as a mediation tool between Myanmar by presenting a comprehensive review of the United Nations actions, achievements, shortcomings, major developments and interactions with Myanmar.
This…
Good stuff
“The risk that an actor could say break his or her ankle on set and hold up...”
– How Do Movie Producers Insure Lindsay Lohan And Other Troubled Stars?
(via planetmoney)
Hubpages →
UN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library: Key... →
un-library:
This Statistical Report reviews the changing Environmental, Social and Developmental aspects of Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, with a particular focus on Farming and Pastoralists.
The effects of recent Droughts within the region have sometimes been catastrophic and it accounts for 80%…
December 2012
18 posts
Open Books Store: Harry Potter and the Nerdfaced... →
openbookstore:
Robbie Q. Telfer is the Education Director at Louder Than A Bomb and the co-founder of The Encyclopedia Show. Last night, he performed this piece for our Growing Up With Harry Potter event. This is powerful stuff for nerds, jerk kids, and anyone who’s forgotten where the magic is in…
