In the last four years the lending requirements for buying a home have gone through major changes. All lending institutions have become stricter with their requirements for lending money. So it is more important than ever that you are aware of the basic current guidelines when pursuing a loan. Lending was very different just four…
MOVIE REVIEW: Last week, NPR posted on their Web site a superhero movie bingo card. To play, you place your chip over squares for such things as “Training montage,” “Christ allegory,” “Acclaimed British actor looking mortified,” “Homoeroticism,” “Daddy issues,” and “Secret identity … revealed!” Get five in a row, and you win. (I don’t suggest…
When something fails in the lab, we deconstruct the experiment with our colleagues. If someone thinks they have a better idea, we can repeat the experiment under identical conditions. Ideally, we run three groups simultaneously: the new plan, the old plan and no plan (known as the control group). Once the results are in, we…
Back in 1997, I was assigned to the USS Coronado (AGF-11) as the leading petty officer of the Ordinance Division. I was a fire controlman first class petty officer with over 17 years in service – about two-and-a-half years from my transfer to the Fleet Reserve with a retirement pension. My division officer was Ensign…
Last week, guest writer, Rev. Mark Beckett looked at Jesus’ commandments on love and started exploring some different names used for the Holy Spirit, including paraclete (not parakeet). And we began looking at Jesus’ prayer at the end of his “Farewell Discourse” with the disciples, found in John, Chapter 17, verses 15-21. To continue with…
Following anti-gay remarks made during a recent performance in Nashville, Tenn. comedian Tracy Morgan has agreed to work with The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to speak out in support of LGBT people in Tennessee. Morgan, who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, committed…
Thursday, June 23 Kid Cudi Valley View Casino presents American rapper, singer and actor Kid Cudi. Best known for his single “Day ‘n’ Nite” which reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song charts in 2009. “Day ‘n’ Nite” is part of Cudi’s debut album Man on the Moon: The…
CROATIA – In June, two very different Pride events took place in Europe: the very first pride event in Split (Croatia) and EuroPride in Rome. The two events clearly showed what different realities LGBT people in Europe live in. While Rome was a massive celebration of diversity, the event in Split turned violent and demonstrated…
The acclaimed recent BBC adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s memoir features pre-Nazi Berlin seediness, glamorous friends and the kind of hot gay sex American networks only dare show on late night cable. While Isherwood’s The Berlin Stories was what was adapted into Cabaret, this is the story of the part of Isherwood’s life that inspired that…
‘True Blood’ season premiere; HBO, Sunday, June 26, 9 p.m.: As if you need this reminder! The fourth season of HBO’s hit series about blood, sex and magic in Louisiana is finally here, and we can finally watch vampires, werewolves, fairies and rednecks get it on and kill each other again. We can thank gay…
