Archive for the 'Current Affairs' Category

How Does Nuclear Waste Affect the Court Reporting Industry?

Some court reporters predict the future of their careers through business indicators. They might study how tort reform will change the profession or how new online technologies fuel growth or decline in employment. Few watch the nation’s nuclear waste processing, yet a major change might be coming out of that arena.
The Yucca Mountain Hearings
The project […]

China and Buddhism - The Way We Were

While Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, died in BC 486 his teachings did not reach into China until AD 286. As usual this journey was a long and difficult route. Their route was to go to the west and up over the lower shoulder of the vast Himalayan Mountains. This would be them down […]

Mortgage Rates Drop For Second Week

Mortgage rates for most of the major mortgage products fell again this week. Although the drop was not as substantial as last week it is still nice to see rates come down this week. The 30 year mortgage rate fell from 6.20 to 6.14. The small movement this week marked a departure […]

Gas Prices Drive Down Auto Accident Rates in Bakersfield, California

There’s one happy outcome of soaring gas prices that Bakersfield traffic enforcement officials had not planned for a corresponding drop in auto accidents in the area.
The statistics speak for themselves. According to numbers released by the California Highway Patrol published in The Bakersfield Californian, the number of car accidents have dropped by at least 14 […]

Forget Barack Obama Because It’s Hugh Hefner That Will Save The World!

It’s now been over 50 years since Hugh Hefner started Playboy magazine, his little magazine for men about women, many of them naked. The barriers that Playboy broke are far too numerous to mention here yet bare (I couldn’t help it) repeating. While Playboy legitimized naked women it also served as a showcase for African-American […]

A Welcoming Change In Power

It seems that there is collapse all around us in the world today. Most notably are the banking institutions scrambling frantically to keep their heads above water. Some have just succumbed and realized that their last ditch efforts was too little, too late.
You will notice the fear and panic of other large institutions, […]