After several highly published jihadi beheadings, the British government is reportedly using voice recognition techniques to identify the jihadist in many YouTube videos. All beheadings were appears to be carried out by the same jihadist with a London accent. This British accent is known as Multicultural London English (MLE). Many non-native speakers use MLE. Many […]
The great 2014 hack of Sony Pictures
Hacking of Sony Pictures computer system in early December 2014 dominated the Internet and newspaper headlines. Not only hackers were able to access private emails of key employees which were later published embarrassing many of them. Hackers threatened to publish personal information if Sony Pictures do not stop the planned Christmas Day release of satirical […]
Race relations tested once again in the United States
Protesters took to the streets once again after a Staten Island, New York grand jury declined to indict a white police officer involved in the chokehold death of an unarmed black person, Eric Garner. Protester’s carried signs that said “I can’t breathe,” last known words that Eric Garner told officers while tackled to the ground […]
The US is easing arms embargo to Vietnam
In early October 2014, the United States announced that it is easing certain parts of the arms embargo against Vietnam. The easing of the policy comes after 40 years after the Vietnam War. The easing will help Vietnam to improve its maritime security and allow defense articles to be shipped to Vietnam in the future. […]
Solving Legal Disputes Over Construction
Construction projects are not prone to legal disputes, but they do happen in the industry. Contractors try their best to follow protocol, but deadlines are tight and materials sometimes don’t arrive when they need to. That’s not counting the host of problems that can happen during the planning or execution phase. Disputes eat up valuable […]
Jihadi killings worldwide on the rise
According to the BBC, several thousand people including innocent children and women are killed every month worldwide by jihadists. Four of the most affected countries include Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Syria. Many of the killings are done by extremists groups including Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) militants. The sad part of […]
Statute of limitation for collecting a debt in the United States
Do you know that debt collectors can’t contact you before 8 am and after 9 pm? Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) the statute of limitation to collect a debt can run between three years to 15 years depending on the state you live and the type of debt. The FDCPA is one […]
The United States military to help with Ebola
Heeding calls by affected West African nations, the United States is sending its troops to help with Ebola crisis. The first group of the military will be going to Liberia. The deployment will include 3,000 army troops and personnel in various categories. It is part of a multi-million dollar program to fight Ebola that was […]
Fall of Berlin Wall, 25 years later
It has been 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall reuniting East and West Germany. Berlin Wall that physically, politically and economically divided East and West and existed for more than three decades fell in November 1989. The unification of two Germanys completed in 1990. West German politicians vowed to help East Germany […]
Whereabouts of kidnapped girls still unknown
It has been almost six months since the Islamic group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 Nigerian school girls in the northeastern part of the country from a government run Secondary School. By May of 2014, 53 girls have escaped. It appears that extremists are still holding 219 teen age girls and the government is unable to […]