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Building the Bridge to Your Reset: Do you ever get the feeling you're hurtling through life and it's dragging you along a bumpy road? I've heard it said that the concrete mixer is coming whether or not you tell it how you want the concrete poured. Would you rather design your front set than have concrete setting all over your front lawn or vegetable garden. Tomorrow will come, whether you're clear on your direction or not.

If it's time for you to step into changes, find or tweak your vision and reset the course of your life by your design, here are the five key components to consider.

1. Identify (Finding Clarity)
Give yourself space and time to get certain about what you want. Sometimes all you need to get sure about is your next step, like authorship is for me. I got really clear that where I need to place my passion and focus for the next few months is on writing. This does fit into a larger vision some how, and there's lots of space for opportunities to flow in. A sticking point can sometimes be that people make finding clarity more complicated than it needs to be. You don't have to "know it all" or construct the minute detail of the rest of your life. Identify key pieces, and the gaps will fill in in the flow. (As long as you're taking aligned action).

2. Refine.
Enhance the elements you love and are committed to. Ask yourself how having these will impact the rest of your life. Let yourself stretch and expand your vision. Dream BIG! Part of your refinement process is to call in your senses as you construct the reality you'll be living into. What do you see as you have this piece in your life? What are you hearing? What are you telling yourself? Where are you feeling that new element in your body? How do you choose to feel when you have it?

3. Design
Take creative responsibility and time to craft your desired outcome. Shape your your intention with the energy of the actions within your influence to make it happen. This includes being clear about the aspects you don't know yet. Language your uncertainty. Bring on the opportunities, connections and associations that support this intention. The drawing out of your dream aspect could include definite timetabled accountabilities to move you toward your endgame. Once I decided on a publishing date, I allocated time - which is not-negotiable, to writing. This meant a re-shuffle of my work week to suit my new priorities.

4. Clear.
Calling in a life reset often means facing the boundary conditions and limiting beliefs that have held you where you are. I'm out there about being intentional regarding shifting unhelpful beliefs. My all time favourite ways of releasing limiting beliefs include NLP, EFT (Tapping), Hypnosis, Affirmations, Visualisations. Once you've recognised the belief, seek it's origins and gain a wider understanding of how come you took it on. Consider whether or not it supports you in achieving your goals. If not, let it go.

5. Set Your Aim, Action and Claim!
Back yourself by committing to do what it takes to have what you want. Build the bridge to your outcome by beginning with small, doable steps.

Life Reset:
Identify It + Refine It + Design it = Claim It! 

Hope it's natural, because life is simpler that way !!

Climate scientists have long held that the global temperature would rise by about 3 °C if atmospheric concentrations of CO₂ doubled from pre-industrial levels. But new research suggests that the Earth's temperature might be as much as 30–50 per cent more sensitive to atmospheric greenhouse gases than previously thought.

While conventional estimates of climate sensitivity have focused on factors that influence temperature in the short term, such as cloud and snow cover, a team of scientists led by Daniel Lunt at the University of Bristol, UK, have devised a new estimate — termed 'Earth system sensitivity' — that also accounts for factors that affect temperature in the long term, such as land ice and vegetation. They used a state-of-the-art climate model to analyse the events that gave rise to a warm period about 3 million years ago, and they then compared these to actual temperature reconstructions derived from 3-million-year-old sediments on the ocean floor. Their analysis suggests that fast- and slow-adjusting components of the climate system will have an important influence on the extent of warming.

The findings should send a strong message to policymakers, as they show that deeper emissions cuts will be needed to avoid dangerous climate change in the long term.

Copyright - Sunny Jain, Date - Dec, 2010

 This picture illustrate that we must treat nature as our beloved one and should participate to preserve nature with utmost care...

Global warming or global Greening? Choose wisely

Climate change is the single biggest environmental and humanitarian crisis of our time. The Earth's atmosphere is overloaded with heat-trapping carbon dioxide, which threatens large-scale disruptions in climate with disastrous consequences. We must act now to spur the adoption of cleaner energy sources at home and abroad.

Global warming is the increase of the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere. Especially a constant increase that causes climatic changes. The effects of global warming are far greater than just increasing temperatures. . Global Warming modifies rainfall patterns, amplifies coastal erosion, , melts ice caps and alters the ranges of some infectious diseases. Some of these changes are already occurring. Global warming can be caused by many factors .Carbon emissions by humans, deforestation is the most important causes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Few have been mentioned above. Thousands of acres of tropical rain forests are lost each year causing climate change. Experts predict that as the world eats ever more fossil fuel, greenhouse gas concentrations will continue to rise, and Earth’s average surface temperature will increase with them.. Some may be of natural causes, and some may be of man-made. Natural causes for global warming include the exploding sun spots which cause unbearable heat and the drastic rise in temperature . Cutting down pollution from car emissions and power plants will decrease the rate of global warming to a great extent. Varied technologies for use of alternative energy have already been developed. And, more technology is being developed regularly. We need to continue to make use of current alternative energy resources like wind power and solar power, and we can adopt new technologies as they are developed.

Copyright - Sunny Jain, Date - Aug, 2010

In this picture I have tried to show that even though the impact of global warming may not have been fully realized but we need to show maturity to understand  the impact and need to act for the benefit of all. Moon and water are symbol of coolness that we need to provide to earth..

Join the revolution and stop the pollution

Pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems but still many people do not take pollution problem seriously as they should be. Many people still think that we can dump our garbage all over the planet without any consequences which is not true. Since the start of industrial revolution we have been continuously heavily polluting our planet, caring only for economic development, and not caring at all for the health of environment we live in. Such lack of ecological conscience has caused severe pollution across the whole planet. Levels of air, sea, and water pollution are extremely high, and are constantly growing because industry isn’t letting go.

The main sources of pollution are definitely industry and vehicles. Heavy industries based on fossil fuels are especially dangerous for our environment, and if we take a look at China and India for instance we can see that rapid economic development actually has rather high environmental price. Heavy pollution not only makes our environment ugly but is also the source of many respiratory and waterborne diseases across the south-east Asia that are taking many human lives year after year.

by Sunny Jain; Date - June,2010

This picture depicts a horrible outcome of pollution. Today pollution is one of the biggest problem. It is more prone in developing countries such as India and China. With constant increase in pollution causing objects and constant decrease in pollution cleaning objects, it is of prime duty to come forward and help to keep the earth clean and healthy and make it a house where everyone can stay happily.

Human trafficking is modern slavery

Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery.

Trafficking is a lucrative industry. It has been identified as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world.It is second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable illegal industry in the world.In 2004, the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons were estimated to be between USD$5 billion and $9 billion.

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Bonded labor -

Victims become bonded laborers when their labor is demanded as a means of repayment for a loan or service in which its terms and conditions have not been defined or in which the value of the victims’ services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt. The value of their work is greater than the original sum of money "borrowed."

Forced labor is a situation in which victims are forced to work against their own will, under the threat of violence or some other form of punishment, their freedom is restricted and a degree of ownership is exerted.

Sex trafficking victims are generally found in dire circumstances and easily targeted by traffickers. Individuals, circumstances, and situations vulnerable to traffickers include homeless individuals, runaway teens, displaced homemakers, refugees, and drug addicts.

Trafficking in children

Trafficking of children is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of children for the purpose of exploitation.

Trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children can take many forms and include forcing a child into prostitution or other forms of sexual activity or child pornography. Child exploitation can also include forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, the removal of organs, illicit international adoption, trafficking for early marriage, recruitment as child soldiers, for use in begging or as athletes (such as child camel jockeys or football players), or for recruitment for cults.^[20]

It was reported in 2010 that Thailand and Brazil were considered to have the worst child sex trafficking records.

Trafficking in children often involves exploitation of the parents' extreme poverty. Parents may sell children to traffickers in order to pay off debts or gain income, or they may be deceived concerning the prospects of training and a better life for their children. They may sell their children for labor, sex trafficking, or illegal adoptions.

by Sunny Jain, 2011

  

Criticism

Problems with statistics and data-

According to the critics, human trafficking figures rarely have identifiable sources or transparent methodologies behind them and in most (if not all) instances, they are mere guesses. Scholars argue that this is a result of the fact that it is impossible to produce any meaningful statistics on a reportedly illegal and covert phenomenon happening in the shadow economy.

Problems with the concept

According to some scholars, the very concept of human trafficking is murky and misleading.It has been argued that while human trafficking is commonly seen as a monolithic crime, in reality it is an act of illegal migration that involves various different actions: some of them may be criminal or abusive, but others often involve consent and are legal

Problems with anti-trafficking measures

Laura Agustin says that very often the anti-traffickers ascribe victim status to immigrants who have made conscious and rational decisions to cross the borders knowing they will be selling sex and who do not consider themselves to be victims. There have been instances in which the alleged victims of trafficking have actually refused to be rescued or run away from the anti-trafficking shelters.

Campaigns

The DNA Foundation was created by celebrity humanitarians Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher in their efforts to fight human trafficking (specifically focusing on sex trafficking of children) in the U.S. In September 2010, the pair announced the launch of their “Real Men Don't Buy Girls” campaign to combat child sex trafficking alongside other Hollywood stars and technology companies like Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook. "Real Men Don't Buy Girls" is based on the idea that high-profile men speaking out against child sex trafficking can help reduce the demand for young girls in the commercial sex trade. A press conference was held on September 23 at the Clinton Global Initiative.

Shape our Future Bright,Stop Child Labour!!

The term Child Labor is used for employment of children below a certain age, which is considered illegal by law and custom. The stipulated age varies from country to country and government to government. Child labor is a world phenomenon which is considered exploitative and inhuman by many international organizations. 

According to the statistics given by International Labor Organization there are about 218 million children between the age of 5 and 17 working all over the world. The figure excludes domestic labor. The most condemned form of child labor is the use of children for military purpose and child prostitution. Child agricultural works, child singers and child actors outside of school hours during season time are more acceptable by champions of human rights and law. The phenomenon of child labor is a complex development issue worthy of investigation. The fact that vulnerable children are being exploited and forced into work, which is not fit for their age, is a human rights concern now. India and other developed and developing countries are really plagued by the problem of child employment in organized and unorganized sectors.

Statistics:

Child labor is most rampant in Asia with 44.6 million or 13% percent of its children doing commercial work followed by Africa at 23.6 million or 26.3% which is the highest rate and Latin America at 5.1 million that is 9.8%.

In India 14.4 % children between 10 and 14 years of age are employed in child labor. in Bangladesh 30.1%, in China 11.6%,in Pakistan 17.7%, in Turkey 24%, in Cote D’lvoire 20.5%, in Egypt 11.2%, in Kenya 41.3% , in Nigeria 25.8%, in Senegal 31.4%, in Argentina 4.5%, in Brazil 16.1%, in Mexico 6.7%, in Italy 0.4% and in Portugal 1.8%. The above figures only give part of the picture. No reliable figures of child workers below 10 years of age are available, though they comprise a significant amount. The same is true of children in the former age group on whom no official data is available. If it was possible to count the number of child workers properly, and the number of young girls occupied in domestic labor taken into account - the figure will emerge as hundreds of million.

Child labor is also prevalent in rich and industrialized countries, although less compared to poor nations. For example there are a large of children working for pay at home, in seasonal cycles, for street trade and small workshops in Southern Europe. India is a glaring example of a nation hounded by the evil of child labor. It is estimated that there are 60 to 115 million working children in India- which was the highest in 1996 according to human rights watch.

Stop Child Labor:

The future of a community is in the well being of its children. The above fact is beautifully expressed by Wordsworth in his famous lines “child is father of the man”. So it becomes imperative for the health of a nation to protect its children from premature labor which is hazardous to their mental, physical, educational and spiritual development needs. It is urgently required to save children from the murderous clutches of social injustice and educational deprivation, and ensure that they are given opportunities for healthy, normal and happy growth. 

The venerable Indian poet Rabindranth Tagore has said time and again, that every country is absolutely bound by its duty to provide free primary education to its children. It is important to remember that industrialization can afford to wait but youth cannot be captured for long.

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Concerned about the future of its children India has implemented a country- wide ban recently, on children below fourteen working in the hospitality sector and as domestics. It is intended that those who are found to violate the law will be fined with 430 dollars and sent into rigorous imprisonment for two years. Children in India are not allowed to work in mines, factories and other hazardous jobs already. Two more professions have been added in a list of fifty seven occupations which were considered hazardous for a child’s development needs in the ‘child labor act’ passed in 1986. Children rights activists are waxing eloquent in high pitched voices about the absolute importance of stopping child labor. But legislation in this regard is just like an intention. It is more important to take development measures to ensure its practical application by eliminating the reasons of child labor from our society. The reasons giving birth to child labor are poverty, illiteracy, scarcity of schools, ignorance, socially regressive practices, blind customs and traditions, migration and last but not the least corruption amongst employees and government labor organizations. People should not be able to get away with employing and exploiting children.


 

  

Child Marriage - A Sin

Marriage before the age of 18 is a reality for many young women. According to UNICEF's estimates, over 64 million women aged 20–24 years were married or in union before the age of 18.

In many parts of the world parents encourage the marriage of their daughters while they are still children in hopes that the marriage will benefit the children both financially and socially and relieve financial burdens on the family. In actuality, child marriage is a violation of human rights, compromising girls’ development and often resulting in early pregnancy and social isolation, with little education and poor vocational training reinforcing the gendered nature of poverty.

The literature suggests that many factors interact to place a child at risk of marriage. Poverty, protection of girls, family honour and the provision of stability during unstable social periods are considered as significant factors in determining a girl's risk of becoming married while still a child. Jenson and Thornton found little overall change in the average age at marriage for age cohorts born between 1950 and 1970 in most regions, as well as little change in the incidence of child marriage. Focusing primarily on Benin, Colombia, India and Turkey, Jenson and Thornton noted strong correlations between a woman's age at marriage and the level of education she achieves, the age at which she gives birth to her first child and the age of her husband. Women who married at younger ages were more likely to believe that it is sometimes acceptable for a husband to beat his wife and were more likely to experience domestic violence themselves. The age gap between partners is thought to contribute to these abusive power dynamics and to increase the risk of untimely widowhood, although Westoff notes that older husbands may be better providers for the household.

Closely related to the issue of child marriage is the age at which girls become sexually active. Women who are married before the age of 18 tend to have more children than those who marry later in life. According to Bhattacharya, 97 per cent of women surveyed in India in 1992–1993 did not use any contraception before their first child was born. However, the Population Council and UNICEF found that, in Pakistan, a substantial number of young married women indicated an interest in the use of contraception in the future. Pregnancy-related deaths are known to be a leading cause of mortality for both married and unmarried girls between the ages of 15 and 19, particularly among the youngest of this cohort.

Protection from HIV/AIDS is another reason for child marriage. Parents seek to marry off their girls to protect their health and their honour, and men often seek younger women as wives as a means to avoid infection. In some contexts, however, the evidence does not support this hypothesis and practice. Bhattacharya found that in India, 75 per cent of people living with HIV/AIDS are married. In fact, the demand to reproduce and the stigma associated with safe-sex practices lead to very low condom use among married couples worldwide, and heterosexual married women who report monogamous sexual relationships with their husbands are increasingly becoming a high-risk group for HIV/AIDS. 

Artist - Sunny Jain; Date - Aug, 2009

Strategies to end the practice of child marriage

Evidence shows that the more education a girl receives, the less likely she is to marry as a child. Improving access to education for both girls and boys and eliminating gender gaps in education are important strategies in ending the practice of child marriage. Legislative, programmatic and advocacy efforts to make education free and compulsory, as well as to expand Education for All programming beyond the primary level, are indicated by the strong significance of educational attainment in terms of reducing the number of girls who are married. Increasing the level of compulsory education may be one tactic to prolong the period of time when a girl is unavailable for marriage.

It is also important to capitalize on the window of opportunity created by the increasing gap in time between the onset of puberty and the time of marriage by providing substantive skills enhancing programmes and opportunities. There is a need to develop methods to protect girls at risk of child marriage and to address the concerns of girls and women who are already married by ensuring the fulfillment of their right to a full education and providing them with life skills-based training to ensure that they can earn a livelihood.

Efforts are also required to protect girls who are in union. Decreasing the pressure on young women to conceive through education and advocacy on the dangers of early motherhood should be considered. Similar consideration should be given to ways to improve access to effective contraceptive methods.

Services for survivors of domestic violence should be accessible. Outreach efforts should consider targeting women who were married before age 18 as potentially in need of assistance. Mapping child marriage levels within countries may be a useful practice for programmatic purposes when determining where to launch new prevention campaigns. It can also be used to track future progress by comparing child marriage levels at different points in time.

Further data collection and research is also required to explore the impact of child marriage on boys and men. The demand-and-supply relationship of child marriage should be qualitatively explored to illuminate dynamics, such as the reasons why households marry their children and why men prefer younger brides, in order to inform programming strategies. 

References

UNICEF, Early Marriage: Child Spouses, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2001, Florence.

Mikhail, S. (2002), 'Child marriage and child prostitution: Two forms of sexual exploitation', Gender and Development, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 43-49.

Jenson, R. and R. Thornton, 'Early female marriage in the developing world', Gender and Development, vol. 11, no. 2, 2003, pp. 9-19.

Tiemoko, R., 'The Gender Age Gap: Marriage and rights in the Côte d'Ivoire', Development, vol. 44, no. 2, 2001, pp. 104-106.

Westoff, C., Trends in Marriage and Early Childbearing in Developing Countries, DHS Comparative Reports No. 5, ORC Macro, Maryland, 2003.

Bhattacharya, G., 'Sociocultural and Behavioural Contexts of Condom Use in Heterosexual Married Couples in India: Challenges to HIV prevention programmes', Health Education and Behavior, vol. 31, no. 1, 2004, pp. 101-117.

Sathar, Z. et al., Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-2002: A nationally representative survey, UNICEF and Population Council, Islamabad, 2002.

Otoo-Oryortey, N. and S. Pobi, 'Early Marriage and Poverty: Exploring links and key policy issues', Gender and Development, vol. 11, no. 2, 2003, pp.42-51.