Friday, 21 December 2012

World will end today!


Believers prepare for 'Mayan apocalypse'

Believers think the world will end - or change - at 11:11 GMT

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Thousands of people have gathered at ancient ruins in Mexico and Central America in anticipation of what they believe will be the end of the world.
The date - 21 December 2012 - is the apparent end of the "long count" calendar of the Mayan civilisation.
Chinese police have arrested hundreds of members of a Christian group who apparently believe the prophecy.
Last year, experts said a new reading of the calendar revealed that it did not in fact predict the apocalypse.
Many believe the date in fact marks the start of a new era in the calendar.
However, among some the date is still being taken as heralding the end of the world.
Magical sites
Hundreds of spiritualists gathered in the city of Merida in Mexico, about an hour and a half from the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza.
One spot thought by some to destined to escape the end of the world is the mountain of Bugarach in southern France.
However, those preparing for the end of the world were reported to be far outnumbered by journalists.

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Wilkileaks: release millions of leaks after few days

WIKILEAKS to leak million more leaks in 2013: Founder Julian Assange.
He said that his work will not be cowed and his site will release millions of more documents in coming year. It is six months he sought asylum and fear that  being sent to US and being punished for releasing diplomatic files. He was addressing crowed of some 100 supporters gathered out side his building in Knightsbridge. He addressed that Pentagon described his site as ongoing crime, while he is serving humanity and letting the people know about hidden diplomatic realities that happens behind the curtains.  
For more details please visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20806355

Women Development and training in Pakistan



Preface…

Ice breaker Activity…

Young Women’s Leadership...










Preface
Young women encounter challenges everyday. Apart from sharing their communities’ struggles over limited resources like water, land or jobs, many systematically face discrimination simply by virtue of being female. This includes physical and sexual violence, being kept out of school, disproportionate vulnerability to HIV infection and lack of access to property and other rights.
Yet young women around the globe possess the collective power to change their lives, their communities and the world we live in. Just as they face daily challenges, young women are continually developing innovative, effective ways to improve their lives. By bringing together their wisdom and creativity, young women are leading change.
Understanding that investing in young women’s leadership is essential to social change now and for the future, PTI with the generous support of ISF, has developed this training resource for and by young women.
Empowering Young Women to Lead Change is designed to support the development of young women’s skills and to enable them to provide leadership on the issues that concern them. It offers engaging and dynamic activities to motivate and enable young women to believe in their abilities to catalyse change and to mobilise others to do the same. It is a flexible tool for learning and exploring issues from human rights and violence against women to body image, self-esteem and developing leadership skills.
We hope this manual will be a valuable training tool to support the empowerment of young women of Pakistan.





Ice Breakers and Introductions
Adding icebreakers, introduction and tone setting exercises to a workshop helps to
create a positive group atmosphere
relax participants
break down social barriers
energise & motivate
encourage participants to think outside the box
enable participants to get to know one another





Activity 1                                                      Ground Rules (Tone Setting)
Objectives:
o       To inform participants of the workshop’s objectives
o       To set a tone of openness and respect for the workshop’s proceedings
You will need:
ü      One facilitator
ü      Workshop objectives listed on a flip chart page
ü      Flip chart paper
ü      Markers
Preparation:
Arrange seats in a circle and place flip chart paper where it will be seen by everyone in the circle
Place list of the workshop’s objectives where all participants can see it
Activity overview:
Facilitator shares the workshop’s objectives with participants, and explains that to be productive they need to agree to some ground rules for the time they will work together. Both participants and facilitator can suggest rules. There must be group consensus on each rule before it is added to the list of rules.
Instructions for facilitator:
1. Explain the workshop’s objectives to participants, and leave the list of objectives on display for the duration of the workshop.
2. Explain the importance of ground rules to ensure a successful workshop. Let participants know that each woman can suggest a rule, and that the group must agree to all suggestions on before they are listed as rules.
3. Invite the group to suggest rules, and write ‘OUR RULES’ as a heading on a sheet of flip chart paper.
4. If no one suggests anything, make a suggestion yourself, such as no name calling or harsh judgments, returning from breaks on time, or respectful listening. This will break the ice and encourage greater participation.
5. When the list is complete place it on display for the duration of the workshop.










Activity 2                                Objective Speaking (Introduction)


Objectives:
To help participants get acquainted with each other.
You will need:
One facilitator
Activity overview:
Participants are given 15 minutes to find an object that represents some aspect of themselves. Participants then introduce themselves through the selected object.
Instructions for facilitator:
1. Tell participants that they have 15 minutes to search the surrounding area, both outside and inside if appropriate, for an object they feel represents some of their characteristics or who they are.
2. After the 15 minutes are over, call participants back together.
3. Allow each participant a turn to say her name, show the object she selected and explain what it represents. For example, “My name is Ayesha, I picked this rock because it is strong but smooth, like me.”





Activity 3                                       I say Boom (Ice Breaker) 
Objectives:
To energies participants, and help them feel more comfortable with each other.
You will need:
One facilitator
Activity overview:
Participants stand in a circle, and the facilitator says a series of words that the
group must repeat in the same manner and volume.
Instructions for facilitator:
1. Ask participants to stand in a circle and explain that they must repeat everything you say in the say manner and volume.
2. The exercise will run as follows:
Facilitator: “I say BOOM”
Participants: “I say BOOM”
Facilitator: “I say a boom-chicka “
Participants: “I say a boom-chicka”
Facilitator: “I say a boom-chicka-boom”
Participants: “I say a boom-chicka-boom”
Facilitator: “I say a boom-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom”
Participants: “I say a boom-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom”
Facilitator “Oh yeah”
Participants: “Oh yeah”
Facilitator: “One more time”
Participants: “One more time”
Facilitator: “In (opera, sign language, whisper, sexy, fast, slow, etc)”
3. Whenever you change style, the participants must follow.
4. Optionally, after the first round you can invite participants to take turns leading the exercise.

















Developing Leadership
Why develop young women’s leadership?
How is it different from any other leadership?
As young women we reject the label of victim and recognise that living with challenges makes us the best qualified to lead change and provide solutions for those situations. We are change agents and our leadership can bring vitality, creativity and courage for social change. We have the power to inspire and mobilise others for positive action. We can encourage the questioning of systems and beliefs that limit lives and choices. With courage we can confront even the injustices that have been in place long before our lives began. By our leadership young women ensure that social change will not stop when the generation before us is no more, but only when peace, justice, health, human dignity and care for the environment has been achieved everywhere, and for everyone. By supporting each other we ensure that our leadership remains strong in the face of unfair gender and age biases, and maximise our power to change.
As we continue to develop and define our leadership, the advice and example of older, more experienced women are invaluable. By working together, women of all ages can help each other grow, maximise our strengths and fulfil our potential as change makers.
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Activity 1                                            Car & Driver (Leadership)
Objectives:
To explore the emotional implications of leading and following.
You will need:
ü      One facilitator
ü      An enclosed space for participants to walk around
ü      Seats in a circle
ü      Flip chart, paper and markers
Preparation:
To make the exercise more challenging you can scatter obstacles like chairs and tables throughout the space.
Arrange seats in a circle
Activity overview:
Participants are paired off and assigned the role of car or driver. The car must keep her eyes closed and follow the instructions of the driver who stays behind her giving instructions silently with a set of touch signals. It is the driver’s responsibility to protect the car from collisions. Group discussions after the game explore the emotional implications of leading and blindly following.
Instructions for facilitator:
1. Randomly divide group into pairs, and ask them to stand with their partner. For
a more challenging exercise put women who do not know each other well together.
2. Assign one woman from each pair to be the car. The other woman will be the driver.
3. Explain that the role of the car is to keep her eyes closed and follow the driver’s instructions.
4. Explain that the role of the driver is to keep her eyes opened and protect the car from collisions.
5. Tell participants that talking is not allowed, and drivers will communicate to cars with the following touch signals:
a. Touch on the middle of the back means walk
b. Subsequent touches on the middle of the back mean walk faster
c. Touch on right shoulder means turn right
d. Touch on left shoulder means turn left
e. Touch on head means stop
Please note that cars should be touched gently.
6. Make sure everyone understands their roles, and the signals, then start the exercise.
7. After one or two minutes stop the exercise and have each pair switch roles. Cars become drivers and vice versa.
8. Stop the second round after one or two minutes and have the group return to their seats.
9. Lead a discussion on the activity using the notes provided.








Activity 2                                Good Leader/Bad Leader (Leadership)
Objectives:
To explore the qualities of good and bad leadership.
You will need:
ü      One facilitator
ü      At least one blank sheet of paper per participant *(It is useful to have some extras)
ü      Pens or pencils for all participants
ü      Flip chart, paper and markers
Preparation:
Arrange seats in a circle and place flip chart paper where it will be seen by everyone in the circle
Make two columns on a sheet of flip chart paper. Write Good Leader at the top of one column and Bad Leader at the top of the other.
Activity overview:
Participants are asked to think of a leader they admire as well as one they dislike and write down three qualities they feel make them a good or bad leader.
Discussions explore what makes an effective leader and how to avoid negative leadership.
Instructions for facilitator:
1. Hand out paper and pencils or pens to each participant.
2. Instruct participants to think of a leader they admire (e.g. mother, community leader, celebrity, politician) and write down three qualities they believe makes them effective leaders.
3. Next, ask participants to think of a leader they dislike (e.g. Adolf Hitler, a teacher) and write three qualities that make them bad leaders.
4. Allow approximately ten minutes for this, then ask each young woman to share what she has written. Record the qualities listed on the flip chart paper under the column ‘Good Leader’ or ‘Bad Leader’.
5. Discuss the similarities and differences in the qualities that came out. Was anything surprising? Are there any similarities with the qualities for a good leader and for a bad leader? Do the leaders we do not admire have similar qualities to ones we do admire? How can we avoid becoming bad leaders?
What can we do to be effective leaders?
6. Following the discussion ask each young woman to reflect on all the qualities that the group has identified for both good and bad leaders and list:
a. Positive qualities she believes that she already has
b. Positive qualities she would like to develop
c. Negative qualities she would like to manage or eliminate

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Gun ban in America

Obama administration is going to pass a new law about gun control. Obama announce that he will take a strict action by the end of January. He will pass a law which will help reduce the illegal use and assault. He calls for a concrete proposal on gun control say words must lead to action.

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Delhi Ashamed : Rape in Capital Delhi


Delhi ashamed
A 23-year old college student was ganged rapped on Sunday evening in south of Delhi. She was traveling with her mail colleagues in bus. Meanwhile her friends were beaten and thrown out of the bus. The girl is admitted in hospital, she is in critical condition. The medical superintendent of the hospital said that she talked once since last 13 hours and it is a good sign, they are hoping for her recovery.
Members of the Indian parliament roared up on this issue as the honor of the Delhi citizens are not safe. Rap rate is far higher than any city of the state than any other city. According to reports, last year 572 rap cases were registered in the city and the rate recorded with police this year is 639.
(photo from bbc.co.uk)
Police said that they have arrested three culprits and searching for the rest two. MP's told to the media that the rappers must be hanged and such law must be passed for future.


All After Marriage


We do love a lot before marriage, but what happens just after being married to our holly relation. Most of the wives complain that my husband was good just as lover, he is so bad as husband. It is not the actual point, nothing happens to this relation but our mind changes. Our mind catches and focus just small things, tinny talks and actually nothing.  After marriage men have to focus on many facts, have to be run with society and social and cultural norms. He has to earn to maintain his love , life and family. Never do such complains form your husband.


Monday, 17 December 2012