Human trafficking is not a problem that is relegated to third world nations. It is a practice that is alive and well in industrialized nations as well, particularly in the US and Europe. Estimates from the US State Department TIPR place the number of persons being trafficked worldwide as potentially being as high as 27 million. Not all trafficking is in minors or women, however the underground sex trade industry is heavily reliant on having a ready supply of young women and girls that can be as young as eight years old. Often, these young women are secured in one country and illegally transported to another where they are enslaved. While what trafficked persons are used for upon delivery and how they are skirted into and out of countries may differ greatly, there are two constants: Money is the motivator and the Internet is considered the single greatest facilitator of human trafficking ever known to humanity. In the early fall of 1995, less than 400 websites listed the...

Reality television shows like  SuperNanny  have created something of a false impression regarding nanny disciplinary techniques by enforcing the idea that the majority of nannies are engaged by parents who are struggling with problem behaviors and are searching for corrective childcare services. However this is not actually an accurate view of the private childcare industry. Professional nannies know that most parents actively seek a nanny whose disciplinary style compliments their own, which creates a need for nannies to be well-informed about a variety of child-rearing methods and styles. There is such a wide variety of parenting and childcare blogs available that nannies are no longer required to spend a small fortune at the book store every time they get a new post; instead there’s a wealth of information on line, right at your fingertips. These thirty blogs feature posts that run the gamut of parenting and disciplinary styles, and nannies are encouraged to research th...

The government of Ecuador announced officially Thursday that it would grant Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum. "The Ecuador government, loyal to its tradition to protect those who seek refuge with us at our diplomatic missions, has decided to grant diplomatic asylum to Mr Assange," said Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño from Quito. Adding that Assange's legal and procedural rights had been violated, Patiño said the government of Ecuador accepted the argument that he faced possible extradition and political persecution by the United States, which may or may not have a secret indictment related to Wikileaks' release of US diplomatic and military documents. "We believe his fears are legitimate," Patiño told reporters. “We think [Assange’s] extradition is viable to a country outside the EU. If this happens, he will not get a fair trial and his rights won’t be respected. Most probably he will face a military court in the US.” ”E...