WorldT20: Harbhajan bowls India to victory (Second Lead)

Colombo, Sep 23

Harbhajan Singh scripted the perfect comeback story by bowling India to a convincing 90-run win over England in a Group A encounter at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Sunday night.

Harbhajan, playing his first international match in over a year, took four for 12 in a brilliant spell of spin bowling with Piyush Chawla (2-13) partnering him.

Good contributions from Gautam Gambhir (45) and Virat Kohli (40) at the top of the order propelled India to a fighting score of 170 for four. England were at sea against the Indian bowling and were bowled out for a paltry 80 in just 14.4 overs.

With both teams having qualified for the super-eights, India made four changes to the team that beat Afghanistan in their previous match.

Having being put in to bat, India surprisingly opened with Irfan Pathan (8) with Virender Sehwag being rested. The gamble though didn't pay off as the all-rounder was castled by pacer Steve Finn.

Kohli, who scored a half-century in the previous game, again looked in great touch. Along with Delhi companion Gambhir, he forged a 57-run stand for the second wicket.

Graeme Swann in a fine spell of off-spin bowling got rid of the dangerous Kohli, holed out at deep mid-wicket.

Rohit Sharma's heroics late on gave India the impetus to post a good score on a slowish pitch.

Like in their previous match against Afghans, England lost a wicket in the first over of their innings. Alex Hales (0), facing only his second ball, tried to hoick the ball onto the leg side but completely missed Pathan's in-swinging delivery.

Craig Kieswetter (35) hit a couple of sixes to bring the English back into contention. However, with the introduction of spinner Harbhajan, England's slide began.

Poor shot selection coupled with an inability to play spin bowling saw England reduced to 60 for eight in the 12th over.

Pathan took two wickets upfront while Ashok Dinda picked up a wicket late on as England recorded its lowest T20 total.

Source: http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a329649.html

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Oro to Showcase California Wines

By John Griffin
Posted on22 September 2012. Tags: Buena Vista, Chris Cook, Deloach, Emily Morgan Hotel, Oro, Raymond, San Antonio wine dinners

Oro at the Emily Morgan Hotel, 705 E. Houston St., is hosting a wine dinner featuring special selections from Raymond, Buena Vista and Deloach. It is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Chris Cook?s menu, with some fall seasonal accents, begins with Lightly Grilled Jumbo Gulf Shrimp with Tarragon Cream Cheese and Guava Mango BBQ paired with Raymond Sauvignon Blanc 2011. Pulled Vanilla Scented Duck Confit with Butter Lettuce and Grilled Pear is served with Raymond Chardonnay 2010.

Green Peppercorn-studded Grilled Petite Filet with Cinnamon Cauliflower is presented with Buena Vista Pinot Noir 2009, while Slow Roasted Young Pheasant with Smoked Mushroom and Long Bean Blackberry Jus is paired with Buena Vista The Count 2009. Dessert is Rhubarb Gelatto Coca-Cola Float and Anise Biscotti Crumble with Deloach Russian River Pinot Noir 2010.

The price is $65.95 plus tax and tip. Valet parking is complimentary and reduced room rates are available.

For reservations, call (210) 225-5100.

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Source: http://www.savorsa.com/2012/09/oro-to-showcase-california-wines/

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What are the Best Cell Phone Accessories? | We Do Games - Video ...

There is a certain fun aspect when you buy a new phone, and then there?s the fun of selecting the cell phone accessories like a case to protect your new purchase. There?s a large selection of accessories you can always get, even though few people probably get them all. Here is a nice little selection of good accessories you may enjoy.

Of the many phones in the marketplace, the Iphone has the most applications and tools readily available for it, such as the one which allows you to spy on text messages online. You will not be faced with any compatibility problems.

A lot of cell phone ornaments are created to work with the more recent characteristics that are now available on cell phones. An instance of this is designer keypads, as they make it available for you to type more proficiently on your cell phone. A number of designer keypads are trendy among youth, on account of the being created with vivid colors and blinking buttons. Nonetheless, keypads can also be viable, as they augment your ability to text or look online via your phone. In the end, the simplest cell phones are built for chattering and not typing, so if you frequently use your keyboard, you might want a special keypad. As people utilize cell phones for additional activities, these kinds of cell phone frills are becoming more faddish.

Some people like to get cell phone accessories for fashion purposes, and that?s fine, and one such accessory is the cell phone strap. What you can do with straps is put your own personality on your phone a little bit more. This of course is not a must have accessory, but rather it?s a fun accessory and you could use different straps for different occasions. If you?ve ever spent ten minutes looking for your cell phone, then a colorful strap will help make it stand out more. Many phone straps are very decorative, and some have themes related to celebrities or animated characters. These are fun and useful cell phone accessories that anyone can add to their phones.

You may want to consider the strap accessory for your cell phone because it can be practical as well as add a little something to your overall image or look. Any reason that is important to you is cool, and that includes using a strap to make your look a little bit more unique. A colorful cell phone strap is practical in some ways, but by and large it?s really something to personalize your phone with. A unique strap will also make it easier to see your phone in case you misplace it at home. You can find cell phone straps with popular culture themes or animal themes, etc. Ok, we wanted to throw something in that is more fun than anything else.

You can now find cell phone accessories for bike riders ? motorcyclists ? and they are designed with specific functions, of course. The Bluetooth hands free headset was made so bike riders can talk on their cell phones. They are well designed and have noise filters plus they are waterproof, too. Of course there are different kinds, and it seems that it all depens on the style of helmut you wear. Also, you can certainly use them for other vehicles like snowmobiles, etc. These cell phone accessories are useful for people who must wear helmets and still want to be able to communicate with the world. It?s true that cell phone accessories have now become very important items to have for many good reasons. We?ve covered relevant cell phone accessories that really go beyond being called just an accessory because they can be so important.

Being able to view somebody?s text messages is a great surveillance tool that lets you find out what he or she is doing!

Source: http://wedonetwork.co.uk/wedotech/2012/09/09/what-are-the-best-cell-phone-accessories/

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Lloyd's List - Containers - New finance chief at Maersk Line

Maersk Line says S?ren Str?m brings a combination of deep accounting knowledge, experience and leadership skills.

S?ren Str?m joins from Clipper Group

MAERSK Line has announced that S?ren Str?m will join the company as chief financial officer, starting November 1.

Mr Str?m is currently chief financial officer of Clipper Group.

Maersk said: ?We are thrilled that S?ren has chosen to join Maersk Line. He brings the combination of deep accounting knowledge, experience and the leadership skills that we need for our transformation.?

Mr Str?m worked for 27 years for Ernst & Young, 11 years as partner and the last five years as part of the Danish management team. He left Ernst & Young to focus on his role at Clipper.

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Increase in metal concentrations in Rocky Mountain watershed tied to warming temperatures

ScienceDaily (Sep. 9, 2012) ? Warmer air temperatures since the 1980s may explain significant increases in zinc and other metal concentrations of ecological concern in a Rocky Mountain watershed, reports a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Colorado Boulder.

Rising concentrations of zinc and other metals in the upper Snake River just west of the Continental Divide near Keystone, Colo., may be the result of falling water tables, melting permafrost and accelerating mineral weathering rates, all driven by warmer air temperatures in the watershed. Researchers observed a fourfold increase in dissolved zinc over the last 30 years during the month of September.

Increases in metals were seen in other months as well, with lesser increases seen during the high-flow snowmelt period. During the study period, local mean annual and mean summer air temperatures increased at a rate of 0.5 to 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.

Generally, high concentrations of dissolved metals in the Snake River watershed are primarily the result of acid rock drainage, or ARD, formed by natural weathering of pyrite and other metal-rich sulfide minerals in the bedrock. Weathering of pyrite forms sulfuric acid through a series of chemical reactions, and pulls metals like zinc from minerals in the rock and carries these metals into streams.

Increased sulfate and calcium concentrations observed over the study period lend weight to the hypothesis that the increased zinc concentrations are due to acceleration of pyrite weathering. The potential for comparable increases in metals in similar Western watersheds is a concern because of impacts on water resources, fisheries and stream ecosystems. Trout populations in the lower Snake River, for example, appear to be limited by the metal concentrations in the water, said USGS research biologist Andrew Todd, lead researcher on the project.

"Acid rock drainage is a significant water quality problem facing much of the Western United States," Todd said. "It is now clear that we need to better understand the relationship between climate and ARD as we consider the management of these watersheds moving forward."

Warmer temperatures and earlier snowmelt runoff have been observed throughout mountainous areas of the western United States where ARD is common, but it is not known if these changes have triggered rising acidity and metal concentrations in other "mineralized" watersheds because of lack of comparable monitoring data, according to the research team.

CU-Boulder Professor Diane McKnight, a collaborator on the project, has generated much of the upper Snake River data through research projects conducted with her students since the mid-1990s. McKnight said students in her environmental engineering and environmental studies classes like Caitlin Crouch -- a study co-author who received her master's degree under McKnight -- are highly motivated to understand ARD problems.

"Students can see that their research will have direct applications to addressing a critical issue for Colorado," said McKnight, professor in the civil, environmental and architectural engineering department and a fellow in CU's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research.

In cases where ARD is linked directly with past and present mining activities it is called acid mine drainage, or AMD. Another Snake River tributary, Peru Creek, is largely devoid of life due to AMD generated from the abandoned Pennsylvania Mine and smaller mines upstream and has become a target for potential remediation efforts.

The Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, in conjunction with other local, state and federal partners, is conducting underground exploration work at the mine to investigate the sources of heavy metals-laden water draining from the mine entrance. The new study by Todd and colleagues has important implications in such mine cleanup efforts because it suggests that establishing attainable cleanup objectives could be difficult if natural background metal concentrations are a "moving target."

A study on the subject was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Other collaborators include Andrew Manning and Philip Verplanck of USGS. The data analyzed for the study came from INSTAAR, the USGS and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse on Domestic Violence

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Introduction

Domestic violence is also known as spousal abuse, domestic abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV) or child abuse. It is therefore defined as abusive behaviors by either one or both partners in a relationship. Such intimate relationships include: family, dating, marriage, cohabitation or friends. Domestic violence take many forms such as physical aggression or abuse (biting, kicking, throwing objects to a partner, hitting, restraining, slapping, shoving), or threats, stalking, intimidation, dominating or controlling, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, economic deprivation and passive abuse which is also known as covert abuse such as neglect. These abuses if constantly repeated can lead to self harm, mental illness and an attempt to commit suicide.

Drug abuse is also known as substance abuse; it is referred to as a maladaptive behavior of the use of drugs and alcoholic substance that is dependent. Some of the drugs which can be abused include: bhang, cocaine, alcohol, methaqualone, benzodiazepines, opioids and amphetamines among others. Using these drugs regularly can lead to permanent addiction, social, physical and psychological harm which can be irreversible if not treated at the early stages.

According to the research conducted, drug and alcohol abuse have a direct correlation between these emerging domestic violence issues. The research findings indicated that, domestic violence is caused by high rates of drug and alcohol abuse used by these violent and arrogant people. Batterers abuse drugs and alcohol which in turn increase the probability of domestic violence. Drug abuse and domestic violence interact and they are correlated hence both of them should be addressed simultaneously. A few cases of domestic violence can offer adequate guiding and counseling or health services programs for drug and alcohol abusers.

Spousal abuse

Spousal abuse is a wider issue including sexual abuse, psychological abuse or emotional abuse, verbal abuse, financial abuse, economic abuse and physical abuse. The research shows that the perpetrators of spousal abuse can either be the female or male as can be the victims. However, most of the data collected after conducting research shows that, abused victims are mostly female and battered men cases are rare. Drug abuse was rated as the major cause of this problem brought about by the abuse of drugs. A partner who is abused can become lame, die and lack social power of interaction hence staying an isolated life from his or her friends.

Gender of assailant

In most cases, women fall victims of murder by an intimate partner either in a marriage, cohabitating, dating or in a friendship. A research conducted in United States of America (USA) shows that; out of 1,642 cases reported, three quarter (1,218) are female and only 424 are male who are killed by their intimate partner. This is regardless of which partner (male or female) started the violence. According to the analysis done by Dr. Martin, F. from California State University in the department of Psychology, it indicated that women are more physically aggressive than their male counterparts in the relationship. However, research carried out by Kimmel Michael found out that, men are the main cause of domestic conflicts and violence; because women overestimate the use of violence as men underestimate it. On the other hand, the National Institute of Justice on its studies found out that, men are abused by women equally or even more than they abuse women. In both studies, it does not give facts on who started or initiated the violence or conflict.

Straus and Gelles found out that, domestic violence resulting from drug abuse is usually mutual with both partners brawling and responding equally. Women have been known to use weapons while fighting (domestic violence) whether by throwing frying pans, plates, cups or mugs. It has also been proven that, women can seek assistance from other people if they are determined to kill their intimate spouse; however, such incidences are not counted as domestic violence but murder. There are three common types of domestic couple violence associated with drug abuse and these are: common couple violence (CCV), violent terrorism (IT) and mutual violent control (MVC). The common couple violence arises when either of the partners or both try to control the behavior of his or her spouse lashing out at the other partner with hostility. Intimate terrorism is more common type of violence and it is not mutual hence will involve serious injuries and bruises. It may include psychological and emotional abuses if one partner is dominant and he or she is under the influence of drugs.

Barrett, Meisner and Stewart, Sharper. What constitutes prescription drug misuse: problems and pitfalls of current conceptualization? Pittburgh: Pittburgh Publishing Press, 1999 (3) 260-28

Barrett and Steward (1999) in their book have mentioned the drugs and alcohol abuse and how it causes domestic violence. Both of these authors explain the measures to be taken in order to combat domestic violence. This is very important when analyzing the causes of drug addiction and the negative effects to ones spouse and other family members. The authors too have given statistics on the research conducted in America in the last twenty years. The research findings as explained by the authors show that drug abuse and domestic violence is on the rise.

With the evidence of research findings, it makes this book effective and reliable to its audience because of the facts articulated. This book is essential because it explains the causes and effects of the abuse of drugs on the family members especially between two partners (husband and wife). The findings as expressed by the authors target the entire community (family members, relatives, neighbors and friends) because drug abuse and domestic violence take place in the community where people live. The information in this book is effective because it explains the negative effects

Ferraro, Kathleen. Domestic Violence. Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 5, Issue 45, September/October 2008, Pages: 34-46

?The journal by Ferraro (2008) explains how domestic violence has been promoted by drug and alcohol abuse by some members in the family. The article by Ferraro, 2008 have provided proven research evidence that men abuse drugs and alcohol at a high rate than women. The author has also made it clear that, stress and difficult economic and financial situation are the major reasons for most people to abuse drugs. However, in this article, the author has failed to explain other negative effects of drug abuse apart from domestic violence. The author too has targeted (audience) the youths, parents and community at large by ensuring that the journal is affordable to the majority of these audiences. This makes the journal to be reliable and effective with well researched information. The journal has given types of domestic violence and the definition of drug abuse and domestic violence. The author has used simple, clear but easy to understand terms so as to make the information on drug abuse and domestic violence to be comprehended easily by all users.

Follingstad, Daniel. The Role of Emotional Abuse in Physically Abusive Relationships.?Journal of Family Violence, vol. 4, Issue 5, January/February 1998, Pages: 107-120

This journal of family violence by Follingstad (1998) is another essential and useful article in my research; on effects of drug abuse and alcoholism on domestic violence. The author of this journal has vividly brought out how drug abuse can affect relationship in the family. He has also elaborated that women and children suffer most in the family from emotional and physical abuse than men. However, he has indicated that, some men too are victims of domestic violence but not at a high rate as women experience. This journal will be effective and reliable when analyzing the effects of drug and alcohol abuse because, it gives a general understanding on the causes and effects especially to those in an intimate relationship and other family members. The author has evidence on the drug and domestic violence collected from the research he conducted in many countries such as Germany, United States of America, France, Canada, Nigeria, Singapore and Iraq. This article will help me give an elaborate conclusion because of the facts contained in it. This article is important because it targets all people in the society including youths, men, women, children, married and people in any form of relation who may fall victims of domestic violence.

Jaffe, Hellony. Drug addiction and abuse. Journal of Drugs and substance abuse, vol. 4. Issue 12, November/December 2002, Pages 50-69

This is an article by Jaffe (2002) about drug addiction and abuse; it has given facts on drug and substance abuse. The author has connected ideas and gave elaborate information that concerns the society on the negative effects of the drugs and alcohol. The journal also exemplifies into the health concerns of the people and mostly on the domestic violence caused by those who misuse the drugs such as cocaine and bhang. Jaffe?s research findings have been used to educate people especially the youths who are in school to avoid using illegal drugs. From an analysis of this journal, one is able to realize and appreciate how it has helped many people change their lives and attitude towards drugs. It is clear that, the author of this article is systematic and direct to the point in expressing his views and ideas. This is actually good because the journal has addressed main issues on drug abuse and domestic violence and how to deal with this problem. This journal having systematic information ensures that its audience gets reliable information hence ensuring effectiveness during implementation of recommendations the author suggested.

The journal could have dwelled more on negative effects of drugs on their health instead of focusing only on domestic violence because it could have assisted drug addicts to change their attitude towards drugs. These journal findings are effective and reliable because of the evidences from the research conducted by the author of this journal.

Jolivet, Christie. Prevention of anti-social and violent behavior. Journal of violent behavior, vol. 2, Issue 7, March/April 2005, Pages 56-76

In this journal, Jolivet has in-depth information on prevention of anti-social and violent behaviors which are caused by the drug addicts in the community. The author has given evidence of the domestic violence in various countries. She collected this evidence, from interviews she conducted and the questionnaires she distributed to people in different countries. Her research findings are therefore reliable in writing the proposal on the effects of drugs and alcohol abuse on the family members on domestic violence. This journal by Jolivet has broad and deep exemplification of the current or recent domestic violence from different countries. This makes her journal effective since the information contained targets those who are married because most abuses occur in the family.

The author has explained how bad company (friends), media (radio, TV and magazines) and lack of set societal moral values and norms have contributed to an influence on people to indulge in drugs. The author has explained ways of curbing or combating illegal drugs from reaching many people. She has emphasized on guiding and counseling programs to be introduced in all villages, churches and schools as a way of helping people who are already drug addict and those who have been physically or emotionally abused in the past. Guiding and counseling married couples on domestic violence will help reduce such incidences by 87%. Therefore, her findings are effective and reliable since she has suggested the most possible and practical solutions to this problem together with the research findings.

Nutt, King. Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse. Journal of Domestic violence, vol.6, Issue 8, April/May 2003, Pages 80-103

This is a journal by an author called Nutt. In his article, the author has criticized the authorities especially the government; he expressed his concerns that the governments has failed to apply the appropriate laws to arrest and prosecute the suppliers of drugs. He further blamed the people who have been victims of domestic violence for failing to report such incidences to the authorities for action to be taken. In the article, there is need for non governmental organization, government, schools and religious institutions to educate people on the effects of drugs. The author of this journal further stresses the point that, stringent rules and regulations (laws) must be legislated so as to reduces and deter people from abusing drugs; hence reducing domestic violence and abuses being experienced. Because the author has articulated on facts, this makes the journal to be reliable and effective in dealing with this menace of drug abuse causing domestic violence. This is because it targets all people in the society hence effective because it aims at solving the problem using facts.

Lert, Susan. America?s Drug Problem. Creating a Monster Newspaper, 4TH April, 2009.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction. Scholarstic Classroom Magazines Partnership, 27th September, 2002

Lert (2002) in the newspaper scholarstic classroom magazine, he gives a clear preview on America?s drug abuse problem and how it affects the economic position of a country. The author of this article in the newspaper has suggested early signs of a person who have been abused and a possible remedy. The author (Lert) further mentioned that, though the wife may abuse the husband or vice versa, the children will be affected negatively either directly or indirectly. The author further acknowledges that, societal morals and norms have deteriorated hence people lack guiding principles on what is good or bad, right or wrong.

This newspaper is reliable and effective in research because of the in-depth information on the issue of drug and alcohol abuse. Infact, the author have found out that drug abuse is highly correlated with domestic violence making it reliable because it will be used to provide solutions and a conclusion on all facts related to this topic. This magazine is therefore important when writing a proposal especially on the effects of drugs and how it contributes to the domestic violence. The author of this article in the magazine targets all people in the society (young, old, married and singles) because drug and alcohol abuse affects all people either directly or indirectly. This article will therefore be useful in trying to identify the major challenges facing most families which are under the influence of drugs.

The role of emotional abuse in physically abusive relationships. Retrieved on 29 September, 2010 from <http://www.springerlink.com/content/pr0737j033w3721l/>

In this website on the role of emotional abuse in physically abusive relationships, it clearly explains how partners in an intimate relationship can physically abuse one another. This is because of the drugs and alcohol influence. The website information is useful to me when analyzing the major effects and reasons as to why partners in a relationship can physically abuse one another. The website is reliable because it give the facts from the research conducted hence information is effectively communicating or conveying the message needed to solve the problem.

In this case, the information can reach many people irrespective of the country since almost all countries have a network connection hence people can log in and access the information in their computers. However, the website has no recent information on domestic violence, even though the available information is valid and reliable when making a conclusion. The website also gives an elaborate explanation on the major challenges those in authority face as they try to control drug abuse which has led to increased domestic violence.

Depression, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence. Retrieved on 29 September, 2010from <http://www.researchforum.org/media/RFdsd04.pdf>

The website above mentions how abuse of drugs causes depression, stress and domestic violence. This website is very important because it gives an elaborate dimension on drug abuse and how drug addicts have caused more harm to their families, friends and the community at large. The developers of this website who contributed to this information are experienced on issues related to drugs and alcohol and its impact. In the website, the root cause of the problem is first identified before the possible solutions are drafted.

The information contained in the web is critical because it has touched on all areas including the most sensitive information on who are the drug dealers. The information contained in this website is reliable and effective because it gives the facts based on the data collected from the drug addict people in all countries of the world.

Though this web information is elaborate, it has failed to elaborate on the most affected countries with more people who are abused. The target audiences in this web are people who can access the internet services and specifically those who have fallen victims of domestic violence. Others who are targeted are the drug addicts so that they can be rehabilitated in order to live a normal life out of drugs.

Domestic Violence and Substance abuse. Retrieved on 29 September 2010 from <http://www.taadas.org/factsheets/DVFacts.html>

The website about domestic violence and substance abuse is essential in dealing with people who use drugs and alcohol resulting to domestic violence. This website is in favor of women and children because research carried out shows that, they are mostly affected by domestic violence. The web is also elaborate because it gives statistics of the countries leading in drug and substance abuse. These countries are those in Africa and Asia. The main reason for this is the high poverty level hence people become hopeless and therefore find ways of avoiding responsibilities hence indulging in drugs.

Those who carried out this research for this website are knowledgeable because they are able to give detailed information supported by facts which can be relied upon. This website will be useful to me in the discussion of the effects of drug abuse and how it contributes to domestic violence. Though other authors of different books, journals and magazines have argued that, women are affected most when domestic violence erupts; this website has the most recent statistics showing that men who are being battered or abused are on the increase.

The website also has the most recent and the current information making it to be more reliable because it was carried out by professional researchers. Having recent statistics makes it effective in delivering the intended message in a clearer manner in that it can be understood because of its clarity and preciseness.

Causes of drug and alcohol abuse on domestic violence

There are many causes associated with drugs abuse that make people to indulge in drugs. As it is said that, bad company ruins good moral; many people have confessed that their friends introduced them to take drugs. With the influence of drugs, people become aggressive and violent especially to their intimate partner, children, friends and their boyfriend or girl friend. Research has shown that, some people can decide to use drugs because of stress, hard economic times, and depression or lose of a partner or a parent who was a sole bread winner.

Effects of drug abuse and alcohol on domestic violence

Drug abuse has negative impacts to the people and society. There are no positive effects though some people believe that, some of the drugs are medicinal in nature and can cure some illnesses. People who are drug addict have been known to cause violence especially to their partners. This is evidenced between a wife and a husband where one of the partners can be battered or abused by the other. This has been proven to increase levels of stress and depression in the family.

Due to misunderstanding, conflicts and fights between the wife and husband, will affect the children either directly or indirectly. The children will not get the attention, care and love or affection they need. Due to the influence of drugs, a partner in an intimate relationship may be killed, bruised or injured. In most countries, due to constant abuse (sexual or physical abuse) some married couples have divorced, some broke up their friendship or courtship before getting married. Under such circumstances, children schooling will not perform as expected and others may drop out because the parents are no longer responsible to pay school fees and to provide school uniforms. If children are not taken care of, they will loose hope and in the long run indulge in drugs hence causing more problems to the society, family and their bodies. Because the children lack basic needs, they will do anything bad to get some money to buy food including stealing. Insecurity will increase theft and robbery with violence and rape cases will rise due to lack of morals due to drugs influence. It is therefore clear that drugs and alcohol affects people?s health and causes disunity and tension in families.

Possible solutions

Many people especially the medical experts have suggested some possible solutions to this problem. For those who are already addicted with drugs, rehabilitation centers or institutions should be established. Such rehabilitation centers will assist those who are chronic because proper medical attention will be provided by qualified physicians.

Parents have a greater responsibility to take care of their children by instilling discipline and good morals in them. Responsible parents will discipline their children with an aim of correcting them when they do anything wrong. This will ensure that children will not associate with some people or friends with bad habits such as smoking, taking alcohol or other drugs such as cocaine and bhang.

In every society or community, there are morals, norms and rules which must be adhered to by all people. These morals and norms forbid immoral actions such as drug abuse and domestic violence. Religious institution must start guiding and counseling programs so as to guide and counsel people with psychological problems associated with drugs and domestic violence. Guiding and counseling programs should be supported by the government by ensuring that every village has atleast two qualified guiding and counseling experts.

The government should enact stringent laws to punish those involved in drug trafficking in the country. Those got engaging in domestic violence acts such as battering, sexual harassment, biting and beating must face the law and be a lesson to them and deter others from doing the same. The health department should also play a major role in educating people in villages and all learning institutions on the effects of drugs and alcohol on their health.

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New DNA encyclopedia shows complex inner workings

This undated image provided by the U.S. National Cancer Institute shows the 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. Each chromosome contains genes, but genes comprise only 2 percent of DNA. On Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, 500 scientists around the world reported their findings on the complex functions occurring in the rest of DNA, much of it involved in regulating genetic activity. (AP Photo/National Cancer Institute)

This undated image provided by the U.S. National Cancer Institute shows the 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. Each chromosome contains genes, but genes comprise only 2 percent of DNA. On Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, 500 scientists around the world reported their findings on the complex functions occurring in the rest of DNA, much of it involved in regulating genetic activity. (AP Photo/National Cancer Institute)

NEW YORK (AP) ? A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks and offer new insights into the biology of disease.

For one thing, it may help explain why some people are more prone to common ailments such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

The findings, reported Wednesday by more than 500 scientists, reveal extraordinarily complex networks that tell our genes what to do and when, with millions of on-off switches.

"It's this incredible choreography going on, of a modest number of genes and an immense number of ... switches that are choreographing how those genes are used," said Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, which organized the project.

The work also shows that at least 80 percent of the human genetic code, or genome, is active. That's surprisingly high and a sharp contrast to the idea that the vast majority of our DNA is junk.

Most people know that DNA contains genes, which hold the instructions for life. But scientists have long known those genetic blueprints take up only about 2 percent of the genome, and their understanding of what's going on in the rest has been murky.

Similarly, they have known that the genome contains regulators that control the activity of genes, so that one set of genes is active in a liver cell and another set in a brain cell, for example. But the new work shows how that happens on a broad scale.

It's "our first global view of how the genome functions," sort of a Google Maps that allows both bird's-eye and close-up views of what's going on, said Elise Feingold of the genome institute.

While scientists already knew the detailed chemical makeup of the genome, "we didn't really know how to read it," she said in an interview. "It didn't come with an instruction manual to figure out how the DNA actually works."

One key participant, Ewan Birney of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hinxton, England, compared the new work to a first translation of a very long book.

"The big surprise is just how much activity there is," he said. "It's a jungle."

The trove of findings was released in 30 papers published by three scientific journals, while related papers appear in some other journals. In all, the 30 papers involved more than 500 authors. The project is called ENCODE, for Encyclopedia of DNA Elements.

The human genome is made up of about 3 billion "letters" along strands that make up the familiar double helix structure of DNA. Particular sequences of these letters form genes, which tell cells how to make proteins. People have about 20,000 genes, but the vast majority of DNA lies outside of genes.

So what is it doing? In recent years, scientists have uncovered uses for some of that DNA, so it was clearly not all junk, but overall it has remained a mystery.

Scientists found that at least three-quarters of the genome is involved in making RNA, a chemical cousin of DNA. Within genes, making RNA is a first step toward creating a protein, but that's not how it's used across most of the genome. Instead, it appears to help regulate gene activity.

Scientists also mapped more than 4 million sites where proteins bind to DNA to regulate genetic function, sort of like a switch. "We are finding way more switches than we were expecting," Birney said.

The discovery of so many switches may help scientists in their search for the biology of disease, particularly common conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and asthma, scientists said.

Studies have found that DNA variations that predispose people to such common disease often lie outside the genes, raising the question of how they could have any effect. The new work finds evidence that many of these variations fall within or near regulatory regions identified by the ENCODE project, suggesting a way they could meddle with gene activity.

Another finding raises questions about just how best to define a gene, researcher Thomas Gingeras of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York and colleagues suggest in their report in the journal Nature. The common notion that genes are specific regions of DNA that are separated from other genes "is simply not true," he said.

He and colleagues said it would make more sense to define a gene as a collection of RNA molecules instead of a particular location on the DNA.

Birney said that with the finding of widespread activity across a person's DNA, scientists will be debating how much of it is really crucial to life.

Still, "it's worth reminding ourselves that we are very, very complex machines," Birney said. "It shouldn't be so surprising that the instruction manual is really pretty fearsomely complicated."

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California urges fed probe of eminent domain "threats"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom says he wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate "threats" against local communities that are considering using eminent domain to seize and restructure poorly performing mortgages to benefit cash-strapped homeowners.

Newsom sent a letter on Monday to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking federal prosecutors to investigate any attempts by Wall Street investors and government agencies to "boycott" California communities that are considering such moves.

"I am most disturbed by threats leveled by the mortgage industry and some in the federal government who have coercively urged local governments to reject consideration" of eminent domain," he wrote in a letter that was also sent to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Newsom, a Democrat who was previously mayor of San Francisco, warned the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in July to "cease making threats to the local officials of San Bernardino County" over a proposed plan to seize underwater mortgages from private investors.

Some towns in San Bernardino County, due east of Los Angeles, have set up a joint authority that is exploring the use of eminent domain to forcibly purchase distressed mortgages. Rather than evict homeowners through foreclosure, the public-private entity would offer residents new mortgages that would cut the size of the amount owed.

Newsom wrote that while he is not endorsing the use of eminent domain at this time, he wants communities in California to be able to "explore every option" for solving their mortgage burdens "without fear of illegal reprisal by the mortgage industry or federal government agencies."

He argued the mortgage crisis affecting jurisdictions like San Bernardino are local economic problems that require local solutions, and must therefore be managed without "undue" interference from the federal government.

SIFMA and other investment trade groups say such use of eminent domain is unconstitutional and could scare away future mortgage financing.

A spokeswoman for SIFMA declined to comment. A Justice Department spokeswoman did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Governments typically use eminent domain to seize properties to build highways and other public projects. The proposal to use it to help distressed homeowners has rankled some on Wall Street who invest in mortgage-backed securities and the real estate market.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters will host a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday that will examine whether eminent domain offers a feasible way to provide relief to struggling borrowers. Waters has not endorsed the use of eminent domain for principal reduction.

In his letter, Newsom said a New York-based hedge fund threatened via email, a company that was involved in a municipal program to purchase mortgage loans by using eminent domain. He did not name the hedge fund, but noted that the email had been sent to 21 other investment firms.

The letter quoted the unnamed hedge fund manager's email as saying: "This move to pick the pockets of investors in the mortgage market will have far-reaching implications on your business."

(Reporting by Katya Wachtel; Editing by Matthew Goldstein, Lisa Von Ahn and Leslie Gevirtz)

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Iraq blasts kill 100 as VP gets death sentence

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bombs ripped through mainly Shi'ite Baghdad districts on Sunday after Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi was sentenced to death, ending one of the bloodiest days of the year with more than 100 killed across the country.

The violence and the sentence for Hashemi, a senior Sunni politician, threatened to stoke sectarian tensions in Iraq where a Shi'ite-led government is battling political instability and a Sunni Islamist insurgency nine months after U.S. troops left.

Hashemi, a fierce critic of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, fled Iraq after the authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in December, a move that risked collapsing a fragile power-sharing agreement among Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish blocs.

After Sunday's court ruling, car bombs tore through six districts around Baghdad, hitting a restaurant and a cafe. Another bomb went off in a busy commercial area, killing more than 50 people following bombs in other cities nationwide.

"I heard women screaming, I saw people running in all directions, chairs scattered in the street. My windows were blown out, my mother and two kids were injured too," said Alla Majid, still shaking after a blast in Baghdad's Sadr City.

Hashemi, who is unlikely to return to Iraq from Turkey, had accused Maliki's government of controlling the judiciary and of orchestrating a crackdown on Sunni opponents. He had refused to appear in a court he dismissed as biased.

He and his son-in-law were both found guilty in absentia of murdering a female lawyer and security official, Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar, a judiciary spokesman said.

"This is a political decision. All our respect to the Iraqi judicial system, but this was political," said lawmaker Jaber al-Jaberi, a member of Hashemi's Sunni-backed Iraqiya party.

Hours before the sentence was announced, a wave of bombings and shootings had already killed at least 58 people and a car bomb had exploded outside a French consular office in Nassiriya in southern Iraq.

Since the last U.S. troops left, Maliki's Shi'ite-led government has been politically deadlocked and insurgents have continued to strike, hoping to ignite the kind of sectarian tensions that drove Iraq close to civil war in 2006-2007.

The most serious of the attacks happened near the city of Amara, 300 km (185 miles) south of the capital, when two car bombs exploded outside a Shi'ite shrine and a market place, killing at least 24 people, officials said.

With its main hospital overflowing with the injured, mosques in Amara used prayer loudspeakers to call for blood donations.

More were killed in bombings in the towns of Kirkuk, Baquba, Samarra, Basra and Tuz Khurmato, and there was also a strike on an army base and a bombing of security guard recruits for the Iraqi North Oil Company.

The car bomb outside the building housing the French consular office in Nassiriya, 300 km south of Baghdad, killed a police guard and wounded four, authorities said. The consul, an Iraqi citizen, was not at the office.

SECTARIAN TENSIONS

After the fall of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein and the rise to power of Iraq's Shi'ite majority, many Iraqi Sunnis feel they have been sidelined.

Sunni politicians say Maliki is failing to live up to agreements to share power among the parties, a charge his backers dismiss, pointing to Sunnis in key posts.

When the Hashemi charges were announced, his Iraqiya party attempted a short-lived boycott of parliament and the Cabinet. But the party has since splintered further, strengthening the political hand of Maliki's Shi'ite coalition.

Heightened political tension is often accompanied by a surge in violence as Sunni Islamist insurgents try to capitalise on instability to strike at the government, local security forces and Shi'ite religious targets.

Violence in Iraq has eased since the dark days of sectarian slaughter that erupted a few years after the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam. But insurgents are still carrying out at least one major coordinated attack a month.

Infighting in the religiously mixed government, and a resurgence of a local al Qaeda wing, are raising fears of a return to wider violence, especially as Iraq is struggling to contain spillover from Syria's crisis over the border.

Iraq's local al Qaeda affiliate, Islamic State of Iraq, has claimed responsibility for major attacks on security forces and Shi'ite neighbourhoods. Former members of Saddam's outlawed Baathist party and other Sunni Islamist groups are also fighting the government.

(Additional reporting by Aseel Kami, Raheem Salman and Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by Barry Malone and Andrew Osborn)

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Congress returns for short pre-election session

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011 fie photo the U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington. Fresh off a five-week vacation, lawmakers return to Washington on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, for a brief pre-election session in which Congress will do what it often does best: punt its problems to the future. At issue is a six-month temporary spending bill to finance the day-to-day operations of the federal government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this July 12, 2012, file photo Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fresh off a five-week vacation, lawmakers return to Washington on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, for a brief pre-election session in which Congress will do what it often does best: punt its problems to the future. At issue is a six-month temporary spending bill to finance the day-to-day operations of the federal government. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - In this July 19, 2012, file phto Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fresh off a five-week vacation, lawmakers return to Washington on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, for a brief pre-election session in which Congress will do what it often does best: punt its problems to the future. At issue is a six-month temporary spending bill to finance the day-to-day operations of the federal government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? When lawmakers return to Washington on Monday, they face big issues, including taxes, spending cuts and the prospect of a debilitating "fiscal cliff" in January. Yet Congress is expected to do what it often does best: punt problems to the future.

With Election Day less than two months away, their focus seems to be on the bare minimum ? preventing a government shutdown when the budget year ends Sept. 30.

Democrats controlling the Senate and their House GOP rivals also will also try to set up votes intended to score political points or paint the other side with an unflattering brush two months before the election. Their efforts are sure to be overshadowed by the presidential campaign.

Topping the agenda of substantive business is a six-month temporary spending bill to finance the government's day-to-day operations. The annual appropriations process on Capitol Hill collapsed about midway through the campaign season. The stopgap measure would give the next Congress time to fashion a full-year plan. There would be no more sure way of driving Congress' approval ratings even lower than for lawmakers to stumble into a government shutdown right before the Nov. 6 vote.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., hope to present the measure this week, with a House vote as early as Thursday. The measure also will ensure a steady flow of money into disaster aid accounts.

More challenging is what to do with one of the most significant pieces of leftover business, a five-year farm bill. It would overhaul crop safety net programs while funding the food stamp program that now provides assistance to more than 46 million people.

The current farm act expires at the end of September. House Republican leaders are wary of bringing the bill to the floor. It now appears that Congress will at most opt for a temporary extension of the old bill, including drought aid for livestock producers whose assistance programs expired last year.

But it's not certain lawmakers will do even that. Without a formal extension, food stamp and other nutrition programs would continue to function beyond Sept. 30. Most farmers would not be affected because the current farm bill covers 2012 crops regardless of when they are harvested.

The food and farm legislation has bedeviled House leaders because many GOP conservatives want deeper cuts to food stamps than Democrats, whose votes are needed to pass the measure, are willing to go for.

In all likelihood, political votes are on tap. New York Sen. Charles Schumer, a key Democratic Party strategist, wants a procedural vote on the House Republican budget plan written by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee.

"Let 'em embrace it again," Schumer said while making the rounds at the Democratic convention last Thursday.

In the House, Republicans promise a vote Friday on a bill called the "No More Solyndras Act," which would phase out Energy Department loan guarantees for solar and wind energy companies. It's unlikely to even get a vote in the Senate.

Solyndra Inc. went bankrupt last year after receiving a loan guarantee from the Obama administration, even as some White House aides raised red flags. The California company's failure left taxpayers on the hook for $500 million.

But after a full five-day workweek, House members could be packing up and leaving the Capitol by Friday evening to return to their districts to campaign. At most, they'll return the following week. The Senate is also likely to have a shortened September schedule.

What may be most noteworthy then about the abbreviated pre-election session is not what Congress is doing but the stack of must-do work that lawmakers are leaving unfinished until a postelection lame-duck session.

Topping the list is the expiration of the full menu of President George W. Bush-era tax cuts on Dec. 31. The resulting tax increases, when combined with more than $100 billion in automatic across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect at the same time, have become known as the fiscal cliff. Economists warn that unless Congress acts, the one-two austerity punch would send the fragile economy back into recession.

The automatic cuts are punishment for the inability of last year's deficit reduction "supercommittee" to strike a bargain to cut 10-year deficits by at least $1.2 trillion as promised by last summer's debt and budget pact. The Bush tax cuts were originally set to expire at the end of 2010 but were renewed two years ago. President Barack Obama promises to raise the top tax rate on upper bracket earners back to the Clinton-era level of 39.6 percent, up from 35 percent now.

Other pressing issues for the lame-duck session include averting an almost 30 percent cut in physicians' Medicare fees, the food and farm bill, passing the annual Pentagon policy bill, a Russia free trade bill and legislation to reform the Postal Service, which is now losing $25 million a day. Congressional inaction now would mean the Postal Service will default on a $5.5 billion payment into its pension fund that due at the end of the month.

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This Week in The Can | HerCanberra

It?s that time of year again, when Canberra bursts into bloom in Australia?s biggest celebration of spring ? Floriade! This iconic event runs for 30 days, kicking off this Saturday 15 September.

Showcasing one million flowers in bloom, Floriade is set in Canberra?s Commonwealth Park and entry is free. Dazzling garden beds, horticultural delights, engaging demonstrations and fun activities have all been inspired by this year?s theme,?Style and Design.

Here?s just a taste of what you can expect!

Week One ? Spring Palettes:?Welcome in spring with colour and inspiration through a kaleidoscope of activities.

Week Two ? Fashion & Design:?Spring fashion and stylish design will steal the spotlight with runway shows, style workshops and innovative displays.

Week Three ? His & Hers DIY:?Be inspired by the infinite possibilities for him and her to transform the home into an indoor and outdoor oasis.

Week Four ? Home Grown Living: Floriade?s final week is an ode to all things natural, from tips for sustainable living to celebrating home grown produce.

And don?t forget about?the five amazing nights of?Floriade NightFest, where you can enjoy great live music acts, renowned comedians, cutting edge DJ?s, night markets and roving entertainment!

SPECIAL EVENTS

Canberra Short Film Festival

The Canberra Short Film Festival represents the best films from Canberra, Australia and around the world through a variety of categories, in any genre, style and length up to 20 minutes.

This years festival is bigger and better than ever before with $5000 of prize money to be won, a regional tour, two new categories and two intensive?workshops?to help filmakers make their next work even better.

The festival runs from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 September?at Dendy Cinemas in Canberra City.

View the schedule and buy tickest from the Dendy website.

Tuliptop Gardens Festival

Floriade isn?t the only flower festival around town -dive into Spring at the Tuliptop Gardens Festival, from Saturday 15 September to Sunday 14 October.

Their 10 acre garden of tulips, daffodils, and other spring flowers creates a spectacular display. Hundreds of blossom trees provide a magic pathway to the cascading waterfall and watercourse. Classical music wafts through the air in the hidden valley. Walk past the rosemary field to the 70 metre high viewing platform for the perfect photo.?Enjoy a picnic and bottle of wine in the grounds.

Tulip Top Gardens is 15 minutes from Canberra on the Federal Highway.

Find out more at their website!

Light The Night/ Lifecycle

Light the Night?is the Leukaemia Foundation?s inspiring twilight walk to help cure blood cancer by raising funds for leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma research. Gather with families, friends and colleagues to shine a beautiful lantern of hope: Gold to remember a loved one, White to reflect on your life with blood cancer or Blue to support others.

This year Light the Night in Canberra will combine with Lifecycle . Lifecycle is a 48 hour cycling event where participants can ride for as little or as long as they like around the shores of Lake Burley Griffin during the event window.

From 6-8pm this Thursday 13 September at Kings Park.

Big Things in Store

Big Things in Store?gives visitors a chance to see ?behind the scenes? of the?Australian War Memorial. Come and see the Large Technology Object workshops, where conservators preserve these intriguing items. Talk to conservators about their latest projects, such as the conservation of a Hudson Bomber and a rare Japanese Ha-Go tank.

With a sausage sizzle, precision drill team, and activities for the kids, Big Things in Store is a great day out for the whole family.

From 10am to 3pm this Sunday 16 September at?Treloar Technology Centre, 8 Callan St, Mitchell.

MARKETS & FAIRS

Old Bus Depot Markets Green Savvy Sunday

Participate in Canberra?s first interactive market which brings together products and community groups focused on domestic green sustainable living.

Discover the latest in green technology for the home environment, buy specialist green/sustainable products, and speak to a variety of government agencies and companies about what programs, assistance and products they provide to the community and householders. Indulge in some organic food and discover just how many of our stallholders make products using ecological methods/materials.

You?ll find products that have been recycled, upcycled or produced with low energy use or using organic techniques.

At the Old Bus Depot Markets this Sunday 16 September between 10am and 4pm.

The Bride?s Diary Wedding and Honeymoon Expo

Are you planning your wedding? Come to The Bride?s Diary Wedding and Honeymoon Expo at the National Convention Centre this Sunday 16 September.

This is your chance to meet Canberra?s leading wedding service providers and discuss every aspect of planning your big day! All brides-to-be attending will receive a FREE copy of The Bride?s Diary, a show bag of delightful wedding goodies and the chance to WIN a fabulous tropical honeymoon to the Cook Islands!

FOOD & WINE

Eat My Words

A celebration of food writing at its best, with Canberra?s own Marion Halligan telling table tales over dishes straight from the pages of one of her own favourite books, Elizabeth David?s A book of Mediterranean Food.

Share the pleasure with friends for lunch this Sunday 16 September at The Kitchen Cabinet, Old Parliament House. Places are filling fast.

Find out more and book here.

STAGE

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Terrain

Terrain is a new story told through music, theatre and dance by acclaimed choreographer and longtime member of the Bangarra family, Frances Rings.

Inspired by the landscape of one of Australia?s greatest natural wonders, this work explores the metamorphosis and timeless beauty of Lake Eyre. Tracing through the erosions of time see the challenges of man in a struggle for survival amongst the delicate ecology and the search for the rare phenomenon that is Australia?s inland sea. Travel through drought and deluge to witness this ephemeral transformation of place.

Performing at Canberra Theatre Centre from Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 September. Find out more and buy tickets from Canberra Ticketing.

Widowbird by Emma Gibson

A young woman, living in a kingdom divided by class, war and plague, discovers her tears have the power to heal.

From the pen of acclaimed Canberra playwright Emma Gibson, comes an ardent and impassioned fable moving from miraculous healing to ritual burning. Exploding with worlds and characters in opposition this riveting theatre work asks how healing turns into wounding.

There once was a bird. A sad, magical bird, doomed to never stop flying. Every beat of its wings caused it pain. But the bird flew. It flew until its useless legs dropped off. It flew ceaselessly towards its death.

Widowbird, developed through the Street Theatre?s Hive Writer?s program, is one of 100 new and original scripts from around the world selected for presentation at the 2012 Women Playwrights International Conference in Stockholm. Directed by New York stage director Joanne Schultz, this episodic play is a deeply charged, ensemble performance using stylized theatricality to create a world of invented antiquity and myth with live music by Stephen Fitzgerald.

An epic story of women and the need to be free of self-sacrifice, Widowbird is inspired by Antigone, Joan of Arc and A Thousand and One Nights and represents some of the best new theatre out of Canberra now.

Showing at The Street Theatre until 15 September.

Back to the 80s

From the era that brought the world The Rubik?s Cube, Max Headroom and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this ?totally awesome? musical in the style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller?s Day Off, The Karate Kid and The Wedding Singer.

Join the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their final senior year ? as they experience the fun, the heartbreak, the loves and the loneliness of growing up??Set in the USA, Back To The 80?s tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School that graduated in the 1980?s, as remembered and seen through the eyes of Corey Palmer,?who is now 30-something. all set to the biggest hits of the 80?s!

Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80?s party scene, copious amounts of blue eye-shadow, twenty cans of hairspray, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will not only delight and amuse an audience of any age, but will also inspire any young cast.

Showing until Sunday 23 September at Canberra Theatre Centre. Find out more and buy tickets from Canberra Ticketing.

Panic Stations

When Chester Dreadnought buys a new house in the country he gets more than he bargained for, an unhelpful handyman, a new girlfriend that I?m sure his wife will object to, an eccentric archaeologist and an Army training camp within rifle range. Plus his in laws have come to help. Can he somehow keep everyone happy and survive the next Army manoeuvres?

Fun for everyone ? this English comedy is sure to tickle you.

Performing at Canberra Theatre Centre until Saturday 15 September. Find out more and buy tickets here.

MUSIC & DANCE

Julia Stone Live at The Abbey

After selling out shows in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, LA, New York and Sydney (in June), Julia Stone is performing in Canberra for one night only. Julia Stone is an Australian singer and songwriter from the northern beaches of Sydney.

Her musical career began in 2006 known internationally as the sister half of the Aria award winning brother-sister duo, Angus and Julia Stone. Julia ?released her second solo album By The Horns simultaneously around the world in May, and it debuted at # 11 on the Top 50 albums chart in Australia.

See Julia in action at The Abbey this Wednesday 12 September. Find out more and buy tickets from The Abbey website.

Mia Dyson

?The Moment? frames a three-year journey into a chaotic American landscape and the depths of uncertainty. It is an album about grabbing hold of what scares you most and letting go of trying to control your own fate.

Each song holds up a piece of broken heart and examines it through the fresh eyes of a woman who?s found her place, and is suddenly aware that not much in life can be planned. From the chronicle of an imploding relationship (?Pistol?) to the life-affirming heart-pounding joy of forging ahead (?When The Moment Comes?) to the empathetic gaze outward into a dark canon of Australian history in ?Jesse?. This is the kind of album America meant for Mia Dyson to make all along.

Join Mia Dyson at The Abbey for the launch of her new album ?The Moment? this Sunday 16 September. Get more information and buy tickets here.

Pseudo Echo

Best loved Aussie electro-pop pioneers, Pseudo Echo are back!! 2012 marks the band?s 30th anniversary and they?re ready to celebrate, armed with their first new single since the 80?s and performing live at The Abbey, Saturday September 15.

After notching up over one million album sales and topping the charts in Australia, US, UK, Canada, Sweden and more, Pseudo Echo became a household name across the globe, best known for their smash hit, Funky Town.

To celebrate this exciting release, Pseudo Echo are giving away Suddenly Silently digital download cards, handing them out to the first 100 punters who purchase tickets online.

Paul McDermott ? Paul Sings

Paul McDermott; well-known as the host of Good News Week, Strictly Dancing, The Sideshow, Melbourne International Comedy Festival TV Comedy Debates and Galas ? and for touring with The Doug Anthony Allstars and GUD.

Paul is taking time off from joking with audiences and teasing guests on TV,? to write and to sing.

Pauls great love has always been performing live and now he takes to the stage with accompanist Stu Hunter and an ?all star? band to sing songs and tell seriously funny stories about what art and life have wrought through the perspective of songs that go back to the DAAS and up to today.

Performing at the Canberra Theatre Centre this Sunday 16 September. More information and tickets from Canberra Ticketing.

Sing for your Supper

The George Harcourt Inn?is showing their?support for live music in Canberra, and in a bid to encourage aspiring young musicians, are launching ?Sing for your Supper? Wednesdays.

Entrants will be given the opportunity to perform for 15 to 30mins in exchange for a meal and a drink. This will provide a great chance for musicians to have their voices heard and make connections. ?Sing for your Super? may even lead to more regular paid gigs.

Find out more?here.

Live Local Music

This post isn?t long enough to list all the various gigs around town, but if you?re into live music I heartily suggest you check out what?s on offer at?The Phoenix,?Transit Bar,?The Front,?The Abbey, and?BMA?s gig guide.

NIGHTLIFE

Places to eat, dance and sing along

OutinCanberra?has a huge range of things to do after dark (and during the day, too!) Check them out?here.

FAMILY

Market Day Steam Train Experience

Take a trip back in time on a heritage steam train to Bungendore? with classic vintage steam loco 3016.

Be fascinated by the wide range of scenery the train travels through en route to Bungendore. The train climbs the scenic Molonglo Gorge before passing into the patchwork pastoral lands beyond. Native wildlife can also often be seen from the train.

Arrival time in Bungendore is a little after midday and you have two and half hours to explore this charming villiage, which has many different specialty shops, galleries and a number of cafes and restaurants to dine in. Alternatively, pack a picnic and enjoy the outdoors in Bungendore?s park, oval and playground.

The third?Sunday is also market day in Bungendore, where you can browse ?an extensive range of stalls, selling organic produce, craft, books, homewares and trash and treasure.

Find out more and book here.

Rolling Home

A fun-filled musical adventure about what makes home ?the best place in the world?

Figaro and Georgio are two gypsy friends who live in a caravan, travelling from town to town, selling stories. When disaster strikes their beloved home on wheels they are left with only their stories and each other. Faced with homelessness, they search for a new place to call home, creating a fantastical world of larger than life characters from their own stories.

Featuring live music, beautiful costumes, puppetry and stories that will amaze you, Rolling Home is a show that children and adults alike will love and remember.

Performing at Canberra Theatre Centre from Monday 17 to Saturday 22 September. Find out more and buy tickets from Canberra Ticketing.

Experience life on a sheep farm

Experience life on a working Australian sheep farm at Gold Creek Station every Thursday to Sunday over the Floriade season.

Leave technology behind and get back to nature at its best for up to two hours. Cuddle a lamb and feel quality Australian wool. Watch working dogs round up sheep and see them being shorn. Volunteer to get down and dirty and catch a sheep. See these glorious creatures jumping up to two metres in the air!

Unwind and experience great country views and fresh air with family and friends just 15 minutes from Canberra.

Make Your Own Glass: Off-The-Street

Got kids over 14? Take them along to the?Canberra Glassworks Hotshop?where they (and you!) can make your own glass paperweight, bird or bauble in just 20 minutes. It?s where science meets art.

Do it yourself or purchase a gift voucher for someone else to enjoy this hands-on hot glass experience.

Off-The-Street sessions are on each weekend.

Children?s Discovery Walk ? Who Lives Here?

Children love to learn by ?doing? so the?Australian National Botanic Gardens?(ANBG) has designed a fun 30 minute activity perfect for young ones.

?Who Lives Here?? provides nine activity stations that introduce children to the concept that plants are important for animal biodiversity.?An accompanying activity booklet provides parents and carers with interesting information and ideas for questions to ask their budding scientist.

Download the?Children?s Discovery Walk (Who Lives Here)?or pick up a booklet at the ANBG Visitor Centre.

Excite @ Q

Catch new exhibit?Excite@Q?at Questacon-The National Science and Technology Centre. Test your reflexes, skills and perception at the exhibition, which features hands-on and minds-on experiences.

Challenge yourself to slide the puck in cross-shaped air hockey. Look into the Disgustoscope tunnel of mirrors to see your hair and face magnified and reflected with a backdrop of earthworms. Hold the bar to see and hear your heart beat played on a bass drum. Walk through the Rototron tunnel of ?spinning? LEDs and try to keep a straight line.

Entry to Excite@Q is included in a general admission ticket. Open daily from 9am to 5pm.

SCREEN

Russian Resurrection Film Festival

The year 2012 ? commemorates the bicentenary of Russia?s 1812 defeat of Napoleon, celebrates 70 years of Australia-Russia diplomatic relations and marks the ninth Russian Resurrection Film Festival ? the largest festival of Russian Cinema outside of Russia today.

This year, the selection of films covers the grand scope of contemporary film making in Russia: 25 superb Russian national films offering a wide range of genres to cater to the most discerning cinematic tastes.?Every new film will be an Australian premier so whether you?re looking to immerse yourself in Russian culture, undertake a historical visual journey or succumb to an entertaining romance or something to take the kids to ? this year?s program will satisfy everyone.

Showing at Greater Union in Manuka between Friday 14 and Wednesday 19 September. Find out more here.

Great Adaptations: Words to Image

This free exhibition of film posters highlights some of the many film adaptations from Australian novels and plays held in the National Film and Sound Archive?s extensive collection. Included are beautiful posters from films such as: The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934), Don?s Party (1976), The Getting of Wisdom (1978), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), Rabbit Proof Fence (2002), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and many more.

Great Adaptations is showing at the National Film and Sound Archive until December 2012.

ANU Film Group

The ANU Film Group has been operating in Canberra for over 45 years and is one of Canberra?s worst kept movie secrets as, over the years, so many people have either been members, or have come along as guests to enjoy a movie or two.

The theatre is at the corner of Fellows and Garran Roads at the ANU, but everyone is welcome to come along?it?s a fun, community way to see movies on the big screen. And a big screen it is! The theatre is set up with an 8.5m wide screen, Dolby Surround Sound and screens movies from actual film.

For more info and the full programme (you can join up when you get there) go to www.anufg.org.au.

ART

Lino Tagliapietra

Lino Tagliapietra is arguably the world?s greatest living glass artist. His work is held in over 30 major museum collections around the world.

See this Italian Maestro and his internationally renowned team, Nancy Callan, David Walters and Darin Denison, demonstrating to glass artists in the Canberra Glassworks Hotshop.

At the Glassworks between Wednesday 12 and Sunday 16 September.

The Loaded Gallery

Well over a decade of working collaboratively through the controversial issues of cultural ownership, Imants Tillers and Michael Nelson Jagamara in this exhibition, are for the first time bringing their stories together in The Loaded Gallery.

Michael Nelson Jagamara is best known for creating the iconic ?Possum and Wallaby Dreaming ? for the forecourt of Parliament House and Imants Tillers is one of Australia?s foremost contemporary artists.

Both artists have been practising for over thirty years, are considered highly innovative and this collaboration shows their capacity to cross cultural borders as well as artistic and stylistic genres, illustrating the reconciliatory power of collaboration.

Showing at the Drill Hall Gallery until 23 September.

Ranamok Glass Prize 2012

Ranamok Glass Prize 2012 is the eighteenth year of this prestigious Australian and New Zealand annual Glass Prize. The finalists? work in this prize is shown first at Canberra Glassworks where the winner is announced. This show captures the amazing range of artworks currently being made in glass from Australia and New Zealand.

Showing at the Glassworks until 16 September 2012.

Sydney Long : The Spirit of The Land

Sydney Long is Australia?s foremost Art Nouveau painter. His art flourished in the imaginatively stimulating atmosphere in Sydney in the 1890s and 1900s. One of his best-known works is By Tranquil Waters, 1894. The piece was a precursor to the paintings in which he peopled the Australian bush with mythological figures, painted in an Art Nouveau style.

This exhibition is only showing at Canberra?s National Gallery of Australia until 11 November. Such a focussed presentation, looking in depth at the best of Long?s paintings, watercolours and prints is the first major survey of his work for over forty years and promises much to kindle the visual imagination.

Lewin: Wild Art

Lewin: Wild Art surveys the life and art of John William Lewin (1770 ? 1819), the first non-convict professional artist living in Australia.

Arriving in Sydney in 1800, Lewin?s ambition was to collect, draw and publish Australia?s natural history for European audiences. The challenge of confronting the new environment ? where he found everything ?contrary to our knowledge in England? ? inspired his beautifully observed illustrations, which are undoubtedly Australian.

At the National Library of Australia.

Menagerie: Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture

Menagerie is a unique and groundbreaking exhibition, which exposes the richness and breadth of contemporary Indigenous sculpture in Australia.

It includes both well-known and emerging artists, who have each produced outstanding sculptural works depicting a variety of animals.

Through these works, the artists share with us their cultural knowledge, expressions of identity and connections to country.

This exhibition highlights the sophistication and complexity of the art and culture of Australia?s Indigenous peoples.

Menagerie: Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture is an Object Gallery and Australian Museum Touring Exhibition and is showing at the?National Museum of Australia?until 14 October.

Political Porcelain

The?Museum of Australian Democracy?is hosting?Political Porcelain, featuring a selection of artworks by contemporary artist, Penny Byrne.

Byrne utilises objects familiar from mantelpieces, china cabinets and toy boxes to transform vintage porcelain into powerful works of political commentary. Her artworks convey her concern, anger or amusement. They voice her views on social justice, the environment, war and politics.

The work presented in Political Porcelain is ?a compelling illustration of the artist as activist.? Until 18 November 2012.

Russell Drysdale at War

The Australian War Memorial is paying tribute to one of Australia?s leading modernist painters, Sir Russell Drysdale, in a small exhibition, Russell Drysdale at War.

Drysdale is best known for his original interpretations of Australia?s outback landscape and its people of the late twentieth century, a period of great social change. During the Second World War he also produced a significant collection of works exploring the effects of war and the loneliness and displacement felt by many Australians based in rural communities.

At the AWM until 1 December 2012.

Other exhibitions

For a comprehensive round up of smaller exhibitions around town, visit Capital Magazine.

EXHIBITIONS

Nurses: From Zululand to Afghanistan

Discover the story of nursing in overseas conflicts at the Australian War Memorial. This important aspect of Australia?s wartime experience is often neglected. Many women served in dangerous conditions. Like other Australian service personnel, many paid the ultimate price.

The display draws on the Memorial?s rich collection of photographs, private records and personal objects to trace the involvement of nurses from the first known Australian contribution in the Zulu War of 1879 to operations in Afghanistan today.

On display until 17 October.

The Life of Patrick White

Celebrating the centenary of Patrick White?s birth, this exhibition showcases the Nobel Laureate?s achievements and his forceful presence in Australia?s cultural life.

Explore items from White?s personal collection, including letters, notebooks, paintings, photographs and unpublished manuscripts.

At the National Library of Australia.

Treasures Gallery

Discover new treasures as the National Library of Australia reveals more of its 10 million item-strong collection in the Treasures Gallery.

See manuscripts from authors and poets such as Christina Stead and Mem Fox; works from the Ducie collection of First Fleet art; and Norman Lindsay?s 1918 Fall-in recruitment poster for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Visitors will notice other changes, including pages turned on items such as the Draft Constitution, Keith Murdoch?s Gallipoli Letter, and new notes passed between Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm in the flight cockpit.

Source: http://www.hercanberra.com.au/index.php/2012/09/10/this-week-in-the-can-79/

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