FrankArr: Wednesday, 19 July 2006

Wednesday, 19 July 2006

Christopher Beaumont ; Still Life Paintings 2006 in Sydney

My brother in law, the oh so talented Christopher Beaumont, has an exhibition of his work opening in Sydney on Saturday 29th July 2006

Have a look at his paintings @ Eva Breuer Art Dealer - 83 Moncur Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Head over to www.chrisbeaumont.com for more details.
[listening to: Lasagna - Weird Al Yankovic ]
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On This Day : Jul 19
July 19: President's Day in Botswana

711 – Roderic and the Visigoths in Iberia were defeated in the Battle of Guadalete by Moorish Umayyad invaders led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad.
1553 – Lady Jane Grey was replaced by Mary I of England (pictured) as Queen of England after holding that title for just nine days.
1848 – The two-day Women's Rights Convention opened in Seneca Falls, New York, United States.
1870 – France declared war on Prussia, starting the Franco-Prussian War.
1947 – Burmese nationalist Aung San was assassinated.
1979 – Sandinista rebels overthrew the US-backed government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
[listening to: I Was Only Kidding - Weird Al Yankovic ]
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Kosi Curse Keeps on Keeping on

Sydney Morning Herald More bad news at tribunal for Kosi
The Australian, Australia - 17 Jul 2006
INJURY plagued Justin Koschitzke is facing another hurdle before being able to resume at the elite level. The St Kilda star forward must first be cleared by the VFL tribunal before he can re-start his senior career.
Koschitzke's AFL comeback halted by ban The Age
Kosi faces another blow at tribunal The Age
Another knock for Koschitzke, one match out RealFooty
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[listening to: Polkas on 45 - Weird Al Yankovic ]
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Book : Everything Bad is Good for You
Over my little holiday, I spotted the following book - Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter"

As I am a big fan of popular culture, I just had to get it.

So, what is it about :

Drawing from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and literary theory, Johnson argues that the junk culture we're so eager to dismiss is in fact making us more intelligent. A video game will never be a book, Johnson acknowledges, nor should it aspire to be -- and, in fact, video games, from Tetris to The Sims to Grand Theft Auto, have been shown to raise IQ scores and develop cognitive abilities that can't be learned from books. Likewise, successful television, when examined closely and taken seriously, reveals surprising narrative sophistication and intellectual demands.

I found it a quck, easy to read, well argued little book.

But not everyone agrees

Oh, I've started reading the author's blog too - http://stevenberlinjohnson.com/. An interesting character
[listening to: I Lost on Jeopardy - Weird Al Yankovic ]
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