by Action Advisor on October 16, 2011
Science aside, laughter is a good way to counter the stresses of life, and in the FREE preview of the e-book ‘Philogelos: The Laugh Addict’ you’ll find plenty to chuckle at.
A modern rendering of the world’s oldest joke book ‘Philogelos: The Laugh Addict’ includes an academic introduction by Prof. Bill Berg, videos of Jim Bowen performing some of the gags in front of a live audience in London and a selection of the jokes themselves.
You can also pass on this highlights edition of ‘Philogelos’ to friends and family or save it to your desktop to view offline.
Enjoy!
by Action Advisor on August 25, 2011
by Action Advisor on June 20, 2011
by Action Advisor on May 11, 2011
Movies are a welcomed and universal medium for communication – engaging audiences in a message, moral or to help make a difference.
Powerful connections are formed with characters and animals generate enormous appeal across a wide demographic, as such they are a perfect choice for communicating vital messages about the environment.
Furry Vengeance is one recent production utilising the personable and comedic gesture of animals to campaign for wildlife. Man vs Raccoon and his convoy of critter cohorts is a hilarious yet heartfelt film that highlights the real world struggle over land. Issues presented throughout include animal rights, deforestation, youth activism and priorities assessment – encouraging greater value for natural resources, family and connecting with both.
Capitalising on the magnetism of wildlife themed films producers reinforce their eco message by having audiences TAKE PART in campaigns that benefit conservation. As with producers of Furry Vengeance ‘Participant Media’ who created a campaign around the film providing an action list of 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW!
The Social Action Campaign for Furry Vengeance focuses on the importance of endangered species and habitat preservation. A customized package including activities and materials, distributed to elementary students nationwide, engaged and educated future environmentalists in over 16,000 classrooms. The package includes tools and opportunities for students to explore the natural areas of their communities and develop skills and deeper knowledge of habitat and animal protection issues.
You can download a copy of the materials here.
by Action Advisor on February 22, 2011
The worlds best views may come from public loo’s according to Luke Barclay porcelain photographer and can connoisseur. His new book A Loo With A View is the second in a series of surprisingly intriguing travel guides that highlight rest stops with unrivalled panoramas – arguably some of the best in the world.
Barclay manages turns Loo Hunting into a global expedition of visual delights altering ones perspective on what could be deemed a matter of inconvenient necessity. It quickly becomes apparent that our bathrooms have the potential to be much more including viewing arenas for sports games, bird-watching even elephant spotting. Some of these advantage points not otherwise accessible by any other means.
Since we spend approximately 3 years of our lives in the bathroom; according to Barclay, it seems logical to look for a loo with a view!
Better than a big screen the seat to beat is in the bathroom providing an array of visual stimulus including tranquility, action, entertainment, and absolute solitude.
Details about both books are available through Barclay’s website along with Loo News ‘the most important newswire on earth’, Loo Links and other Loo Fun.
