Award Winning Indie Author Wants to Donate First Million to Charity

Kirkus Best Indie featured author Graham Parke uses yearly event to raise money for CHI.

Netherlands, December 23, 2013 -- Author Graham Parke announced the start of an international literary event today. With the help of book bloggers and related social media he aims to raise money for charity this December.

“Each year I hold an event during which I give out books and prizes,” stated Mr. Parke. “This year I thought it’d be fun to donate the proceeds as well. So, all December, the proceeds of my novels go to Child Helpline International. The CHI supports toll-free child helplines and highlights gaps in child protection systems.”

Since his fiction debut in 2010, Mr. Parke’s quirky, off-beat novels have garnered an impressive list of awards and nominations, and have earned him a spot on the Kirkus Best Indie list of 2011. Dubbed extremely witty and clever by the California Chronicle, a movie based on his debut, “No Hope for Gomez!’ is currently in development.

Responses from book bloggers to the event have been inspiring, causing them to queue up to spread the word via a specially designed guest post.

“I’ve often wondered how many of the world’s problems we could solve permanently if everybody set one month of income aside to fix this place up,” Mr. Parke continued. “I have no idea how to get that ball rolling, I'm not even sure where we keep the balls, but I can certainly start with myself.”

Participants in the event receive Parke’s latest novel, “Completely Flappable” for free. It serves as a prequel to the award winning “No Hope for Gomez!”

“I understand it’s not easy for people to give up an entire month of income,” Mr. Parke stated. “It hurts. But a little hurt in the present could save a lot of hurt in the future, so I really hope this catches on. A Million seems like a longshot, but there’s always last minute Christmas shopping.”

Praise for Graham Parke’s novels:

“Extremely witty and clever writing that contains keen insights into human nature.” California Chronicle
“Challenges our perceptions about how we think of, and interact with, the world around us.” Kirkus Discoveries

“The antics in this book will leave the reader laughing. Graham Parke is a genius.” Readers Favorite


Contact:
Graham Parke
No Hope Media
Molierelaan 70, Eindhoven,
Netherlands
+31 40 2128090
graham@grahamparke.com
http://www.grahamparke.com
http://www.nohopemedia.com

Meet Yoolod - the First Point-of-view Interactive Video Service

Yoolod, the first Internet service of its kind which enables users to control their chosen live avatars in order to participate in a variety of games, social and other events or exploring places worldwide, was launched today in London.

Chelmsford, December 22, 2013 -- Yoolod, the world's first point-of-view interactive HD video service for online gaming and social interaction, was launched today in London. It is the first Internet service of its kind which enables users to control their chosen live avatars in order to participate in a variety of games, social and other events or exploring places worldwide. Yoolod's Avatars are equipped with an HD POV camera mounted at their eye level which makes you see exactly what they see, and a headphone which allows you to voice-control their actions. Avatars could be anyone; People playing games, street performers, people at parties, in business meetings, etc.

Yoolod is available on http://www.yoolod.com.

First game offered by Yoolod is a Texas Hold'em game and it provides users with a real person (Avatar) controlled by the user's microphone. This real time experience gives users an opportunity to control their live player that is sitting at the table playing by their commands. The table has a maximum of seven players playing at the same time and the eighth person, a croupier. Since users can see the entire game process and activities on the table, they are at all times secure that all processes are correct and that there is no possibility of manipulation. Money used for playing is called Yoolars with a conversion rate towards a USD of 1/10.

Yoolod is going to introduce new events shortly, some of which are even going to be completely free. Voyeur mode will also be introduced to applicable events soon, so that users can only watch what an Avatar is doing under someone else's control.

Yoolod service works on a platform that has been developed from scratch to bring users the experience of controlling another live person. The platform itself can be used for other purposes as well, as its task is connecting two or more people from anywhere in the world with one-way point-of-view HD video and two-way audio.

Yoolod is the first product released by Yoolod Ltd, a company founded in the United Kingdom in 2013. The company's mission is to set a new standard in online gaming and interactive services market. New products by Yoolod Ltd, based on the same platform, are set to be released in 2014.


Contact:
Mirza Muftic
Yoolod Ltd
2nd floor, 43 Broomfield road
Chelmsford, Essex, UK, CM1 1SY
Phone : +441245790802
info@yoolod.com
http://www.yoolod.com

Parenting Book and Website Feature Tips from Pediatrician Jennifer A. Gardner, MD

New book The Mommy MD Guide to Losing Weight and Feeling Great and popular parenting website www.MommyMDGuides.com welcome Dr. Gardner to their Mommy MD Guides team.

Allentown, PA, December 21, 2013 -- Momosa Publishing LLC, publisher of the Mommy MD Guides book series, is pleased to announce Jennifer A. Gardner, MD, has contributed to its new book and website.

Dr. Gardner is a mom of a four-year-old son, a pediatrician, and the founder of an online child wellness and weight management company, HealthyKidsCompany.com. She is the also the author of a children’s book on healthy eating, An Eating Creed Indeed, Indeed!

The Healthy Kids Company mission is to help families establish lifelong healthy lifestyle habits by promoting optimal nutrition, healthy weight, and increased physical activity during childhood, when these deep rooted patterns form—and reverse the unacceptable trend that predicts this is the first American generation not expected to live longer than parents. The Mommy MD Guide to Losing Weight and Feeling Great helps mothers achieve a healthy weight and become healthier role models, essential for raising healthy kids.

In addition to The Mommy MD Guide to Losing Weight and Feeling Great, the company also publishes The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth, The Mommy MD Guide to Your Baby’s First Year, and The Mommy MD Guide to the Toddler Years.

The books in the Mommy MD Guides series and companion website www.mommymdguides.com all are filled with tips that Mommy MD Guides, doctors who are also mothers, use for their own families. The reassuring, trusted, and often even humorous tips in this book series are presented in the Mommy MD Guides’ own words, and each tip is clearly attributed to the doctor who lived it.

The Mommy MD Guides answer readers’ questions for free at MommyMDGuides.com. They also answer media questions, by email or phone, via the portal at media@mommymdguides.com or contact cofounder Jennifer Bright Reich directly at jenniferreich@mommymdguides.com.



Contact:
Jennifer Bright Reich
Momosa Publishing LLC
Allentown, PA
610-216-0913
media@mommymdguides.com
http://www.mommymdguides.com

Fiend’s Gold 3rd Edition Just Released As Part Of The Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure

International author, Wentworth M. Johnson is pleased to announce the release of the 3rd edition of his Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure, Fiend’s Gold.

Boston, MA, December 18, 2013 -- A couple of hundred years ago, a wild and unruly family fell upon a floundering ship filled with gold. Gold fever and bandits destroyed the Fiend family, but through their cunning the treasure was hidden and remained that way for almost 200 years.
Edgar Reyner, a multimillionaire, bought the island reputed to be the hiding place of Fiend's gold. He, too, became a victim of gold fever and was killed for his efforts. Edgar left the bulk of his estate to his unruly and lazy nephew William Reyner (Bill).

William Reyner and his grandmother visit the lawyer in a northern Ontario town, where they become the heirs to the Reyner fortune. Bill visits his new island and learns of the mysteries and ghosts that inhabit the lonely outpost. Overcome by the island's tranquility and beauty, he makes the fatal decision to hunt for the long-lost treasure. Murder and chaos ensue, leaving Bill and his grandmother to face the unknown assailant alone.

Fiend's Gold is available in both print and ebook format.
Other titles in the Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure series include Mania, Edinburgh Cuckoos, Damp Graves, Lions and Christians, The Canadian, The Dutchman, Magnuscarter and The Mermaid.

Book Information:
Fiend's Gold
Series: Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure
Author: Wentworth M. Johnson
Publisher: I & W Johnson Books
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781493625451
Published: October 2013
Pages: 224
Genre: Mystery Adventure

About The Author:
Wentworth M. Johnson (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. He was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England. W.M. Johnson is the great grandson of William Edward Bourne 1850-1925 (Playwright, dramatist and theatrical producer). Johnson has published newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a number of fiction and non-fiction books.

For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact:

Wentworth M. Johnson
Fiend's Gold
Phone: 18005551234
wentworth-johnson@sympatico.ca
http://www.wentworth-m-johnson.com
http://www.billreyner.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.johnson.90226

Dancer Earns World First PhD - In Burlesque!

One of the world's top tier burlesque dancers has become the first to perform the vintage art for a Doctorate of Philosophy

Qld, Australia, December 18, 2013 -- Lola The Vamp has become the first dancer to perform the art of burlesque for her PhD in a project lauded as 'showing real bravery and originality'. Her acts, famed for referencing both burlesque history and high arts, were an integral part of her degree submission, 'working at a very advanced level and developing practice skills with originality and sophistication'. She graduates with no revisions required - a rare coup in academia. 'By going beyond the exploitation/empowerment binary and placing her work in the aesthetic discipline required for a number of traditional forms (mask, ballet, bodily inscription, the manipulation of fetishes, the candidate moves the discussion about burlesque along and places it deep in our growing understanding of performance as a dynamic interplay between communicative craft and audience expectation'.

Lola has been performing burlesque since her debut as an auditionee for Dita Von Teese in 2002. She pioneered the return of the vintage art in her home country of Australia and regularly headlines the world's top burlesque events. Lola supported Nick Cave and Grinderman on their 2007 Australian tour. Nick Cave described her show as 'beautiful'. The Age described her shows as possessing 'a highly developed aesthetic and a sly wit, super sexy without ever being tawdry, Lola is in a league of her own'.

Her PhD comprised of a written thesis and a creative component which included her performances. These combined creative degrees are relatively new for post-graduate degrees. Two independent assessors from different universities gave their feedback on the submission.

Of course, now the central question is, what DID she west beneath her graduation gown? Winkeyface.


Contact:
Lola Montgomery
Lola The Vamp
Qld, Australia 4218
+61412306041
truth@lolathevamp.com
http://www.lolathevamp.com

Mold Expert Phillip Fry Reports 10 Things Mold Inspectors Won’t Tell You

Mold consultant Phillip Fry warns about ten mold inspection problems and issues that mold inspectors don’t tell their clients.

Montrose, MI, December 17, 2013 -- Because toxic mold growth in a home or workplace is very dangerous to occupant health, it is especially unfortunate that many mold inspectors won’t tell you these 10 things about themselves and the mold inspection of your residence or commercial building, according to mold expert Phillip Fry, webmaster of the mold information websites http://www.moldinspector.com/ and http://www.buildingmoldinspection.com/.

1. Most mold inspectors have not received sufficient, thorough, and complete training and certification to be effective and professional-quality mold inspectors.

2. Most mold inspectors are unlicensed because mold inspectors are licensed only by five states: Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas.

3. Many mold inspectors have not agreed to abide by a strict Code of Ethics, such as required of the mold inspector graduates of the Environmental Hygienist Association’s http://www.ecology-college.com/ training and certification program for Certified Mold Inspectors, Certified Mold Remediators, and Certified Environmental Hygienists.

4. Most mold inspectors fail to do a thorough and complete physical examination of a home or building for water and mold problems that may be hidden inside walls, ceilings, floors, attics, basements, crawl spaces, and heating/cooling equipment and ducts.

5. The careful physical mold inspection of the house or workplace must include using a high-quality, professional moisture meter to check for elevated levels of moisture in all room floors, basement floor, crawl space walls, attic floor and ceiling, and the floors and walls of all rooms that have plumbing such as the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry. In addition, the inspector should use a hygrometer to measure the relative humidity of each room and building area.

6. Most mold inspectors have a huge conflict of interest because they also sell and provide expensive mold removal and mold remediation services.

7. Because of that conflict of interest, mold inspectors have a big incentive to conduct their inspections and testing in ways that misrepresent, over-state, and/or exaggerate their mold findings.

8. One way to help resolve that big conflict of interest is to for the property owner, manager, or tenant to inform prospective mold inspectors know that the inspector will be hired only to do the initial mold inspection and testing plus any required clearance testing after any discovered mold problems have been removed and remediated by an independent mold removal company that is unrelated to the mold inspector doing both the initial and clearance mold inspection and testing.

9. Doing only the inspector-popular, customary testing of the air for the possible presence of elevated levels of mold species does not give a true picture of the total and actual mold status of a home or building compared to doing both air testing and testing horizontal surfaces in the building---surfaces such as the top side of kitchen cabinets, lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, window trim, door trim, and out of the way carpeting that is rarely vacuumed. Such horizontal surfaces are the location of accumulated landed mold spores, which are more valuable and predictive than air testing to know the existence and severity of mold problems.

10. Taking only one or a few mold air tests and surface sampling tests is insufficient and inadequate to know the true extent of mold infestation in a building. Mold testing should be done in at least the following locations: (a) outdoor mold control air test done at least six feet beyond the roof drip edge; (b) air test of the outward air flow from each separate heating/cooling system that operates in the home or building; (c) air tests of the air in several key rooms such as living room, bedrooms, kitchen, basement, crawl space, and attic.

To schedule a professional mold inspection with mold testing in most areas of the USA and Ontario Province of Canada, with mold consultants Phillip and Divine Fry of EnviroFry, email them phil@moldinspector.com or phone toll-free 1-866-300-1616 or cell phone 1-480-310-7970, or visit their website http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com/.

For mold inspections anywhere in Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, or elsewhere in Asia, email Hank and Merley Taylor moldmen@att.net or phone 63-927-888-2113, or visit the Taylors’ websites http://www.real-estate.ph/, http://www.envirohongkong.com/, and http://www.envirothai.com/.

The Frys and Taylors are all Certified Mold Inspectors, Certified Mold Remediators, and Certified Environmental Hygienists. The Frys are also the instructors for mold and environmental hygienist training and certification for the Environmental Hygienist Association.


Contact:
Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry,
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
Toll-free 1-866-300-1616
Cell phone 1-480-310-7970
phil@moldinspector.com
http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com

Bringing 30+ Years of Flow Measurement Expertise to Thermal Instrument Company

Thermal Instrument Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Jerry Boisvert as the new Director of Sales and Marketing.

Trevose, PA, December 17, 2013 - Thermal Instrument Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Jerry Boisvert as the new Director of Sales and Marketing.

“Jerry brings over thirty years of distinguished flow and level instrumentation experience in new business development, product marketing, and sales management across many different industries”, says Joe Curran, President and General Manager of Thermal Instrument Company. “He has extensive experience in promoting new and existing product lines as well as a track record of success with growing businesses using both conventional and new style sales and marketing techniques. Combine this with his practical applications and technical engineering background, Jerry will provide Thermal Instrument Company the edge needed to grow the company’s flow business in a very competitive market.”

“I’m thrilled to be part of the Thermal Instrument organization and playing a leadership role in developing and establishing a go forward strategy for healthy incremental growth,” says Jerry Boisvert. “I look forward to bringing innovative flow solutions to the market that I have spent most of my life serving.”

As Director of Sales and Marketing for Thermal Instrument Company, Jerry will be responsible for developing and executing Thermal’s market development, sales, and new business plans. From Thermal Instrument’s Trevose, PA headquarters, he will work closely with the North American sales channel partners to energize sales efforts in the respective regions and identify new opportunities for growth as well as expand existing opportunities for the company. Additionally, there will be the development of new sales promotional tools to provide an easier, more knowledgeable path to solution selling of Thermal Instrument products. Jerry will maintain strong working relationships with current customers and prospects, and will be pivotal in team building and sales management.

Jerry has led a professional career with an impressive array of process instrumentation and controls technology organizations. He has worked with companies like Siemens, FLEXIM, Magnetrol, Emerson Rosemount, and Racine Federated’s Dynasonic group over the last 31 years in various positions. Jerry’s primary experience and background though has been in the flow and level industry. His track record for success and growth for product lines and sales has been exceptional, and he will continue this growth trend for Thermal Instrument. Jerry is a firm believer in solution selling to customer’s and has based his success on providing the sales distribution channel with unique and powerful selling tools to promote the products. He has developed in the past sales playbooks that contain focused information and a simple plan for gaining the attention of customer’s through understanding the measurement issues at their sites. “Solve a customer problem, make them look good, and they’ll trust you from that point on,” states Boisvert.

Jerry graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in the early 1980’s. He recently relocated to the Philadelphia area from Dallas, Texas, and lives with his wife in a suburb northwest of the city.

About Thermal Instrument Company
Thermal Instrument Company, an international company headquartered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, provides leading edge instrumentation solutions for measuring the flow rate of liquids and gasses. The company has been in existence since the early 1960’s providing flow solutions to a variety of industries throughout the globe and has an installed base in excess of 20,000 devices performing successfully in many applications. For more information about Thermal Instrument Company’s flow solutions, please contact Jerry Boisvert from information below.


Contact:
Jerry Boisvert
Director of Sales & Marketing
Thermal Instrument Company
Trevose, PA
(215) 355-8400
jerry@thermalinstrument.com
http://www.thermalinstrument.com