(Reriani Communications) --- In the world of public relations, the only thing that is constant is change. During the 2010 Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF.org) regional conference, Evolution 2010, to be held September 26-28, attendees will learn about the latest trends, how to maximize their effectiveness in their job, reenergize their career, and network with fellow Gulf Coast practitioners. The three-day conference, hosted this year by the Public Relations Association of Louisiana, will feature a variety of nationally renowned speakers, media and crisis communication panels, information-packed breakout sessions, as well as student sessions -- a first for the regional conference. The event will be held at the historic and newly restored Hilton Capitol Center in downtown Baton Rouge.

Sunday evening’s welcome reception will feature Louisiana native, Kevin Sekhani and his band outside on the Hilton’s pool deck overlooking the Mississippi River. Monday night’s Wine Walk and stroll around downtown Baton Rouge at a variety of bars and restaurants will be a great opportunity for conference attendees to network. National speaker and author, Jean Gatz, addresses thousands each year on improving people performance. As one of Evolution 2010’s keynote speakers, she will present Business As Usual is Over, The Survivor’s Guide for Change. Additionally, Evolution 2010 will include an assorted array of breakout sessions that will enable attendees to choose topics most applicable to their job responsibilities or career aspirations. Some of the speakers and topics include: Ed Schipul (Twitter: @eschipul), “Personal Branding Era: Opportunities and Threats”; Michael Gass (@Michaelgass), “A Formula for Fueling Agency New Business Through Social Media”; Stephanie Riegel, “Media Training Refresher”; Greg Cangialosi (@gregcangialosi), “How Email Marketing Augments PR Campaigns”; and Davina Brewer (@3HatsComm), “Kicking the Tires, Vetting the Client: Advice for Solo Independent and Freelance Pros.”

(Reriani Communications) --- Cypress Tees, LLC joined forces with America's WETLAND Foundation’s Conservation Corps to help with Louisiana’s oil-damaged marshes. By donating 30% of the proceeds from the sale of all ‘Bird of Paradise’ t-shirts or rompers, Cypress Tees is helping AWF’s restorative planting efforts to begin rebuilding Louisiana’s damaged coastal nesting grounds and habitats.

“We want to do something to help the oil spill clean up efforts.” Said Wendy Begneaud and Gretchen Durbin, co-owners of Cypress Tees, LLC, “We feel the best way to help is to look to the future and team up with a reliable, responsible group who will work to rebuild and restore the beautiful and vital areas of coastal Louisiana we all cherish.”

(Reriani Communications) --- Protocol Global Solutions today announced the outstanding results of its second quarter 2010 philanthropic initiative that placed over 350 of their employees in Habitat for Humanity projects throughout the country. "With over one third of our nation's population--over 95 million people--experiencing a housing problem, it just made sense for Protocol to partner with Habitat for Humanity," said Chris Haerich, Vice President of Compliance and head of Protocol's philanthropic efforts. "Everyone enjoyed being able to give back to their communities in such a tangible way. In fact, as a result of the familiarity that most of our employees felt with Habitat, the number of volunteers increased substantially over our Q1 project."

In Protocol's six North American locations, employee volunteers--including executive management--worked nearly 500 hours building homes, privacy fences, landscaping newly built homes, and working in Habitat for Humanity stores tracking inventory, cleaning and more. "Every Habitat we worked with was thankful for our help and dedication, and they all asked us to help again in the future," said Haerich.

(Reriani Communications) --- Lloyd Martin is on a mission of salvation. When he stands before men and women gathered in churches and other locations throughout the Delaware Valley, he speaks with the passion of a preacher intent on saving his flock. In this case, though, Martin is on a mission to save not souls, but lives. Martin’s message is simple but powerful: men need to pay attention to prostate cancer. Especially African-American men. He speaks from the gut about his own experience with the disease. He doesn’t mince words or spare details. If he needs to scare people into going to a doctor and getting checked, so be it.

“I came face to face with my own mortality,” Martin says. “I thought about my wife and sons, and the hardship my death would bring them. I thought about how we are enmeshed in a culture that doesn’t talk about prostate cancer or go to doctors, and how stupid that is. I used to think if I got one man in an audience to get screened, I had done my job. Now I realize I need every man to get screened because I can’t stand the thought of losing one more husband, father or breadwinner.” Martin’s emotional testimony is balanced by equally passionate preaching from his doctor, urologist Jamison Jaffe, DO. The two have taken to the road to spread the word about why men need to discuss prostate cancer screening with their doctors.

(Reriani Communications) --- Henderson Properties, a full-service Charlotte real estate firm, has entered a merger agreement with Property Solutions Realtors, a property management company. Both firms are located in Charlotte, N.C. and serve the greater metropolitan area. The merger is expected to be complete as of August 1, at which time Chet Perkins, president of Property Solutions Realtors, will join the Henderson Properties staff as Rental Property Manager.

The merger will add 165 rental properties to Henderson Properties' portfolio, bringing the total number of rental properties that Henderson manages to 585. The Property Solutions Realtors-managed units are located in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Union Counties in N.C. and York County, S.C. In addition to those counties, Henderson also manages rental properties in Gaston County, N.C. Phil Henderson, president of Henderson Properties, said of the merger, "We’re excited to add additional clients to the Henderson Properties rental property management portfolio, and to also add a seasoned property manager like Chet Perkins to our team."

(Reriani Communications) --- The Artist Management Conference 2010 (AMCON2010), taking place in New York October 14-15, 2010, brings together artist managers, self-managed artists and artists/bands seeking representation; and provides a forum for networking, learning, showcasing, and conducting business. Among the topics to be discussed is role of music managers in today’s D.I.Y (do-it-yourself) era.

“For many independent artists, the D.I.Y option is chosen either by design (because they are perfectly happy and capable of doing things without a manager or label) or by default (because they are unable to attract the attention of a manager or label)”, says Jeremy Rwakaara, conference producer at the Artist Management Resource and author of the Artist Management Manual. In this D.I.Y era, dozens of fan relationship management resources like Reverbnation and FanBridge, among others, are marketed to artists as tools that enable them to engage with fans in a more direct and meaningful way. Sites like GigMaven and Sonicbids, and resources like the Indie Venue Bible, enable artists to pitch directly to venues and book their own tours. Resources like Sellaband, Pledge Music, Kickstarter and others enable artists to raise money for recordings, videos, tours, and more. Music libraries and licensing agents (like those found at Music Library Report) offer assistance with music placements in Film & TV productions. Digital distributors like Orchard, CD Baby, Tunecore, IODA and others offer musicians a means to distribute their music directly to fans via iTunes, etc. Social media networks (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc) make it possible for artists to handle publicity duties themselves.

(Reriani Communications) --- i-graduate announced today that the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education will transfer to the International Graduate Insight Group Ltd. from 2nd August 2010. The Observatory’s original parent organizations Universities UK (universitiesuk.ac.uk) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (acu.ac.uk) are pleased to see the highly respected research unit become part of the i-graduate organisation which itself has a global reputation for its independent insight and international benchmarking.

“The transition of the Observatory into i-graduate will strengthen the capacity and scope of both organizations to serve the global HE community. The research role of OBHE in concert with the proven market survey and analysis role of i-graduate will be a value-added resource for the entire sector.” said Don Olcott, Chief Executive, the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education. “The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education has now reached a level of maturity with a considerable international reputation such that it needs to be fostered and grown within a wider environment.” said Professor John Wood, Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities, “I am pleased that i-graduate will provide that fertile ground where the Observatory will be able to flourish and develop new services in the future. The founding partners are proud to have seeded the Observatory at the start and wish it all the best in its new home.”

(Reriani Communications) --- Human Touch®, the U.S. market leader of innovative massage chairs, Perfect Chair® Recliners, and other wellness solutions, announced that its new HT-Connect™ massage chair app is now available for free download at Apple iTunes. HT-Connect™ is a revolutionary app, designed to wirelessly control Human Touch’s newest, state-of-the-art massage chair, The AcuTouch™ 9500, with any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, to deliver a completely personalized massage and wellness experience. AcuTouch™ 9500 will be available for sale in the U.S. starting this fall at humantouch.com or leading retailers nationwide. (MSRP: $5,999)

“HT-Connect™ is like no other massage chair solution in the marketplace,” said Andrew Corkill, Director of Marketing at Human Touch, LLC. “It allows consumers to enjoy a truly customized massage and wellness experience at the touch of their personal wireless device, with ultimate relaxation, convenience and simplicity.” The first massage chair and wellness solution in history to interface with the popular iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, HT-Connect™/AcuTouch™ 9500 reinvents personal wellness and the way massage chair users control and customize their wellness routine. Key features of HT-Connect™ include:

(Reriani Communications) --- Have you ever heard of a luxury wedding ceremony at a dreamlike venue being offered free of charge? Sometimes, in unusual circumstances, dreams still can come true, and Castleton Farms has stepped in to wave that proverbial magic wand.

What does a young bride do when faced with an environmental disaster mere weeks before her wedding? How is it humanly possible to recover from such an unexpected occurrence, yet also move forward and find a way to still have the wedding of her dreams, particularly when venue deposits are in contention and deposits being refunded are in question? This bride is fortunate to live in the Knoxville area, and savvy enough to choose one of the most exclusive, premier wedding venues in the southeastern region. Read on to discover the jewel that is Castleton Farms and their vendors go beyond that extra mile to deliver the perfect wedding ceremony, even in the midst of a less than perfect string of events.

(Reriani Communications) --- Hollywood actor, director and producer, Scott McGinnis, announces his partnership today with the Go Green Initiative to produce a weekly environmental news channel for kids. Teen journalists report on hard-hitting “green” news topics in a format that is fun and easy for kids to understand. The Go Green Initiative provides expert opinion and story development advice in order to maximize the stories’ relevance to kids. “We help answer the question, ‘So what?’’, says Jill Buck, founder of the Go Green Initiative. “Scott’s team chooses brilliant, and sometimes very complex, stories for the teen journalists to tackle each week, and we help them bring the stories into focus from a kids’ perspective, so they can understand why these big, global stories matter to their lives.”

“I have always been concerned about environmental issues, and as a seasoned producer and director of television programming for kids, I want to use my resources to help the next generation of global citizens understand how they can take a leadership role in protecting their world,” says Scott McGinnis, founder of Global Green 4 Kids and the GBK Green News, “Working with Kids is an incredible experience. They are the future! So we are creating a global environmental news and social media experience for the Kids of the 21st century.”

(Reriani Communications) --- Membership to I Am Malan, a Seattle-based group that says it works toward racial unity, improved race relations, and toward the end of discrimination and racism, has spiked since the group publicly announced its support of a recent lawsuit against the United States Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Case #: 10-CV-1142), alleges that, on both the 2000 and 2010 Census forms, the United States Census Bureau’s and the Office of Management and Budget’s "representation of race was false, misleading, deceptive, and, therefore, fraudulent," and that its "negligence contributes to a historical and sustained pattern of personally-mediated, institutional, and internalized racism in this country..."

Frida Potente, President of the I Am Malan Council has become a staunch supporter of the lawsuit and has made the filed complaint available on the I Am Malan website. As news of the suit spread, the group watched requests to join the Malan race spike. Although they have adopted the term "race," Malans say they are defined by ideology rather than by superficialities such as skin color. Malans aim to transcend racial stereotypes and the boundaries of archaic race categories.

(Reriani Communications) --- Momentum Freight, a transportation supplier and third party logistics company, has expanded its heavy haul division and hired Dawn Walton as project manager. Walton brings twenty years of hands-on experience in the oil & gas industry moving rigs and other equipment for drilling companies.

In the wake of its recent expansion, Momentum Freight has handled logistics for a variety of oversized equipment and loads, including excavators, industrial forklifts, windturbines, and all sizes of military vehicles. According to Walton, "Momentum Freight's heavy haul division can move anything anywhere - the bigger the better."

(Reriani Communications) --- The National Patient Antibody Registry (NPAR) is a HIPAA-compliant on-line database of patient antibodies. It features automated upload of patient data. Technical Director Adam Molny states “Our extensive experience with Blood Bank Information Systems (BBIS) enabled us to created interfaces to all the major BBIS vendors. Automated upload reduces the workload in the laboratory by eliminating the need for manual data entry and enhances the quality and depth of data we can bring into the registry.”

(Reriani Communications) --- ProMed Network shows are now available and easily accessible on the over-the-top box Roku, helping consumers and health care professionals find the latest and most comprehensive medical information directly on their televisions. ProMed is a digital media destination on which medical and health programming producers share their shows with other medical professionals, students in the health care fields and members of the public interested in health-related programming. With Roku, ProMed enables health and wellness audiences to broaden their consumption options and content owners and publishers to reach a large and growing audience of digital media consumers.

"The members of the ProMed Network are very excited to expand our reach to the Roku platform," said Jamie Davis, ProMed general manager. "We believe the future of web programming is in the living rooms and family entertainment areas of our viewers. ProMed plans to be there to share our knowledge with the world." ProMed was launched with 11 programs nearly two years ago and has expanded to 30 programs. Several other shows are expected to be added throughout the next few months. Topics include nursing, emergency medicine, primary care, pediatrics, psychology, neurology and disease and disaster awareness. Each show listed in the community is either produced by a medical professional or has been determined to represent peer reviewed or medically relevant information.

(Reriani Communications) --- The Heracles Research Corporation launched its new Burger Blaster, a security system that provide stand-alone protection and enhances previously installed systems. Burglar Blaster is a self-contained infrared detection system that protects up to 2,000 square feet per unit. When triggered the unit releases a specially formulated OC (pepper) spray, to stop an intruder in seconds. The unit’s activation renders the house uninhabitable for up to 4 hours, but is pet safe.

The Burglar Blaster needs no external wiring and can be installed in minutes with no electrical experience; it can be operated stand alone or interfaced to existing alarm systems.