SerenityLivingStores.com Launches TV Stands Furniture

SerenityLivingStores.com is the number one choice online for the stylish and affordable TV stands and TV consoles. We carry the best brands of TV stands and consoles available on the market. With brands like FBG, Hillsdale, Linon, Lovan, Parker House, and more, you’re bound to find the right stand or console to fit your needs.

New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 22, 2011

Spending a lot of time watching television, takes pride in owning a nice, large flat screen with all the latest bells and whistles. It would certainly be a shame to have it sit on an ugly TV stand or place it within an old, unsightly TV console. Having a ratty, beaten-up TV stand is distracting, making you and your guests stare at it more than the television itself. Your TV stand should not be an eyesore that takes away from the entertainment experience your television, stereo, and video game systems provide for you and your family. Now’s the time to start thinking about purchasing the TV stand or console you really deserve.

But don’t whip out your credit card just yet. There are a few important factors to take into consideration when choosing TV stands and TV consoles for your home. The first and most obvious factor is the size of the TV itself. A small TV can fit on a small TV stand without the need for a full-blown console. Larger television sets require larger stands that are not only physically wide enough to set the unit upon but also structurally capable of supporting its weight. This is especially true for traditional, tube-based television sets as they are typically much heavier than their flat-screen counterparts. When shopping to buy TV stands, select a stand that is physically proportional to the TV itself. A small TV set would be dwarfed by a large TV stand. Conversely, a large television would look ridiculous on a small stand, not only looking silly like a circus act but perhaps even posing a safety risk if the stand cannot support it.

Another point to consider is determining whether to go with a TV stand or a TV console. TV stands tend to be simple in design, accommodating a television set and relatively few additional components. Consoles, on the other hand, often feature cupboards or sliding drawers where you can store DVDs, CDs, game cartridges, controllers, cables, and other accessories. Nothing is more unsightly than a cluttered living room. TV consoles are an ideal choice for keeping a large amount of entertainment items neat and tidy.

SerenityLivingStores.com is the number one choice online for the stylish and affordable TV stands and TV consoles. We carry the best brands of TV stands and consoles available on the market. With brands like FBG, Hillsdale, Linon, Lovan, Parker House, and more, you’re bound to find the right stand or console to fit your needs.

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Dan Kimball, Maggi Dawn Speak at Oregon Seminary Near Portland

George Fox Evangelical Seminary hosts “A New Creation: The Fusion of Ministry and Creative Arts,” which examines how Christ-followers have used art media through the ages

Newberg, OR (Vocus/PRWEB) January 22, 2011

How can art forms function as theological media, conveying spiritual realities in ways words cannot? The question will be the topic of a George Fox Evangelical Seminary seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the seminary’s Portland Center location.

Author Dan Kimball and author and theologian Maggi Dawn will speak at the event, the latest installment of the Oregon seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series. The half-day event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 155 at the Portland Center, located near Tigard at 12753 S.W. 68th Ave., in Portland.

The seminar, entitled “A New Creation: The Fusion of Ministry and Creative Arts,” will address the ways in which Christ-followers have used media throughout the ages and present some new ways these media can be used today.

“Protestant Christianity was largely shaped by Enlightenment ideals,” said Charles J. Conniry, Jr., vice president and dean of the seminary. He observes that the age of reason valued word-based propositions more than art media, which in the centuries prior served as the primary vehicle of theological expression. Conniry says, “That’s all changing today, as a growing number of churches are beginning to realize that art in its many forms has more power to capture the mystery and wonder of the gospel than words alone.”

Kimball is the author of several books on church leadership and culture, including “They Like Jesus, But Not The Church” and “The Emerging Church.” He is also on staff at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Dawn started out as a singer-songwriter, but turned to writing books after completing a PhD in theology. She is currently based at the University of Cambridge, where she is chaplain and Fellow in Theology at Robinson College. Dawn recently published a book, “The Writing on the Wall,” which explores some of the most influential stories and ideas from the Bible and the ways they have been woven into Western culture.

The seminar will begin at 9 a.m. with Dawn’s lecture on “The Intersection of Theology and the Arts in Historical Perspective.” It will continue at 10:15 a.m. with Kimball’s lecture, entitled “The Intersection of Theology and the Arts in Contemporary Ministry.” A pastor’s panel response will begin at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will follow.

Individual registration is $30 per person. For groups of two or more, the fee is $25 each, and George Fox alumni and students pay $20. The lunch is optional and costs $10.

Online registration is available at seminary.georgefox.edu and can be found by clicking the “News and Events” link on the left side of the screen.

More information about the seminar is available by contacting Jean Oehm Miller at 503-554-6150.

George Fox Evangelical Seminary offers a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree in leadership and spiritual formation, global missional leadership, and semiotics and future studies. Also offered is a Master of Divinity degree and Master of Arts degrees in theological studies, spiritual formation and ministry leadership. Students also may earn a certificate in spiritual formation and discipleship.

George Fox University is ranked by Forbes as the top Christian college in the Pacific Northwest and among the top three Christian colleges in the country. George Fox is the only Christian university in the Pacific Northwest classified by U.S. News & World Report as a first tier national university. More than 3,400 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, Ore., and at teaching centers in Portland, Salem, and Redmond, Ore., and Boise, Idaho. George Fox offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors, degree-completion programs for working adults, five seminary degrees, and 11 master’s and doctoral degrees.

Contact:

Jean Miller

George Fox Evangelical Seminary

503-554-6150

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Is Eric Schmidt on His Way Out of Google?

What’s really going on inside of Google?

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 22, 2011

According to Jeff Christian, founder of executive search firm CTPartners, Eric Schmidt’s impending move to Executive Chairman of Google is unusual. It’s usually reversed in that an outside CEO is initially brought into a start-up to provide adult supervision to the young technology-savvy founder(s) who move up to Chairman or Vice-Chairman positions on the board.

Christian who did the search for the CEO of Hewlett Packard to replace Lou Platt, which resulted in the hiring of Carly Fiorina, said, “I have known Eric for almost 20 years. He was one of the candidates we considered for CEO of HP however, at the time, HP was looking for more of a marketing person and Schmidt was more of a strong technology operational executive.”

Christian explained, “In the early days of Google, Schmidt brought needed operational leadership experience as well as respect from the street. He had done an exceptional job at Sun Microsystems and on boards of many successful high-tech companies including Siebel Systems.”

Is Eric Schmidt being pushed out of Google? “Executive Chairman implies that he will be an active chairman but is that really true? These days, it’s difficult to know what a board is really saying with a move like this,” noted Christian.

Mr. Christian continues, “Eric, being appointed CEO of Google was a bit unusual in that normally, technology founders are often paired with strong marketing/sales operational executives with significant experience in running companies.”

As it turned out, Schmidt was an excellent choice for Google. More recently, Schmidt has become much more of a spokesperson for Google and some of his comments regarding privacy issues and the massive amounts of information to which Google has access may have sped up the inevitable.

Christian said, “It is very difficult for a founder, particularly of a successful company to let go and stay that way. Every founder who has let go of the reins of a company (s)he started, wants them back.” He added, “I should know, it happened to me.”

Christian remarked, “The triumvirate of Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and Sergey Brin has worked like a charm, at least from what we can see but you never know whether the company’s incredible rise stemmed from just having one of the greatest ideas ever or how much of it has been great leadership. We won’t know until they hit a wall. When they do, Larry Page will remain CEO or someone new will be brought in.”

About Jeff Christian

Jeff Christian is the founder of executive search firm CTPartners, The Number 12 Foundation. and RevenueBeast. For more information go to http://www.number12foundation.org

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Irvine, CA, January 22, 2011 –(PR.com)– Kareo, the leading provider of easy and affordable medical billing software for physicians in the United States, and Broadleaf Health, a leading medical billing service serving more than a dozen specialties, are pleased to announce that Broadleaf Health has selected Kareo as its medical billing software solution.

“Kareo’s benchmarking and reporting functions allow me to understand exactly what’s going on with a client’s revenue,” says Paul Bernard, President and owner of Broadleaf Health. “The way the data is presented enables me to slice and dice the numbers and frame the data so clients understand how we can maximize reimbursement.” Paul says that Kareo also facilitates better operational efficiencies. “Because of Kareo’s web-based platform, we can do the work wherever it can best be performed. Employees in California and Michigan can easily collaborate on any client account to help ensure the best outcome.”

Broadleaf Health is a full service, multi-specialty medical billing company providing billing and revenue cycle management for a large number of specialties and practice types across multiple states. Based out of Woodland Hills, CA, Broadleaf Health serves clients in specialties including Maternal Fetal Medicine, Radiology, Dermatology, Clinical Psychology, Family and General Practice, Pathology, Sleep Centers, DME and more.

Kareo web-based practice management/medical billing software with integrated electronic claims processing is the most user-friendly, easy-to-buy, and easy-to-set-up solution on the market. Kareo is popular with physician practices from 1-8 providers and medical billing companies with 1-100 providers. Users can schedule appointments, verify insurance eligibility, send electronic claims, receive electronic insurance payments, manage collections, store documents online, print custom reports, and more.

“We are very pleased to have been selected by a leading company such as Broadleaf Health as their medical billing software provider and even more pleased to hear that it was because we meet their reporting and financial management needs,” said Dan Rodrigues, CEO of Kareo. “We strive to make financial management easy for our users, whether they are a medical billing service or a physician practice, because it is vitally important to the health of the business.”

About Broadleaf Health
Broadleaf Health is a full service, multi-specialty medical billing company offering coding and diagnosis analysis for maximum allowable reimbursement, electronic claims submissions, denials management and payment posting, dedicated and relentless insurance follow-up, patient statements and patient-centric support, provider enrollment support, standardized reporting, and customized accounts receivable and revenue cycle financial analysis.

For more information on Broadleaf Health, visit www.broadleafhealth.com

Press Contact
Paul Bernard
(818) 932-4656 x120
pbernard@broadleafhealth.com

About Kareo
Kareo is a leading provider of easy to use, affordable, web-based practice management and medical billing software to thousands of physicians and hundreds of medical billing companies. Kareo’s user-friendly and quick-to-implement solution enables physicians to get paid faster by storing patient records, verifying insurance eligibility, submitting electronic claims to insurers, posting electronic insurance payments, billing patients, managing accounts receivable, and much more. For more information on Kareo, please visit www.kareo.com

Press Contact
Kate Casey
949.723.0520
kate@katecasey.com

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Sit at a Desk All Day? Getting Exercise Is Worth Standing Up For

Tom and Dian Griesel, co-authors of TurboCharged, a rapid fat-loss and wellness book due for release in mid-March share exercise tips for those whose jobs require sitting at a desk for extended periods, as well as those who spend lots of time watching TV or surfing the Internet.

New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 22, 2011

The American Cancer Society, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Australia-based Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and even the Canadian government are all sounding the alarm on the health problems that result from too much sitting. Many studies are coming to the same conclusion: Sitting can be hazardous to your health!

Tom and Dian Griesel are the co-authors of TurboCharged, a rapid fat-loss and wellness book due for release in mid-March. Reflecting the verdict on excessive sitting, they have plenty of exercise tips for those whose jobs require sitting at a desk for extended periods, as well as those who spend lots of time watching TV or surfing the Internet.

“All of these studies point out that sitting is a form of inactivity, which has many adverse effects on our physiology,” says Tom. “During prolonged sitting, one’s whole body just slows down. Our bodies are not designed for inactivity but for complex, whole-body movement. According to Elin E. Bak, researcher for the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, ‘Lack of whole-body muscular movement [is] strongly associated with obesity, abnormal glucose metabolism, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease risk and cancer.’”

“If you sit all day, even if you find time to exercise 40 to 60 minutes four to six days per week, you are still a couch potato and at risk,” adds Dian. “Studies are showing that the effects of sitting are independent of exercise, and might even counter some of exercise’s beneficial effects. According to Marc Hamilton, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri, ‘Chair time is an insidious hazard because people haven’t been told it is a hazard.’”

The good news, say Tom and Dian, is that some type of movement every 20 to 40 minutes, even for as little as one minute, is all that is needed to remedy the effects of sitting. In fact, standing up burns 60 more calories per hour than sitting and seems to counter the latter’s effects. Using the stairs instead of the elevator is another excellent choice. In TurboCharged, the Griesels outline a simple program of increased activity and one-minute exercises which, along with other steps, are designed to increase health, vitality and fat-loss even if one has a desk job. Below is a list of steps that anyone can incorporate into their day. As employers become aware of the benefits of regular movement during the workday, mini-movement breaks may become a job requirement.

Suggested Exercise List for Those With Desk Jobs:

1) Take the stairs instead of the elevator.

2) Stand up as often as possible, such as when talking on the telephone.

3) Body Weight Squats: Stand with feet about shoulder-width apart, arms at your sides or out in front of you. Bend your knees, bringing your rear end down as if sitting in a chair. Rise to standing and repeat. Taking breaks as needed, do this 20 to 60 times or as many as you are able to do in a minute.

4) Lunge: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and take a step forward, lower down trying to touch your rear knee to the floor, raise and return to starting position, and repeat with your other leg. Continue to alternate legs for 1 minute.

5) Desk or Wall Push-Up: Stand with your toes 2 to 3 feet from the desk or wall. Place your hands on the desk or wall, lower down and press back up. Start with 20 and aim to build up to 60 consecutive repetitions. This is easier than a regular push-up and a good way to start.

6) Standing Heel Lifts: With feet 6 to 12 inches apart, rise up on your toes as high as you can, then lower back down barely touching your heels to the ground. Tighten your buttocks as much as you can. Repeat for a count of 60 or as long as you can last.

7) Take short walks during scheduled breaks and lunch.

Suggestions for Chair Exercises:

1) Exhale and suck your stomach in, contracting it back toward your spine, hold tight for 5 seconds and release. Repeat 10 times.

2) Lift your legs straight in front of you, flex them and hold steady for as long as you can. Release and repeat.

3) Lift your legs straight out in front of you and cross them like a scissors alternating them top and bottom. Do as many as you can.

4) Lift your arms in front of you or to your sides, and pulse them up and down as quickly as possible for up to 1 minute.

For TV watchers, get off the couch during commercials and do push-ups, lunges or squats. This is an easy and productive habit to improve your tube time!

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