New Research and Development Chef at Fresh Origins Microgreens :all in the family.

Farmer's daughter is now Fresh Origins' new Chef! She's cooking up some delicious ideas for their Microgreens, Edible Flowers and other unique ingredients.

San Marcos, California (PRWEB) December 22, 2012
Microgreens aren’t the only thing growing at Fresh Origins! Family member, Kelly Sasuga has developed many skills, and is now the farm’s Research and Development Chef .
Kelly graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Degree in Fine Arts. Along the way, she cultivated an interest in photography, where she applied her artistic sensibilities in photographing the beautiful food created by fine dining chefs. Her photos have been used in a variety of media including StarChefs, Catersource Magazine, Flavor and the Menu, Epicure Magazine, San Diego Magazine, Dining out magazine and others.
Upon her return to Fresh Origins, Kelly worked to ramp up the sales and marketing efforts with social media, graphic design, photography, and product development. She plays a key role in representing the company at chef centered events, and trade shows throughout the country where she enjoys the opportunity to meet and interact with great chefs.
Offering Fresh Origins’ Microgreens and Edible Flowers to Chefs nationwide has been a unique opportunity to learn about the creativity of fine cuisine. Her growing appreciation for fine cuisine inspired her to become a chef herself, so in 2012, she graduated from the San Diego Culinary Institute in their Commis de Cuisine program. Completing the grueling program at the top of her class, which included a stage at San Diego’s unique restaurant; Red Light District, she learned first-hand the blood, sweat, tears and passion of what it takes to be a professional chef.
Integrating fine culinary skills with her artistic talents, Kelly creates specialty dishes to guide chefs in how to incorporate Microgreens and Edible Flowers into their cuisine. She encourages them to consider the flavor profile of a dish in utilizing the microgreens as a key ingredient. They should be integrated as relevant visual and flavor component to enhance and complete the dish. There are so many different flavors, colors and textures of Microgreens and Edible Flowers with a multitude of ways to pair with any combination of foods. She develops recipes and contributes photography, graphics, and information for Fresh Origins’ website, and blog. Kelly also has a background in bartending and uses this knowledge to create cocktails that integrate Fresh Origins’ specialty herbs and edible flowers to add exciting colors and flavors.
Kelly’s responsibilities include showcasing Fresh Origins products at trade shows and culinary events where she has prepared and provided food for StarChefs.com International Chef’s Congress in New York, Culinary Institute of America’s Worlds of Flavor event in Napa, Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference in Monterey, San Diego Restaurant Week’s Tasting Event, CaterSource Conference, Las Vegas, and The Western Foodservice Show.
In addition, Kelly produces a monthly newsletter that features the company's unique product line including new introductions of Microgreens, Petitegreens, Edible Flowers, Tiny Veggies, Shoots, Herb Crystals, Flower Crystals and more.
Recently, Kelly has been developing recipes for using the new Herb Crystals and Flower Crystals. These are an exciting new ingredient for adding another layer of flavor, texture and color to any dish.
About the Company:

Fresh Origins is America’s leading producer of Microgreens and Edible Flowers. Combining the benefits of an ideal climate with a deep passion for quality and innovation, Fresh Origins products are sought after by the finest restaurants and top chefs.
David Sasuga and his family operate the 24 acre farm located in the picturesque rolling hills of San Diego County, California where the near perfect weather allows for production and harvest almost every day of the year. Growing Microgreens since 1995, Fresh Origins grows an innovative portfolio of over 400 Microgreens, PetiteGreens, Edible Flowers, Shoots Tiny Veggies, Herb Crystals, Flower Crystals and related items.
Fresh Origins’ primary product remains Microgreens. They have exceptional color, are bursting with flavor and have outstanding keeping quality due to ideal climate and the attention and care given in the growing, harvesting and packing. They are hand harvested to order at the peak of freshness and shipped overnight to arrive the next morning to all parts of the country.

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Small Law Firm Marketing Ideas and Strategy from ByReputation's New Small Law Firm Promotion Service

Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 22, 2012
With organic search engine optimization, local search directories, and content marketing, ByReputation offers small law firm marketing as a new service to help bring in new clients. To get a free small law firm marketing consult from an expert, please click on the link below:
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Small law firms can now have their site rank increased to the top search engines such as Google, Bling, and Yahoo with ByReputation's new search engine optimization. The search engine optimization searches past sites for key phrases and words with high conversion rates. Then the page factors are filtered through and adjusted by a search engine specialist in order to place them at the top of the search algorithm. To finalize things, penguin safe and white hat only techniques begin an ongoing off page optimization for the site.
Local search directories play an important role in small law firm marketing. Clients give local directories such as Yellowbook, Superpages, Yelp, and Yahoo Local over 100 million views a month. By focusing on the top 30 local directories, local clients are much more likely to be found by new small law firms with ByReputation placing the law firm’s directory towards the top over the other local competitors.
Content marketing is the last piece to successful small law firm marketing service. Articles are written explaining the process of law with a focused blog written two to three times a week. By keeping a consistent update of these content blogs, the Google freshness score is increased for the small law firm marketer’s domain allowing them to be placed at a higher rank within the search engine.

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Topweightlossblogs.com’s Top Blogs of 2012

With the number of health and fitness blogs growing exponentially it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Here’s Topweightlossblogs.com’s guide to the best.

London, UK (PRWEB) December 22, 2012
While blogging has always been a popular activity in the health and fitness world, these days it seems like every one who made a trip to the gym in 2012 started up a blog. While topweightlossblogs.com naturally encourages all bloggers to share their experiences it has come up with a list of the very best blogs to mark the end of 2012.
They are in no particular order and include:

Run Eat Repeat

Run Eat Repeat is one of the best weight loss blogs of the year. Run by Monica Olivas the red headed Mexican girl from California it is all about running and healthy eating as a way of losing weight. It is not about dieting and there is no mention of the D word on the site. The blog has won numerous awards and is a light-hearted while at the same time informative blog about the benefits of running for weight loss.
There are loads of great recipes and plenty of advice about running and training. Monica is a regular half and full marathon runner but there is plenty of advice for beginners and the Couch to 5k program is a great place to start.
The Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl

This blog is one that should be able to inspire anyone that wants to lose weight. Started in 2001 it is the amazing story of Shauna Reid who went from weighing more than 350 pounds to less than half that in 6 years. This is another blog that takes a diet free approach to living healthily and losing weight and is a must read for anyone. The blog details Shauna’s unique approach to weight loss and there is now a book that has recently been published to go with it.
Fit to the Finish

This blog documents the remarkable story of Diane Carbonell. A mother of seven children Diane was morbidly obese and weighed more than 300 pounds. The blog shows how she took charge of her health and her life and managed to lose 150 safely and healthily. The blog is full of useful ideas on tips for weight loss, exercise, healthy eating and how to maintain weight loss.

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Business Review Hails Lengal Financial Ohio’s Most Exceptional Customer Service

New York, New York (PRWEB) December 22, 2012
Business Review has determined that Frank Lengal’s devotion to customer service surpasses its competitors’, after recently comparing Ohio insurance agencies to determine which offered the best service to their customers. Claim Satisfaction Guarantee is Lengal Financial’s newest initiative, making Columbus, Ohio insurance policies more lucrative than ever. If a covered driver is in an accident and is unhappy with their Lengal Financial car insurance claim, they will receive credit on their next monthly payments. Frank Lengal believes that his customers should always get the greatest service possible. If they believe it is not the best claim that was promised to them, Lengal is willing to give them money off on future payments. Other insurance companies in the area do not have the same guarantee or dedication to their customers that Lengal Financial does.
Business Review also notes Frank Lengal’s equity to all of his customers, not giving special treatment to some and not to others. Claim Satisfaction Guarantee is not an exclusive perk for certain customers. All of Lengal Financial’s customers with Columbus car insurance receive the Claim Satisfaction Guarantee because they want everyone to be delighted with their service. It is included in all standard Lengal Financial car insurance policies for no additional fee.   
If anyone of Lengal Financial’s patrons with Columbus car insurance gets into an accident and are unhappy with how their car insurance claim goes, they will receive credit on their upcoming payments. The process is simple. Any unsatisfied customer just has to write a letter explaining why they were unhappy with Lengal Financial’s service. They then must send this letter to Lengal Financial within one hundred and eighty days after the accident.
Once the letter is received, that customer will receive up to six months of credit on their monthly premium, depending on their specific situation. This means that if a client is unhappy with how Lengal Financial has dealt with their claim in any way, they could have up to half a year without paying a cent for their Columbus, Ohio car insurance.
Business Review was founded in 2006 to provide people with quality information and an objective perspective on a wide variety of businesses. Business Review believes that the greatest businesses should get the proper recognition and exposure. Therefore, they investigate a wide range of companies and businesses to locate the leaders in each field and share their results.

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Washington saying goodbye to Inouye at memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Admirers will bid farewell to Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye at a memorial service before a final trip home to his native Hawaii.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were to be among those offering tributes during the ceremony Friday at Washington National Cathedral, along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.
Biden also spoke at a ceremony Thursday at the Capitol, where Inouye was given an honored resting place: beneath the dome.
Inouye was only the 31st person to lie in state in the rotunda, the most recent being former President Gerald R. Ford nearly six years ago.
During the day, congressional staff, tourists and other Capitol Hill visitors filed past to pay their respects at Inouye's casket, draped with an American flag.
Inouye died Monday of respiratory complications. He was 88.
After becoming Hawaii's first congressman in 1959 following statehood, Inouye was elected to the Senate in 1962. He was the first Japanese-American elected to both houses of Congress and was serving his ninth Senate term at the time of his death.
He was awarded a Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, for bravery during World War II, including a heroic effort that cost him his right arm. He later became one of the nation's most influential politicians, playing key roles in congressional investigations of the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals.
Inouye also was the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history.
As a legislator, his specialty was steering federal money back home to help build the kinds of roads, schools and housing that Americans on the mainland took for granted.
Inouye's body is to be returned to Hawaii on Saturday.

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NRA returns to public debate, to meet with media

WASHINGTON (AP) — One week after the mass shootings that killed 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school — 20 of them children — the nation's largest gun-rights lobby is returning to the spotlight as Congress prepares to consider tighter restrictions on firearms in the new year.
The 4.3 million-member National Rifle Association largely disappeared from public debate after the shootings in Newtown, Conn., choosing atypical silence as a strategy as the nation sought answers after the rampage. The NRA took down its Facebook page and kept silent on Twitter.
Unlike its actions in the wake of other mass shootings, the group did not put out a statement of condolence for the victims while simultaneously defending the rights of gun owners.
That strategy, however, is set to change, starting with a news conference Friday.
In the lead-up, the group re-activated its Facebook account — it has 1.7 million members — and its Twitter feed now warns supporters that "President Obama supports gun control measures, including reinstating an assault weapons ban." The group also announced that its top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, planned to appear Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.
It's an about-face from the group that ignored requests for comment and shunned media attention for four days following last week's shootings.
"The National Rifle Association of America is made up of 4 million moms and dads, sons and daughters and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown," the group said in its first public statement since the shootings, released Tuesday. "Out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and a full investigation of the facts before commenting."
The group also promised "meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again" and announced plans for Friday's news conference on what is, in reality, the last real work day before Washington scatters for the long Christmas holiday.
Since the slayings, President Barack Obama has demanded "real action, right now" against U.S. gun violence and called on the NRA to join the effort. Moving quickly after several congressional gun-rights supporters said they would consider new legislation to control firearms, the president said this week he wants proposals on reducing gun violence that he can take to Congress by January.
Obama has already asked Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and pass legislation that would end a provision that allows people to purchase firearms from private parties without a background check. Obama also has indicated that he wants Congress to pursue the possibility of limiting high-capacity magazines.

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Few memorials to forgotten victim: Gunman's mother

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When people here speak of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, they use the number 26: the ones killed after Adam Lanza blasted his way into the school.
When the bells of Newtown toll mournfully Friday morning to honor the victims of last week's shooting rampage, they'll do so 26 times, for each child and staff member killed.
Rarely do residents mention the first person police said Lanza killed that morning: his mother, Nancy, who was shot in the head four times while she lay in bed.
That makes 27.
A private funeral was held Thursday in New Hampshire for Nancy Lanza, according to Donald Briggs, the police chief in Kinston, N.H., where her funeral was held. About 25 family members attended the ceremony.
In Newtown, where makeshift memorials of stuffed animals, angels, candles, flowers and balloons have blossomed on patches of grass throughout town, there is only one noticeable tribute to Nancy Lanza. It's a letter written by a friend on yellow paper affixed, screwed and shellacked onto a red piece of wood.
"Others now share pain for choices you faced alone; May the blameless among us throw the first stone," it reads in part.
No one outwardly blames Nancy Lanza for the rampage. But authorities have said the gunman, her 20-year-old son Adam, used the guns she kept at their home to carry out a massacre that became the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history and has stirred lawmakers to call for gun control laws.
Nationwide, churches will ring their bells 26 times at 9:30 Friday morning — exactly a week after the shooting occurred — in memory of the victims. Two gold balloons, one a 2, the other a 6, are tied to a bridge. Handwritten tributes mention 26 snowflakes. "26 angels will guide us," reads one.
The dearth of tributes to Nancy Lanza underscores the complicated mix of emotions surrounding her after the shooting.
In a small town where multiple funerals are taking place each day, where black-clad mourners stand in lines waiting to say goodbye to another child, many are incredibly angry at Nancy Lanza for not keeping her guns away from her son.
Some view her as a victim, but one whose guns were used to kill first-graders. And others think Nancy Lanza was an innocent victim, one who should be counted and included at memorials.
"It's a loss of life and, yes, her life mattered," said Christine Lombardi. "Yes, I do believe she should be included."
Others in Newtown are weary of the crush of media and have become reluctant to answer questions after a difficult week. But the subject of marking Nancy Lanza's death, along with those of the children and teachers killed by her son, seemed mainly to surprise two moms who stopped to place flowers at the memorial at Main and Sugar streets with their two grammar-school aged girls.
They paused, appeared bewildered, and looked at each other for a moment. Then one quietly said, "No, no," and they each took a girl's hand and led them away.
Newtown and environs weathered a fourth day of funerals Thursday as mourners laid to rest Catherine Hubbard, Benjamin Wheeler, Jesse Lewis and Allison Wyatt, all 6 years old; and Grace McDonnell, 7.
A service was held in Katonah, N.Y., for teacher Anne Marie Murphy, 52, who authorities believe helped shield some of her students from the rain of bullets. Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan compared her to Jesus.
"Like Jesus, Annie laid down her life for her friends," Dolan said. "Like Jesus, Annie's life and death brings light, truth, goodness and love to a world often shrouded in darkness, evil, selfishness and death."
A bell tolled Thursday at Newtown's St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at the funeral for Catherine, who her family said would be remembered for her passion for animals and her constant smile.
Trinity Episcopal church on Main Street was filled to capacity for the funeral for Benjamin, described as a budding musician and Beatles fan. His service included a rendition of "Here Comes The Sun." About two dozen Boy Scout leaders lined the front pathway to the church in honor of the former Cub Scout.
In downtown Danbury, mourners filed into the ornate white-pillared First Congregational Church for a memorial service for 30-year-old teacher Lauren Rousseau. Friends wept at the altar as they remembered the spirited, hardworking, sunny-natured woman who brightened their lives with silliness and gave them all nicknames.
Gov. Dannel Malloy has asked people across Connecticut to observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday, which will mark a week since the shootings. The White House has said President Barack Obama will privately observe the moment of silence.
Places of worship and buildings with bells have been asked to ring them 26 times, for the victims at the school. Officials and clergy in many other states have said they will participate.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was one of the people to visit Newtown on Thursday, stopping by a firehouse.
The Obama administration will push to tighten gun laws in response to the shooting, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday, and Speaker John Boehner said the GOP-controlled House would consider the proposals.
Biden, who is overseeing the administration's response to Friday's shooting, said he and Obama are "absolutely committed" to curbing gun violence in the United States.
"Even if we can only save one life, we have to take action," he said.
Gun-control measures have faced fierce resistance in Congress for years, but that may be changing because of the events in Connecticut, which shocked the nation.
After the shooting, Obama signaled for the first time that he's willing to spend significant political capital on the issue. Some prominent gun-rights advocates on Capitol Hill — Democrats and Republicans alike — have expressed willingness to consider new measures.
Authorities say Adam Lanza shot his mother at their home and then took her car and some of her guns to the school, where he broke in and opened fire. A Connecticut official said Nancy Lanza, a gun enthusiast who practiced at shooting ranges, was shot four times in the head with a .22-caliber rifle.
Lanza was wearing all black, with an olive-drab utility vest, during the attack. Investigators have found no letters or diaries that could explain the rampage.

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France's Hollande reaffirms 2013 deficit target

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande reiterated on Friday that his government was targeting a reduction of the public deficit in 2013 to three percent of GDP despite new official data showing economic growth way below forecast.
Hollande told Europe 1 radio he also expected that French unemployment would only begin to fall by late 2013 despite what he said would be a "difficult year" for the economy.
"There's no recession, not in France," Hollande said. "But it will be difficult because when we have nearly zero growth in the first half of the year, unemployment will keep rising."
The French economy will eke out growth of only 0.1 percent this year, dropping from 1.7 percent in 2011 and missing the government's forecast for 0.3 percent, national statistics office INSEE estimated late on Thursday.
More worrying, INSEE said the outlook would improve only marginally heading into 2013, estimating growth of 0.1 percent in both the first and second quarters.
The weak economic momentum raises the chances the economy will grow less in 2013 than the 0.8 percent forecast the Socialist government has built its budget on.
Asked if he still aimed to cut the deficit to 3 percent of output next year, Hollande said: "That's our target and when you set a target the aim is to reach it."
Hollande's comments came after French employers and trade unions announced overnight that they had failed to reach an accord on labor market reform seen essential to unlocking more growth potential from the euro zone's second largest economy.
The two sides are set to hold new talks starting January 10, extending the initial year-end deadline Hollande originally set for what he said must be an "historic" accord.
"We must not miss this opportunity ... everyone must assume their responsibilities," he said.

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S&P downgrades Cyprus on default fears

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Cyprus further into junk status amid concerns that the country could default on its debts.
It says Friday that the two-notch downgrade to CCC+ is due to a "considerable and rising" risk that the country, one of the 17 EU countries that uses the euro, may default.
It also maintains its negative outlook on the country, meaning that further downgrades are possible.
S&P says it went ahead with the downgrade because the Cypriot government is running out of money while uncertainty remains over the terms of a bailout that the country is trying to negotiate with international lenders to salvage its banks that are heavily exposed to debt-crushed Greece.

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Thursday's Scoreboard

Thursday's Games
NBA
Minnesota 99 Oklahoma City 93
Miami 110 Dallas 95
Portland 101 Denver 93
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AHL
Lake Erie 4 Houston 3
Peoria 5 Charlotte 4 (SO)
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U.S. College Football
Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego
Brigham Young 23 San Diego State 6

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