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COMMENTARY The Real Meaning of the Season

The holiday is upon us. The streets and stores are gaily decorated; music is in the

air. There’s a scurry for cards and presents; an expectation of families gathering. Politically, it’s an idle time, a silly season. Every year re-cently, there are fulminations about someone trying to “steal Christ-mas,” as if someone could. This year, Fox News is pumping an ar-gument over whether Santa is black or white, and what color Jesus was.

All of this violates the spirit of the holiday. This is Christmas -- a mass celebrating the birth of Christ. What matters is not the color of Jesus or Santa, but their character. Jesus represents promise, hope and redemption. Santa is a commercial icon, representing buying and sell-ing, credit and debt. Each year at this time, I urge that we remember the real story of Christmas. It’s not about a holiday; it is about a holy day. Jesus was born under occupation to a couple ordered to go far from home. The innkeeper told his parents that there was no room at the inn. He was born in a manger, an “at risk baby.” He came at a time of great expectation among the poor and the oppressed. Prophets had predicted

that a mighty Messiah would be born -- a king of kings -- to defeat the occupiers and free the people. Jesus was that liberator, but he was the Prince of Peace, not a man of war. He gathered disciples, not armies. He converted, rather than conquered, the occupier. He accumulated no worldly wealth. He threw the money lenders from the temple. He taught us about love, hope, charity and faith. We will be judged, he told us, by how we treat “the least of these.” We will be graded on how we treat the stranger on the Jericho Road. You don’t need to be a Christian to understand the rel-evance of his teachings today. We live in one of the richest nations in the world. Our princes of com-merce live lavish lives that exceed the grandest excesses of barons and kings of old. Yet, as a recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund shows, the U.S. ranks next to last, 34th of 35 developed countries, in the number of children raised in poverty. Over 20 million people are in need of full-time work. Over 4 million are long-term unemployed. While corporate profits are hitting records, workers’ wages are at new lows as a percentage of GDP. Most Americans are struggling simply to stay afloat. Household incomes contin-ue to decline, as the top 1 percent pockets a staggering 95 percent of the rewards of growth over the last three years. Christmas is a time of giv-ing. Neighbors contribute to their churches and schools; the buckets

of the Salvation Army are filled. The wealthy complete their contri-butions for the year. Gifts are ex-changed with families and friends. But this year, Congress chose to cut food stamps by 7 per-cent, literally taking food from the mouths of 48 million of our most vulnerable citizens. Congress chose not to extend emergency jobless benefits; in January, 1.3 million Americans desperate to find work will find themselves out in the cold. This is a rich nation; we can afford to do better. Congress chose not to. On this holiday, let us each take a moment to remember the real story. Too many get caught up in Santa’s holiday, oppressed by the need for money to buy gifts. But the real celebration is free and liberating. Let us take stock not of the presents we give or receive, but of how we treat the young in the dawn of life, the poor in the pit of life, the elderly in the dusk of life, the stranger on a dark road. Let’s pledge to lift the vulnerable children born in life’s manger out of poverty. Let’s commit to bring peace to Bethlehem. Remember the Wise Men brought gifts to the child and his parents, not to one an-other. And their offerings were not the real gift. The true blessing was the child himself, wrapped in swad-dling clothes, lying in a manger. Merry Christmas, everybody. You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this news-paper or by email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twit-ter @RevJJackson. Read the full story online at www.stylemagazine.com.


LOCAL BRIEFSNine Year Old Birthday Wish to Donate Shoes to Needy Children

Nine-year-old Brielle Driver has always been inspired to help others. After realizing that

some children don’t have enough cloth-ing, she decided for her birthday wish that instead of a party and gifts Brielle asked her friends to donate a new pair of shoes which will be given to children at Houston area homeless shelters. This wish has been a desire of hers since the age of 8. “At first I didn’t take her seri-ously last year when she asked to do this

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at eight year’s old for her ninth birthday, but she continued to ask,” stated Brielle’s mom Betty Driver. “As her mother I feel over-joyed and proud that my daughter has a sense of obligation and the desire to help others at such an early age.” Do-nated Shoes will benefit children at The Star of Hope!

The biggest technology story of the 2013 is one of the biggest stories of the year, period. It has

had serious implications in the United States and around the world, and half a year later its true impact is only begin-ning to be felt. In June, The Guardian first pub-lished leaked documents from National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. The classified documents contained information about highly confidential government programs that collect massive amounts of data about Americans’ cell phone calls and Internet activities The scope of the program has led to lawsuits and protests, a public de-bate about the right to privacy versus the government’s need to secretly collect in-formation for security. Another big story this year was

TECHNOLOGY The Top Tech Stories of 2013cybersecurity, illustrated by a string of attacks by hackers against news orga-nizations, major tech companies and retailers. The motivations behind the at-tacks varied -- some like the recent Tar-get breach -- were financially motivated, while others were political statements or acts of espionage. They all highlighted the limits of online security and privacy. It was a year when established tech companies struggled to reinvent themselves. Microsoft continued to push its new Windows 8 operating system and Windows 8 smartphones, even go-ing as far as to buy the No. 1 maker of Windows phones, Nokia’s mobile divi-sion. In the end, it wasn’t enough and the company decided on one more big change: a new CEO. A bright spot for Microsoft could be its new Xbox game console, the Xbox One, which is competing against

Sony’s new Play Station 4. Apple didn’t have to switch much up to stay popular. It announced an expected update to its iPhone and iPad lines with the usual fanfare, slim-ming down and speeding up the devices, throwing in some flashy features like a finger print scanner and new colors to keep the masses interested. A more dra-matic overhaul was of the iOS 7 mobile operating system, which was flattened, simplified and updated. Twitter went public and re-leased a new social micro-video app called Vine, Snapchat broke out of the naughty messaging market and made “ephemeral” communications a hot fea-ture, and virtual currency Bitcoin sky-rocketed in price while people waited to see if it would drop back down to Earth. Some of 2013’s big stories were just previews of what’s to come in

2014. Wearable technology moved from the hype stage to the prototype stage, but Google Glass and the myriad of bad smart watches just showed that the in-dustry still has a lot more work to do (on design and social norms) before these gadgets are hot holiday items. Tune in next year and see wheth-er face-mounted computers become a so-cially acceptable accessory, 3-D printed guns become something to worry about and original content from sites like Ama-zon and Netflix can take on TV.

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Brielle Driver and Friends

red Dust Covers Houstonians’ Cars

Sunday morning many Houston motorists woke up to a sea of red dust covering their vehicles. Ac-

cording to the National Weather Service the culprit of the red dust was Mexico. The red dust blew into the city over the weekend by a weather system. Previous weather systems have carried dust as far as Louisiana. Houston drivers might not have like the thick layers of red duct on their vehicles but area car washes sure did. Many of them reported double, some even tripled, their business on Sunday.Many have commented over

the release of Phil Robert-son from the highly popular

A&E show ‘Duck Dynasty.’ The Lone Star Q, statewide LGBT news source, reported that Houston Mayor Annise Parker said, “What some redneck wing-nut has to say about the GLBT com-munity is completely irrelevant.” After many heavily scruntized her comments, Mayor Parker tweeted on this past Sat-urday “When I called Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty ‘a redneck wingnut whose views are completely irrelevant’ I was serious. Who cares?-A.” This of course sparked additional commentary from Sid Miller, Republican candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, in a statement he said, “Just because An-nise Parker believes Phil Robertson’s comments are irrelevant doesn’t mean that many of her constituents don’t only consider them to be relevant, but also timely.”Mayor Annise Parker


PatientStyle gowns- an alterna-tive to the typical hospital gown- is attempting to change the way

people see the medical experience. “There’s the movie ‘Some-thing’s Gotta Give’ where Jack Nich-olson walks down the (hospital) hall-way and his backside is exposed,” said PatientStyle President Dusty Eber. “That’s a common image people as-sociate with hospitals.” PatientStyle offers hospital gowns that are unique to different med-ical situations. They currently offer items such as a Mammography Top, a Modesty Gown, a Nursing Gown, and a Tie Gown (which prevents indecent exposure by tying to the side instead of straight down the back). The gowns also come in a variety of designs and colors. “We’re always working on a new product,” said Eber. “We started with adults, then we added pediatrics about a year and a half ago. When we were meeting at hospitals around the U.S., we saw that was a real clinical need. Nurse Directors were asking.” Eber, who said he worked in the retail industry for fifteen years,

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found the inspiration for PatientStyle while he and his wife were at the hos-pital for the birth of one of their chil-dren. In a previous job, the company he worked for produced comfortable pajamas. “One of the categories in our old company was comfortable paja-mas,” he said. “I thought that the ap-plication would work for healthcare.” Gerald Grimes, a managing partner at the healthcare laundry ser-vice company Corporate Cleaning So-lutions, said that the gowns were just what the company needed to being pa-

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tients comfort. “We are a concierge, which means our clients and their patients want something higher-end and better quality,” he said. “We chose Patient-Style gowns.” While Walgreens sells standard hospital gowns for between $15.99 and $27.99, individual PatientStyle gowns range from $32 - $49.85 on www.ama-zon.com. “ They are an interlock,” said Eber. “They are a cotton poly-knit. Typical hospital gowns are wovens, so these are a knit product. A very simi-lar kind of product to if someone were to buy pajamas at Nordstrom’s or Ma-cy’s.” According to Grimes, the con-struction of the PatientStyle gowns has proven to make them more resilient than the average hospital gown. “You get three times as many washes with their gown as opposed to the standard gown that’s on the mar-ket,” he said. PatientStyle gowns are cur-rently in use at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Victory Healthcare in Texas. Eber

said the gowns are also in use at Me-morial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and some Mayo Clinics. “We’re in a few hundred hos-pitals around the U.S.,” he said. In addition to filling a niche clothing market, Eber said that he also saw that PatientStyle could improve customer satisfaction- which is now both a moral and monetary end. “There are government reim-bursements that are tied into patient experience and patient satisfaction,” Eber said. “So there is a big movement in healthcare to increase patient experi-ence and patient satisfaction.” The push to improve patient satisfaction is exemplified by Medi-care, which began to adjust its payment to hospitals according to patient satis-faction in Oct. 2012. Grimes said that quality is wo-ven- or rather, interlocked- into every gown. “The thread count is higher, the qual-ity is there. It’s in the material that they use,” he said.

By Family Feature

Holiday entertaining is all about food, wine and qual-ity time with family and

friends. This year, try a new approach to holiday get-togethers by hosting an hors d’oeuvres party. Skip the hassle of preparing a full meal by serving a number of small bites, dips and spreads for your guests to enjoy. Most hors d’oeuvres can be prepared ahead of time so you can spend more time with your guests instead of in the kitchen, mak-ing it easy to entertain flawlessly. The best part is you don’t have to break the bank to host a fabu-lous holiday gathering. By switching from national name brands to a gro-cer like ALDI, party essentials and seasonal must-haves, such as holiday gifts and baking necessities, can be as much as 50 percent less. Manufac-tured by many of the nation’s lead-ing food producers, these exclusive brand items often meet or exceed the quality and taste of the national name

CULINARY Happier Holiday Hors D’oeuvres brands. Try these hors d’oeuvre serv-ing tips from food stylist and loyal ALDI shopper Janice Stahl: • Rethink the regular: Sur-prise guests and get creative with classic recipes by changing the pre-sentation. Square pizza bites, circular tea sandwiches or star-shaped fruit make entertaining fun. • Keep hors d’oeuvres sim-ple: Serve foods that are bite-sized and easy to pick up. Try skewers to create festive kabobs, which are per-fect for nibbling. • Presentation is everything: Experiment with serving pieces like vases, champagne glasses or appe-tizer cups that add special interest to bite-sized snacks from chips and dip to shrimp cocktail. With these simple tips and recipes, you’ll be ready to throw a festive holiday hors d’oeuvres party that’s easy and affordable. Visit www.aldi.us for more entertaining ideas.

Cranberry Shrimp Ceviche Cups$0.58 per serving at ALDI

Recipe courtesy of Chef Alyssa, ALDI Test Kitchen

Prep time: 20 minutes, plus 1 hour to chill

Cook time: 3 minutesYields: 16 ceviche cups

1 1/2 teaspoons iodized salt, divided

16 ounces medium raw shrimp, thawed

1 cup dried cranberries1/2 red onion, roughly chopped

1/2 cup fresh parsley1/2 jalapeno, roughly chopped

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper or ground black pepper

1 teaspoon oregano16 ounces tortilla chips2 limes cut into wedges

Fresh cranberries, optional Bring medium pot of water to a boil. Season with 1 teaspoon

salt. Add shrimp and cook for 3 min-utes. Immediately plunge cooked shrimp into ice water bath. Peel shrimp and place in flat dish. In food processor, combine cranberries, red onion, parsley and jalapeno. Pulse until finely chopped. Add cranberry mixture to shrimp. Add lemon juice, lime juice, remaining salt, crushed red pepper and oregano. Stir to combine ingre-dients thoroughly. Refrigerate for 1 hour. To assemble, spoon ceviche, about 4 to 5 shrimp each, into small clear cups or glasses. Garnish with tortilla chips and lime wedges.

Cranberry Shrimp Ceviche Cups

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FINANCE Americans Get Their Financial Houses in Order for 2014According to a New Wells Fargo Survey

As they look ahead to 2014, Americans are getting their financial houses in

order by paying closer attention to their credit scores and managing their debt, according to the inaugu-ral “How America Buys and Bor-rows” survey by Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC). The survey revealed that Americans are focused on man-aging their credit, with nearly 60 percent having checked their credit score or credit report within the

past year. On average, more Amer-icans are proud (40 percent) than concerned (22 percent) about their credit score. This focus on credit management is part of preparation for the future, as nearly 80 percent of respondents said they have pur-chases of $2,000 or more planned within the next two years. In the coming years, consumers anticipate financing purchases such as home improvements or a home purchase (41 percent), travel (32 percent) and automobiles (28 percent.) “77 percent of Americans feel their financial situation is mod-erate to good – which is great news as we move ahead to 2014,” said Gary Korotzer, executive vice pres-ident with Wells Fargo’s Consumer Credit Solutions Group. “It is im-portant for consumers to put them-selves in the driver’s seat when it comes to managing their finances responsibly. An optimistic outlook for the future is an important key to financial success along with having clear goals and charting a course to get there.”

The survey also uncov-ered generational differences in how consumers choose to manage or strengthen their financial situa-tions. Boomers and Gen Xers are more likely to say they actively re-duce their debt (42 and 35 percent, respectively,) while 35 percent of Millennials say they choose to fo-cus on increasing their savings. The survey also revealed that consumers are engaging in healthy fiscal habits such as paying off their credit cards every month (39 percent,) saving for major pur-chases rather than relying on credit (38 percent) and sticking to a bud-get every month (32 percent.) “We want our customers to take charge of their finances by un-derstanding their current situation and their options,” said Korotzer. “When used responsibly, credit is a resource that can help consumers reach their financial goals. And we believe Wells Fargo has an impor-tant role in providing tools and re-sources to help our customers suc-ceed financially.” • 43 percent of Americans think things will get better in the next year. 44 percent think things will stay about the same. • Most believe housing val-ues have bottomed out and expect values to stabilize or increase. • Boomers are more likely to feel the economy is weaker and Millennials are more positive about the future. • Millennials expect their current situation will improve (60 percent), yet one third are con-cerned about finding a stable job and paying off loans. • Saving for retirement is a leading concern for both Gen X and Boomers with 52 percent of Gen Xers and 53 percent of Boomers saying it’s their top concern. • Three in 10 feel they’re saving more compared to a few years ago, or reducing debt. How-ever, few (one in five) indicate they are financially prepared for an emergency. • When financing a pur-chase, the total cost of the item is

the most important consideration, followed by the interest rates on credit cards or other loans. • Nearly a third of Ameri-can homeowners indicate that, with the exception of a mortgage, they are living debt free. • One in four respondents consider themselves “financially savvy,” and the same number feels that they are doing a good job keep-ing their financial house in order. • Few (13 percent) feel they have achieved their financial goals and most rate their understanding of financial management a “B” or a “C.” As consumers plan for 2014, Wells Fargo offers the following five tips: 1. Develop a realistic bud-get that includes your income, ex-penses, saving for life’s special moments and allowances for life’s unexpected moments. 2. Manage your cash flow and savings by tracking spending, reducing debt, saving for emergen-cies and avoiding overspending. 3. Build for the future by setting financial goals and living within your means. Create a finan-cial plan to help you reach your goals and be prepared to adjust it if your life circumstances change. 4. Maintain strong credit and understand the real cost of bor-rowing. Know your credit score and check your credit report for accura-cy annually. Before financing a big ticket purchase, understand the total cost of the loan over time. 5. Protect the money you have by avoiding becoming a vic-tim of fraud or identity theft by safe-guarding your personal informa-tion, reporting lost or stolen items such as checkbooks, debit cards or credit cards immediately and regu-larly reviewing your accounts to confirm all activity is legitimate. For more information about responsible money management, visit www.wellsfargo.com/myfi-nancialguide – Wells Fargo’s free resource to empower consumers with financial knowledge and re-sources.


2013: a year In revIew

As one year ends and another one begins we tend to reflect on the previous year. What head-

lines shocked us? What headlines made us cry? Who were the history makers? Houston Style Magazine brings you a year in review, 2013 style. Notable U.S. Events: January 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Maryland. January 2 - President Barack Obama signs a bill that averts the “fiscal cliff.” January 21 - President Barack Obama is inaugurated for a second term. Obama was sworn-in to office the previ-ous day, but because the date fell on a Sunday, the public festivities were post-poned one day. February 1 - John Kerry is sworn in as Secretary of State.February 12 - President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address. March 1 - Forced cuts to the federal budget, also known as sequestra-tion, kick in. April 15 - Twin bombs at the finish line of the Boston marathon kill three people and injure more than 250. April 17 - An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas kills 15 people.

April 19 - Boston Mara-thon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are involved in a confrontation with police. Tamerlan is killed and Dzhokhar escapes. After an all day manhunt, Dzhokhar is captured by police. May 2 - Maryland governor Martin O’Malley signs a law repealing the state’s death penalty. The law takes effect October 1. May 6 - Three young women and a six-year-old girl are rescued from a house in Cleveland, Ohio. The three women had been held captive in the house by Ariel Castro for between nine and 11 years and endured rape and brutal physical abuse. May 8 - Jodi Arias is found guilty of the 2008 murder of ex-boy-friend Travis Alexander. May 20 - An EF5 tornado hits Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding ar-eas. There are 25 confirmed fatalities. une 9 - The Guardian and Wash-ington Post disclose former Booz Allen contract employee Edward Snowden as their source for the intelligence related information recently published. Both published stories revealing the existence of PRISM, a program they say allows the NSA to extract the details of custom-

er activities -- including “audio and video chats, photographs, e-mails, documents” and other materials -- from computers at Microsoft, Google, Apple and other In-ternet companies. June 26 - The Supreme Court rejects parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in a 5-4 decision, dismiss-ing an appeal over same-sex marriage on jurisdictional grounds and ruling same-sex spouses legally married in a state may receive federal benefits. It also rules that private parties do not have standing to defend California’s voter-approved ballot measure barring gay and lesbian couples from state-sanctioned wedlock. The ruling clears the way for same-sex marriages in California to resume. June 21 - The U.S. government charges fugitive leaker Edward Snowden with espionage and theft of government property. June 30 - Nineteen elite firefight-ers are killed in a wildfire in Arizona. July 1 - Same-sex marriage be-comes legal in Delaware. July 13 - George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. July 30 - Pfc. Bradley Manning, on trial for leaking military information to the WikiLeaks website, is acquitted of aiding the enemy, but found guilty on 20 other counts, including violations of the Espionage Act. In August, he is sen-tenced to 35 years in prison. August 1 - Cleveland kidnap-pings suspect Ariel Castro pleads guilty to the charges against him and is sen-tenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years. Just over one month later, he commits suicide in his prison cell. August 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Rhode Island and Min-nesota. August 12 - Gangster James “Whitey” Bulger is convicted of multiple counts of racketeering. August 13 – Cory Booker be-comes first African American Senator of New Jersey. August 17 - A wildfire breaks out at Yosemite National Park. The blaze, known as the Rim Fire, is one of the larg-est wildfires in California’s history. August 23 - Army Maj. Nidal

Hasan is convicted of 13 counts of mur-der and 32 counts of attempted murder for a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in 2009. On August 28, Hasan is sentenced to death. August 31 - President Barack Obama announces that he will seek con-gressional approval for a U.S. strike on Syria, in retaliation for the Syrian Presi-dent Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on his own people. September 10 - In a speech be-fore the U.S. public, President Obama says he will not, “put American boots on the ground in Syria” but does not rule out other military options. September 12 - Flooding in Col-orado leaves eight people dead, and more than 2,000 homes destroyed. September 16 - Twelve people are killed inside the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, DC. The shooter, identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, is also killed. October 1 - A federal govern-ment shutdown goes into effect at mid-night, as the new fiscal year officially be-gins without an agreement on legislation to keep the government funded. October 1 - As part of the rollout of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, health insurance exchanges open online. Tech-nical problems plague the sites. October 17 - The U.S. govern-ment reopens after President Obama signs a bill ending the government shut-down. November 1 - TSA officer Ge-rardo Hernandez is killed at Los Ange-les International Airport, allegedly by 23-year-old Paul Ciancia. November 13 - Hawaii gover-nor Neil Abercrombie signs into law a bill making same-sex marriage legal. The law will take effect in December 2013. November 20 - Illinois governor Pat Quinn signs a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. The law will take effect June 1, 2014. December 16 - U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issues a preliminary ruling that the government’s once-secret collection of domestic phone records is unconstitutional. Read more online at www.sty-lemagazine.com

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By Burt LevinePolitical Writer

With Jim Matheson announcing his retirement from Congress Mia Love now moves into

the front seat in her long time drive to become Utah’s first African American sent to the US Congress. In 2012 she lost to the incumbent by 768 votes out of 245,277 votes cast, a difference of 0.31 percent. The Saratoga Springs mayor’s prospects of winning that House seat in 2014 sharply improved last week when Matheson said he won’t seek an eighth term -- allowing her to face a non-incumbent this time. “It’s telling that Matheson, who didn’t even vote for ObamaCare’s original passage, knows

POLITICAL Open Seat Makes Love Likely Utah’s First Black US Rep.

he can’t run and win in this climate,” said Oregon Rep. Greg Walden. If elected Love would become the first Haitian American elected to Congress and the GOP’s first black fe-male US Rep. She’s part of the GOP’s 2014 recruiting class, known as the Young Guns. Beyond running in a strong GOP-leaning district, Love al-ready has raised at least $475,000 and has an established campaign. She cap-tured the imagination of Republican Par-ty members with her 2012 Republican National Convention speech, with such notable lines as “Mr. President I am here to tell you we are not buying what you are selling” and “This is our story. This is the America we know because we built it.” However, critics say Love has to avoid several potential pitfalls that snagged her last year, including by mounting a better campaign, closing the door this time on a third-party candidate and finding a way to win more of the Hispanic vote. “Mia Love has a straight shot to Congress now,” said Tyler Harber, a Republican strategist with the inter-national strategy firm Harden Global. “She’s smart, worldly and interested in focusing on solving problems. Her loss in 2012 had more to do with a disorga-

nized, amateurish campaign than with the candidate or message. Our failure to take Matheson’s seat in 2012 should stand as a demonstration that campaigns do, in fact, matter.” Matheson won 71 percent of the Hispanic vote, compared with 27 per-cent for Love, according to a Brigham Young University study. And Libertar-ian candidate Jim Vein took 2.6 percent of the vote in 2012. Matheson defeated Love by just 49.34 to 48.06 percent. Love responded to the news of Matheson’s retirement by praising his years of public service, but suggested her strategy remains the same. “It doesn’t change our strat-egy,” she told Fox News. “We’re going to work to win every single vote.” Matheson, among the few re-maining Blue Dogs, or Democrats in conservative districts who occasionally vote with their rival party, in May voted with 227 House Republicans to repeal ObamaCare. Love was born December 6, 1975, to Mary and Jean Maxine in Brooklyn, New York. Both her parents emigrated from Haiti in 1973. Love turned down an offer to appear in the Broadway show “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” that started two days before her mar-riage in December 1988 to Jason Love

who she met when he was a Mormon Missionary. They are marathon runners and have three children. Love’s first foray into civic involvement came in the summer of 2002 when she served as the community spokesperson in an effort to get the developer of her neighborhood in Saratoga Springs to spray against flies. She won a seat on the Saratoga Springs City Council in 2003 and after six years on Council she was elected Mayor. Love favors “fiscal discipline, limited government, and personal re-sponsibility.”] She has said she asks herself three questions whenever she ap-proaches an issue, “Is it affordable? Is it sustainable? Is it my job?” She has advo-cated allowing student loan rates to be set by the free market. At her college orientation Love’s father told her, “Mia, your mother and I never took a handout. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back.” She underscored this philosophy on the campaign trail to sum up her views. She supports local control of education, is Pro-Life and Pro-Second Amendment rights. Love has said that if elected to Congress, she would “join the Congres-sional Black Caucus.”

Mia Love

Bottles poppin’, confetti flying, kisses at the end of countdowns, the most memorable time of the

year is fast approaching and you must be camera ready. Your outfit is the most stressful, but exciting part when planning for those extravagant, extraordinary, great Gatsby kinds of New Year’s Eve celebrations, and you will need that last finishing touch to make it pop. David Mutter and David Kram-er, the new owners of the Beau Ties Ltd Of Vermont, express that any finishing es-sential for New Year’s Eve 2013 will be a bow tie. “It gives any outfit a chance to be different and high quality,” said Mut-ter. “It’s that flashy accessory that can turn any traditional fit to a conceptional one.” Beau Ties, located in Vermont, is a business that specializes in custom made bow ties that vary in color, size, theme, season, limited or designer, style, and oc-casion. They also provide other items like tops and bottoms, including acces-sories like neck ties, scarves, hats, socks, belts, pocket squares, and etc., which make Beau Ties a one stop shop for all needs for the upcoming New Year’s Eve

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holiday. “My favorite bow tie to choose for the occasion will be our “Mr. Black Magic” bow tie,” said Mutter. “The tex-ture is woven black silk with black stripes which is simply extraordinary for this oc-casion.” Mutter describes that “Mr. Black Magic” is a tie that can be used not only for New Year’s, but any event because of its color and the texture; it’s an all year bow tie for anything. Black, gold, and white are the color pallets for this New Year’s Eve fash-ion and with a great color block, your outfit will bind together. “Even women now are utilizing our site for our custom made ties,” said Mutter. “For both man and woman to have

By Eric FordFeature Style Writer

the same tie for New Year’s will be fun, passionate, and bring each other closer for the new year to come.” Open 24/7 online, Beau Ties website is here to help you find the correct bow tie for you, and make the purchasing process a smooth breeze. As we speak, Beau Ties is gear-ing up for the New Year’s rush by hav-ing a flash special where select black and white bow and neck ties are offered on a discount. Since the beginning of Beau Ties in 1993 with first owner, Bill Kenerson, the business has been supplying bow ties all over the nation where sewing, shipping, sales, and marketing can take place all at once and work successfully. “Obtaining the company was an honor,” said Mutter. “They needed people with style, personality, focus, and a heart for the business which Kramer and I pos-sessed and more.” Mutter continued to explain that this type of business needed leaders who show potential, understood the value of their hand-stitched merchandise, and who can make the costumer happy. And here is an opportunity for one lucky Houston Style Magazine reader to be happy and receive a free costumed

made bow tie, including a “How to Tie A Bow Tie” guide for the 2013 New Year’s Eve Holiday. Simply take a photo of your-self in your best suit and tie outfit, male or female, and post it on your Instagram ex-plaining why you love bow ties and why you deserve to win. You will then have a chance to win a New Year’s special Bar-tok/Solti bow tie. When posting your pho-to, be sure to tag Houston Style Magazine (@stylemagazine) and Beau Ties (@Beau-TiesLtd) along with the hashtag #NYE-BeauTies and #HSMGiveaway. A winner will be chosen on December 26th, so stay updated on Houston Style Magazine’s so-cial media handles to see if you won our special New Year’s prize. You may only enter once, so choose your photo wisely. The time will be upon us soon, don’t miss out on what Beau Ties has to offer and con-tinue to stay up-to-date with Houston Style Magazine as we give you more style tips and ideas for New Year’s Eve. Let the contest begin, and remem-ber to be camera ready!

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By Family Features

The holiday season is filled with a whirlwind of parties and special events. Be pre-

pared to head out the door and look your best all evening long with these beauty tips. Add some sparkle. Bold ac-cessories can transform your look en-tirely, allowing you to wear that little black dress to more than one party. For a timeless silhouette, pair a sleek strap-less dress with oversized earrings that

ENTERTAINMENT Sparkle for the Holiday Season sparkle. A little black dress is the perfect look for a statement necklace. Just don’t pair large earrings with an oversized neck-lace. Pick one or the other and you’ll be ready to dazzle. Add a little glamour. Planning to attend a special soiree? Up your beauty routine with a darker evening look. Pair a daring red lipstick with a thin stroke of dark eyeliner. Keep your eyelashes dark and the rest of your look minimal to draw all eyes in the room. Whiten and brighten. Festive cof-fee drinks, red wine and fruity cocktails make holiday events special but they can quickly stain teeth. Keep your smile ready for the annual family picture and party per-fect using ARM & HAMMER™ Whiten-ing Booster, which is clinically proven to whiten teeth in just one week. Simply ap-ply over your toothpaste and brush as nor-mal. With 3X more whitening agent than a leading whitening strip, your smile will

be ready for any occasion. Learn more at www.armandhammer.com. Keep locks classic. This year’s blockbuster movies caught the atten-tion of celebrities and fashionistas with their glamorous hairstyles. Get the look, without appearing too retro, by using styling gel to work short hair into sculpt-ed finger waves. Those with longer hair should sweep it up into a loose knot and add a thin headband. Give your nails some shine. Beautiful bracelets and rings will draw attention to your hands. Keep them looking beautiful with a fresh manicure and the right shade of polish. A perfect manicure will also set off the one holi-day accessory everyone must have – a cute clutch. Bring beauty tools along. When you pack your clutch for a night of celebrat-ing, make sure to include the necessities. Stay shine-free and party picture ready

with pressed powder. Also include a small toothbrush and a travel sized tooth-paste, such as ARM & HAMMER™ Ad-vance White with Stain Defense. Baking soda gently removes plaque and surface stains with a deep cleaning action, while the Stain Defense™ technology helps prevent new stains from setting. Slip in a concealer, color for your lips and a small comb for quick touch-ups and you’re ready to go out and celebrate the season. Holiday photos and family gath-erings may not always call for a glitzy look but you still need to look your best. Look great all season by taking care of yourself. Stay hydrated and use plenty of moisturizer to give your skin a healthy glow. Keep your hair looking its best by using a great conditioner weekly throughout the party season. Follow these tips and you will be ready for any event this holiday season.

Montina Cooper

By LeAndrea Mack

Envision your office as a stage, stiletto heels and cocktail dresses as your company’s

required dress code, and your boss is Beyonce! Montina Cooper gets to live this dream night after night as a back-ground vocalist for Beyonce on the current “Mrs. Carter World Tour!” This talented songstress has become a “go-to girl” in an ever-changing industry with a career span-ning over 10 years that include back-ing huge singers like Kelly Rowland, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx and an ac-cumulation of other prodigious oppor-tunities like arranging vocals for Earth, Wind and Fire, performing at BET’s 2012 Black Girls Rock and opening for the late great Gerald Levert. Singing since the age of 2, Cooper was hand selected by Beyonce along with Crystal “Crissy” Collins and Tiffany Moníque during the Be-yoncé Experience tour in 2007. Collectively they make up the group The Mamas and are Beyonce’s background vocalist for her current tour but this St. Louis native raised in

ENTERTAINMENT Montina Cooper, Background Singer for Beyonce for over 10 years

Housto, Texas success as a background vocalist was jumpstarted by an encounter with Mary J Blige at the age of 21. After belting out perfect pitch for Blige, she was sent to NYC where she started the process of working on an album and singing back-ground for Blige. Although the album pro-cess didn’t pan out, the learning process for Cooper was valuable. She has learned more about the industry and we should all pay attention because her time to shine as a solo artist is near! As a participant in the reality se-ries, “The Biggest Loser” Cooper fought to shed weight and even after her time with the show had ended, she continued to lose the pounds and adopt a healthier life-style. After going through battles of can-cer alongside her mother and her husband (both survivors) she found that the stress had brought back some of her weight. In the St Louis Post Dispatch she confessed, “I lost weight in front of the world and then picked it up in front of (Beyoncé) fans.” However she is determined to con-tinue the path of a healthier lifestyle and has set new weight loss goals. Montina Cooper is a lady of style

but her cutting edge hair trends are de-veloped by one of Houston’s premier hair stylists Michelle “Meme” Cole-man, who happens to also be Cooper’s sister. In the St Louis show of the Mrs. Carter World Tour, Cooper rocked a sleek black, shoulder-grazing bob with blue undertones, something that stylist Michelle “Meme” Coleman has helped Cooper maintain as her signature look with a special blend of colors made ex-clusively for her. The captivating blue tresses represent the edgy class of style Coleman has always envisioned for her sister. Over the years Coleman has styled her sister with great versatility including naturally textured short hair, cascading curls past her shoulders, and beautiful hues of blondes. Coleman says, “I always make sure she (Cooper) is ready before she goes on the road and I will touch her up when she is home on breaks to get her ready again. Because she is gone for long periods of time I al-ways use The Resurrection” by Back To Basic on her hair to replenish it and the Chi Royal Treatment line as I style it.” ogether these sisters have built

impressive resumes. Other clients of Coleman’s include tennis star Serena Wil-liams, WNBA megastars Tina Thomp-son and Sheryl Swoops and singer Kelly Rowland. Montina Cooper has been on 5 big tours with Beyonce including the 2004 Ladies First Tour with Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott, Tamia , The Beyoncé Ex-perience with Robin Thicke in 2007, the 2010/2011 I Am ... World Tour, and the promotional tour for the album “4.” Currently you can catch Monti-na Cooper on the Mrs Carter World Tour and visit Michelle “Meme” Coleman at Family Cuts Hair Salon in Katy TX.


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2013 Festari for Men Christmas PartyP h o t o g r a p h y R o s w i t h a V o l g e r

On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Festari for Men Christmas Party. The festive affair was also a fundraiser with 15% of the proceeds benefitting Bo’s Place. Guests enjoyed the products of Willow

Life + Style and Edward Sanchez Vanity Lounge. Some in attendance were Rudy & Debbie Festari, Carlos & Karina Barbieri, Jennifer Roosth, Edward Sanchez, Franklyn Bar-nett, Ruchi Mukerjee, Dominique Sachse & Nick Florescu, and Dr.Parissa Mohajer.

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Grand Opening of the METROrail North LineP h o t o g r a p h y B y R o s w i t h a V o g l e r

On Saturday, December 21, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Uni-versity of Houston-Downtown as the Board of Directors of the Metropoli-tan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas held the grand opening of the

METROrail North Line extension. Guests were all excited to take the ceremonial train celebrating its opening. After the ride, guests enjoyed a community festival, public ceremony and free concert at Moody Park. The METRO Board of Directors and Elected Officials made special remarks. Some in attendance were Mayor Annise Parker, City Controller Ron Green, Sheriff Adrian Garcia, State Rep. Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Ed Gon-zalez, Cindy Clifford, Jermoe Gray, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and former Mayor Lee Brown.


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You’ve always prided yourself on being a good storyteller.

You’ve always been able to craft a good tale – wheth-er it was one of imagination, one to escape trouble, or a story with lesson added. It’s a talent you got from your parents, and they from theirs. In the new book “Jim Crow Wisdom” by Jona-than Scott Holloway, you’ll see how that storytelling prowess may have helped your family survive. Throughout his life, Jonathan Scott Holloway heard

“Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory & Identity in Black America Since 1940” by Jonathan Scott Hollowaystories. One of the ones he re-members particularly was that which his father, an ex-military man, told Holloway on the way to school one fall day. It had something to do with fighting and how not to react. Holloway thought it was a strange thing then but, he says, “I discovered that there was more to this story than a father merely preparing his son for a world of inequal-ity.” Many African Ameri-cans, Holloway claims, share stories of perseverance and strength through memoirs, sto-ries, and anecdotes, and some of the most powerful tales are told in physical manifestations of museum or preserved buildings. Many of these stories serve as subtle (or not-so-subtle) warn-ings, lessons in getting along in a White world. But, as he learned,

stories can be edited or omit-ted entirely. There’s a certain kind of unneeded “shame” in some facets of family history that may be hidden or forgotten. They’re buried or, as Holloway says of his own family, a certain “branch of the family tree isn’t even dead. It’s simply gone.” Good or bad, this all serves as “the preservation of social status and authority,” as well as being cautionary in nature for future generations. It helps in “establishing links, forged from common experi-ence, to the larger black com-munity” by sharing wisdom and lessons learned from the Jim Crow era and more recently. Still, “The editing… continues” and that, says Holloway, is detri-mental to the black community. “… the silences in a family’s past can serve their purposes,” he believes, “… but they also come with the risk of

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YER too little memory, of not know-ing the value of sacrifice that en-abled a better future in the first place.” In a way – at least for the casual reader – “Jim Crow Wisdom” was written back-wards. Author Jonathan Scott Holloway writes, in the second half of his book, about his fam-ily: recollections of learning stories he’d never heard, and finally understanding the tales that were ingrained at his core. It’s semi-biographical, lively, and because of the nature of what he writes, the latter half of this book underscores its title. But first, we must get through the first half, which is very, very academic. Holloway is a professor at Yale, after all, and the beginning of the books shows it. It’s not unreadable, but it belies the spiritedness that the second half possesses.

Keep that in mind when you’re reading this book, be willing to read it second-half-first, and you may find it to be quite eye-opening. For you, “Jim Crow Wisdom” might spur you to share a few good stories.

Dwayne Johnson once told me it was still okay to call him The Rock. This was a few

years ago at the Faster junket, but I as-sume it still stands. The Rock joins his fourth pre-existing franchise with G.I. Joe: Retaliation after Fast Five, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and his screen debut in The Mummy Returns. Juicy Culture talks with The Rock about his role as Roadblock and throw in some questions about Hercules, and Luke Hobbs. Susie Stillwell/Juicy Culture: This is what G.I. Joe should have been all along? Get The Rock and Bruce Wil-lis to play G.I. Joe! The Rock: That’s what I’ve been saying all along. Well, the first G.I. Joe as you guys know came out and made a lot of money, but we all collec-

ENTERTAINMENT Dwayne Johnson on Hercules, Shazam, Lobo and His Fast & Furious Spin-Off

tively felt that there was a better movie to be made. I think because as we know sequels can be tricky, when you take a crack at them, not only are you taking a crack at a sequel but it also is our op-portunity to relaunch, reboot and reignite and do it the right way. We’re going to re-move the lasers, we’re going to remove the slickness of it and we’re going to get back to respecting the mythology of G.I. Joe and add some new blood. And we’re off to the races. SS/JC: Dwayne? Don‘t you have a “Franchise Viagra” moniker. Dwayne Johnson: Well, it could be a lot worse. We’ve been kind of fortunate. It’s a good thing. It’s a good thing if it fits and in this case it’s fit very nicely. When you look at Fast and Furi-ous or G.I. Joe or even Journey 2: Mys-terious Island on a family level, it fit

nicely. Both brands fit nicely so if I can come in and if I can help elevate a fran-chise or add something to it, not only that but also create a character that is in-teresting to people and I think people are going to enjoy seeing. Whether it’s in Fast and Furious or something like this, a character that’s already established in Roadblock, like I was saying it’s chal-lenging but it also is fun. The fun of it is how do we execute it? How do we go in and really re-ignite something? I love challenges like that. SS/JC: Which of your tough guy characters do you feel really the toughest of them all. Dwayne Johnson: Oh hands down, Paul Doyle from Pain and Gain which you haven’t seen yet, but you’ll see. Hands down. He’s a scary guy. A scary guy and a real guy which makes it

even more scary. SS/JC: I saw Pain and Gain. Interesting movie Dwayne. Are there are other franchises you would like to join? Dwayne Johnson: Oh, easily. Star Wars. That’s not to say that they need it obviously. It did so well and J.J. is going to just crush it. I’m so excited because there’s a guy, by the way, not only is he a brilliant director but honors and respects mythologies. You see that with Star Trek and you’re going to see that with Star Wars. I’m very excited for them.

By Susie StillwellEntertainment Writer

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson


Greater Houston Partnership Promotes Lilyanne Mcclean to

executive Vice President of Public Policy and Communications

The Greater Houston Partner-ship (GHP) announced that Lilyanne McClean has been

promoted to Executive Vice Presi-dent of Public Policy and Commu-nications, effective immediately. In her expanded role, Ms. McClean will serve as a key advisor for the GHP President and CEO and Board of Directors. “Lilyanne has played a key role in shaping the new stra-tegic direction of the Partnership” said Bob Harvey, GHP President and CEO. He added “she has pro-vided valuable input on a range of issues and functions that extend beyond the boundaries of policy and communications, including our work regarding the future direction of GHP.” Ms. McClean began her tenure at the Partnership in Novem-ber 2011 as the organization’s Se-nior Vice President of Public Policy, leading the public policy team in ad-vocating for GHP’s local, state and federal legislative agendas. She led

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The seasonally adjusted unem-ployment rate in Texas fell to 6.1 percent in November,

down from 6.2 percent in October. The state’s unemployment rate con-tinued to be well below the national unemployment rate, which was 7.0 percent in November. Total nonfarm employment in Texas rose by an es-timated 28,700 positions in Novem-ber. Texas now has an estimated total nonfarm employment of 11,267,800 jobs, an increase of 274,200 jobs over the year. Industries adding jobs in November included Trade, Trans-portation, and Utilities, which ex-panded by 22,000 positions; Profes-sional and Business Services, which grew by 9,400 positions; and Manu-

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Cracker Barrel Reverses Decision to Pull Duck Dynasty Products

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Jos. A. Banks has rejected Men’s Warehouse Inc.’s $1.5 billion deal indicating that it was just

not enough money. Citing that Men’s Warehouse had “undervalued” the company, the company felt it was not in the best interest of its share-holders’, Hampstead, Maryland-based Jos. A. Bank. In a statement from the Men’s Warehouse: “While it is our strong preference to work collaboratively with Jos. A. Bank to realize the benefits of this transac-tion, we are continuing to carefully consider all of our options to make this combination a reality, including nominating director candidates at Jos. A. Bank’s next annual meeting of shareholders.”

Cracker Barrel on Sunday re-versed its decision to pull some Duck Dynasty-themed

products from its shelves. The popu-lar Duck Dynasty television show and Duck Commander products took cen-ter stage in a controversy over com-ments made by Phil Robertson. As

Target Credit Card Hack: What You Need to know

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Data from 40 million accounts was still reverberating sev-eral days later. Target ac-

knowledged the hack on Thursday -- three weeks after customer data was first scooped The major hack of dis-count retailer Target that stole credit and debit card up on Black Friday. On Sunday, Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said the company had notified millions of affected custom-ers for whom it had email addresses. Major banks and card issuers said they were monitoring customer ac-counts. Target said it would offer af-fected customers a free credit moni-toring service and set up a telephone hotline. It also offered a store-wide 10% discount on Saturday and Sun-day. Read more at www.cnn.com.

a highly successful effort in Austin during the 83rd legislative session, reshaped the communications func-tion, and sharpened the focus and capabilities of the policy team. She also served as interim president and CEO of the organization from July to September 2012. Read more at www.houston.org.

patriarch of the family and founder of the company, he stars in the A&E reality show based on his Louisiana life and company. Cracker Barrel, a chain of over 600 Southern-themed restaurants and stores, said Friday it “removed selected products which we were concerned might offend some of our guests while we evaluate the situation.” Two days later, it had evaluated the situation. “Our intent was to avoid offending, but that’s just what we’ve done,” the company an-nounced. “Today, we are putting all our Duck Dynasty products back in our stores.” Read more at www.cnn.com.

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