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HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS MASTER LEADERSHIP: “True Leadership is when others follow you even when they don’t have to.” -- EDWIN HAYNES INSPIRATION: “You are much closer to your dream than it seems; so keep right on stepping.” -- AUBREY R. TAYLOR Cheryl & Jimmy Coleman Published by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications 957 Nasa Parkway #251 Houston, Texas 77058-3039 Phone: (832)212-8735 Edwin &Andrea Haynes “Each of our lives can be viewed like a series of stages through which we must pass and transform. Each of us is a work in progress and every stage has a purpose. Every stage, whether exultant or arduous, plays a major role in build- ing our character and delivering us to our destiny. Seeking success can be an overwhelm- ing experience. You may be tempted to give up. If you hit a roadblock, simply find another route around what prohibits your success.”-- EDWIN HAYNES

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HOUSTONBUSINESS CONNECTIONS

MASTER LEADERSHIP: “True Leadership is when others follow you even when they don’t have to.” -- EDWIN HAYNES

INSPIRATION: “You are much closer to your dream than it seems; so keep right on stepping.” -- AUBREY R. TAYLOR

Cheryl & Jimmy Coleman

Published by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications

957 Nasa Parkway #251Houston, Texas 77058-3039

Phone: (832)212-8735

Edwin&AndreaHaynes

“Each of our lives can be viewed like a series of stages

through which we must pass and transform. Each of us is a work in progress and every

stage has a purpose. Every stage, whether exultant or arduous, plays a major role in build-

ing our character and delivering us to our destiny. Seeking success can be an overwhelm-

ing experience. You may be tempted to give up. If you hit a roadblock, simply find another

route around what prohibits your success.”-- EDWIN HAYNES

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You HAVEPERMISSION

TOSucceed!

True leadership is when others follow you even when they don't have to. There is a

distinct difference between being a leader and being a dictator. Dictators are followed

out of fear, but true leaders are followed out of respect. A leader’s job is to steer or in-

fluence others to work toward obtaining a desired goal. It takes an extraordinary per-

son to convince and inspire others to take action or to follow your lead.

I mentor thousands of people therefore, being a leader means being a leader in every

aspect of my life, not just in a professional world. My prerequisite for leadership has

everything to do with the maintenance of my personal, professional and spiritual life.

Without that my organization would never be able to trust me in any aspect of life, in-

cluding business.

As a child, I loved watching my father work to build his business. I was always

right by his side trying to learn how to be just like him. It seemed that he did every-

thing with determined effort that consistently produced winning results. I possessed

an enduring yearning to be like my father. This yearning could only be nourished by

his powerful example of leadership. Good leaders do just that: they possess the ability

to take people forward.

The best leaders are those who can relate to a wide variety of personalities with a

positive attitude. Keeping an open mind and educating myself on various cultural,

community and regional business practices is very important to me. I invest in rela-

tionship building, books, videos, DVD’s and CD’s to aid continuous education on

how to respect various personalities as well as humbly communicate with others.

Leadership is never solely about me—how far I’ve come, nor how far I’m going.

I desire to empower and to create the conditions that allow others to develop and

prosper. Strong leaders are dedicated to the economic, emotional, and spiritual ad-

vancement of others.

Several years ago, my business partners and I developed an operating philoso-

phy that includes taking a look at our personal goals once a year. This allows us to

finalize our personal goals prior to entering a new

year. More importantly, this practice allows us to

focus on the goals of the thousands of individuals

we serve. It’s all about service. Our motto: We be-

lieve that as you advance and acquire a leadership

role, you should continue to serve others.

Edwin HaynesBest Selling Author, International Business Con-

sultant,

Motivational Speaker and Coach

“You Have Permission to Succeed”

www.EdwinHaynes.com

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Aubrey R. TaylorPresident & CEO

Direct Connection832.894.1352

HOUSTONBUSINESS CONNECTIONS

957 Nasa Parkway #251Houston, Texas 77058-3039

Phone: (832)212-8735

Our Next Edition Will Be Released

on Friday, October 18th, 2013

Aubrey R. TaylorPublisher/Chief Executive Officer

In 1965 the Harris County Domed Stadium (today

known as the Reliant Astrodome) was nicknamed

the “Eight Wonder of the World”. But the structure

once called “a wonder” by some, is being called

“an eye-sore” and even an ugly old building whose

days are number by others. But for me, I can re-

member visiting the massive structure known as

the Houston Astrodome and marveling at its awe-

someness and splendor as a child. I didn’t go

there much — as we couldn’t afford too. But I

think that was why the times I was able to go were

so special to me. There’s a part of me that

somehow just doesn’t seem to want to let go;

so I’m pulling for the dome to live on and I’m

hoping you’re doing the same.

THE FIRST OF ITS KIND

The world’s first multipurpose domed

sports stadium has brought us both good times

and bad; memories we would like to hold on to

forever, and a few we would like to perhaps

forget as it relates to sports.

READY FOR A NEW DOME EXPERIENCE?

The Harris County Sports & Convention Corp

plans to honor the dome’s legacy through a $194

million project dubbed “The New Dome Experi-

ence”. Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, November

5, 2013. Early voting begins on Mon., Oct. 21st.

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Jimmy & Cheryl Coleman

Greater Houston

Consulting & Tax

Services, Inc.12606 Hillcroft At MainHouston, Texas 77035

TEL: (713)723-2005

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Mayor Annise Parker

Shares A Few Thoughts

On How She Goes

About Identifying

the best Candidate

In An ElectionAUBREY R. TAYLOR: “As a voter, how do you go about selecting the

person who is the best candidate in any given election? And what are a

few of the characteristics you look for in a leader?”

MAYOR ANNISE PARKER: “It is wrong to run for office just to be in

politics; elected officeholders should want to work toward change that

will improve the lives of those they represent. I have often said that my

job is the best job available because I have the opportunity everyday to

truly impact our great city and its residents for the better. When I am per-

sonally deciding which candidates to support in an election, obviously, I

look for someone who shares my views and positions on the issues. I also

look for someone who is passionate, exhibits leadership qualities and is

motivated to serve.

Leadership is not simply taking the reigns and getting the job

done. A leader also has to be willing to listen to different points of view,

flexible enough to change course when the original path proves unwork-

able or will create an undesirable outcome. And a leader must be willing

to compromise. They need to be genuinely concerned about their con-

stituents, and about improving the area they will represent. Ultimately,

however, a leader needs to be able to generate consensus through a coop-

erative approach and stand strong even when the final decision may not

be politically popular.”

Annise ParkerAnnise Parker

The 61st Mayor of Houston, Texas

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Vice Mayor Pro-Tem C.O. “Brad” BradfordShares A Few Thoughts On How he Goes About Identifying the bestCandidate In An ElectionAUBREY R. TAYLOR: “As a voter, how do you go about selecting the person who is the best candidate

in any given election?”

VICE MAYOR PRO-TEM BRADFORD: “Who is the best candidate will surely, and properly so, vary from

voter to voter. As a voter, I am concerned with someone who brings experience, training and education to the

arena. Many of the issues facing our city, state and nation today are complex and multifaceted. The demand for

services constantly increases and public resources seem to dwindle. Our population is more and more diverse

with high, varied expectations. Therefore, it is my belief that managing the financial and human resources, along

with capital assets entrusted to public officials today requires in-depth knowledge and skills.”

AUBREY R. TAYLOR: “What are a few of the characteristics you look for in a leader?”

VICE MAYOR PRO-TEM BRADFORD: “Leaders need to be able to inspire! Transforming a vision into a

plan and subsequent implementation is no easy task. Leaders understand that reward is attached to performance

and that anything worth having isn’t easy to get. Leaders demonstrate that it is nice to be important, but more im-

portant to be nice. And, at the end of the day, when it is all said and done, it is not going to matter how many de-

grees we have, what titles or what positions we’ve held. The question is going to be, ‘what have you done to help

others?’ Leaders have a love for humanity and a passion to make a difference for the greater good of all.”

C.O. “Brad” BradfordC.O. “Brad” Bradford

Vice Mayor Pro-Tem

Houston City Council, At Large Position 4

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POL. ADV. ANNISE PARKER CAMPAIGN

President of CARE USA to

speak at Rice’s 2014

commencement

Dr. Helene Gayle,president and CEO ofthe global poverty-fight-ing organization CAREUSA, will be Rice Uni-versity’s commencementspeaker for 2014.

CARE’s mission is toserve individuals and fami-lies in the poorest commu-nities in the world. Gaylehas led the organizationsince 2006, and last yearCARE’s programs reached122 million people in 84countries.

CARE was founded in1945 to provide relief tosurvivors of World War II.The organization contin-ues to deliver emergencyaid to survivors of war andnatural disasters, but itsspecial focus is on workingalongside poor womenwho, if equipped with theproper resources, have thepower to help whole fami-lies and entire communi-ties escape poverty.CARE’s community-basedefforts include improvingbasic education, prevent-ing the spread of disease,increasing access to cleanwater and sanitation, ex-panding economic oppor-tunity and protectingnatural resources.

------------------------------------Rice’s 101st commence-ment will be held May17, 2014.

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By BARBARA FULENWIDER

Fort Bend Independent

Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen told his

audience of more than 300 guests that giving

his annual state of the city address this year

was a “milestone” because the event was being

held in Missouri City for the first time at the re-

cently completed City Centre in Quail Valley.

He then went on to say that Rice Univer-

sity recently named Missouri City as one of the

most diverse cities in the region. “Diversity has

become a very important part of our commu-

nity,” he said, and added that the strategic prox-

imity and a highly educated workforce

continually attract new businesses.

Because the city’s goal has been to attract

businesses and lower homeowner property

taxes, Owen said that over the past five years

Missouri City has had a double digit increase in

commercial growth and that development is

taking place city wide, not just in certain areas.

“Companies choosing to break new busi-

ness ground here,” Owen said, include Niag-

ara Bottling, Southwest Electronic Energy,

Warren Alloy, Bimbo Bakeries, CNC Manu-

facturing and they have all located in Lake-

view Business Park.

“Niagara Bottling,” Owen said, “is the na-

tion’s second largest water bottling firm. It has

started production in its 356,000 square-foot

plant and will soon install a second line, with a

third to be added in 2014.”

Warren Alloy is a major supplier of stain-

less steel pipe, fittings and flanges and is oper-

ating out of its 156,00-square-foot building. In

2014 its parent company, Allied Fittings Group,

plans to build a 250,000-square-foot distribu-

tion facility in Lakeview.

Southwest Electronic Energy designs and

manufactures lithium-ion battery packs in its

62,500-square-foot facility in Lakeview Busi-

ness Park, and Bimbo Bakeries, owner of Mrs.

Baird Bread and other bakery brands, is build-

ing a 20,000-square-foot facility and will dis-

tribute products throughout the Houston area.

CNC Manufacturing is to start construc-

tion on its 72,000-square-foot high automated

computerized machine shop late in the second

quarter of this year and plans to occupy the

space by the first quarter of 2014. Owen also

said that the Missouri City staff is currently

working with a food manufacturer about buy-

ing 20 acres in Lakeview to build a 250,000-

square-foot facility.

While the Lakeview Business Park con-

tinues to fill up with businesses so does the

Missouri City has double digit commercial

growth, says Mayor

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Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen willbe up for re-election in May of 2014.

South Gessner Road business corridor. In the

Beltway Crossing Complex, Owen said, Ben E.

Keith Foods is close to completing its 450,000-

square-foot facility that will be the company’s

base for Gulf Coast distributions of hot and cold

food products to restaurants, convenience stores

and companies that prepare food.

Ben E. Keith will open in June with its cur-

rent 250 employees and will grow that. “They are

and will be the city’s largest employer.” The

mayor noted that “Ben E. Keith trucks say ‘Mis-

souri City, Texas’ on the bottom, so thank you.”

Then he talked about Twin Star Packaging,

the company that packages trays of Frito-Lay

products. They have built two more buildings,

and American Tire is leasing space also.

Fort Bend Brewing Co. is the first craft

brewery to open in Missouri City. Their product

is sold in grocery stores, restaurants and around

town. You can also take a tour of the brewery on

the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.

The mayor also noted that Twin Star Bak-

ery is cooking up sweet treats in its 276,000-

square-foot bakery and distribution center.

Stream Realty Group, which originally built two

buildings in the complex and leased them to

Charming Charlie’s and Professional Packaging,

recently built two more. American Tire Distribu-

tors leased one and Frank’s Supply, an automo-

tive parts distributor leased the other.

Stream Realty is looking at buying another

15 acres on which to build two more buildings,

Owen said.

Bearden Development, which built the of-

fice/warehouse buildings on Stafford Road at

Pike Road, has announced they will build two

new warehouses of about 25,000 square feet

each. Trammel Crow, the developer of Lakeview

Business Park, also plans to build two new ware-

houses. One would be about 95,000 square feet

and the other 150,000.

Owen said Missouri City now has a second

Wal-Mart near Fort Bend Parkway and a Dunkin

Donuts at Sienna Parkway and Hwy. 6. There is

also a new Raising Cane’s at Murphy Road and

Hwy. 6 and a second hotel, Hampton Inn, is to

open at Colonial Lake Drive and Hwy. 6.

“What all of this means for Missouri City

is over $500 million worth of new business to

the city and over 1,500 new jobs. Companies

like Ben E. Keith and Niagara have held em-

ployment workshops and seminars here where

they’ve hired local people.

“We will have a daily workforce that will

actually work in the city. When we talk to

restaurants about coming into our city they want

people all day long, so with a workforce of some

1,500 people we can now talk about how many

people we have who are going somewhere else

to eat,” the mayor said.

Owen also said there will be an ongoing

dialogue with the city’s business people every

second Thursday of each month. On June 13th

he said the group will tour the Port of Houston

and on June 28th Houston Community College

personnel will give a presentation and on Aug.

15, the new Fort Bend ISD Superintendent

Charles Dupre will talk about his “first three

months on the job.”

The mayor also noted that next year the

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Niagara Bottling Company,

the second largest private label

bottling company in the United

States and officials with the City

of Missouri City hosted an invita-

tion-only Grand Opening and

Open House at the 356,000 square

foot manufacturing and distribu-

tion center in Missouri City, lo-

cated at 14810 Fairway Pines in

Lakeview Business Park. The

event was held on Friday, July 12,

as Niagara officially “opened for

business” in the “Show Me City.”

The high-stepping Mighty

Eagle Band from Willowridge

High School performed at the

Grand Opening, followed by a rib-

bon-cutting ceremony in front of

the new facility by area dignitaries

and Niagara Bottling Company

representatives.

About 125 people attended

the Grand Opening and Open

House, held under large tents out-

side the facility and were served a

delicious lunch of steak wrapped

in bacon, chicken, sausage, rice,

mashed potatoes and dessert.

Attendees were invited to tour

the plant and see the latest technol-

ogy inside its walls. According to

Niagara officials, the plant has a

capacity to make 1350 water bot-

tles a minute, 81,000 bottles an

hour and 2.3 to 2.5 million bottles

each day.

The company makes its own

water bottles, which are distrib-

uted nationwide under several

brand names and Niagara’s pri-

vate label bottled water.

Mayor Allen Owen stated that

Missouri City is proud to be chosen

as the location for the new state-of-

the art bottling company that has

been in operation for 50 years, with

Missouri City as the location for

the company’s 12th plant.

Mayor Owen also praised

members of Missouri City’s team

responsible for bringing the plant

to the “Show Me City,” including

City Manager Ed Broussard, As-

sistant City Manager Scott Elmer

and Economic Development Coor-

dinator Bob Graf.

“We’re behind you 100 per-

cent,” said Owen, “We had to

compete against different states

and cities to get you here and we

wanted to show you what the

“Show Me City” can do. For many

years Missouri City was a bed-

room community. Your business is

something we’ve wanted for a

long time, and provides a work-

place and jobs for our residents.”

He continued, “I love seeing Mis-

souri City on your water bottles.

When Costco opens its new store

in Sugar Land, it will be selling

Niagara water, so the people in

Sugar Land can drink Missouri

City water.”

Niagara Bottling Company

President Andrew Peykoff the

Second spoke about his father,

who founded the company. “My

father, Andy Peykoff, Senior,

came to the United States from

Macedonia in 1963 when he was

25 years old and settled in Califor-

nia. He began his career as a milk-

man and later became a water

man. After the business got off the

ground, one of his sons went door-

to-door selling water, and the

company has grown from those

humble beginnings.”

Niagara Bottling Company HoldsGrand Opening and Open Houseat New Plant in Missouri City

Willowridge High School Marching Band provided enter-tainment for the grand opening at Niagara Bottling Co.

city will “have a significant bond

issue on the ballot for necessary

improvements throughout the city.”

He said the bond exploratory com-

mittee made up of residents from

all over the community is deciding

what the bonds will pay for.

“There are now $27 million

authorized in bonds that will be

used for drainage projects city-

wide. The bond issue next year

will build on previous referen-

dums and benefit the city over

the next decade,” he said.

He then thanked Bob Graf,

the economic development director

of Missouri City who got the ball

rolling and who is retiring at the

end of June. “You’ve worked with

half of the people in this room and

the school district, the water dis-

trict, the county. It was your leader-

ship that has directed us and guided

us through all that growth,” Owen

told Graf.

The mayor noted that the

city’s $50 million wastewater and

fresh water treatment plant is up

and running. “This program started

12 years ago and we now have it in

place and it holds 100 million gal-

lons of water. There were 40 differ-

ent partners in this.

“We have so many MUDS

(municipal utility districts) that I

jokingly call Missouri City the

MUD capital of the world but it

took all the MUDs, the county and

FBISD working together” to make

the plan a reality.

He then went on to talk about

mobility and how he will continue

to work to get a commuter rail line

to his town, how the esplanades

along Hwy. 6 may not be liked by

motorists but are necessary for

safety, how much the public likes

the blinking yellow lights that are

turn signals and noted that Missouri

City and Stafford now share a new

and larger animal shelter.

“Our main priority are our cit-

izens and our community partner-

ship,” Owen said.

Missouri City has double digit commercial growth, says Mayor

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Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen, (pictured center), along with other area dignitaries and Niagara Bot-tling Co. officials cut the ribbon at the company's new plant in Missouri City.

Andrew Peykoff, Sr., started

bottling high quality, low cost

water in five-gallon glass contain-

ers for home and office delivery.

In the early 1990’s, Niagara

expanded into offering single-

serve private label bottled water

for grocery and convenience

stores, as well as wholesale cus-

tomers with a focus on offering an

unmatched combination of quality,

price, and service.

Throughout the following

decade, Niagara’s significant de-

velopments in vertical integration,

innovative bottle design, and high

speed manufacturing positioned

the company as the industry lead-

ing private label bottled water sup-

plier in the Western United States.

The Niagara family owns and

operates the company, with An-

drew Peykoff II becoming Presi-

dent and CEO in 2002. Since then,

Niagara has established itself as a

national leader in energy saving

techniques at its geographically di-

versified production facilities

throughout the United States.

According to Andrew

Peykoff, Senior, “We produce the

lightest bottles in the world with

the least carbon footprint. We are

proud that Niagara leads the way

in every green initiative including

lightweight bottles, lightweight

bottle caps and with bottles that

weigh one-third of what they did

just a few years ago. We are also

the most energy efficient. We de-

veloped “nested packaging” that

does not include cardboard which

saves 900,000 trees a year. Our

bottles are also 100 percent recy-

clable.” He concluded, “It’s amaz-

ing that less than a year ago this

was a field. The new plant is good

for us and good for this commu-

nity.”

Many other dignitaries were

in attendance including Mayor Pro

Tem Jerry Wyatt, and Council

Members Don Smith, Floyd

Emery, and Yolanda Ford, Former

City Council Member Buddy

Jimerson, Meadows Place Mayor

Charles Jessup, Rosenberg Mayor

Vincent Morales, a representative

from Fort Bend ISD, County

Commissioners Grady Prestage

and James Patterson, and repre-

sentatives from the offices of Gov-

ernor Rick Perry and State Senator

Rodney Ellis, among others.

Congressman Al Green

lauded Niagara Bottling Com-

pany’s 50th anniversary celebra-

tion. “America is the greatest

country to live in and we are

proud to have Niagara Bottling

Company locate in Missouri City.”

State Representative Ron

Reynolds said, “You have chosen

the greatest city in the greatest

state in the greatest country to lo-

cate in. It’s also the best County

and this is just the beginning. We

know Niagara will eventually dou-

ble their production, making it

necessary to build more houses for

future employees.”

Fort Bend County Commis-

sioner Grady Prestage also wel-

comed Niagara Bottling Company

to Missouri City. “I want Niagara

to know that Missouri City is the

best city in the State to locate in,”

proclaimed Prestage.

Currently 88 people are em-

ployed at the factory with a target

of 94. The plant features laser

guided vehicles that are the latest

technology in the world. They as-

sist with loading bottles onto

trucks and other duties throughout

the facility.

For its efforts in attracting

Niagara Bottling Company to Mis-

souri City and the City’s commit-

ment to private-public

partnerships, the “Show Me City”

was recognized with the presti-

gious 2012 Community Economic

Development Award from the

Texas Economic Development

Council.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RECOGNITIONS

Google announced recentlythat a team of four MBA stu-dents from the C. T. Bauer Col-lege of Business at theUniversity of Houston are theAmericas champions of the2013 Google Online MarketingChallenge.

The team, comprised ofBauer MBA students HeatherNguyen, Jason Ruth, AdamJalfon and James McLellan,competed against 12,000 stu-dents from more than 80 coun-tries to become the AmericasWinner in the challenge, whichallows college students to dis-play their skills in advertising,ecommerce, integrated com-munication, management infor-mation systems, marketing andnew media technologies. Bauerteams have competed in thechallenge for the past fouryears, with the 2011 team tak-ing the global title.“To have a company likeGoogle once again recognizethe strength and aptitude ofthese Bauer MBA students ishumbling,” Dean Latha Ramc-hand said. “We are so proud oftheir achievement and will con-tinue to build curriculum aroundinnovative and evolving as-pects of the business world.”Preparation for the competitionbegan months before the teamsubmitted its final report. Tobegin the process, the Bauerstudents selected a client —the Children’s Museum ofHouston — and analyzed thecompany’s business and mar-keting needs. Then, the team

drafted a pre-campaign report,according to a rubric providedby Google. After submitting thereport online, the team wasgiven an online Google Ad-Words account and $250 fromGoogle for a three-week cam-paign to improve online mar-keting efforts for the museum.“Forester Research forecaststhat spending for U.S. onlinemarketing will be $50 billionthis year. Being able to design,create and execute an onlinemarketing campaign for $250that cuts through that noiseand is judged by Google, in-dustry professionals and aca-demic experts to be the mosteffective in all of North, Southand Central America is a her-culean accomplishment. And,being recognized twice in thepast three years as either thebest in the Americas or thebest in the world for onlinemarketing is reflective of thequality of UH Bauer Collegemarketing students,” said Ex-ecutive Professor Steven Koch,the team’s faculty advisor.The students came together ina course taught by Koch. Inorder to be accepted into theclass, students were inter-viewed and required to com-plete a course in InternetMarketing and Ecommerce.“I highly value my time atBauer because I am gainingmuch more than a graduatedegree,” said Nguyen, presi-dent of the college’s MBA Soci-ety and marketing club. “Wehave opportunities to partici-

pate in challeng-ing projects likethis that can im-pact real busi-nesses. This‘beyond the text-book’ approachand the quality ofthe professors atBauer are majorfactors in ourteam’s success.”

Her team-mate Jason Ruthagreed.

“I decided toobtain an MBA inorder to develop an analyticsapproach to understandingbusiness and providing practi-cal solutions,” he said. “BauerCollege did just that by helpingme expand my horizons andfocusing my business aware-ness. From my first class onunderstanding financial modelsto my classes delving into inter-net marketing and web analyt-ics, the classes at Bauerhelped me develop the skills Ineeded to take an analytic ap-proach as well as to strategizerealistic solutions to real-lifebusiness problems. Theseskills aided me in working withmy teammates to create strate-gies, measure their successesand then adapt the best strat-egy for the client.”“I am very proud to have takenpart in the Google Online Mar-keting Challenge and to repre-sent Bauer College and theUniversity of Houston,” Ruthadded. “I couldn’t have asked

for a better team — weworked together tirelessly tocreate a strategy for our clientand to adapt and improve itas the competition pro-

gressed. And, Professor Kochis a world-class professor.Without his coaching, none ofthis would have been possiblefor our team.”

The team’s campaign,while running, was constantlyevaluated, in real time, byGoogle using 30 performancealgorithms, grouped into fiveconstructs — account structure,optimization techniques, ac-count activity and reporting, andbudget and performance. Theteam’s pre and post written re-ports were evaluated by a panelof industry experts, Google ex-ecutives and academiciansusing a preset rubric.This is the fourth year for aBauer MBA team to enter thecompetition. In 2011, four BauerMBAs were named globalchampions with their plan forthe Houston Symphony.

By Jessica Navarro

Bauer MBA Team Conducts Online Campaign for Children’s Museumof Houston, IsNamed Best in the Americas byGoogle{

Google Names Bauer MBAs Best in Americasin Online Marketing Challenge

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A team of four Bauer MBA students, including (left to right) James McLellan, Heather Nguyen, Jason Ruth and Adam Jalfon, are the Ameri-cas champions for the 2013 Google Online Marketing Challenge for their campaign for the Children’s Museum of Houston.

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Bellaire HS grad named

Bauer Excellence

Scholar at UH

When it came time to choose a college,freshman Sarah Nguyen didn’t have any troublepicking the University of Houston.

Nguyen, a Bellaire High School graduate,was awarded a renewable $10,000 scholarshipas part of the Bauer Excellence Initiative, a re-cruiting program that aims to attract qualified ap-plicants.

Nguyen also received the renewable Aca-demic Excellence award from UH, a scholarshipall incoming freshman are considered for.

The scholarships helped Nguyen choose UHover other schools.

“It’s already a good school, and a lot of myfamily is in Houston,” Nguyen said. “The scholar-ship made my decision much easier becausedebt after graduation isn’t an ideal life.”

UH’s diversity was also appealing to Nguyen,who was co-president of an international studentassociation at Bellaire.

When she came back from orientation, shewas excited and knew she had made the rightdecision.Nguyen plans to take her time this semester tofigure out what she wants to focus on academi-cally but hopes to study something related to en-ergy and sustainability.At BHS, she was involved in environment andanimal-rights clubs and “enjoys being innovativeand helping that part of the world,” Nguyen said.

She’s already interested in the Global EnergyManagement track and professional program atthe Bauer College and is considering studyingabroad.

“Whatever field I want to go into, it’s still (goingto be) at Bauer at UH,” Nguyen said. “I just don’twant to go 100 percent in one direction and beheartbroken to find out I don’t like it.”

Although it’s only been one week, Nguyen isenjoying the Bauer and Honors College mentorgroups she’s part of, which also help UH feelsmaller, she said.“Everyday I’m hearing a new ranking,” Nguyensaid. “It’s impressing me.

- By Sarah Tucker

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{Sarah Nguyen, a BellaireHigh School graduate, wasawarded a Bauer ExcellenceInitiative Scholarship for herhigh school academics.

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Hines Named TIPHC Director

DR. LASON HINES has been named the director of the Texas Institute forthe Preservation of History and Culture in the School of Architecture.

Hines, with experience in communications and grant writing, she will be in-strumental in moving the TIPHC center forward for the school and in the commu-

nity. She will also be responsible for thepublication of Journal of History and Culture,a peer-reviewed publication.She also seeks to engage the communityand university departments in the preserva-tion and collection of Texas history and cul-ture through such offerings as the upcomingexhibit of Prairie View A&M University Presi-dents during Homecoming week.

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Tsadick Appointed Associate

General Counsel

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundationhas announced the appointment of KRISTY

BERNARD TSADICK as associate generalcounsel. Tsadick, most recently legal counselfor the Council on Foundations, earlier servedas an associate at the firms of Caplin & Drys-dale and Winston & Strawn. In her new role atthe Hewlett Foundation she will serve as lead

counsel for grants management and program teams and will also assist in stafftraining. "Kristy has a profound understanding of the complicated web of

government regulations, tax laws and ethical considerations thatmodern charitable organizations must address virtually every day,"said foundation general counsel Elizabeth Peters, "and we couldn'tbe more thrilled to have her on our team."

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Schoelkopf Appointed

to Advisory PanelThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced the appoint-ment of ROBERT SCHOELKOPF to the Packard Fellowships for Scienceand Engineering advisory panel, which selects fellowship recipients.Schoelkopf, a Yale University Sterling Professor of Applied Physics, is alsophysics and associate director of the Yale Institute for Nanoscience andQuantum Engineering. Recipient of a Packard fellowship thirteen yearsago, Schoelkopf was part of a team that created the field of circuit quantumelectrodynamics, which enables quantum information to be distributed bymicrowave signals on wires. Earlier in his career he was an electrical/cryo-genic engineer in the Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics at NASA's

Goddard Space Flight Center, where he developed low-temperature radiationdetectors and cryogenic instrumentation for future space missions. "As a formerPackard Fellow, I am honored to join this distinguished group of scientists," saidSchoelkopf. "The Packard Fellowship allowed me the freedom to take risks andexplore new ideas early in my career. I am excited to join the advisory panel,meet some of the future superstars in a wide spectrum of science and engi-neering, and help them on their way via this important program."

Dr. Hines

Schoelkopf

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Gov. Perry Signs Religious

Freedoms Bill

Gov. Rick Perry recently signed House Bill

308, which allows public school students andstaff to use traditional holiday greetings and dis-play religious scenes and symbols on schoolproperty. The governor was joined by bill authorRep. Dwayne Bohac and sponsor Sen. RobertNichols for the signing ceremony.

"I'm proud we are standing up for religiousfreedom in our state," Gov. Perry said. "Freedomof religion doesn't mean freedom from religion,and people of faith often feel like they can't ex-

press that faith publicly. HB 308 works to addressthat by ensuring that people of all faiths are freeto use traditional holiday greetings, and displayreligious scenes and symbols, even on schoolproperty. It ensures freedom of expressionwhere, for many students, teachers and adminis-trators, it's most important."

HB 308 ensures that adherence to one par-ticular religion is not in practice, but rather allowsthe freedom of expression toward religious holi-days to be a part of our schools. By allowingteachers to display various holiday symbols asso-ciated with certain religions, they are able to edu-cate students about the history and roots ofdifferent religions.

"I am proud to have authored the MerryChristmas Bill which allows students, parents,teachers and administrators the freedom to ac-knowledge traditional winter holidays like Christ-mas and Hanukkah in Texas public schoolswithout fear of litigation or punishment," Rep.Bohac said. "When I picked up my 6-year-old,first grader from school and found out school dis-tricts and teachers felt pressured by political cor-rectness to change the way they refer to‘Christmas trees' and Santa and holiday music, Ihad enough. HB 308 protects schools and teach-ers from ridiculous litigation and restores com-mon sense by placing Supreme Court precedentinto Texas Law."

"I have heard from many constituents who dis-like that it is becoming less culturally acceptable toopenly celebrate these holidays in the ways pastgenerations have," Sen. Nichols said. "To me, thisis a matter of helping our teachers and administra-tors feel safe talking about these holidays atschool without fear of legal action being takenagainst them, and of letting our children know thatit's okay to say ‘Merry Christmas.'"

{"I'm proud we are standing up for religious freedom in

our state." -- Gov. Perry

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Texas Congressman

Says President’s

Plan is a Mistake‘This is not the way to restore Amer-ica’s credibility’

CONGRESSMAN KEVIN

BRADY (R-TX) released the follow-ing statement regarding the Presi-dent’s call to engage Syria withAmerican military assets:

“I believe this is a mistake. Thecredibility America has lost over thelast few years can’t be restored withtwo days of politically-correct missilestrikes in which the message toAssad appears to be ‘feel free tokeep killing innocent Syrians, justdon’t use poison gas to do it.’

“America’s real national secu-rity interest in the region is protect-ing our friend Israel. WhatPresident Obama has proposed isnot the type of strong, forceful mili-tary action necessary to deterNorth Korea and Iran from devel-oping nuclear weapons. They’ll laugh at this ‘mes-sage’ and continue to build their weapons.

“I’m not going to risk our precious military re-sources on an ineffective, unproductive mission.”

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Kessler Appointed President

of the Rutgers University

Foundation

Rutgers University has announced the appoint-ment of NEVIN E. KESSLER as president ofthe Rutgers University Foundation and execu-tive vice president for development andalumni relations, effective October 14.Kessler, most recently president of the NorthCarolina State University Foundation, earlierserved as associate dean for developmentand alumni relations at the Yale School ofManagement and held senior fundraisingpositions at the University of Connecticutand Virginia Tech.

President Barack Obama meets with Members of Congress to discuss S Room of the White House, Sept. 3, 2013. (Official White House Photo by

Congressman Brady

Kessler

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GEORGIA

Dear Citizens-District D:

I am Georgia Provost, a candidate for City Council District D. I am a mother,a proud graduate of historic “TSU” Texas Southern University and a busi-ness owner in the City of Houston. I want to be your “SERVANT” at CityHall. I will prayerfully listen to your concerns and issues, and together, we

will find solutions and moved forward with a “YES WE CAN ATTITUDE”.

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Lindstrom leaving Mental

Health America

Mental Health America hasannounced the planned depar-ture of its president and CEO,WAYNE W. LINDSTROM, ef-fective September 19, and theappointment of DAVIDSHERN as interim CEO.Shern is currently scienceadvisor for Mental HealthAmerica and served asCEO of the organizationfrom 2006-12. Lindstrom isleaving to pursue new op-portunities associated withhis interest in the Afford-able Care Act's coverageof mental healthcare.

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Eric Anyah

Appointed Chief

Financial Officer

of the Museum of Fine

Arts, Houston

In other news, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,has announced the appointment of ERIC O.

ANYAH as chief financial officer.Anyah comes to the mu-seum from the Art Insti-tute of Chicago, whichhe joined in 2003 as vicepresident of budget, finan-cial and strategic planningand left as executive vicepresident and CFO. Earlier,he worked in finance andbudget roles at a variety of or-ganizations, including theLeadership Council for Metro-politan Open Communities, theUniversity of Chicago, and theUnited States offices of softwarecompany Pindar Systems. Anyahwill begin his new role in October,succeeding GWENDOLYN H.GOFFE, who is retiring after twenty-five years at the museum.

On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Harris County voters will have their say on the fat trodome. Early voting will take place from Monday, October 21st through Friday, N

Anyah

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Community unity will be on display citywideon Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., as

residents across Missouri City celebratethe 30th Annual National Night Out.

Neighborhoods will host blockparties and annual homeowners’ asso-ciation meetings featuring good food,fellowship and fun in observance ofthe public safety initiative.

The events are designed to en-courage neighbors to get to knoweach other and partner with policeofficers, firefighters, City Counciland staff to prevent crime.And, for the fourth consecutiveyear, a “Pre-National Night OutKick-Off” launch will be hosted byMissouri City’s Finest andBravest. The 2013 kick-off willbe held on Saturday, Sept. 28at 5 p.m. at the Police Depart-

ment Mini-Station, 1700-A Texas Pkwy.Then, on Oct. 1, the official date cities statewide will

celebrate National Night Out, citizens will gather in the Tar-get parking lot on Highway 6 at Murphy Road, at 5 p.m.Members of the Fire & Rescue Services and the PoliceDepartment, including the Burglary and Auto Theft Task-force and the Dive, SWAT, Bike Patrol and ATV SearchTeams, will attend the Sept. 28 and Oct. 1 events to greetparticipants and hand out crime-prevention materials. Po-lice vehicles, tactical equipment, a Ladder Truck and Res-cue Boat will also be on display.

Residents can register block parties and pick up NationalNight Out supplies on Monday, Sept. 23 from 4 p.m. to 6:30p.m. at Public Safety Headquarters, 3849 Cartwright Rd.Block party hosts who register on that date will receive a free“National Night Out T-shirt and cap”.

For more information on how to get involved in thesafe streets initiative, residents can visit www.missourici-tytx.gov or call Evett Kelly, Community Resource Officerfor the Police Department, at 281-403-5830 or email herat [email protected].

Citizens Set to Celebrate 30th Annual

National Night Out on Tue., Oct. 1

Mayor Owen

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Dear 18th Congressional District Voters,

During our 2012 campaign, you helped us

achieve history on many levels. Because of your

efforts, we received more votes than anyone

ever has against Sheila Jackson Lee. Addition-

ally, your donations and efforts had our cam-

paign named to the Republican National

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gram”, another first for the 18thDistrict. Out of

the 264 precincts in the district, we received

votes in all but 20 of them, and in 84 of those,

we were less than 200 votes behind.

I want to thank those of you that became

Neighborhood Leaders. Your efforts ensured we

dominated those precincts, with average vote

count above 60%. In addition we won 8 of the 11

precincts we block walked.

I will be entering the race for the 2014 elec-

tion as a Republican Candidate for District 18.

For the past eight months, I have been working

on building relationships in many communities

and building our winning team for the 2014

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Please email [email protected] to

begin your support for Sean Seibert today!

We appreciate and need your support to win.

Thank you in advance for all of your sup-

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Chris Green’s ability to breakdowndifferent philosophies, to help generate re-sults in people’s lives, is priceless! Theenergy that Chris provides helps his audi-ence accept concepts that lead them tobelieve, achieve, and receive the thingsthat they deserve. He does a great job incaptivating people’s emotions and helpingthem make better decisions to accomplishtheir desires.

His unique training methods, previ-ous basketball workouts, and consistentwork habits have helped his clients toreach their desires and goals. Chris helpsdevelop all his clients to build their confi-dence to believe, achieve and receivetheir desires. Chris has created a provensystem, which he has studied for years.One of his philosophies is to understandyourself internally, which will help you pro-duce the results you desire externally. Be-sides his excellent one-on-one personaltraining and boot camps, his one-on-onecoaching and self-improvement seminarsare powerful! Countless people across thecity have transformed their lives with thesystem he has developed. With the com-bination of all of the methods he has cre-ated, Mean Green Training is consideredthe best workout and transformation pro-gram in Houston.

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Candidates are listed alpha-

betically by last name under

each office specified. Num-

ber in parentheses in front

of candidate's name is how

candidate will appear in

order on the ballot.

MAYORCook, Don

Dick, Eric

Douglas, Keryl Burgess

Drab, Charyl L.

Fitzsimmons, Michael J.

Hall, III, Benjamin L.

Jenkins, Derek

Lane, Victoria A.

Parker, Annise D.

DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER

DISTRICT ABrown, Helena

Hale, Ron

Knox, Mike

Peck, Amy

Stardig, Brenda

DISTRICT BBlueford-Daniels, Katherine

Davis, Jerry

Joseph, James

Perkins, Kenneth

DISTRICT CCohen, Ellen

DISTRICT DBoykins, Dwight

Caldwell, Keith

Edwards, Lana

Johnson, Ivis

McGee, Travis

McKinzie, Larry

Provost, Georgia Doyle

Richards, N. "Assata"

Robinson, Anthony

Sanders, Christina

Smith, Demetria

White, Kirk

DISTRICT EMartin, Dave

DISTRICT FHoang, Al

Nguyen, Richard

DISTRICT GPennington, Oliver

Taef, Brian

DISTRICT HGonzalez, Edward "Ed"

DISTRICT IAblaza, Leticia Gutierrez

Gallegos, Robert

Garces, Graci

Mendez, Ben

DISTRICT JLaster, Mike

DISTRICT KGreen, Larry V.

AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER

AT-LARGEPOSITION 1

Costello, Stephen C.

Griffin, Mike "Griff"

AT-LARGEPOSITION 2

Burks Jr., Andrew C.

Gordon, Brent Trebor

Rivera-Colon, Modesto

Robinson, David

AT-LARGEPOSITION 3

Batteau, J. Brad

Calvert, Rogene Gee

Chavez, Roland M.

Kubosh, Michael

Morales, Roy

Pool, Jenifer Rene

AT-LARGEPOSITION 4

Bradford, C.O. "Brad"

Dadoush, Issa Z.

AT-LARGEPOSITION 5

Christie, Jack

Evans-Shabazz, Carolyn

Horwitz, James S.

CONTROLLERFrazer, Bill

Green, Ronald

2013 General Election Information

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