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J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 w i l l b e e x t r e m e l y p u b l i c . L e o i s l i g h t i n g u p y o u r h o m e v i a r e l a t i o n s h i p a n d c o n n e c t i o n s . Y o u m i g h t t a k e o n a n a u t h o r i t y r o l e f o r y o u r g r o u p a t w o r k , o r y o u m i g h t d i s c o v e r t h a t y o u h a v e b e e n c h o s e n c h i e f e x e c u t i v e o f y o u r g u i d e g r o u p . F r i e n d s w i l l w a n t t o b e w i t h y o u a n d s h o w t h e i r a d m i r a t i o n f o r w h a t y o u h a v e d o n e f o r t h e m . Y o u h a v e g r e a t a p p e a l a n d c h a r m t h i s m o n t h . U s e t h i s a p p e a l t o m o v e o t h e r s a r o u n d b e c a u s e t h a t w i l l b e n e f i t y o u r g r o u p . V a r i e t y i s a c e l e b r a t i o n .

A s y o u m o v e i n t o J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 , t h e s u n g o e s i n t o y o u r h o u s e , a n d t h e h o u s e o f y o u r r e l a t i v e s a n d k e e p s y o u f e e l i n g w a r m . Y o u w i l l t a k e c h a r g e o f s i t u a t i o n s w h e n y o u a r e w i t h r e l a t i v e s a n d b r i n g t h e m t o a n a g r e e m e n t o n i s s u e s t h a t c o u l d b e c o m e d i f f i c u l t . B e c o n f i d e n t i n y o u r c h o i c e s a n d t a k e y o u r r o l e a s t h e h e a d o f t h e h o u s e h o l d . L i n k w i t h k i d s i f y o u h a v e t h e m o r t h e o t h e r k i d s i n y o u r f a m i l y . T h i s i s a c h a n c e t o e n j o y t i m e w i t h l o v e d o n e s .

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 i s a c h a n c e t o s t a r t o n c e a g a i n . I f e x p e r t l y u s e d , t h i s m i g h t j u s t b e e n o u g h t i m e f o r y o u t o g a i n p u b l i c i d e n t i f i c a t i o n . Y o u g e n e r a l l y p e r f o r m b e h i n d t h e f i e l d a n d j u s t k e e p t h e s h o w r u n n i n g . H o w e v e r , y o u m i g h t n e e d m o r e o f a v i s i b l e “ t h a n k y o u ”. A s t h e s u n s h i n e s i n y o u r h o u s e o f s u c c e s s , y o u a r e a s s u r e d o f y o u r p e r f o r m a n c e . S u c c e s s a n d r e l i a b i l i t y w i l l b e r e c o g n i z e d .

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 i s 3 0 d a y s o f e m a i l s f o r y o u . S u n l i g h t s u p y o u r h o m e a n d g i v e s y o u t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o b a r g a i n , c o n n e c t , a n d p a y a t t e n t i o n . Y o u a r e u s u a l l y a v e r y g o o d s p e a k e r , b u t y o u w i l l h a v e i n c l u d e d f a c t o r s i n y o u r p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a p p e a r a n c e . G i v e d e m o n s t r a t i o n s t o c o l l e a g u e s a n d t h e y w i l l b e d a z z l e d ! U s e y o u r p o w e r t o b a c k u p y o u r c o m p o s i n g c a p a b i l i t y a n d i m p r o v e y o u r p o p u l a r i t y a s a s p e a k e r .

T h i s m o n t h w i l l b e 3 0 d a y s o f e n j o y m e n t f o r y o u . T h e s u n i s g l o w i n g i n y o u r h o u s e w i t h o u t s t a n d i n g s e n s a t i o n s a n d y o u w a n t t o j u s t g o o u t a n d r u n t h r o u g h t h e s n o w f a l l . P r e f e r r e d f a c t o r s i n y o u r l i f e s t y l e a r e h i g h l i g h t e d . H e r e w e a r e i n a d i l e m m a b e t w e e n y o u r p e r s o n a l j o u r n e y a n d r o m a n t i c e n d e a v o r s . T a k e a n o p p o r t u n i t y . B e f o c u s e d o n j u s t o n e o r t w o o p t i o n s . Y o u w i l l h a v e a n a m a z i n g J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 .

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 i s f i n a n c e m o n t h a s t h e S u n s h i f t s i n y o u r h o u s e o f r e s o u r c e s . Y o u m i g h t b e e c o n o m i c a l l y c o m p e n s a t e d f o r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e t h a t y o u d o . B e n i c e w i t h t h o s e i n n e e d i f y o u d o c o m e i n t o e x t r a c a s h d u r i n g J a n 2 0 1 4 . D o n o t s p e n d t o o m u c h d u r i n g J a n o r a n y m o n t h o f t h e y e a r . Y o u u s u a l l y p r o v i d e w a y m o r e t h a n y o u c a n . D o n ’ t t r y t o k e e p u p p e r f o r m a n c e s t h a t a r e u n p r o d u c t i v e .

P e o p l e w i l l b e c o m i n g t o y o u t h e f i r s t o f J a n u a r y , a n d y o u h a v e t h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e w o n d e r f u l m e m o r i e s f o r t h e m . T h i s i s a c h a n c e t o p e r f o r m w i t h d i f f i c u l t e m o t i o n s . Y o u r p o w e r m a k e s f a c t o r s v e r y c o m i c a l a n d y o u c a n r e d u c e t h e w o r r y o f t h e u n i d e n t i f i e d . D o n ’ t s t r i k e f a c t o r s o u t o f a p e r c e n t a g e o r b y a d i l e m m a k i n g .

Y o u a r e v e r y a t t r a c t i v e t h e s e d a y s a n d a n y t h i n g y o u d o w i l l b e e x c e l l e n t . Y o u r e x c l u s i v e d e s i g n a n d c r e a t i v e n e s s w i l l t a k e y o u f a r . Y o u r c a p a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e o t h e r s e n c o u n t e r w i l l b e y o u r s a v i o r . L o o k i n t o y o u r m a s s i v e c e n t e r a n d k n o w t h a t y o u a r e u s e f u l .

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 , a s u n u s u a l a s i t m a y s e e m , i s t h e 3 0 d a y s o f l o v i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s f o r y o u . A f e e l i n g o f c r e a t i v e n e s s n e e d s t o c o m e i n t o y o u r l i f e s t y l e a s L e o a n d t h e s u n s h i f t i n t o y o u r h o m e o f c o n n e c t i o n s . I f y o u a r e i n d i v i d u a l , t h i s w i l l m e a n a n e w p r o b a b i l i t y t o f u l f i l l s o m e o n e w h o m i g h t j u s t b e t h e o n e . I f y o u h a v e a d e d i c a t e d l o v i n g l i f e s t y l e y o u w i l l g e t q u i t e a n i n c r e a s e .

S p i r i t u a l te c h n i q u e s a re yo u r k e y t h i s m o nt h . Yo u w i l l c re ate t h e u n e x p e c te d h a p p e n i n g s u n d e r t h e s u r f a ce o f yo u r p e r fo r m a n ce a s we l l a s i n yo u r c l o s e f a m i l y m e m b e r s . Th e s u n m ov i n g i nto yo u r h o m e o f s p i r i t u a l te c h n i q u e s w i l l p rov i d e yo u w i t h t h e d u ra b i l i t y to s h ow w h o yo u a re a n d l i n k w i t h a h i g h e r p owe r. G l o w f r o m y o u r f a c e . B e b e n e f i c i a l .

Eve r yd ay wo r k o u t s a re re j u ve n ate d i n J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 . Yo u h ave a n i n n ovat i ve e n e rg y a s t h e s u n g o e s i nto yo u r h o m e o f p hys i c a l h e a l t h a n d f i t n e s s . D i s cove r f i t n e s s a p p l i c at i o n s t h at w i l l i m p rove yo u r l i fe s t y l e a n d gi ve yo u a co m p o n e nt o f f u n . Yo u w i l l p ro b a b l y f i n d d a n c i n g o r yo g a e xe rc i s e s s u i t t h e i m a g e o f w h at yo u wa nt to d o.

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THE YEAR THAT WAS 2013

Many anticipated films were released in January last

year, including “Gangster Squad”, “Mama”, “Hansel and Gretel:

Witch Hunters”, and Texas Chainsaw 3D.

President Obama was inaugurated for the second

time on January 21st.

Beyonce wowed audiences at the Super Bowl halftime

show with a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

Malala Yousafzai returned home in a healthy state after

her attack, and was able to begin telling her story and advocating

for women’s education.

Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter, entered

the world on January 7th. Being born into superstar parents really

does have its perks.

The X Factor Live tour began , and contestants are contiuning

to travel the road and meet their loyal fans

Vietnam opened its first Starbucks, and discovered

a three-eyed fish close to one of its powerplants. What a time

to be alive.Prince Harry came home

from his serivce in Afghanistan, where he worked as a co-pilot.

He enjoyed his time out of the public eye to socialize

with his family.

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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2014

Get ready for a day off and a celebration for MLK day! Jan 20 recognizes the life and story of Martin Luther King Jr.,

who requested peace and accep-tance in times of social hardship. Show

your pride at the MLK day parade in Midtown, Houston, on Jan. 18

Nominations are in for the 2014 Grammy awards on

January 26, and everyone’s itching to see who will snub the win.

Nominees include Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Daft Punk, and Bruno Mars.

LL Cool J is hosting the show for the fourth time in2014.

Feel like you’ve got talent? Sign up for an audition with

the popular talent show, “America’s Got Talent.” Auditions will be held

at the Reliant center from Jan. 18-19.

No need to worry about your allowance! Business economists

say economic growth is expected in Jan 2014, and recovery will

accelerate rapidly. Be frugal, it will help in the long run!

Expect cold, dry weather for the coming month of winter, s

ince the temperatures are expected to start acting up in 2014.

Bring on the chilly noses!.

Celebrate the new year with upcoming movie

releases, such as “I, Franken-stein”, “That Awkward Mo-

ment”, “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones”, “Yves Saint Laurent”,

and “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”. There is no self renovation

without a flick and popcorn!

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NEW YEAR NEW BEGINNINGS

The normal routine for every new year is to sit down and make up a long list of resolutions. People intend on loosing 100 lbs in three months, or dieting for two months, or no more netflix; however,

the truth is, it’s hard to stick with a resolution. Why, you may ask? Well, people come up with the same truthful excuses.

tiMe MangeMentTime management is probably the biggest excuse of the book that people use to get out of their new years resolution. So many people run out of time in their day or just don’t have enough time to fit something else in. You continuously push back your resolution each day more and more until you completely forget about it and tell yourself at the end of the day the cheap excuse like, “I just didn’t have any time”.

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After a while of claiming a resolution that is not being fulfilled, you began to be bored with it. You feel like you’re not getting any where, you’re not getting the results you want, and you begin to feel as though the whole idea of a new years resolution was pointless. Then you realize you have no motivation and you’re just really lazy.

no supportNot having someone there with you through such a tough journey can be depressing annd can also be the reason for failure. You’ll began to feel alone and like nobody cares. Then, you’ll ask yourself, “Why am I even doing this?” No one wants to go through a big change in their lives by themselves. The whole ride to success can make you feel so bored that you just quit. It stops being fun and stops being a goal and just overall becomes annoying. Success begins to look impossible.

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These typical excuses pop up all the time. Instead of making up some cheap excuse for why you can’t complete a task, come up with a way to complete it. Do simple things like rountinely reminding yourself about things by keeping an agenda or calender, instead of forgetting all the time. Or invest in a piggy bank for saving money instead of “saving money” that’s sitting in your wallet and taunting you. Habits like these and others listed

should help you be succesful in sticking to your new years resolution.

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Instead of choosing a bad habit and trying to attack it head on, start small. Bad habits are difficult to overcome and when you relapse it can be stressful and very overwhelming. All that stress can lead to giving up and quitting, but that defeats the purpose of the whole resolution. A small easy start ,like water instead of Pepsi with your lunch or homework before tv, can slowly get you in the routine of stick-ing to a resolution.

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Lastly, never forget to praise yourself here and there. Set goals for yourself and when that goal is completed. Go enjoy some Froyo or go on a movie date instead of your normal afternoon workout. Spend a little money and just have fun for a day. It’s always healthy to give yourself some props after a long, succesful journey. If you don’t it could be a long, miserable road to failure. Continue to uplift yourself for success and success is what you’ll get.

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Change is hard, but you have to believe in yourself. Constantly build yourself up. Do mirror excersises and tell yourself just how good you’re doing. Affirmations are good tools that’ll help you succeed, so use them. Doubting can be dangerous and can work. Never doubt yourself; the moment you begin doubting, you begin to talk yourself out of things. Lift yourself up. Afterall, you’re trying to be a better you anyway.

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Don’t walk into a new challenge alone. Tell others what you are doing. Not only will this get you outside support but it’ll also get others to stay on your back about things. Find a good friend that will even participate with you. Everything always seems easier when you have someone doing it with you. Letting your close family and friends know what your plan is will make your challenge less lonely. Others will help motivate you for the task at hand.

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review your progress

Just as a child checkpoints their growing stages, you should checkpoint your resolution stages. Check your progress and set goals; it’ll give you something to work for. Take before and after pictures or keep a journal and document how far you came and where you started so that you can look back and see just how far you’ve came. This not only keeps track of how well you are doing but it also builds great self confidence because you can actually see just how much you are changing.

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Kingwood Park beat Kingwood for the annual Best Buddies basketball game on December

4, for the second year in a row. While the Panthers came out on top, both schools played an

amazing game. What was more impressive however, was the school spirit shown by the KP

Student Section. Filled with teachers, parents, and a ton of students, the bleachers were rocking

as the two organizations took it from hoop to hoop.

Senior Ethan Blair took on double roles during the game, both as player for KPARK, and as

game MC.

“I played for a little in the fourth quarter but I announced the whole first half of the game,”

Blair said.

Blair kept the game light and made it even more enjoyable with his play-by-play calls.

Teammate Dennis McGinley11 was a star in the second half.

“My favorite part was when I made a shot in the hoop and everybody liked me,” McGinley11

said.

Sophomore Patience Pennington was a ringer at the basket, in part because of her weekly

practice in basketball for the Special Olympics. Backing up a year in which her team won the

gold medal, Pennington was almost a sure shot everytime she found the hoop. While the

competition was fun, the commradery was the best part of the night.

“I like helping others and seeing as well as doing fun things,” Pennington10 said. “It’s just a

joyful thing to do.”

The final score was 21-32, but everyone left feeling like a winner.

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The farmers market is one of many events that happen at Kingwood’s Town Center. Local bring their homemade goods every Thursday between 3-7pm.They have everything from veggies, meat and bread to Indian food, hummus, sweets and even treats for your four-legged friends.

Ron, from Doggiee Snack Bar, has been coming to the farmers market for three weeks while the company has been coming longer. The Doggiee Snack Bar is unlike many dog treat booths. They make their dog treats from all natural fruits and vegetables. They make treats for dogs that are sensitive to grain and wheat as well.

They aren’t the only company there that deals with animals.

Law Ranch is a family owned business that Ray Law’s father started in 1952 and law took over for his father. Law’s cows are on an ALL natural, primarily grass fed, diet. Unlike most places, Law Ranch’s beef is dry aged. Dry aged means that the meat will remain in a freezer, set at 35 degrees, for two weeks. The aging allows water to be evaporated, giving the beef more flavor which allows enzymes to break down giving it that tender texture. If you want the meat from Law Ranch you have to buy it at the farmers market or if you want a side order of beef

you can call or email him to see if you can pick it up outside of the famers market. Law does not ship his product anywhere.

Now for a sweeter taste, Sweets by Belen are unlike most dessert places. Belen Bailey moved from Peru 16 years ago. Bailey makes all natural Peruvian and Latin American sweets including popsicles from scratch. One of the flavors she offers is called Lucama which is the only milk based from Peru tastes like butterscotch. The chica morada which is purple corn boiled with fruits it has a sweet taste without the over powerful sweetness. Bailey also sells cookies that practically melt in your mouth; you have the option to have them with or without nuts.

You can contact:- Law Ranch Cattle Company by calling Ray Law

at (713) 492-4804 or email at lawranch255@hotmail.com also by visiting www.lawranch.com

- Sweets by Belen by calling (832) 642-9391 or emailing her at postresbelen@aol.com also by visiting www.sweetsbybelen.com

- Doggiee Snack Bar by visiting online at www.DoggieeSnackBar.com

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Many things happen around Kingwood. Every week there is something no matter how big; a concert or rivalry football game. However, there are small things that happen as well; bake sells,

fundraisers and the farmers market.

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Pantone Color of the Year

Radiant Orchid

say “Au Revoir” to 2013’s emerald, and say hello to the official color of

2014: Radiant Orchid! This exotic “fuscia” color “inspires confidence and

iminates great joy, love and health,” says Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director

of the Pantone Color Institute. Expect to see fuschias, pinks, purples, and

of course radiant orchid on the latest furniture, bedding, and maybe even the

dresses at this annual’s Oscars.

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NEW YEAR BRINGS IN NEW MOVIES

captain aMerica: the winter soDier

When a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the wor… Moreld at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy-the Winter Soldier.

the FoXcatcher

"Foxcatcher" tells the story of Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who sees a way out from the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave (Ruffalo) and a life of poverty when he is summoned by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Carell) to move onto his estate and train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, du Pont begins "coaching" a world-class athletic team and, in the process, lures Mark into dangerous habits, breaks his confidence and drives him into a self-destructive spiral. Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/movies/foxcatcher#AdrLBW7CcTy4dKMo.99transForMers:

age oF eXtinction

As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessman and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control – all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his crosshairs. The epic adventure and battle between good and evil, freedom and enslavement ensues.

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