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It’s something almost allfamilies will encounter. Whena child wants to quit — sports,music or another extracurricu-lar hobby — it can be tough notonly on the child but for par-ents.Seventy percent of kids quit

youth sports by the time theyreach 14, according to theCitizenship Through SportsAlliance. Statistics for otheractivities are harder to find, butwhen a child asks or even begsto quit, the decision-makingprocess and the aftermath canbe agonizing.“Many families struggle with

children who want to quit asport or activity,” said licensedclinical social worker AmyMorin, a mental health andpsychology professor at Maine’sKennebec Valley CommunityCollege. Determining whetherquitting ”makes sense” requiressome deep thinking, Morinsaid.

“Parents should considerwhat values and life lessonsthey want their child to learn,”she said. Some families valuethe determination to finishwhat has been started. Otherparents want the message tobe “Life is too short to spend

it doing things you really don’tlike. If you don’t like it, let’sfind something you wouldrather do instead,” Morin said.

Start a conversationIt’s not easy.“As parents, we walk a fine

line between forcing our kids tostick it out and enabling themto quit when the going getstough,” said licensed clinicalsocial worker Shiloh Lundahl,a child and family therapist inGilbert and Mesa, Ariz. “Thereisn’t a hard and fast rule as towhen to make our kids stickto a sport, or an instrument orany other activity that requirescommitment, and when we canallow our kids to quit,” he said.To get the conversation

started, “it’s important to talkto the child to learn more aboutthe reason for wanting to quitbefore making a decision,”Morin said.If your child wants to quit

because it’s getting hard, it maybe worthwhile to help him stickit out to teach him that prac-tice and hard work can pay off.However, if your child is start-ing to dislike going to practicesbecause he just isn’t having anyfun, forcing him to finish outthe season may discourage himfrom trying new activities forfear he may dislike them, she

said.Parents should also consider

if their child is developmentallyready for the activity the childis involved in, Lundahl said.

Make a plan togetherBy asking the right questions,

working together with a childto form a decision can be agreat activity, Morin said.If the parent

wants a childto play sportsto keep himphysically ac-tive, “togetherthey may beable to finda new sporthe can try tokeep his bodyhealthy. If achild wants toquit becauseher coach ismean, the par-ents and childmay be able toproblem-solve how to deal withit together. It can teach kidsproblem-solving skills and helpthem learn valuable life les-sons,” Morin said.Avoid making a rash deci-

sion, said Myrna Beth Haskell,syndicated advice columnist forparents of teenagers and authorof “Lions, Tigers and Teens.”

Immediately quitting is not al-ways the best option.“Ask her to take a few weeks

to think about it. Chances arethat her feelings of anger anddisappointment will dissipateover time,” Haskell said.

Talk about effectTalking to kids about the

pros and cons of playing versusquitting canalso be help-ful.

“A childshould alsobe madeaware howquitting mayhave poten-tial conse-quences forothers. If achild wantsto quit a play,it’s importantto discusshow this mayimpact other

children starring in the play,”Morin said.There’s also a financial side

to consider, Morin said. If aparent pays for a child’s soccercleats, and the child decides hewould rather be on the trackteam, it may make sense tohave the child earn the moneyto purchase track sneakers.

Should youlet kids quit?What to do when a childwants to quit a team or activity

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Horror is in the air comeHalloween. For thosewho enjoy a good fright,

watching a scary flick with abucket of popcorn in hand canbe just the trick. The followingfilms make ideal choices forscary Halloween fun.“Repulsion” (1965): A young,beautiful woman (CatherineDeneuve) is left alone in theapartment she shares with hersister. While alone, she beginsto suffer from hallucinations,catalepsy and madness thateventually leads her to murder.This marks the first English-language film for director Ro-man Polanski.“Fire in the Sky” (1993): Basedon a true story, an Arizona log-ger disappears for five days in asupposed UFO encounter. Fea-turing one of the more realisticalien abduction scenes in filmhistory, this film may causefans to glance nervously at thenight skies.“The Amityville Horror”

(1979): Another movie based onalleged real events, “The Ami-tyville Horror” tells the storyof the Lutz family of LongIsland, N.Y. Newlyweds moveinto a house where a murdertook place and experiencestrange events that have themrunning for cover.“Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006): Thisfilm fromMexican filmmakerGuillermo del Toro details thestrange journeys of an imagi-native young girl in an eeriebut fascinating fantasy world.“Dawn of the Dead” (2004): Sev-eral survivors of a worldwideplague that produced flesh-eat-ing zombies are forced to takerefuge in a Midwestern shop-ping mall to escape impendingdoom. This is a remake of a1978 film of the same name.“The Mothman Prophecies”(2002): Richard Gere stars inthis film as a reporter drawnto a small town to investigatereports of horror at the handsof a strange, shadowy figure.

When predictions begin comingtrue, the reporter is caught upin bizarre events. This movieis based on a book chroniclingsupposedly true events fromthe 1960s.“A Nightmare on Elm Street”(1984): Freddie Krueger, a de-ranged child molester who wasburned alive, comes back tohaunt the dreams of his killers’children. Armed with a hand-ful of razor blades, Kruegerearned a spot alongside horrormovie legends such as MichaelMeyers and Norman Bates.“The Fly” (1986): An eccentricscientist transforms into aman/fly hybrid when a telepor-tation experiment goes hor-ribly wrong. Geena Davis andJeff Goldblum star.“Paranormal Activity” (2007):Shot in a single-camera stylemade popular by “The BlairWitch Project,” this film fea-tures a slow build of suspense,creating a tension that hasviewers enthralled by the dis-

turbing demonic presence.* “The People Under the Stairs”(1991): A burglary attempt findsa young boy trapped inside ahome of a deranged brotherand sister who keep “children”under the stairs of their home.

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If you want the coolest Hallow-een costume on the block or atthe party, you’d better not buy

it at a store. The best, most uniqueand creative costumes are do-it-yourself, homemade.A pair of artsy/crafty experts

come to the rescue to help read-ers come up with a few can’t-missideas.

It’s cheap“DIY is better than store-

bought,” said LeaStewart, Chi-cago- based

designer and author at Inhabitat.com. “I believe that it makes theholiday more of an experiencewhen you make your costume.Also, if you are repurposing ma-terials, this is more eco-friendlythan store-bought.”Craft blogger Jamie Dorobek,

a native Texan and current Flor-ida resident who likes to createthings for free, said making yourown Halloween costume is “funand way cheaper.” Her blog isC.R.A.F.T., www.creatingreallya-wesomefreethings.com.“Creating with freebies has been

happening since I can remember.I grew up with a wonderfullycrafty mom who wouldtake me to Goodwill tomy little heart’s con-tent,” Dorobek said.

It’s easyThe best part of DIY Hal-

loween costumes is that “everyonecan do it,” Stewart said. “Onegreat way to start is to make acostume from a cardboard boxand some craft supplies. I’veseen many good ones over theyears: robots, SpongeBob oreven a box of mac n’ cheese,”

Stewart said. Add sixlarge plastic cups to thefront of the box, paint it a

primary color and suddenly,you’re a Lego piece. Or, cut thecardboard into the shape of a di-nosaur head.If you have some basic house-

hold skills, the task is all theeasier.“Sewing might be tricky for

some, but since a Halloweencostume is typically only for onenight, glue, safety pins and evenhand-sewing work wonders,”Dorobek said.

It’s cleverSometimes, the most clever

costumes are the ones that wereinspired by what’s around you,Stewart said. Use what’s in thenews or in your neighborhood tospark your creativity.“Last year I made myself into

a food truck using a box. Foodtrucks are so trendy in Chicagothat I wanted to pay homage,”Stewart said.Another tip is to take a trip to a

thrift store to get inspiration.“My husband and I try to chal-

lenge each other to not spend over$20 at the thrift store on our cos-tumes,” Stewart said. “A few yearsback we found the perfect gear(white robes and “lightsabers”made from parts of kids toys) tobe Princess Leia and Han Solo.”

It’s funThrift stores such as Goodwill

and Salvation Army, dollar stores,or even family and friends’ closetsare ideal to find accessories, saidDorobek. “Use what you’ve got onhand. I’ve made a lot of very sim-ple dresses out of (size) XXmen’sT-shirts,” then added accessoriesto complete the look.Sometimes it’s the simplicity

of an all-over effect that works,Stewart said.“One costume that sticks out

was a guy who was one of thecheap, plastic, green army mentoys. He wore a green stockingover his face, painted everythinghe was wearing the same shadeof green and also had a ‘bazooka’made from a shipping tubepainted green,” she said.

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Parties catering to adultsare often enhanced witha variety of food and

beverage options, and alco-holic drinks are a commoncomponent of such gather-ings. Party hosts and host-esses who will be offering thespirits to their guests shouldkeep safety in the back oftheir minds.

Many party hosts areunaware that they may beheld liable should a personbecome intoxicated at theirevent and then go on to injureanother person while underthe influence. This is whybartenders will stop servingcustomers who are visiblydrunk.

Although laws vary fromplace to place, party hostsshould still keep tabs on theirguests’ alcohol consumption,cutting off guests who mighthave had enough to drink. Inaddition to monitoring alco-hol consumption, party hostscan employ these additionalpractices to keep everyonesafe.

• Collect keys upon entry tothe party. Ask guests whoplan to drink alcohol to sur-render their car keys to youwhen they arrive at the party.Guests may be offended athaving to relinquish controlof their cars, but it is a wisemove to remove any tempta-tion to drive away.

• Remain sober. As the partyhost, you will have a numberof responsibilities, includingensuring your guests’ com-fort and safety. Having yourwits about you will enableyou to make better decisionsfor you and your guests.

• Serve plenty of food. Drink-ing on an empty stomach isa surefire way to get intoxi-

cated. Be certain to have anumber of foods availableand encourage guests todine before you start serv-ing any alcoholic beverages.This way you can reducethe potentially intoxicatingeffects the alcohol will haveon your guests. Though a fullstomach won’t guaranteeyour guests won’t becomeintoxicated, they are likely toconsume less alcohol on a fullstomach and the food in theirstomach can counter the ef-fects of any alcohol they doconsume.

• Keep drinks simple. Somespecialty drinks call for morealcohol than others. In addi-tion, fruity drinks can maskthe flavor of the alcohol,causing a person to drinkmore than he or she wouldnormally. Serve simplerdrinks so guests know justhow much alcohol they areconsuming.

• Establish a cut-off time.

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Stop serving alcoholic bever-ages at a certain time. Thiswill give guests time to soberup before the end of the par-ty. The rate at which alcoholleaves the body and enablespersons to no longer feel itseffects varies depending onage, gender, weight, and evenrace. Experts advise onlyhaving one alcoholic bever-age per hour, which is theaverage time it takes for thatdrink to be metabolized. Con-suming nonalcoholic drinksbetween alcoholic beverageswill keep blood-alcohol con-tent down.

• Make nonalcoholic bever-ages available, too. Givingguests options may helpthem drink more responsi-bly. Drinking water is a wayto flush out the system andreduce the effects of alcohol.

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The Brazos Valley Maize isup and growing for an-other “far“far“f mtastic” sea-

son. It kicked offoffof its 2013 sea-son on Sept. 28, and guests havehavehaenjoyed perfect fall afternoonsand evenings getting lost in theoutdoors.

Brazos Valley Maize, theBrazos Valley’s premier cornmaize, is located at 3063 SalemRoad in Brenham. The mazeis open through Nov. 29, from10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdaysand 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.The last ticket is sold one hourprior to closing time.

This year’s design is dedicat-ed to the things that the Freefamily, owner/operators of theBrazos Valley Maize, hold dear:faith, family and farming. Thelargely Aggie family has ownedand worked the land that holdsthe maze for over 75 years, andhas farmed and ranched inWashington County for morethan 100 years. And apparently,the family that farms togetherstays together.

Woodrow and Joan Free willcelebrate 55 years of marriage

this coming January,ary,ary and theirthree sons are the ones respon-sible for the farming and opera-tions of the maze.

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ings that come with operatingthe maze,” said Joan Free, oneof the owners.

“We“We“W get to witness our sonsworking together to createsomething that brings otherfamilies together.”

“It’s just clean family fun,”added J. Free, one of the sons.“It’s a unique experience thatgets people back in touch withrural America. There is some-thing for all ages to enjoy.”

The maze is over six acresof twists and turns, and canbe navignavigna ated as quickly as 20minutes with the use of a mazepassport, which is a series ofquestions that if answeredcorrectly will help guests makethe correct turns throughoutthe maze. But it is always funto get a little lost, and mostvisitors will take 45 minutes toan hour to navignavigna ate throughthe maze.

“One of the most interesting

things about the maze is thedivedivedi rsity of visitors,” said JodyFree, another son and owner.

“There havehaveha been peoplefrom Sweden, England, Guate-mala, Russia, Hawaii and otherstates.”

There is so much to do andsee at the Brazos Valley Maize.Guests can catch a ride on the“cow train,” a 10-car barreltrain painted like cows; a corncannon that shoots ears of corn200 yards (shooters win prizesfor hitting targets); a hayridearound the farm; bounce horseraces for all ages; a pumpkinpatch where guests can choosefrom a variety of pumpkins;great fall photo opportunities; acow milking station where visi-tors can mimic milking a cow;animal exhibits; and a minia-ture maze made of hay balesthat only allows guests to makeleft turns.

Guests are allowed to bring

their own food and non-alco-holic beverages, but there isalso a concession stand wherecold drinks, snacks, candy,fresh kettle corn and othersnacks are available. Enjoy itall under the huge party tent,where seating and picnic tablesare located.

In the evening, visitors canwarm up or cook on one of thecampfire sites available to rentfor two hours at a time. S’morekits and weenie roast packs canalso be purchased at the con-cession stand.

As always the Brazos Val-ley Maize is set up to be agreat family fall adveadvead nture,with some extra special eventshappening this year. On Oct.26 the maze will celebrate theharvest season with a specialday for kids and families. From3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Trick-or-Treatin the Maize is back and betterthan ever. Kids can come to themaze in costume and get $2 offoffofadmission. Then stay for theevening and watch a free show-ing of “It’s the Great Pumpkin,CharlieCharlieChar Brown” under thestars. Don’t forget your blan-ket.

Then on Nov. 2 the BrazosValley Maize will host a FarmHeritage Day.

“It’s an opportunity toexplain the history of farmingto a generation that has beengreatly removed from agricul-tural life,” said Art Free, a sonand owner of the maze. “Manychildren and adults do not un-

derstand the origins of our foodsupply and the innovations thathavehaveha made modern agricultureand food production possible.”

The Farm Heritage Day willstart with a Pioneer Breakfasteakfasteakfaround the chuck wagon from 8a.m. to 10 a.m. The menu in-cludes eggs, bacon, biscuits andgravy, juice and coffeecoffeecof -- all for$6 plus admission. Then stayfor the Farm Heritage Day fes-tivitiestivitiesti . During Farm HeritageDay, the Texas Draft Horse andMule Association will be givinggivinggiplow horse and mule farmingdemonstrations from 10 a.m. to4 p.m.

The Sharecroppers AntiqueFarm Equipment Cluband the EarlyEarlyEar Day GasEngine and TractorAssociation, Branch96 will be displayingtheir turn-of-the-cen-tury farm equipmentand tractors. Ownersand operators willbe there to explainhow the equipmentwas used and how itworks. Dinner willbe served around thechuck wagon from5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Themenu includes chuckwagon stew, cornbread and cobbler,er,erwith tea, lemonadeand water to drink-- all for only $6 plusadmission. Also, thewonderful, alwayspatriotic, always

country,country,country Texas Eagle Dirt Bandwill take the stage from 5:30 to8:30 p.m. to pick and sing. Theconcert is free with admission.Tickets are available to pur-chase earlyearlyear for the breakfasteakfasteakf ordinner at brazosvalleymaize.com.

So come and enjoy a won-derful night under the starsremembering the good old daysand simple pleasure of farmlife in the fall. It will be a day toremember!

The Brazos Valley Maizeoffersoffersof special rates for groupsover 15, birthday parties andlarge corporate or businessgroups. The cost is $10 for

general admission to the maze,grounds and free attractions.Any paid attractions are $1each. Visitors can also choosean all access admission for $12,which will get them into themaze, the grounds, free attrac-tions and all paid attractions asmany times as they like duringa visit.

For more inforinforinf mation, orto book a group outing, call979-217-2005, send an email toinfo@brazosinfo@brazosinf valleymaize.com,find Brazos Valley Maize onFacebook, or visit the websiteat brazosvalleymaize.com.

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The average American throwsaway 4.4 pounds of waste each day.Homes, schools and businessesthrow away tons of garbage, itemslike product packaging, grass clip-pings, furniture, clothing, bottles,food scraps, newspapers, appliances,paint and batteries. According to theEnvironmental Protection Agency,Americans generate about 250 mil-lion tons of trash annually, recyclingor composting 34.7 percent of it.Plenty of items end up in landfills

that could have easily been recycledor reused.“We need to raise our conscious-

ness and take more responsibility forwhat we throw out,” said Albe Zakes,global vice president of communica-tions for TerraCycle, an “upcycling”company. TerraCycle works withmore than 100 companies to collectdifficult-to-recycle packaging andproducts and repurposes them intoaffordable and innovative products.It’s free, and for every chip bag ordrink pouch it collects, TerraCyclewill donate 2 cents to the school orcharity of your choice, Zakes said.“Recycling is a great family effort,”

said Jeff Harse, vice president of Re-cycleBank, a company that rewardspeople for taking green actions withdiscounts and deals. “When parentsand families set the example to re-cycle and live green, children willfollow. And more often than not, it’sthe children who get us adults to re-cycle.”

Where to recycleWhile he believes strongly in being

green, Zakes doesn’t lay blame.“It’s really not the consumers’ fault.

We’ve grown up in a world where weare accustomed to throwing thingsaway, but now’s the time to do some-thing about it,” he said.Harse said, “As far as the

country goes, home recy-cling is offered in about60 percent of thenation. For thosewithout the op-tion to recycle athome, there areoften recyclingcenters or drop-off locations atarea grocery stores orfarmers markets.”If you don’t know if or where

something can be recycled, there aregreat resources such as Earth 911(earth911.com) or 1-800-Recycling

(1800recycling.com). “Simply enterin your ZIP code to find what’s re-cyclable and where,” Harsesaid.If there

is no localcollec- tionpoint,Terra-Cyclecol-lectsrecy-clablesand non-recyclables, including gluebottles and toothpaste packaging,dirty diapers and cigarette butts.Most people want to recycle and

generate less waste, but they oftenfeel it’s too expensive or they justdon’t have the time for it, Zakes said.“The opportunity is out there and it’seasier than ever.”

What to recycle“About 70 percent of our waste can

be recycled, but only about 30 per-cent is. As what’s accepted varies bycommunity, the best thing here is toreach out to your community to findout more,” Harse said.

Some surprising things thatcan be recycled include:

n roof shingles: Roofs toRoads (roofstoroads.com)grinds up old shingles andmixes them with hot as-phalt to pave roads.n Soap:Global Soap

Project (globalsoap.org) andClean theWorld (cleanthe-

world.org) collect partially usedand discarded soaps and recycles

them into millions of new bars to dis-tribute to people who lack access tosoap around the world.

n Zip-top bags:While they can’t

usually be recycled curbside, grocerystores that collect plastic bags willaccept plastic storage bags that areclean and dry.

n Pantyhose: No Nonsense (non-onsense.com) turns pantyhose intopark benches. Download a shippinglabel and bring to a collection site.

n Wine corks: All Whole Foodslocations collect wine corks to berecycled through Recork (recork.org), which gives corks new lifeas footwear and other upcycledproducts.n Fishing line: In addition to

many retailers and marinas, fish-ing line and spools can be recycledby mailing them to Berkley Fishing(berkley-fishing.com), where they’remixed with other plastics to createfish-friendly habitats.

n Athletic shoes:Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe (nike.com) grinds downyour old sneakers intoplayground surfaces. Youcan bring in up to 10pairs of used shoesto almost any Nikeor Converse store ormail in to the recy-cling factory.

What to up-cycle“Beyond re-

cycling, there arelots of creative waysto teach your childrento reuse items ratherthan tossing them, such asmaking crafts out of reusable itemslike tissue boxes and toilet papertubes,” Harse said.RecycleBank suggests the follow-

ing for reusing common householditems:

n Cheese grater as earring hooks:Use an old cheese grater to hang and

organize earrings. You can even paintthe grater first to match your décor.

n Trays as shoe-debris catchers:Place old plastic cafeteria trays inyour closet and by your front door tohold dirty shoes, and rain and snowboots. This will help catch any debrisand save you cleaning time.

n Wine bottles as boot props: Sickof all your boots folding over andmaking a mess of your closet? Placeused, clean wine bottles in your bootsto help themmaintain their shapeand look new longer.

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Is modern society making kidsless creative? Does staring atscreens drain them of inventive-ness?A study by a creativity researcher

at the College ofWilliam andMaryinWilliamsburg, Va., found thatcreativity has decreased amongAmerican children in recent years.The study suggests that kids are lessable to produce unique and unusualideas, that they are less imagina-tive than previous generations.Not so fast, says Ken Denmead,

editorial director of Maker maga-zine, which focuses on do-it-your-self and do-it-with-others projects.“Children are absolutely natu-

rally creative. Indeed, creation isone of the basic ways they learn tointeract with their environmentand start developing gross andfine motor skills,” Denmead said.“The best thing to do to encour-age them is to give them the rawmaterials for creation, such asfinger paints, clay, Lego bricks,Minecraft. Give them a bit of con-text for what to do and not do, andthen let them go.”A number of innovations, web-

sites and toys have been developedin recent years to help spark kids’creativity, such as builtbykids.com,which showcases how-to projectskids canmake alone or with help.“We believe that a child’s imagi-

nation is endless and their thirst forknowledge is insatiable,” said BuiltBy Kids founder Timothy Dahl. “Byteaching children practical skillsand encouraging them to submit totheir creativity, they becomemoreconfident, capable and cosmopoli-tan.”

A chance to bondThe benefits of encouraging cre-

ativity are boundless.“Kids learn that they can imagine

something and create it, which isthe foundation for all invention,from a bird feeder to a symphony toa cure for disease,” said Dr. LauraMarkham, clinical psychologist andauthor of “Peaceful Parent, HappyKids: How To Stop Yelling andStart Connecting.”

A how-to project is more thanjust the finished item and the skillsacquired. It’s about bonding, Dahlsaid.“The process is the goal. We

know that a daughter will cherishthe precious memories of making adollhouse with her father long after

the house itself is gone. And thata grandson will, one day, proudlypass the workshop skills he learnedfrom his grandparents along to hisown children,” said Dahl.Looking for quality time, “many

parents wonder how to get kidsaway from screens so they can re-ally interact. Projects give parentsan easy way to connect with theirkids,” Markham said.

What it teaches

Creating together or buildingDIY projects as a family teacheschildren “key hard skills such asmeasuring, cutting and drilling andsoft skills such as teamwork, pa-tience and perseverance,” Denmeadsaid. “Parents should rememberthat they are the primary educatorsin their children’s development,and taking the time to do struc-tured learning with them can onlyhave a positive impact.”Markham suggests some keys

to successful bonding when doingprojects:1. Let the child pick the project,

so she’s motivated.2. Don’t worry about the result.

Focus on enjoying your child andserving as her assistant as she tack-les this project. Your goal is lessthat of teacher andmore that of fel-low explorer on a fun journey.3. Take your child seriously as

your partner, and let her do the im-portant work as much as possible.4. Don’t worry about perfection.

This is a project done by a child. Ifyou want to do a perfect project, doit on your own time.5. Bite your tongue when you

start to give advice and reframe itas a question or an “I wonder,” asin “Hmm… do you think the paint-ing should happen before or afterthe pieces are glued together?” or“I wonder if we should check thedirections again. ...”

A bright ideaMakezine.com offers this project for younger kids created by Makecontributor Craig Couden:

Easy light-up hoodie

nVelcro tape,½-inch or ¾-inch wide, about 40 inchesn Electroluminescent tape strip, about 40 inchesn Sewing machine, or needle and threadn Sweatshirt with large hoodn Glue (optional)n Electroluminescent wire extension cordn Pocket-sized EL inverter, 4×AAA or 2×AAn Batteries, rechargeable (EL tape drains batteries fast; use recharge-able)1. Cut a length of Velcro equal to the length of the electrolumines-

cent tape and hand- or machine-stitch the soft side onto the inside ofthe hood near the edge. You may want to remove the drawstring first.2. Attach the prickly “hook” side of the velcro to the back of the EL

tape. (It might come with an adhesive backing or you may have to glueit.)3. Attach the EL tape to the hood. Connect the EL tape to the ex-

tension cable, then the inverter. Turn it on, stick the inverter in yourpocket and wow your friends.

DIY togetherneSSPlaying and creatingwith your child candevelop a strong bond

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After 30 years of awareness campaignsand billions spent on pink-ribboned mer-chandise, women continue to face breastcancer. Some activists are saying, “Enoughwith the pink already!”Called “pink nausea” or “pinkwashing,”

the backlash comes from the heart as sur-vivors and supporters urge us all to ThinkBefore You Pink, which is the campaignstarted in 2002 by Breast Cancer Action,an education and advocacy organizationthat views breast cancer as a public healthemergency rather than an individual crisis.“We need to move beyond awareness

and into action,” said Breast Cancer Actionexecutive director Karuna Jagger. “Thirty,40, 50 years ago, breast cancer was in theshadows, but we no longer have an aware-ness problem. You’d be hard-pressed tofind a person younger than 12 who doesn’tknow what the pink ribbon stands for.

What do we have to show for all the aware-ness?”While pink inspires some, others are

disgusted by it, said Matthew Zachary,founder and chief executive officer of Stu-pid Cancer.“There’s been so much negative feedback

and exploitation of goodwill and a lackof responsibility by corporations. People,especially younger people, are sick of it.Awareness means nothing. Awarenessdoesn’t do anything; actions make a differ-ence,” he said.

Breaking point“I’m becoming more and more con-

cerned every year about the river of pinkthat engulfs us in the month of Octoberpurporting to focus on breast cancerawareness,” said Debra Madden, a residentof Newtown, Conn., who is a two-timecancer survivor (Hodgkin’s lymphoma asa young adult and breast cancer 20 yearslater as a late effect of her original radia-

tion treatment). She is a cancer researchadvocate who blogs at draemadden.word-press.com. “Everywhere you turn, everymarketer with a product to sell, a tarnishedimage to rescue or a need to appear health-conscious to potential purchasers splashestheir products with pink.“Last October was truly the kicker: I

nearly ran off the road as I turned my headin complete disbelief, watching a pink oiltruck with the ubiquitous ribbons turningonto the highway. Honestly, what’s next?”For breast cancer blogger and Stage IV

breast cancer survivor Jody Schoger, themost offensive are pink handguns.“That’s repulsive to buy something that

is used to kill for a disease that kills,” shesaid. Her WomenWith Cancer blog is atwomenwcancer.blogspot.com.

Is it bad?But what’s so bad about a heightened

level of awareness? Is the avalanche of pinkproducts taking away from the real cause?

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Cancer survivor Jackie Fox believes it is.“It desensitizes people to breast cancer.

There is so much pink everywhere that youjust start tuning it out,” said Fox, authorof “From Zero to Mastectomy,” the storyof Fox’s journey from stage zero to even-tual mastectomy after a 2008 diagnosisof ducal carcinoma in situ, an early-stagebreast cancer. Fox blogs about breast can-cer at secondbasedispatch.com.“The other thing that happens is that

people see these shiny happy people withshiny happy products and lose sight of thefact that this is a very real disease that’sstill killing people. It also promotes ‘slack-tivism’ — I can feel like I’ve done some-thing because I bought a product or postedmy support on Facebook,” Fox said.It’s a harsh assessment, but all that pink-

ribboned merchandise might not be help-ing as much a people think.Because the pink ribbon symbol is not

regulated, there are examples of corpora-tions that have exploited consumers byselling pink items that have no connectionat all to breast cancer, said Zachary. Whencompanies do indicate a donation to breastcancer, beware of the cap, Zachary said. Aportion of the proceeds will be donated upto a maximum donation cap. Once the capis met, the companymay continue to sell thepink product without alerting consumersthat no additional donations will be made.In other instances, consumers are

bogged down by forms to fill out and mailin before a donation can be made, Zacharysaid. Even more egregious, some compa-nies have marketed pink products that arelinked to increased risk of breast cancer,Zachary said. To see examples, visit think-beforeyoupink.org.

Smart shoppingSo what can you do to be sure your

donation is really doing good? “Do yourhomework” to find out where the moneygoes, Fox said.“Metavivor.org is a good organization.

One hundred percent of donations go totheir research grants unless specified oth-erwise. They focus on metastatic cancer,which gets very little support,” Fox said.Other organizations that focus on meta-

static cancer are Metastatic Breast CancerNetwork, mbcn.org, and BC Mets Commu-nity, bcmets.org, said Madden.Madden also suggests you support organi-

zations that are truly focused on conductingimpactful research to prevent primary breastcancer and metastatic breast cancer and tofind a cure, such as the National Breast CancerCoalition and its Breast Cancer Deadline effortto end breast cancer. Visit breastcancerdead-line2020.org.Zachary suggests “writing a check directly to

a doctor or hand your money to who you wantto help.” It’s also better “to donate an hour ofyour time, rather than buying a pink baseballhat,” he said.The Think Before You Pink campaign sug-

gests you ask these critical questions before acharity purchase:1. How much money from the purchase goes

to support breast cancer programs?2. What organization gets the money and

what do they do with it?3. Is there a cap on the donation and has the

maximum been met?4. Is the product free of toxins linked to

breast cancer?When in doubt, write a letter to the company

and ask that it be transparent in its donations.

A collaboration between the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times and the Center for InvestigativeReporting found “America’s Worst Charities,” ranked by money blown on soliciting costs.Many of them are related to breast and other cancers:

Total raised Paid to % spent onrank Charity name by solicitors* solicitors* direct aid*

2 Cancer Fund of America $98.0 million $80.4 million 0.9%4 American Breast Cancer Foundation $80.8 million $59.8 million 5.3%6 Breast Cancer Relief Foundation $63.9 million $44.8 million 2.2%10 Children’s Cancer Fund of America $37.5 million $29.2 million 5.3%11 Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation $34.7 million $27.6 million 0.6%15 Project Cure (Bradenton, Fla.) $51.5 million $20.4 million 0.0%21 National Cancer Coalition $41.5 million $14.0 million 1.1%22 Woman ToWoman Breast Cancer Found. $14.5 million $13.7million 0.4%38 United Breast Cancer Foundation $11.6 million $6.6 million 6.3%50 Hope Cancer Fund $1.9 million $1.6 million 0.5%

* As of Aug. 5, 2013Source: http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/

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Young women can and do getbreast cancer. Single women, mar-ried women, women with kids, evenpregnant women will be diagnosedwith breast cancer this year.While a breast cancer diagnosis

is devastating at any age, youngerwomen face some unique chal-lenges.In 2012, it is estimated that there

were more than 2.9 million womenliving in the United States with ahistory of invasive breast cancer, ac-cording to the American Cancer So-ciety. The median age at the time ofbreast cancer diagnosis is 61. About20 percent of breast cancers occuramong women younger than 50. Ofthat number, about 5 to 7 percentare women younger than 40.

‘But I have a babyat home’Younger women with cancer are

often just starting to build careers,like registered nurse Ginger Diven.Married with a 7-month-old son,

Diven was 36 when she was diag-nosed with a fast-growing, estrogen-positive form of breast cancer. “Iwent from zero to stage three justlike that,” Diven said.At home getting ready for a

Christmas party while holding herson in her arms, the baby wiggledagainst her breast, “and I though,‘Ouch, that hurt,’” Diven said. Then,like many young women, she put itout of her head and continued onwith her life.“Many young women ignore the

warning signs of breast cancer be-cause they just feel like they’re tooyoung,” said Deborah J. Cornwall,who has interviewed almost 100women with breast cancer andwoven their stories into a book,“Things I Wish I’d Known: CancerCaregivers Speak Out.”About a week later, the same

thing happened again. This time,Diven laid down on her bed, raisedher arm above her head and ex-amined her breast. What she feltshocked her to the core. “It was big,really big,” Diven said of the tumor.Because of a strong family history

of breast cancer, Diven had beenundergoing annual mammograms

since the age of 30. For the previ-ous two years, she was going everysix months because of a suspiciouscalcification. Then she becamepregnant and had a baby. This time,the radiologist saw the tumor rightaway. Because it was feeding off thehormones and estrogen in her body,the tumor grew aggressively, whichis very common in younger women,Cornwall said.“People diagnosed who are

younger than 40 tend to have moreaggressive forms of cancer and facehigher reoccurrence risks than peo-ple who are older,” Cornwall said.They also face a specific kind of

anxiety.“The first words out of my mouth

were, ‘But I have a baby at home,’”said Diven, who is a registered nurseand now works in the breast surgerydepartment at Advocate Good Sa-maritan Hospital in the suburbs ofChicago. Even though “cancer runsrampant” in Diven’s family, and she“felt bound to get cancer at somepoint,” this was just too early. “I wasso young,” Diven said.“This was a time in my life when

I was supposed to be happy andstarting a new life. My husband andI were married about two years; we

were practically still newlyweds. Wehad just gone through the processof building and buying a new home,and I had a baby son.”She also had a supportive hus-

band, a strong sense of faith and awill to fight. But it was never easy.Diven’s constant thoughts of herown mortality led to an obsessionof having her husband take photosof her with the baby “so he could re-member me,” she said.She went through a bilateral

mastectomy, a full course of chemo-therapy, radiation and reconstruc-tion. At a time when Diven shouldfeel beautiful, young and full of life,she lost both her breasts and alsoher long, red, naturally curly hair.“But my husband said, ‘I want youaround for a long time,’” Diven said.“We fought it together.”

Pregnant and apositive diagnosisIt was almost inconceivable that

Jennifer McFadden could havebreast cancer. The avid biker andhiker was just 37 years old, preg-nant and in her third trimester.“People don’t realize you can get

cancer so young. No one thinksabout it happening to younger

women,” McFadden said.About two years ago McFadden

began experiencing “a lot of pain inmy right breast behind the nipple.”Her OB/GYN doctors felt it wasprobably just swollen or infectedducts. When the pain continued, anultrasound was performed.“They saw stuff going on but said

not toworry. The pain becameworseandmore frequent though, so I wenttomy long-term general doc” to getsomething for the pain,McFaddensaid.Immediately, her personal doctor

knew something was not right andsent her to a specialist who took abilateral incision. When McFad-den received a call the next day, sheknew it wouldn’t be good news.Being diagnosed with breast can-

cer during pregnancy is very rare,with current estimates ranging from1 in every 1,000 to 1 in every 10,000pregnant women, according to theAmerican Cancer Society.“The pregnancy was doing a

good job hiding the estrogen-basedtumor,” McFadden said.Since the pregnancy was already

considered high-risk, McFadden’steam was in place and ready to re-spond.“I had a great team that pulled

together like 13-14 people includingthe oncologist,” McFadden said. To-gether with her husband and sup-port team, McFadden decided herand her baby’s best option was todeliver her baby at 36 weeks, thenstart cancer treatment.Son Eli “is fantastic, a miracle.

He was 6 pounds, 12 ounces andhealthy,” McFadden said.On the other hand, the shocking

diagnosis came out of left field.“It’s the last diagnosis you would

expect to get in the middle of life. Itwas a different perspective for sure,”McFadden said. “I’m supposed tohave decades ahead of me. It was re-ally rattling.”In addition to myriad resources

for people fighting breast cancer,there are special sites available foryounger people, such as the YoungSurvival Coalition, www.youngsur-vival.org, and Stupid Cancer, www.studpidcancer.org.

Cancer under 40It can be especially shocking to find a lump when you’re young

Breast cancer survivors Ginger Diven (left) and Pam Wel-gos hold a framed sign Welgos gave to Diven. The sign,which reads “Decades, decades, decades,” refers to Wel-gos telling Diven she would beat cancer and be around fora long time.

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The Backyard303 University Dr.Wednesdays, All DayHalf price burgers

Country Boy Grill201 N. Main St., Ste. B

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DRINKSGrub Burger Bar980 University Dr. E., Ste. 400College StationThursday, 4 - 7 pm$2 white sangrias

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