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Weekend Project: Build your own kite to beat the rainy day blues
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Let's face it, the weather has been downright miserable. How do you beat the rainy days when all you're dreaming about is the summer sun? Find a project you can do indoors that will prepare you for when the sun comes out. The perfect rainy day activity is building your own kite. Put it together when it's less than perfect outside and you'll be ready to fly high when the sun comes.
First things first, gather your materials. Some things you may have lying around your house, others you may need to take a trip to Hobby Lobby for unless you're a kindergarten teacher.
The supplies: One 24-inch stick, one 20-inch stick, large piece of paper (at least $ 26^{\prime \prime} $ x $ 26^{\prime \prime} $ ), tape, lightweight string or rope, craft knife, ruler, pencil, scissors, ribbon and crayons or markers
the string to fit through. Loop the string through the notches creating the diamond frame of your kite. Make sure the string is firm.
Next, make small holes at the end of the shorter stick. Cut a 2-foot piece of string and knot the string through your ready-made holes, making your
After you have the string tight, pull the ends back to the middle of the kite. Wrap the string around both sticks. Make another "x". Tie it in a knot when you're complete. After that, cut the paper to be slightly larger than your diamond frame. Fold the edges and either tape or glue the edges down.
kite's "bridle".
Now that you have your supplies together it's time to start building your masterpiece. You'll be ready to hit the park in no time. First, take your two sticks and make them into a cross. Next, tie the two sticks together and make an "x" with your string. Add glue to the rope to make the bond sturdier. Then, cut a small slice in the bottom of each stick. Make sure they're deep enough for
Tie the rest of the string halfway down the bridle. This excess string is used to fly your kite. Take a 2-foot piece of string and tie it to the bottom of your kite to make a tail. The tail will make the kite more stable and adding bows along the rope will make it look more like a classic kite. The final touch is to decorate your kite to make it original. Once a sunny day comes along, take a cue from Mary Poppins and go fly your kite up to the highest height and send it soaring.
—Rebekah Scaperlanda
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Pregnant teen denies pact existed
ASSOCIATED PRESS GLOUCESTER, Mass. — One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each other make the best of their situations.
Lindsey Oliver refuted the principal's claim that a sharp increase in teen pregnancies — 17 compared to a typical four - was in part because several girls planned to get pregnant so they could raise their babies together.
The couple was in New York and could not be immediately reached for comment. Psalidas's father, Charles Psalidas, said his son would not talk to any other reporters because hed made an exclusive interview agreement.
"There was definitely no pact," Oliver told "Good Morning America." "There was a group of girls already pregnant that decided they were going to help each other to finish school and raise their kids together. I think it was just a coincidence."
Oliver, 17, said she became pregnant by accident and that she and her 20-year-old boyfriend, Andrew Psalidas, a community college student, were using birth control.
The entertainment news TV show "Inside Edition" said the couple would appear later Monday.
City officials have been reeling for a week since Principal Joseph Sullivan told Time magazine that girls had gotten pregnant on purpose, celebrating with high-fives and plans for baby showers when they learned in the school health clinic they were expecting.
Sullivan has not spoken publicly about his comments and has failed to respond to repeated interview requests.
Mayor Carolyn Kirk on Monday denied any pact existed.
"Any planned blood-oath bond to become pregnant — there is absolutely no evidence of," Kirk said.
Sue Todd, chief executive of Pathways for Children, which runs the high school's on-site day care center, said Tuesday there was no pact. Time magazine reported in its online edition Monday that Todd said June 13 that a social worker had heard of the girls' plans as early as last fall.
Todd denies the Time report.
"At no time have I stated to anyone that our social worker had knowledge of this. I have stated the opposite," Todd told The Associated Press. "If anyone would be aware of this pact being real it would be us because we run the program."
Times spokesman Ali Zelenko said the magazine stands by its story.
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Carolyn Kirk, mayor of Gloucester, Mass., right, speaks to members of the media following a meeting with city leaders to discuss issues surrounding a report relating to a pregnancy pact. Monday. June 23, 2008 at city hall in Gloucester, Mass. Christopher Farmer, superintendent of schools listens at left.
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