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	Groundhog Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Celestially speaking, Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 is a "cross-quarter" day, about halfway between the winter solstice in December and the ver nal equinox in March, and is celebrated in some cultures as the mid point of winter.
		Groundhog fur never was in vogue, partly because it is not particularly thick and warm, and because the fur's grizzled grey-brown appearance is more appealing to others of their species than to people.
		Groundhog hairs are used for tying trout flies, such as the 'Chuck Caddis, and early Ameri can Indians once used sturdy woodchuck hides for soles of moccasins.
	www.news.cornell.edu /Chronicle/96/2.1.96/facts.html (464 words)

	A-10 "Groundhog".
		The Groundhog is rather like the modern equivalent of the A-1 Skyraider.
		As has been suggested in the introduction, the Groundhog would be very effective at attacking light infantry and has an ammunition capacity sufficient for several minutes of sustained high volume fire.
		The Groundhog has an extra pair of eyes and sensors with a 360 degree field of view to help spot such threats before they fire.
	www.angelfire.com /art/enchanter/groundhog.html (1066 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Groundhog Day
		How groundhogs got a reputation for predicting weather patterns is a mystery, because they are not the least bit interested in their shadows or the number of winter weeks remaining.
		The original Wiarton Willie, an albino groundhog said to be 22 years old, died during hibernation during the winter of 1998-99.
		Groundhogs are woodchucks, members of the squirrel family, marmots, sometimes called "whistle-pigs." They are not the sharpest knives in the drawer.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/groundhogday (691 words)

	Groundhog Day Crafts, Worksheets and Printable Books - EnchantedLearning.com
		Color groundhogs, burrows, shadows, and the sky according to simple directions, such as, "Color the groundhogs who can see their own shadow orange." Or go to the answers.
		Count the groundhogs with and with a shadow, in and out of a burrow, looking to the right or left, facing their shadow, etc. Or go to the answers.
		Find the fractions of the groundhogs with and with a shadow, in and out of a burrow, looking to the right or left, facing their shadow, etc. Or go to the answers.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /crafts/groundhogday (790 words)

	Care2: Animated Groundhog Day E-Cards!
		Groundhog Day, (February 2nd), derives from the European Candlemas Day, a Christianized version of the Celtic holiday of Imbolc, celebrated midway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox.
		The groundhog represented the Wojak, or "grandfather," to the Delawares.
		When the groundhog pops his head up after his winter hibernation, he is the marker for the season.
	www.care2.com /send/catghog1.html (220 words)

	Groundhog Day: The Movie
		An example of an exceptional work of moral fiction is the apparently minor comedy, Groundhog Day, which shows us a character who has to be exiled from normal life so he can discover that he is in exile from himself.
		When he wakes up the next morning, it is the same day as yesterday and the day before, with the same oncoming snowstorm keeping him stuck in town and the same events repeating themselves like a broken record.
		He kidnaps the groundhog and drives over a ledge into a quarry; he takes a plugged-in toaster into the bath; and he jumps off a building, always waking up whole in the morning.
	www.transparencynow.com /groundhog.htm (1691 words)

	Groundhog
		The groundhog (Marmota monax), or woodchuck, is usually 1 to 2 1/2 feet long and weighs between seven and 14 pounds.
		After the first heavy frost, a groundhog retires to its burrow and seals the entrance to its hibernation chamber.
		Upon leaving their burrows, male groundhogs are driven by an intense desire to mate.
	www.wildlifedepartment.com /groundhg.htm (506 words)

	NCDC: Climate-Watch, Groundhog Day Special Report
		A groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, burrowed inside his heated simulated tree trunk, is about to thrust or be pulled into the limelight at about 7:25 am once again.
		There are even more "groundhogs" in the running such as Octorara Orphie of Quarryville, Pennsylvania...competition right next door to Phil, Staten Island Chuck from the Staten Island Zoo, Unadilla who hails from Nebraska, Buckeye Chuck from Ohio, French Creek from West Virginia and the Cajun Groundhog from Louisiana.
		The film, and groundhog day on February 2nd, are a way to have a little fun at mid-winter but generally climate records and statistics tell us that winter isn't over.
	www.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/extremes/2004/groundhog/groundhog.html (1049 words)

	CNN.com - Groundhog forecasts run hot and cold - February 2, 2002
		The world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow during the annual ritual here Saturday morning, meaning lousy weather is in store for another six weeks.
		Groundhog predictions originated with European Celts, who believed that certain animals had special powers on certain days.
		Folklore also has it that hibernating animals who left their burrows too early would be frightened by their shadows, so they hid back inside for another four to six weeks.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/02/02/groundhog.phil (411 words)

	Dunkirk Dave's Groundhog Haven!
		Groundhogs are also know as "woodchucks", "whistle pigs" and "marmots".
		Groundhogs are "fossorial" - meaning, they live most of their lives underground.
		Another natural enemy of the groundhog is man. Man has built homes and roads in many of the areas the groundhog has called home, reducing the size of the natural environment for Dunkirk Dave and others like him.
	www.dunkirkdave.com /day.html (453 words)

	Amazon.com: Groundhog Day (Special Edition): DVD: Andie MacDowell,Bill Murray,Carol Bivins,Ken Hudson Campbell,Brian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Snowed in during a road-trip expedition to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a time warp that is never explained but pays off so richly that it doesn't need to be.
		All are hilarious, but Groundhog Day (1993) stands out because it touches on themes that matter: love, kindness, selfishness, selflessness; a sense of community and, for the most part, the value of living in the moment, that is, the life long mission of improving self and those around us.
		Groundhog Day is my favourite Murray film because the script, story and direction was created for him and he rose to the occasion, making this film one of the greatest Romantic comedies in the last twenty years.
	www.amazon.com /Groundhog-Day-Special-Andie-MacDowell/dp/B00005U8EM (2718 words)

	Groundhog Day Links
		A list of links for groundhog day, many I have already listed here, but there are a couple of new ones too.
		Claiming to hail from Sun Prairie, the groundhog capital of the world, Jimmy is set to check for his shadow on February 2.
		These groundhogs reside near Lums Pond State Park which is in Delaware.
	www.fvsd.ab.ca /stm/groundhog_day_links.htm (873 words)

	Groundhog Theme
		A groundhog is another name for a woodchuck.
		The groundhog (woodchuck) lives in Alaska, Canada, and the northern parts of the United States.
		Hold the groundhog (or object) near to the ground.
	www.fastq.com /~jbpratt/education/theme/animals/groundhog.html (1002 words)

	Groundhog Day
		On Thursday, the opening-night feature at the Gramercy Theater, where the series is being presented, was "Groundhog Day," the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray as a sarcastic television weatherman forced by a twist of fate and magic to relive one day of his life, Feb. 2, over and over.
		"Groundhog Day," Dr. Zito said, is a cinematic version of the teachings in Mahayana Buddhism, known as "the greater vehicle." "In Mahayana," she said, "nobody ever imagines they are going to escape samsara until everybody else does.
		And in Washington, a branch of the Chinese spiritual movement Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, has used the movie to instruct members in its belief that the spiritual self is not allowed to move to higher levels until it learns from past mistakes.
	www2.kenyon.edu /Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Misc/GroundhogDay.htm (1463 words)

	Groundhogs at HogHaven - Groundhog 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A groundhog is an adorable furry animal that burrows beneath the ground.
		It's a very sad thing when a baby groundhog's mother gets killed, or if the groundhog den is disturbed and the mother is frightened away, leaving her babies behind.
		In cases where a baby groundhog is rescued, it should be rehabilitated and released back into the wild during its first summer.
	www.hoghaven.com /gfaq.htm (1954 words)

	Groundhog Day History from Stormfax®
		In Pennsylvania, the groundhog, upon waking from mid-Winter hibernation, was selected as the replacement.
		The Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 1992 were joined by Bill Murray studying for his role in the movie.
		Groundhogs in the wild eat succulent green plants, such as dandelion, clover, and grasses.
	www.stormfax.com /ghogday.htm (1092 words)

	ABC News: Punxsutawney Groundhog Sees His Shadow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In this photo provided by Vaseline, Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil gets a reaction from Vaseline employees Laurel Johnson, left, and Margaret Baker, center, as he emerges from a box after handler Bill Deeley, right, placed him there while visiting Vaseline's exhibit tent in Barclay Square in the center of Punxsutawney, PA, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
		The world's most famous weather prognosticating groundhog was roused from his burrow at 7:23 a.m.
		According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Phil has seen his shadow 96 times, hasn't seen it 14 times and there are no records for nine years.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1568881 (501 words)

	Groundhog Day (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy film and box office hit starring Bill Murray as Phil Connors, an egocentric Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TV weatherman who, dreading his hated annual assignment covering Groundhog Day (February 2) in Punxsutawney, finds himself repeating the day over and over.
		Groundhog Day begins afresh for Connors each morning (starting with his waking up to the same song, Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe, on his alarm clock radio), but with his (and only his) memories of previous instances of the day intact.
		Groundhog Day is a tale of self-improvement, to look inside oneself and realize that the only satisfaction in life comes from turning outward and concerning oneself with others rather than concentrating solely on one's own wants and desires.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film) (2041 words)

	Groundhog Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Okay, he's not really a groundhog, but if we can have Llamas and Chickens standing in, certainly a porcupine (aka a Groundhog with a perpetual bad hair day) is welcome.
		Groundhog Sighting Squads are dispatched to observe and consult with live groundhogs in the woods.
		Max is the nephew of the famed forecaster of southeastern Pennsylvania, Octorara Orphie.
	www.groundhogsday.com /groundhogcentral.php (1515 words)

	Groundhog Day - Is it Spring Yet? - Candlemas
		The lowly groundhog, often called a woodchuck, is the only mammal to have a day named in his honor.
		But the job was reassigned to the groundhog after importing their Candlemas traditions to the U.S. Candlemas commemorates the ritual purification of Mary, 40 days after the birth of Jesus.
		The groundhog and badger were not the only animals that have been used to predict spring.
	wilstar.com /holidays/grndhog.htm (469 words)

	VisitPA :: Groundhog Day
		Their enthusiasm for Groundhog Day is undeniable, but to discover how it all fits together, we'll have to do a little digging.
		Groundhog Day is a direct descendent of Candlemas, which, for early Christians, was a day to bless and distribute candles—a hot commodity in the days before electric light, especially during the cold, dark winter.
		In 1887, a spirited group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney dubbed themselves "The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club." One member of the club was an editor of Punxsutawney's newspaper.
	groundhog.visitpa.com (693 words)

	NOBLE Web: Groundhog Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Groundhog Day, celebrated on February 2, has its roots in an ancient Celtic celebration called Imbolog.
		The date is one of the four cross-quarter days of the year, the midpoints between the spring and fall equinoxes and the summer and winter solstice.
		Groundhog Day and Chinese Astronomy -- An essay from the Philosophy of Science collection by Kelley L. Ross, PhD.
	www.noblenet.org /year/groundhog.html (382 words)

	CNN.com - Punxsutawney Phil: 6 more weeks of winter - February 2, 2001
		PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania -- Punxsutawney Phil, the pudgy woodchuck that forecasts spring's arrival each year on Groundhog Day, was pulled from his hutch Friday and saw his shadow, which, as legend says, signals six more weeks of winter weather.
		Groundhog Day organizers said this year marked the 101st time the ceremonial groundhog has seen his shadow.
		Groundhog Day has been observed since 1887 at Gobbler's Knob near Punxsutawney, about 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/02/02/groundhog.day.02 (513 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Holidays: Groundhog Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Groundhog Day - A short introduction to the most-watched weather forecast of the year-and the only one led by a rodent.
		Groundhog Day - The history of how Groundhog Day started and what it means.
		Groundhog Day in Wiarton - Short description of the holiday, along with the latest weather information from the home of Wiarton Willie.
	dmoz.org /Society/Holidays/Groundhog_Day (346 words)

	Groundhog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Its burrow, 8-12 inches wide, thirty feet long and up to five feet deep, has one or more tunnels terminating in a chamber containing a large grass nest and is used by other mammals, including cottontail rabbits, opossums, raccoons, skunks, and foxes which enlarge it of uses as a nursery den.
		Groundhog’s Day is February 2 of each year, when, according to rural American tradition, the groundhog leaves the burrow where it has been hibernating to discover whether cold winter weather will continue.
		If the groundhog cannot see its shadow, it remains above ground ending its hibernation, but if its shadow is visible (that is, if the sun is shining), six more weeks of cold weather will ensue, and the animal returns to its burrow.
	www.hensonrobinsonzoo.org /g001.html (357 words)

	Groundhog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, land beaver, or the whistlepig, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.
		Most marmots live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the woodchuck is a lowland creature.
		In the west it is found only in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia and northern Washington.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groundhog (560 words)

	Groundhog Day (1993) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Groundhog Hog has had both happen to it.
		Bill Murray played Phil Connors, a egocentric and grumpy weatherman in Pennsylvania who goes to Punxsutawny, Pa every year to see if the groundhog sees his shadow for the local television station with his producer, played by the wonderful Andie MacDowell, and his cameraman, played by a low keyed Chris Elliot.
		Everything goes as Phil expects on the first day, except he is caught in a blizzard and has to stay the night.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0107048 (565 words)

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