Extractions: KiteCD On February 2nd, the groundhog comes out of his hole to take a look. If he sees his shadow, he will crawl back into his home for another six weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, then winter is over. At least that is how the legend goes. The basis of the tradition is thought to stem from rhymes about the religious observance of Candlemas, or the purification of the Virgin Mary. Despite the source of the rhyme, there is no religious connection to the ritual gathering about the holes of groundhogs to see if they observe a shadow. Here is one of these rhymes: If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, The reliance on an animal to determine the end of winter comes out of Germany, as well as England and Scotland. In Germany, the badger was the creature capable of predicting the weather and the end of the winter season. Finding no such animals in the new world, the groundhog was chosen as the substitute. Although groundhogs throughout the country are the subject of gatherings and news stories on February 2nd, prince of the day is Punxsutawney Phil, who resides in Puxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
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Extractions: TEFLChina Teahouse Teaching General Groundhog Day sample lesson plan for teaching English with movies Linell Davis, May 22, 1999. Nanjing University English department. The repetition in this film makes it relatively easy to understand. Many jokes are physical. Students will laugh, which is always a good thing. Pre-viewing activities For culture, ask about traditional methods of forecasting the weather in China. Talk about attitudes of city people toward those who live in countryside. Groundhog Day is a folk belief (if the groundhog sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter) given new life in the television culture which dictates that the TV weatherman be a public relations agent and entertainer. Often required to appear at community events. He should be lovable. Phil means "love" in Greek, but this TV weatherman is anything but lovable.
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Extractions: If only the US had been more determined to overthrow Saddam Hussein in 1997, writes Sophie Masson. 'Efforts by the United States and Britain to warn Iraq of very severe consequences if it broke an arms inspection accord have drawn strong opposition in the United Nations Security Council. Opponents feared the wording could be used to justify an automatic military strike. The Russians, French and Chinese all wanted language ruling out such a move without council approval ..." "The French offered a diplomatic solution to the crisis, and a compromise with Iraq ..." "A number of policymakers, analysts and journalists have suggested the only real solution is the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Should Saddam be killed, the Arabs will target the US and UN. The UN building in New York City will be attacked with nuclear weapons. It will be similar to the World Trade Centre bombing of 1993, only worse ..." What, the World Trade Centre bombing of 1993? Isn't that last date wrong? No. The quotes above have been taken from articles and documents written during the last world crisis centred on Saddam, in 1997.
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Extractions: Inside Sports Agriculture Government Community ... Seniors Editorials/Columns Editorials Letters to the Editor Speaking Of ... Guestbook by Donna Myhrer ACTIVITIES Magnet Magic Fill a jar with water and place a paper clip in it. (Be sure the paper clip you use is magnetic. Some are not.) Make the paper clip dance up and down in the water by moving a magnet up and down outside the jar. Variation: Place a paper clip or other metal object on top of a table. Rub the magnet under the table and watch the metal items move around the table. (Contributed by Discovery Place child care center.) SCAVENGER HUNT For next week's Activities feature, you will need a package of prepared sugar cookie dough, flour, oil or shortening, colored hard candies, a cookie sheet and wax paper.
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Extractions: - New Additions to the SmartParent.com Site *********************************************** IN THE NEWS: The Child Online Protection Act is being debated in court. Next week's decision will determine whether the act violates free speech guarantees or if it is a permissible way to keep tabs on potentially harmful material. The ACLU is challenging the act, which would require commercial Web sites to collect credit card numbers or some other access code as proof of age before allowing users to view material deemed harmful to minors. To read more go to, http://cnn.com/US/9901/27/PM-InternetDecency.ap/index.html
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Extractions: Vol. II Feb/Mar 1998 Issue 4 This site is best viewed in widest format. Welcome to the new year! What are your goals for your classroom in 1998? I have several but, at the forefront is increasing the time spent on technology for my students. I don't want to teach computer but, I want to teach my curriculum more effectively by using the computer and multimedia tools on a daily basis. Are you accomplishing this? If so, drop me a note and tell me what strategies work for you! Charlene In this issue: Groundhog Day - February 2 Valentine's Day - February 14 President's Day - February 16 St. Patrick's Day - March 17 ... Odds and Ends Groundhog Day Mr. Groundhog pops up to see what all the commotion could be. Wake up, wake up, stretch and rise? Throw back the covers and rub your eyes. http://www.prep.net/ghog.html http://www.groundhog.org/ Book List! Shadows Take the class outdoors and mark where each child's shadow falls. At noon, do it again. Then, at the end of the day, do it again. This activity shows how the sun moves.
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Extractions: Don't forget to reload this page to see your entry. Your faith is obviously incredibly strong. Your use of a comdedic movie to attempt to demonstrate your mythology is merely pitiful. That's just sad. One day I do hope you use your intellect for something that could possibly benefit your fellow man or planet. Or even yourself! Good Luck! nice to meet you! I'm sung-keun. I'm korean. yesterday I saw this movie. It's great. so I want to see this movie script. Have a nice day. For crying out loud, guys, it's only a movie! Have any of you considered the fact that God created us as creative beings, and that as a consequence of that we are given the ability to create art for arts sake, without any biblical requirements of Christian meaning, slogans, and no need for ambiguous references to God, Jesus and the Bible. The link between the Israelites and Groundhog day is really stretching the bounds of what is considered to be a normal Christian life and crosses over into religious fanaticism. Next you'll be comparing the Simpsons with the Book of Revelation. Lighten up and enjoy the movie the way it was written- as a piece of entertainment. MovieName: Groundhog day
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Extractions: Click To See More Resources Archives Book Reviews Editorial Team Higher Education PE Web Sites K-12 School PE Web Sites PE Academic Areas PE Advocacy PE Forum Online Site Sponsorships State AHPERDs State PE Standards Teaching Unit Plans Web Pages of PEHLS Professionals April 4 , 2003 Vol.5 No.4 Conference/Workshop Calendar Editorial I have approached writing the April column with the following mindset. I have partitioned ideas and activities based on monthly, weekly, and daily April observances. Simply click on a column for one of these three time segments month, week, or day to find a variety of ideas for integrating physical activity with other content area. David Kahan
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