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Tears of Joy Theatre offers this musical puppet presentation of a classic Slavic folktale.Whether a groundhog can predict weather is questionable, but this animal has other characteristics that make it an interesting member of Missouri's wildlife world. Now is when this well-known mammal becomes a newsmaker because of Groundhog Day on Feb. 2.THE Dundee United side which won the Scottish Cup in 2010 may have been sprinkled to the wind in the last few years, but Robbie Neilson has his own cup heritage to speak of.A FOLKLORE festival which coincides with the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials is being billed as the ?biggest and most accessible yet?.Although it's been nearly four months since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died, there has been little slowdown in Steve Jobs news since then. In fact, some days there seems to be more than ever.It may seem that looking to a somnambulant marmot for a weather forecast is the height of superstition, akin to looking to the horoscope to plan your day or believing that stepping on a crack will indeed break your mother's back.Fourteen-year-old New Zealand schoolgirl Lydia Ko became the youngest-ever golfer to win a pro tournament when she shot a three under par 69 to claim the New South Wales Women?s Open in Australia at the weekend.For the past few years, folk life specialist Andrea Graham has been all over the state, compiling one of Wyoming's most abundant resources: hunting folklore.Many people enjoy the fun of Groundhog Day each February 2nd, anxiously awaiting the fanciful forecast of a furry creature. According to folklore, if the groundhog sees his shadow he?ll be scared back into his den and we?ll have to endure six more weeks of winter.AYR UNITED must wish they could play Premier League opposition every week.Folklore - Yahoo! News Search Results
