{"id":145,"date":"2013-02-06T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/orientation-ambassadors\/2013\/02\/06\/an-early-spring\/"},"modified":"2013-02-06T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T20:21:00","slug":"an-early-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/orientation-ambassadors\/2013\/02\/06\/an-early-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"An Early Spring!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PHOTO:\u00a0An early spring is on the way, according to groundhog &quot;Punxsutawney Phil.&quot; When the Pennsylvania groundhog emerged from his dwelling at Gobbler's Knob on Feb 2, 2013, he did not see his shadow.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/a.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/abc_groundhog_day_phil_lt_130202_wg.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px\" title=\"\" width=\"640\" \/>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp; Punxsutawney Phil, the King of the Groundhogs!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp;In case you didn&#8217;t know, Groundhog&#8217;s day was Saturday, and the proclamation is in!!!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i>On this February 2nd, 2013,<br \/>    the One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Annual Trek of the <br \/>    Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler\u2019s Knob\u2026.<\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i>Punxsutawney Phil, the King of the Groundhogs,<br \/>    Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of Prognosticators,<br \/>    Weather Prophet without Peer,<br \/>    was awakened from his borrow at 7:28 am<br \/>    with a tap of the President\u2019s cane.<\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i>Phil and President Deeley conversed in Groundhogese<br \/>    and Phil directed him to the chosen Prognostication scroll.<\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i>The President tapped the chosen scroll and<br \/>    directed Phil\u2019s Prediction be proclaimed:<\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i>My new Knob entrance is a sight to behold<br \/>    Like my faithful followers, strong and bold<\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><i>And so ye faithful,<br \/>    there is no shadow to see<br \/>    An early Spring for you and me.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Some good news! For the first time in nine years, Phil predicts an early Spring!!!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Which is fantastic news because its been dreadfully frigid out and I think it is fair to say that we are all sick of it. In case you are curious about Groundhogs like me, here are some fun facts:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp;The average groundhog is 20 inches long and normally weighs from 12 to 15 pounds.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">A groundhog can whistle when it is alarmed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp;Groundhogs are one of the few animals that really hibernate. Hibernation  is not just a deep sleep. It is actually a deep coma, where the body  temperature drops to a few degrees above freezing, the heart barely  beats, the blood scarcely flows, and breathing nearly stops.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp;A groundhog&#8217;s life span is normally 6 to 8 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phil\" height=\"227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.groundhog.org\/uploads\/pics\/RTEmagicC_Phil_on_stump.jpg_02.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp;Swag<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">As you can see groundhog&#8217;s are pretty cool and kind of psychic since apparently Punxsutawney Phil can predict when Spring will occur I&#8217;m just excited that Phil predicted an early Spring because it&#8217;s way too cold out and we have a giant snow storm coming this weekend. I hate snow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">-Tim <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp; <b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Punxsutawney Phil, the King of the Groundhogs! &nbsp;In case you didn&#8217;t know, Groundhog&#8217;s day was Saturday, and the proclamation is in!!! 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