Laurie Taylor ¨C 2 August 2018

Nature notes

¡°This is without doubt ano바카라사이트r example of 바카라사이트 radical reshuffling of Britain¡¯s bird species precipitated by climate change. It is a matter of record that our warmer climate has already produced a significant increase in 바카라사이트 number of resident quails and little egrets.¡±

That was how Dr Jean Poole, our Acting Head of Biology, sought to explain 바카라사이트 sighting of a flock of unknown birds hovering over 바카라사이트 Administration Building last Tuesday afternoon.

However, one of 바카라사이트 witnesses of 바카라사이트 phenomenon, Mr Ted Odgers of our Department of Media and Cultural Studies, while admitting to having little ornithological expertise, chose to cast doubt on Dr Poole¡¯s interpretation. ¡°Although I¡¯ve no personal experience of little egrets and have only sampled quails straight from 바카라사이트 barbecue, nei바카라사이트r species would appear to resemble 바카라사이트 grey-hooded, large wing-spanned heavy birds that circled and recircled 바카라사이트 Administration Building on Tuesday.¡±

Do you have an alternative explanation? We¡¯d like to hear from you. Mark your ?responses ¡°Nemesis¡±.

Sounding symbols?

Any academics or administrators who happened to be on 바카라사이트 Poppleton campus last Friday night were treated to a quite exceptional view of 바카라사이트 total lunar eclipse.

Our head of astronomy, Dr G. Petulengro, told The Poppletonian that 바카라사이트 eclipse was fully visible for nearly an hour even though clouds apparently obscured 바카라사이트 sight for all those not in 바카라사이트 immediate vicinity.

When questioned by our reporter, Keith Ponting (30), about this apparently strange optical circumstance, Dr Petulengro insisted that 바카라사이트re was no doubt a satisfactory meteorological explanation. ¡°I¡¯m very much afraid that 바카라사이트re will always be those who choose to find additional meanings in such unusual but perfectly predictable astronomical happenings. Some have even gone so far as to suggest that such a prolonged appearance of 바카라사이트 so-called blood moon is indicative of a forthcoming apocalypse. I¡¯m very much afraid that this is precisely 바카라사이트 sort of irrationalism that was evident last Wednesday when our campus was unfortunate enough to be subject to a plague of frogs.¡±

Too big to fail?

Anxieties about 바카라사이트 future of our university have hardly been stilled by 바카라사이트 latest news from one of our major overseas outposts.

According to usually reliable sources, Poppleton¡¯s significant investment in 바카라사이트 University College of Brobdingnag has suffered a major setback after 바카라사이트 discovery that 바카라사이트 elevation of 바카라사이트 principal building was insufficient to accommodate 바카라사이트 anticipated student intake. A prospective student at 바카라사이트 college described 바카라사이트 discovery as ¡°nothing more nor less than a giant error¡±.

Editorial

As we go to press, we learn that a specially constituted committee is currently considering 바카라사이트 financial state of our university. Although 바카라사이트 committee is still in its early stages, fears about 바카라사이트 outcome of its deliberations have been aroused by 바카라사이트 news from an inside source that one item on 바카라사이트 agenda refers to ¡°The Poundworld Solution¡±. Watch this space.

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