Word: caging
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Snakes on a Plane. Where's Samuel L. Jackson when you need him? Four baby pythons escaped their cage during a Qantas flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne on April 14. Workers searched the aircraft for the 6-inch reptiles - which are non-venomous, and can grow to about 3 feet - but after two flights had to be canceled to accommodate the fruitless search, the airline gave up and fumigated the plane. "They're not endangered, so a decision was made to fumigate," said Qantas spokesman David Epstein. "If these snakes turn up, they will be very much dead snakes...
...minutes into the fourth period, a loose ball in front of the cage caused Burke to step out and challenge, but as he strayed from goal freshman attacker Jeff Cohen gained possession and slipped the ball into the net for a Harvard goal...
...NICOLAS CAGE selling his Bavarian castle. Times are tough...
...Virtual Orchestra Tilson Thomas, who made the final selection for the April 15 concert, says the project is one way to "widen everyone's conception of what classical music is," a point he'll underscore with an eclectic program including works by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Villa-Lobos, John Cage, Tan Dun and the DJ-composer Mason Bates. He hopes the project will demonstrate how important the genre is to people of different ages, nationalities, backgrounds and professions - and that performers will learn how to use the Internet and YouTube to better market themselves, just as budding writers can blog...
...McMahon said, “but we continued to fight and hustle on the field.” Harvard senior Kaitlin Martin responded immediately after the goal by putting heavy pressure on UVA’s defense to put the ball in the back of the net. Behind the cage, Martin challenged her opponent one-on-one—rolleing the crease on the left side and faking for a goal to make the score 10-4. Martin’s goal broke Virginia’s scoring streak and changed the tone of the game, showcasing the resilient talents...