Word: cat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...even if it came in the form of cat calls, it was noise. Silence, the standard sound at Meehan, is so deafening...
...strongest performance of Gamma Rays, perhaps because it provides comic relief from the plot's general despondency comes from Anna MacGregor, who plays Janice, Tillie's competitor in the school science fair. When Janice tells the audience about her brilliant achievement--reconstructing the anatomy of a dead cat--it is truly hilarious. With her New York accent and her nerdish look, MacGregor realizes the full potential of her part...
...dark night in the Florida Everglades four years ago, a Seminole Indian chief named James Billie shot a large wild cat, then ate the meat and kept the hide. He would have been better off if his aim had been bad. State and federal authorities said the cat was a Florida panther, protected under endangered- species laws. Since then Billie has been fighting to stay out of jail, claiming he was unaware he had shot a rare animal...
...chief has finally succeeded. Last week federal charges were dropped, and a Florida jury acquitted him outright. But Billie has requested one more court appearance. The cat's hide and skull were seized as evidence, and Billie wants them back...
...break the monotony, scientists took aboard a variety of stuffed animals, including a seal, cat and penguin, and warmed up snacks of pizza, empanadas, popcorn and hamburgers in the microwave oven. Cabin temperature was kept cool to avoid overheating the high-tech instrumentation. Says Atmospheric Physicist Geoffrey Toon, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.: "If you tried to sleep during your off hours, usually you froze...