Lion Love

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The sight of a male lion rearing onto its back legs would leave most people quaking with fear.

But a kiss and cuddle with the friendly beast is all part of a day’s work for animal lover Ana Julia Torres.

In these amazing pictures she shares a loving embrace with an African lion which was rescued from a life of abuse.

Torres, 47, has an extraordinary relationship with the big cat, called Jupiter, whom she fed and nursed back to health after saving him from a travelling circus ten years ago.

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Top 10 Names for 2008

Top 10 Names for 2008
Rank Male name Female name
1 Jacob Emma
2 Michael Isabella
3 Ethan Emily
4 Joshua Madison
5 Daniel Ava
6 Alexander Olivia
7 Anthony Sophia
8 William Abigail
9 Christopher Elizabeth
10 Matthew Chloe

The boys names seem to be very Lost intensive.

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The Cone of Silence

In Get Smart, the 1960s TV spy comedy, secret agents wanting a private conversation would deploy the “cone of silence”, a clear plastic contraption lowered over the agents’ heads. It never worked – they couldn’t hear each other, while eavesdroppers could pick up every word. Now a modern cone of silence that we are assured will work is being patented by engineers Joe Paradiso and Yasuhiro Ono of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Gosh, I loved that show . . .

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