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Eunuch

Posted by Yo on 25th March 2007

Eunuch
A eunuch is a castrated human male — that is, a man who has had his testicles removed. The term eunuch can also refer to a man whose penis and testicles have been removed, or even to one who has had only his penis cut off. But while all of these conditions can be referred to as Castration, a man is not a true eunuch as long as his testicles remain intact. As long as the testes function, his body will continue to produce testosterone as well as sperm and he will still (theoretically) be capable of fathering children. In short, a eunuch might be able to get an erection, but he will never be able to reproduce.

The word eunuch comes from the Greek word “eunouchos” and the Latin word “eunuchus” — both meaning “keeper of the bedchamber”. And while the word may have originally referred to a person filling this specific career description, the more relevant concept contained within the word is “one who can be trusted to watch over the inner household”. Or more to the point, a male servant who won’t let anyone (including himself) knock up your wife and daughter while you’re away.

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Cultural evolution

Posted by Yo on 25th January 2007

“Cultural evolution, including tool use, is not only found in humans and our closest relatives, the primates, but also in animals
that are evolutionally quite distant from us. This convergent evolution is what is so fascinating,” said Kruetzen.

Researchers suspect the sponges help the foraging dolphins avoid getting stung by stonefish and other critters that hide in the sandy
sea bottom, just as a gardener might wear gloves to protect the hands. Kruetzen and colleagues analyzed 13 “spongers” and 172
“non-spongers” and concluded that the practice seems to be passed along family lines, primarily from mothers to daughters.

“Teaching requires close observation by the pupil,” Kruetzen said. “Offspring spend up to four years before they are
weaned, so they would have ample time to observe their mum doing it — if she is a sponger.” “This study provides convincing
evidence that the behavior is transmitted via social learning,” commented Laela Sayigh of the University of North Carolina Center for
Marine Science.

“Such social learning appears to be widespread among the Shark Bay dolphins,” said Sayigh, who was not part of Kruetzen’s
team.

Only one male was observed using a sponge. Kruetzen noted that, as adults, male and female dolphins have very different lifestyles..

Adult males form small groups of two or three individuals that chase females in reproductive condition, he explained. “I would
think that they do not have time to engage in such a time-consuming foraging activity as adults, as they are busy herding females.”
Currently at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Kruetzen was at the University of New South Wales, Australia, when the research was
conducted. The work was funded by the Australian Research Council, the National Geographic Society, the W.V. Scott Foundation and the
Linnaean Society of New South Wales.

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Black Label Formula

Posted by Yo on 25th January 2007

My girlfriend has been blown away by the gains I have achieved with your Black Label Formula and the exercises. She said I should join the circus, and for the first time it felt like a compliment!

But he found himself whirling along at a good rate, with the greenish shimmer of the peaceful ocean waves spread beneath him far beyond his range of vision. Being in the track of the ocean steamers it was not long before he found himself overtaking a magnificent vessel whose decks were crowded with passengers.

He dropped down some distance, to enable him to see these people more plainly, and while he hovered near he could hear the excited exclamations of the passengers, who focused dozens of marine glasses upon his floating form.

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Eunuchs

Posted by Yo on 25th January 2007

A eunuch is a castrated human male — that is, a man who has had his testicles removed. The term eunuch can also refer to a man whose penis and testicles have been removed, or even to one who has had only his penis cut off. But while all of these conditions can be referred to as Castration, a man is not a true eunuch as long as his testicles remain intact. As long as the testes function, his body will continue to produce testosterone as well as sperm and he will still (theoretically) be capable of fathering children. In short, a eunuch might be able to get an erection, but he will never be able to reproduce.

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