Incroyable mais vrai, la ville de Casablanca est désormais dotée
d'un sex shop, une première au Maroc et une coincidence à souligner à
l'encre rouge avec l'arrivée d'un gouvernement emmenée par des
islamistes conservateurs. En fait, cette coincidence est doublement
curieuse puisqu'elle intervient au moment même où les autorités ont
procédé à la fermeture du premier restaurant au motif d'avoir servi de
l'alcool à ses clients musulmans et procédé à l'arrestation de son
propriétaire, également une grande première sous l'ère Benkirane.
Revenons au sex shop dont l'ouverture a été annoncée grâce à une
campagne marketing agressive utilisant la distribution des prospectus
directement aux passants et dans les boîtes aux lettres ainsi que le
mailing pour ratisser le plus large possible. Le bouche à oreille
faisant parfaitement le reste, on peut facilement deviner que l'effet
publicitaire sera largement atteint et dépassera les objectifs de ses
promoteurs. Bien qu'ils aient installé leur boutique dans le quartier
populaire de Jamila, situé en périphérie, ces derniers, dont il faut
saluer au passage le courage ou plaindre l'ignorance , visent une
clientèle diversifiée de tous les quartiers et toutes les catégories
sociales confondues pour l'approvisionner en produits qui jusque-là
étaient introduits clandestinement au pays et commercialisés en
cachette, car fermement prohibés par la loi en vigueur. Cette loi
aurait-elle donc changée pour que ces nouveaux importateurs aient
investi le créneau de cette manière, au vu et au su de tout le monde?
Ils semblent qu'ils aient trouvé la faille de par la nature même des
produits proposés dans leur magasin: objets, crèmes et autres substances
destinés à stimuler les ébats sexuels, une panoplie guère provocatrice
qui pourrait fort bien figurer en bonne place sur les étals des
pharmacies ou boutiques de parapharmacie. Passez donc votre chemin , car
la devanture de cette boutique ne présentera pas des quolifichets et
autres jouets sexuels aguichants mais attentatoires à la morale. Pour le
reste, vous n'aurez que l'embarras du choix pour agrandir un pénis ou
agrandir des seins, réduire vos entrailles intimes ou acheter les
produits, crèmes et aphrodisiaques qui multiplieront vos prouesses
sexuelles.
Reste que de nombreuses questions restent posées pour l'avenir de ce
commerce car il est curieux que les autorités aient accordé
l'autorisation d'ouvrir un commerce avec une telle raison sociale à
moins que les promoteurs du projet l'aient dissimulée ou aient eu
recours à un subterfuge pour obtenir les autorisations nécessaires . Si
aucune mesure ne vient y mettre fin, gageons que ce type de commerce
fleurira dans d'autres villes et régions du pays. Un sérieux test pour
les islamistes.
Jalil Nouri pour actu-maroc.com
The Christmas Island red crab, Gecarcoidea natalis, is a species of land crab that is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Although restricted to a relatively small area, it has been estimated
that 43.7 million adult red crabs lived on Christmas Island alone, but the accidental introduction of the yellow crazy ant is believed to have killed about 10–15 million of these in recent years. Christmas Island red crabs eat mostly fallen leaves and flowers, but will occasionally eat other animals, including other red crabs (see cannibalism) if the opportunity arises.
Description
The carapace is up to 116 millimetres (4.6 in) wide, rounded, and encloses the gills. The claws are usually of equal size, unless one becomes injured or detached, in which case the limb will regenerate. The male crabs are generally larger than the females, while adult females have a much broader abdomen (only apparent above 3 years of age) and usually have smaller claws.
Ecology
Christmas red crabs live in burrows for shelter from the sun.Since they breathe through gills, the possibility of drying out is dangerous.They are famous for their annual migration to the sea to lay their eggs in the ocean.
Population
Early inhabitants of Christmas Island rarely mentioned these crabs.
It is possible that their large population size was caused by the
extinction of the endemic Maclear's Rat, Rattus macleari in 1903, which may have controlled the crab's population.Surveys have found a density 0.09–0.57 adult red crabs per square metre, equalling an estimated total population of 43.7 million on Christmas Island. Others have estimated that about 120 million are found on this island, but the basis for that claim is unclear.
An exploding population of the yellow crazy ant, an invasive species accidentally introduced to Christmas Island and Australia from Africa, is believed to have killed 10–15 million red crabs (one-quarter to one-third of the total population) in recent years. In total (including killed), the ants are believed to have displaced 15–20 million red crabs on Christmas Island.
These days most women want orgasms. That wasn't always the case.
A couple of generations or so ago, many adult females simply didn't have
climaxes – and a lot of them weren't bothered about it. Probably a lot of them didn't actually know what an orgasm was.
And some doctors claimed that, for a huge proportion of women, it
was 'normal' to have no experience of orgasm. Indeed, as late as the 1970s
there were still some who maintained that the female orgasm didn't exist – and
was simply a myth made up by the media.
All that has changed now. These days, medical opinion is that
every woman should be able to have orgasms – if she wants to. Furthermore, the
view of most sex experts is that the majority of women are capable of multiple
orgasms – if they wish to have them. In general, the ability to have multiple
orgasms is greater in more mature women.
What is a female orgasm?
We're writing this explanation in the assumption that you – the
reader – are male. But what follows will be of interest to a lot of female
readers too.
What happens in a woman's body during a climax is very like what
happens in your (male) body when you ejaculate. In other words, there's a
feeling of increasing excitement, building up to a point where everything
'blows' in a great blast of ecstasy. This 'orgasmic moment' is characterised by
surges of contractions in the sex organs, occurring almost every 0.8 seconds.
Men are well aware that these throbs of pleasure are accompanied
by the pumping out of spurts of seminal fluid. Obviously this doesn't happen in
women.
A few females do produce some fluid at orgasm, but the
impression given in so many erotic stories that most women 'ejaculate' is not
correct. Only a minority of females do this.
Multiple orgasm
The other big difference between male and female orgasm is this:
after the first climax, many women can 'come' again, often within a minute or
two.
This ability is extremely rare in males. Relatively few young
women can achieve multiple orgasm, because it's an ability that usually has to
be learned. But with the help of a skilled lover, most women can eventually
achieve the capacity for multiple orgasms – if they so desire.
Bringing women to a climax
For men perhaps the most important thing to realise about female
climaxes is that with women, it's not a mechanical thing – as it generally is
with men.
You see, most males will ejaculate quite quickly if they have
their penises rubbed. This applies even if the circumstances aren't very
romantic – or even if they don't particularly like the person who's doing the
rubbing! Women are not like this. Female orgasm isn't a push-button response.
The conditions have to be right.
Although females vary, many women need the following if they're
going to reach a climax easily:
a romantic atmosphere
pleasant, comfortable surroundings
a partner who they really like
a feeling of being wanted and appreciated
a good flow of natural lubrication - so that the delicate
female parts don't get sore
a skilled partner who knows how to stimulate the clitoris.
Unless you can provide the above, you are not going to have
great success in giving your partner orgasms.
Please bear in mind that – contrary to what many men think –
sexual intercourse by itself is not likely to produce an orgasm. This is
because intercourse alone is not very good at stimulating the woman's clitoris.
Nearly all females need additional stimulation of the clitoris by fingers or
mouth.
So, try not to give the impression to your female partner that she
‘ought’ to be able to climax through intercourse alone and that that is
what you think of as ‘proper sex’. The sex menu can be a varied one.
Some women, for example, find it really easy to climax through oral sex –
particularly if the guy is patient and sensitive to what his partner
wants. And how does he find out what she wants and what turns her on?
Well, a wise man will ask her.
What he should not do is to assume that his technique is
flawless and that if his partner does not come, it’s her fault. Plenty
of men think that because a previous girlfriend always came a certain
way, this one should follow suit. Women are not all the same in their
likes or dislikes. So do try to treat your partner as an individual.
Many women like much more foreplay or loveplay than men imagine. They
want to feel that the man is keen on giving pleasure – and not just in a
hurry to have his own climax. In fact, the worst thing a man can say to
a woman is: ‘Haven’t you come yet?’ This is likely to make her feel
extremely inadequate and will ruin any build-up of sexual pleasure and
tension that might have been taking place.
What to do
In summary, here's what to do if you want to bring your partner
to orgasm regularly:
don't be in a rush.
don't be too demanding – it's not an Olympic event.
talk to your partner, and ask her what she wants you to do to
her.
always create a romantic atmosphere.
make sure that everything is comfortable and nice for her.
give her lots of kisses and cuddles before you even think about
making any approach to her sexual area.
when you do start to stroke, rub or kiss her genitals, don't
rush into 'attacking' her clitoris. Take things gently, and see what she
wants.
use her own natural lubrication to moisten her clitoris. (If
she is over 40, it may be a good idea to use some additional lubrication from a
chemist or a sex shop).
remember that stimulation of the clitoris is the key to female
orgasm.
sometimes encourage her to 'run' your sex sessions. You can
learn a lot by watching how she stimulates herself or by really listening to
her when she suggests a sex position, or a particular caress.
These days, drugs can be found everywhere, and it may seem like
everyone's doing them. Lots of people are tempted by the excitement or
escape that drugs seem to offer.
But learning the facts about drugs can help you see the risks of
chasing this excitement or escape. Here's what you need to know.
The Deal on Substances
Thanks to medical and drug research, there are thousands of drugs
that help people. Antibiotics and vaccines have revolutionized the
treatment of infections. Medicines can lower blood pressure, treat diabetes,
and reduce the body's rejection of new organs. Medicines can cure,
slow, or prevent disease, helping us to lead healthier and happier
lives. But there are also lots of illegal, harmful drugs that people
take to help them feel good or have a good time.
How do drugs work? Drugs are chemicals or substances that change the
way our bodies work. When you put them into your body (often by
swallowing, inhaling, or injecting them), drugs find their way into your
bloodstream and are transported to parts of your body, such as your
brain. In the brain, drugs may either intensify or dull your senses,
alter your sense of alertness, and sometimes decrease physical pain.
A drug may be helpful or harmful. The effects of drugs can vary
depending upon the kind of drug taken, how much is taken, how often it
is used, how quickly it gets to the brain, and what other drugs, food,
or substances are taken at the same time. Effects can also vary based on
the differences in body size, shape, and chemistry.
Although substances can feel good at first, they can ultimately do a
lot of harm to the body and brain. Drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco,
taking illegal drugs, and sniffing glue can all cause serious damage to
the human body. Some drugs severely impair a person's ability to make
healthy choices and decisions. Teens who drink, for example, are more
likely to get involved in dangerous situations, such as driving under
the influence or having unprotected sex.
Why Is Sex Fun? - The Evolution of Human Sexuality is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond dealing with the evolutionary development of human sexuality. Diamond addresses some peculiar aspects of human sexuality. These include why women's ovulation
is not overtly advertised; why humans have sex in private rather than
in public, as is the case in all other mammals; and why the ovaries are u-shaped. The book came five years after Diamond's previous work The Third Chimpanzee and was published in the same year as the well known title Guns, Germs, and Steel. It is dedicated to his wife Marie.
Any old man in Boston will tell you that fifty years ago all people were
honest. Fifty years ago all people were sociable--there was no stuck-up
aristocracy then. Neighbors were neighbors. Merchants gave full weight.
Everything was full length; everything was a yard wide and all wool.
Now everybody swindles everybody else, and calls it business. Go back
fifty years and you will find an old man who will tell you that there
was a time when all were honest. Go back another fifty years and you
will find another sage who will tell you the same story. Every man looks
back to his youth, to the golden age, and what is true of the
individual is true of the whole human race. It has its infancy, its
manhood, and, finally, will have an old age. There are more honest men,
good women, and obedient children in the world today than ever before.
The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of notable social psychologyexperiments conducted by Yale UniversitypsychologistStanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience. Milgram first described his research in 1963 in an article published in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology,[1] and later discussed his findings in greater depth in his 1974 book, Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View.[2]
The experiments began in July 1961. Milgram devised his psychological
study to answer the question: "Was it that Eichmann and his accomplices in the Holocaust
had mutual intent, in at least with regard to the goals of the
Holocaust?" In other words, "Was there a mutual sense of morality among
those involved?" Milgram's testing suggested that it could have been
that the millions of accomplices were merely following orders, despite
violating their deepest moral beliefs. The experiments have been
repeated many times, with consistent results within societies, but
different percentages across the globe.[3] The experiments were also controversial, and considered by some scientists[which?] to be unethical or psychologically abusive, motivating more thorough review boards for the use of human subjects.
The experiment
Milgram Experiment advertisement
The volunteer subject was given the role of teacher, and the confederate,
the role of learner. The participants drew slips of paper to determine
their roles, but unknown to the subject, both slips said "teacher", and
the actor claimed to have the slip that read "learner", thus
guaranteeing that the participant would always be the "teacher". At this
point, the "teacher" and "learner" were separated into different rooms
where they could communicate but not see each other. In one version of
the experiment, the confederate was sure to mention to the participant
that he had a heart condition.[1]
The "teacher" was given an electric shock
from the electro-shock generator as a sample of the shock that the
"learner" would supposedly receive during the experiment. The "teacher"
was then given a list of word pairs which he was to teach the learner.
The teacher began by reading the list of word pairs to the learner. The
teacher would then read the first word of each pair and read four
possible answers. The learner would press a button to indicate his
response. If the answer was incorrect, the teacher would administer a
shock to the learner, with the voltage increasing in 15-volt increments for each wrong answer. If correct, the teacher would read the next word pair.[1]
The subjects believed that for each wrong answer, the learner was
receiving actual shocks. In reality, there were no shocks. After the
confederate was separated from the subject, the confederate set up a
tape recorder integrated with the electro-shock generator, which played
pre-recorded sounds for each shock level. After a number of voltage
level increases, the actor started to bang on the wall that separated
him from the subject. After several times banging on the wall and
complaining about his heart condition, all responses by the learner
would cease.[1]
At this point, many people indicated their desire to stop the
experiment and check on the learner. Some test subjects paused at 135
volts and began to question the purpose of the experiment. Most
continued after being assured that they would not be held responsible. A
few subjects began to laugh nervously or exhibit other signs of extreme
stress once they heard the screams of pain coming from the learner.[1]
If at any time the subject indicated his desire to halt the
experiment, he was given a succession of verbal prods by the
experimenter, in this order:[1]
Please continue.
The experiment requires that you continue.
It is absolutely essential that you continue.
You have no other choice, you must go on.
If the subject still wished to stop after all four successive verbal
prods, the experiment was halted. Otherwise, it was halted after the
subject had given the maximum 450-volt shock three times in succession.[1]
The experimenter also gave special prods if the teacher made specific
comments. If the teacher asked whether the learner might suffer
permanent physical harm, the experimenter replied "Although the shocks
may be painful, there is no permanent tissue damage, so please go on".
If the teacher said that the learner clearly wants to stop, the
experimenter replied, "Whether the learner likes it or not, you must go
on until he has learned all the word pairs correctly, so please go on".
Before conducting the experiment, Milgram polled fourteen Yale
University senior-year psychology majors to predict the behavior of 100
hypothetical teachers. All of the poll respondents believed that only a
very small fraction of teachers (the range was from zero to 3 out of
100, with an average of 1.2) would be prepared to inflict the maximum
voltage. Milgram also informally polled his colleagues and found that
they, too, believed very few subjects would progress beyond a very
strong shock.[1]
In Milgram's first set of experiments, 65 percent (26 of 40)[1]
of experiment participants administered the experiment's final massive
450-volt shock, though many were very uncomfortable doing so; at some
point, every participant paused and questioned the experiment; some said
they would refund the money they were paid for participating in the
experiment.
Milgram summarized the experiment in his 1974 article, "The Perils of Obedience", writing:
The legal and philosophic aspects of obedience
are of enormous importance, but they say very little about how most
people behave in concrete situations. I set up a simple experiment at
Yale University to test how much pain
an ordinary citizen would inflict on another person simply because he
was ordered to by an experimental scientist. Stark authority was pitted
against the subjects' [participants'] strongest moral imperatives
against hurting others, and, with the subjects' [participants'] ears
ringing with the screams of the victims, authority won more often than
not. The extreme willingness of adults to go to almost any lengths on
the command of an authority constitutes the chief finding of the study
and the fact most urgently demanding explanation.
Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular
hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive
process. Moreover, even when the destructive effects of their work
become patently clear, and they are asked to carry out actions
incompatible with fundamental standards of morality, relatively few
people have the resources needed to resist authority.[4]
The original Simulated Shock Generator and Event Recorder, or shock box, is located in the Archives of the History of American Psychology.
Later, Prof. Milgram and other psychologists performed variations of the experiment throughout the world, with similar results[5] although unlike the Yale experiment,[dubious– discuss] resistance to the experimenter was reported anecdotally elsewhere.[6]
Milgram later investigated the effect of the experiment's locale on
obedience levels by holding an experiment in an unregistered, backstreet
office in a bustling city, as opposed to at Yale, a respectable
university. The level of obedience, "although somewhat reduced, was not
significantly lower." What made more of a difference was the proximity
of the "learner" and the experimenter. There were also variations tested
involving groups.
Dr. Thomas Blass of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County performed a meta-analysis
on the results of repeated performances of the experiment. He found
that the percentage of participants who are prepared to inflict fatal
voltages remains remarkably constant, 61–66 percent, regardless of time
or place.[7][8]
There is a little-known coda to the Milgram Experiment, reported by Philip Zimbardo:
none of the participants who refused to administer the final shocks
insisted that the experiment itself be terminated, nor left the room to
check the health of the victim without requesting permission to leave,
as per Milgram's notes and recollections, when Zimbardo asked him about
that point.[9]
Milgram created a documentary film titled Obedience showing
the experiment and its results. He also produced a series of five social
psychology films, some of which dealt with his experiments.[10]
