Zoophilia (from the Greek Zoon, "animal", and Philia, "friendship" or "love") is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attraction by a human to animals. Such individuals are called zoophiles. The more recent terms zoosexual and zoosexuality also describe the full spectrum of human/animal attraction. A separate term, bestiality (more common in mainstream usage), refers to human/animal sexual activity. To avoid confusion about the meaning of zoophilia — whi ...

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Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives Zoophilia - Religious perspectives Zoophilia - Animal studies perspectives Zoophilia - Animal rights and welfare concerns Zoophilia - Historical and cultural perspectives
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Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle. Separate from those whose interest is curiosity, pornography, or sexual novelty, are those for whom zoophilia might be called a lifestyle or orientation. A commonly reported starting age is at puberty, around 9 - 11, and this seems consistent for both males and females. Kinsey found that the most frequent incidence of human/animal intercourse was more than eight times a week, for the under-15 years age group. Those who discover an interest at an older age often trace it back ...

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In mathematics, an abelian group, also called a commutative group, is a group (G, *) such that a * b = b * a for all a and b in G. In other words, the order of elements in a product doesn't matter. Such groups are generally easier to understand. Abelian groups are named after Niels Henrik Abel. Groups that are not commutative are called non-abelian (rather than non-commutative). Abelian group - NotationIncluding:

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Blue Man Group is a creative organization centered on a trio of mute performers that present themselves in blue paint, latex bald caps, and black clothing. Friends Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton (collectively referred to as CMP) conceived the idea during the 1980s while in New York City. They began appearing on the streets in Blue Man regalia, entertaining passersby and staging unusual events such as "The Funeral For the 80s." Originally appearing doing short bits as part of Tom Murrin's "The Alien Comic's" underground caba ...

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Music groups in the 1980s came from many countries and with many different types of rock/pop music. These groups benefited from technological advances, the advent of television station MTV, and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their music. It must be mentioned that 1980s music is generally very distinct from the music of other decades. While 1960s and 1970s music and well as 1990s and 2000s music share a lot in common, the 80s sound generally is confined to the 1977-1992 period, centering on 1982-1988. Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are: < ...

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Battle group may refer to: an aircraft carrier battle group, examples of which are: the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group the John C. Stennis Battle Group European Union battle groups Other related archivesAbraham Lincoln Battle Group, European Union battle groups, John C. Stennis Battle Group, aircraft carrier battle group

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In mathematics, an additive group may be a group written using the symbol + for its binary operation (always an abelian group) the underlying group under addition of a field, ring, vector space or other structure having addition as one of its operations a group scheme representing the underlying-additive-group functor. Other related archivesabelian group, addition, binary operation, field, functor, group, group scheme, mathematics, ring, vec

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American International Group, Inc. (AIG) NYSE: AIG TYO: 8685 is an insurance corporation, and the fourth largest company in the world according to the Forbes 500 list for 2003, and number 9 out of all U.S. corporations in terms of revenues on the Fortune 500 list in 2005. The company made a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on April 8, 2004. American International Group - History. AIG was founded in 1919 by Cornelius Vander Starr in Shanghai, China. Starr was t ...

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This extract is from http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/cinema/archives/triads.php There are around nine subgroups in the Wo Group with a total membership of around 20,000. Different subgroups have been known to 'specialize' in different activities, the Wo Shing Yee controls dockworkers, the Wo On Lok specializes in loan-sharking, the Wo Hop To runs protection rackets, and so on. The original Wo Group triad was the Wo Shing Wo, and it is the longest established triad in Hong Kong. Other related arc

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An affinity group is a small group of activists (usually from 5-20) who work together on direct action. It is a non-hierarchical group, usually made up of trusted friends and other like-minded people. It is a highly effective method of organization, as many actions may require a number of people working on it in different areas. Use of an affinity group also serves to keep information with ...

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The Alpha Group (also known as Alpha Squad) is a dedicated counterterrorist unit that belongs to OSNAZ of the FSB (former KGB), or more specifically the "A" Directorate of the FSB Special Operations Center (TsSN). It currently is believed to consist of 700 persons, 400 assigned to the Moscow Detachment and the other 300 located in other cities in Russia (unverified). Alpha Group - Function. Alpha Group's primary function is believed to be to carry out urban counter-terrorist missions under the direct ...

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Yahoo! Groups is an electronic mailing list service provided by Yahoo!. Over the years, Yahoo! bought several other mailing list providers, including the popular eGroups, and combined them with Yahoo! Clubs into one system. Thus, Yahoo! Groups is now by far the most popular and well-known provider of electronic mailing list facilities. The category tree of topics in which the groups are sorted is borrowed largely from Yahoo!'s own directory hierarchy, however some subcategories in Yahoo! Directory Such as music are so popular in Yahoo! ...

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The YKK Group is a Japanese group of manufacturing companies. Founded in 1934 by Tadao Yoshida in Higashi Nihonbashi, Tokyo, it was originally known as San-Es Shokai (サンエス商会). It was renamed to Yoshida Kogyosho (吉田工業所) in 1938, to Yoshida Kogyo K.K. (Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, 吉田工業株式会社) in 1945, and to YKK (YKK Kabushiki Kaisha, YKK株式会社) in 1994. The name YKK was first registered as a trademark in 1946. Today the YKK Group is most famous for making zippers, although it also does business in other fastening products, a ...

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Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Ancient Greek and Roman. Prehistoric man probably was not bound by any self-image in regard to sexuality, and "was likely to have made many such attempts"[3]. "Bestiality... existed as a rather widespread practice in all the nations of antiquity of which we have adequate records. Where it is not specifically mentioned, it may be legitimately inferred on the ...

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Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zoophilia, or bestiality) was sometimes forbidden, and sometimes accepted. Occasionally it was incorporated into religious ritual. The Abrahamic religions by and large forbid it, and make it a sin against God[1], and during the Middle ages in Europe people and animals were often executed if found guilty. With the Age of Enlightenment, bes ...

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In the case of a disease, an identity or a pre-disposition, for example, a support group will provide information, act as a clearing-house for experiences, and serve as a public relations voice for sufferers, other members, and their families. Compare Mensa International and gay pride, for example. In the case of alleged ex-cult members or personal addictions, on the other hand, a support group may veer more towards helping those involved to ove ...

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In the case of a disease, an identity or a pre-disposition, for example, a support group will provide information, act as a clearing-house for experiences, and serve as a public relations voice for sufferers, other members, and their families. Compare Mensa International and gay pride, for example. In the case of alleged ex-cult members or personal addictions, on the other hand, a support group may veer more towards helping those involved to ove ...

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Common stereotypes include a variety of allegations about groups based around: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or religious belief; also profession and social class (see social stereotype). (See also: racial stereotype, ethnic stereotype, and racial profiling). ...

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Common stereotypes include a variety of allegations about groups based around: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or religious belief; also profession and social class (see social stereotype). (See also: ethnic stereotype and racial profiling). ...

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