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Top Marks for Sexy Students
Feel like ditching the books for a date? A new study by German sociologist, Werner Habermehl, has found that regular sex can help university students pass exams and get better marks. Habermehl, from the University of Hamburg, found that regular sexual activity significantly increased mental capability, enabling students to decrease the amount of time needed to complete a course and receive better marks. Hurray!

China cracks down on Porn while Students Flock to Gender Studies
China has stepped up its fight against Internet and mobile phone porn by threatening distributors with life imprisonment. Beijing is worried that easy access to porn will have a detrimental affect on the nation’s youth. However, amid this crackdown, new courses on sex and gender issues have been a big hit with students. Gender studies debuted last September at three Chinese universities and their popularity far exceeded expectations. Issues relating to sex have long been taboo in the communist state, and most young people are forced to turn to peers or the Internet for information.

Stimulation for Ears and Eyes
In deference to the miserable pittance that is the average student budget, this week is all about getting it on the cheap.

Cheap condoms
Although handy in an emergency, forget the pub vending machines when it comes to budget prophylactics. Smart students can go online and order condoms on the cheap from www.Lovehoney.ie , www.Condoms.ie and www.Britishcondoms.com. Hauling out your bulk pack of 100 at the crucial moment may not be the wisest move, however.

Cheap Thrills
Check out www.Kinky.ie and www.Lovehoney.ie for vibrators, sex toys, lubes and lingerie. These sites often have sales and special offers, and are generally cheaper than a high street sex shop. Pick up a Honey Pet Multi-speed for €14.25 or spiked rubber balls for €12.85. If your budget is really tight, try the Vibrating Condom Ring from Britishcondoms.com for only £4.95. The VCR fits securely at the base of a condom and emits fairly strong vibrations, ensuring a good time is had by all.

Cheap Sights
While away the rainy days with budget DVDs from www.Buyritedvd.com. Buyritedvd ships globally and has DVDs priced from as little as $1 and stocks all kinds of films including extreme sports, manga and, most importantly here, adult titles. Just be careful which home address you give.

Cheap Date
Staying in is the new going out (again). Cooking for someone has many benefits – it makes them feel appreciated, you’ll save a packet and it allows you to invite your target back to your gaff under a seemingly innocent pretext. Here’s an easy meal you can’t screw up even if you have never done anything more difficult than dial the chipper.

Starter: Grilled Asparagus
Buy fresh asparagus. Wash and then remove the bottom part of the stalk – usually about 25% of the piece. Grill until soft and goldenish brown (about 15 minutes though it can take longer depending on how crap your grill is). Sprinkle with shavings of Parmesan. Asparagus is inexpensive, very tasty and a great aphrodisiac

Main Course: Pasta with Pesto
Boil pasta according to instructions on packet. Drain, add basil pesto and stir. Serve while hot. If you have extra cash to hand buy a head of lettuce for a salad, which is a good foil to the pasta, and a few olives.

Dessert: Fresh Fruit and Cream
If the starter and main course go well, the dessert isn’t actually for eating – it’s for licking off each other.

Top Tips: Candles set the right mood. But be savvy and buy scented ones. Vanilla candles can be bought for next to nothing at your local pound store and studies have shown that most people react very positively to the smell of vanilla.

Visit a specialist wine shop. Decent wines can be bought for about a tenner and wine buffs will be only too happy to point you in the right direction.

Tidy your room, change the sheets and make the bed. Filth just ain’t sexy. Make it inviting…

Total cost of date, excluding bribes to flatmates to disappear for the evening: About €25.

This week's Top Sex Tip: Multiple orgasms for men

If you only learn one useful thing this year, this could be it. Men are just as capable as being multi-orgasmic as women; it just takes a little practice.
The first thing you need to remember is that orgasm and ejaculation are separate events. Male multiple orgasms have nothing to do with being able to regain an erection quickly, it’s the ability to have two or more orgasms without ejaculating.
The key to getting this right is a strong pelvic floor muscle. I gave readers PC muscles exercises a couple of weeks ago, but in case you weren’t paying attention they can be found on Hotpress.com
Practice by yourself at first. Masturbate as you normally would. Before you reach the point of no return, stop, squeeze your PC muscle and count to ten. Relax for ten minutes and masturbate again. This time get a little closer to ejaculation, stop and squeeze your PC muscle again. Pay attention to your state of arousal and sexual responses.
Repeat this exercise as often as can before exploding. Then masturbate until you reach orgasm. As you orgasm pay attention to the contractions that signal the beginning of ejaculation. Just before, or as, these contractions start, let go of your penis completely and squeeze your PC muscle as tight as possible. You’ll feel yourself trying to ejaculate – but hold back. Squeezing your PC muscle shuts off ejaculation so the stronger your muscle is, the better.
Even if you have done this successfully, some semen may escape but not with the strength of a full-blown ejaculation. Although you’ve orgasmed, you should still feel aroused and should be able to continue masturbating.
If you didn’t manage, your PC muscle may need strengthening or you timed your squeeze wrong. So keep practising, boys (don’t you just love to see them working on it, girls? All that extra pleasure on the way!).
This is the basic info you need to get started. For more information and techniques see www.sex-project.com/mutiplemale