Everyone knows that the only way to keep the species going, outside of the lab, is sex. But why is it built to feel good? Orgasm (male or female) has nothing to do with sperm-meeting-egg, and although there are plenty of theories on why it exists, the truth is that no-one really knows how it came about (no pun intended).

We don’t even really know if we are the only species on the planet that experiences it – although there is plenty of evidence to suggest that our closest primate relatives also have orgasms, or at least really like the sex act. Having sex for fun (instead of just reproduction) is also common in dolphins, pigs, and probably cats.

This is just speculation though. An orgasm is hard to identify in another species – or even in our own. After all, how many people really know when their partner is faking it. Knowing if someone has had one often comes down to taking their word for it – and its hard to get the nod from a Bonobo ape, a lab rat, or a dolphin.

The weird thing is that most scientists have focused on finding out the reasons for the female orgasm, instead of the human orgasm. There are two things wrong with this: The first is the assumption that a man needs to orgasm to ejaculate. Anyone who has studied Tantra (and Tantric sex) knows that they are different processes – and that a man can climax repeatedly before ejaculating. Multiple orgasms, anyone? The second is a bit political: Why would we assume that pleasure is a biological necessity for a man and not for a woman, who (reproductively speaking) only needs to ‘lie back and catch sperm’ in order to become pregnant?

That second problem actually turns out to be scientifically inaccurate too: When a woman orgasms, the mouth of her cervix dips and lifts. This looks a bit like a bird drinking water. Yep, her cervix is Up-Sucking (that really is the scientific name for it) to pull sperm into the uterus and fallopian tubes. This increases the rate of fertilisation by up to 30%. In other words, women who orgasm are better breeders.

If the orgasm is, as some people suggest, Natures Happy Accident, it makes sense that it caught on fast. If Darwin was right with the whole Survival of the Fittest thing, then members of a species who are able to experience orgasm were probably looking for a whole lot more sex than their non-climaxing peers. And they were probably doing it with a lot more partners.

Humans may frown on promiscuity, but Mother Nature loves it. By mating with multiple partners, there is a stronger chance of more babies being born, that have a wide genetic diversity, which gives a species its best chance of survival.

In other words, the orgasm may be nature’s way of encouraging us to have more sex. Considering that orgasm can cure insomnia, make you look younger, increase your fertility and make you look younger, it could also be called the Fountain of Youth. And that pun is intended!

Good sex often needs a little privacy, and perhaps some romance. Take your partner away somewhere different for a few days – renting apartments in Seville is the perfect way to show them you care, and get them alone for some quality time.

Winter at last, seems to be taking its last breaths and making way for a much yearned spring, the season of flowers… and of the music festivals! So the spring brings much more than a good time: it also opens the longed music festival season, which will not end until the end of the summer. After many months of musical drought, people are hungry for concerts and endless hours of fun. The South Pop Seville Festival inaugurates the year to the sound of the best indie bands, are you going to lose it?

After considering many names, the line-up has been definitely closed. Seville will hold its sixth edition of this Independent Music festival the next 26th and 27th of March between the Alameda Theatre as its main stage and the Sala Malandar and the Sala Obbio as the secondary ones.

This year the festival promoters have tried to update its image, trying to pursue a more funny line and away from a corseted vision of the music. This way, they have moved away from the habitual introspective pop and folk music to which we are so accustomed.

This year it is necessary to emphasize the participation of the Canadian band The Hidden Cameras and the Franco-German electronic pop duet Stereo Total. But there’s much more! Exonvaldes, Zombie-Zombie (see photo) , Lacrosse, and a repeater Nito Niko, will delight us with their best musical chords. Another great invited artists are François & The Atlas Mountains, Sr. Chinarro, Los Punsetes and Nudozurdo, with the best Spanish music.

At the same time of the concerts, the South Pop Seville (there is also a South Pop Festival in Huelva) will offer a great range of activities: DJs sessions after the concerts (with Linda Mirada, among others), presentation parties (Dent May, on March 19 in Malandar); Charades and Antonna (on March 25 in the same room) and closing concerts (Southern Arts Society, on March 28 in Obbio, the space where after parties will be held).

Seville awaits you with its magical nights filled with music. Come to the Andalusian capital for the festivals season! And to find the perfect accommodation at an economical price, rent the best Apartments in Seville and enjoy everything else.

Today we will talk about the financial crisis, about the consumerism and about the materialism, but in a very peculiar way. Specifically, from the point of view of Mr. Chen Wenling, a magnificent avant-garde sculptor born in Fujian (China) in 1969.

This ironic artist uses Western references in his sculptures. The red colour is also very important in his works. As for example in Red Memory. One of the most impressive is the series “cool”, meaning cold.

One of his works is called “God of Materialism”, a fibreglass painted sculpture.
The pig appears in almost all of his works. You could say that it is the quintessential signature of Chen Wenling. He uses the pig as a representation of greed and everything that is mundane. It is very interesting because the pig is very special in China. Chinese people eat pig in their meals and he uses it as a metaphor of greed and selfishness.

Another impressive work is about capitalism. He calls it “What we see is not always true”. Here he replaces the pig for a bull. We can see this animal (which represents Wall Street) rising from the floor with the force of his own fart and crushed against a wall. It is assumed that it emulates one of the biggest crooks in the history, Benard Madoff, with devil horns included, who is currently in prison. The scam is valued at 50,000 million dollars.

With this exhibition he wants to express the hard moments of this financial crisis. He really wants to portray the reflection of the world in which we live in. And he does it in a large scale, to draw the maximum attention to all of us and to make us think of what is happening around us.

With his tradition of bulls and pigs, Chen Wenling exhibited his works in Spain (Seville), mostly at the Contemporary Art Museum, where he joined his iconography, in this case the bull with his political views against the capitalism. Seville, the Andalusian capital, is part of the capitalist Europe. If you want to know the city, rent Apartments in Seville and take a look at his work around the wonderful streets and iconography of Seville, where capitalism and tradition come together through the art.

Now that the sales are over and everyone is tired of buying stuff like crazy, it might be just the time for a little reflection and introspection.

The things that we buy do not last, so every time we have to buy more, to replace the things that are already not usable. The question is whether this cycle is a habit that is taking roots in our society or is it just the product of an attitude. An attitude which assumes that by buying something cheaper or easier to achieve it will be better in a long term. To which the answer is clearly negative. This century, the century of the neon lights, is manufacturing more than necessary and generating more waste than it should. It is governed by the use once and throws away philosophy. But not only supplies last less, but also relationships, jobs, the rents, the friendships…

If before couples lasted an eternity, why is it so difficult now to find couples that overcome adversities together? It’s absurd to think that before people did better choices, especially because they had fewer options to meet so many people every weekend. Why do we so easily discard anything that seems useless when we want it?

It’s not that now everything is worse than before. This is just a mentality that should arise beyond the economic crisis and the ecological problems.

We want everything fast, perfect and for right now. We are creating a whimsical world. We grew in the abundance; we have not lived any war, either hunger… We are eternal adolescents who expect an answer from outside; we always look to the others and compare us with them, we do not value what we have because we can change it to something “better.” But this produces an eternal frustration. We think everybody is our enemy, instead of thinking we are all similar.

Enjoy the company of your friends with all their qualities and defects sharing special moments in the mot authentic Spain. Rent apartments in Seville, where the neon lights will not blind you.

Foreplay, sex, orgasm and…well…? Most of the people think that what happens “afterwards” isn’t so important. But unfortunately they are completely wrong. Mainly during the first minutes after wild, intimate and unrestrained sex the apparently nice time together can change immediately. Whether smoking a cigarette, or eating something or just falling asleep, each one has their own typical ritual after having sex. However, the worst thing that your partner can ever ask you seriously: “So darling, how was I?”

Let’s start with some general advices for both genders. A good communication is quite right, but starting a kind of analyse of the “sexual intercourse” talking about specific details isn’t very entertaining. After all it isn’t a casting show where you will be evaluated at the end of the show. Nowadays, it’s very normal to hear that women think too much. But both partners should avoid comparing the present partner with exciting affairs in the past, one-night stands or ex lovers. Even if you think of it only secretly, you should pay attention, because we all know that facial expressions speak volumes. As well as loutish behaviour like belching or farting are absolutely prohibited. The shower can also wait half an hour, because what counts now is cuddling with your partner: hugs, kisses, sweet caresses.. That’s why foreplay AND after play exist.

And now, let’s talk about women. It’s normal that the female gender is more sensible and sensitive, but my dear ladies, you shouldn’t take it so seriously if men fall asleep too fast. The biological clock of men and women ticks in a completely different way. While HE thinks of practical things like “eating, drinking, sleeping” which is comprehensible due to the higher need for rest men require, SHE thinks more of cuddling a little bit, sweet kisses, and another one, philosophizing about god and the world. Well, that’s just not so compatible, honestly speaking. So, please, be patient. Hence a man experience a climax, a high number of the hormone oxytocin will be transmitted which explains the fast feeling of relaxation and tiredness.

And what about you my dear gentlemen? Well, we do know that it’s normal that you get tired so fast. But women as well realize exhaustive exercises, but they don’t fall asleep within seconds. So come on, make a greater effort, because if not, trouble in paradise may occur, while she thinks “Well, fantastic! He only needs me for sex…” So adapt yourself, because cuddling a little bit isn’t so difficult.

If both partners make a greater effort, the after play can be as nice and passionate as the foreplay. By the way, the famous “cigarette afterwards” has completely went out. Surprise your partner with a wonderful trip to one of the most enchanting Spanish cities. Rent the comfortable and economic apartments in Seville and enjoy some intimate hours with your partner. And don’t fall asleep so fast, do you hear me?

We know that in this century couples do not get married as much as before: now we prefer to live alone or it’s simply harder for us to fall in love. But men are more prone than women to get married after a divorce. Is it because they are unable to endure the loneliness and they need a motherly figure?

It’s hard to imagine it, but it’s the awful truth, men don’t have as much difficulty as women to compromise to a second marriage. A Spanish study reveal that 22% of men become engaged a second time without any hassle. The Sociologists declare that women are usually alone after the divorce because they are usually the ones with the children’s custody. On the other hand, men are usually the ones who leave the nest and refugee in a bachelor pad. Having more free time to dedicate to a new love they have it easier to have a new family, because the biology allows them to have children later. Brad Pitt would be the ideal example, after his break-up with Angelina, he went with his mommy!

Generalizing is never good but sometimes men can be so dependent! men who prefer the solitude, who can cook, do the laundry, clean the house etc. is hard to find but not impossible. Men like this are a real jewel!

Did you know that the Spanish lovers are the ones who have the best reputation? If you’re single, a tour through Seville will leave you amazed with all its beauty and wonder. And if you want to take a trip alone with your partner, the exotic and hot air of the Andalusian capital will drive both love crazy. For an enjoyable stay rent Apartments in Seville.

Astronomy is a very old science and mankind from his beginning, has always showed an interest in the stars. Long before the invention of the GPS, the stars have guided us. With all the technology we have at our disposal, some people still look to the stars to find north.

Whether we read old encyclopaedias or the modern online ones, we’ll see that there is scarcely a mention of the notable role that women have played in the development of astronomy. We all know names like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton and it may seem that women were not interested in it, but it’s quite the opposite: in the fourth century Hypatia of Alexandria, (the main character of the film Agora), contributed to the development of this science, as well as writing texts on geometry and algebra. She also improved the ancient astrolabes. The astrolabe was an instrument that was used to determine where the stars are positioned.

Throughout the course of history many women got involved in the world of astronomy while collaborating with their husbands or relatives. In Germany, for example, this practice was very common in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. An important figure of the German astronomy at that time was Maria Cunitz (1610-1664) who through her work Propicia Urania, tried to bring the astronomy of Kepler closer to the youth. In the eighteenth century it is important to mention Caroline Herschel, a German astronomer, who discovered and catalogued eight comets and three nebulae. Herschel, along with another astronomer called Mary Somerville (1782-1872), was the first woman to enter the Royal Astronomical Society in 1835.

There is also a list of many other prominent figures such as: Henrietta S. Leavitt (1868-1921), Willimina Fleming (1857-1911), Mariel Mitchel (1818-1889), Cecilia Helena Payne (1900-1979), Margaret Burbidge (1919-),Vera Rubin (1928-). One of the characters of modern astronomy is undoubtedly the Scot Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), who studied at Cambridge University and between 2001 and 2004 was president of the Royal Astronomical Society. Other noted work is from the Italian astronomer Margherita Hack.

If you love astronomy and you would like to expand your knowledge, you have until March 14th to combine a pleasant trip with a visit to a unique exhibition: “Con A de Astrónomas”, that will be held at La Casa de la Ciencia de Sevilla and where you can immerse yourself in the female world of astronomy. Forget about the expensive hotels and rent Apartments in Seville and enjoy this beautiful city to the fullest.

Of course, it isn’t necessary to remind oneself of the horrible terrorist attacks on 11th September 2001 in New York, because we still see the terrible pictures. From that day on the security checks at the international airports were drastically increased. Nevertheless, as the years have gone by, there have occurred a lot of security breaches and the incident at the airport in Munich last week – where they detected explosive traces on a passenger’s laptop and who escaped unnoticed, has shown us that there is a lot of work to be done in order to guarantee passenger safety. But unfortunately the security politics seem to be wrong and the organisation of the airport controls has to be improved drastically.

“Please, open your bag” We have all heard this famous sentence and we all are familiar to the stressful situations at the airports. The security check can be a nightmare: first you take off your jacket, then you put your hand luggage on the conveyor belt, of course while taking out your laptop, millions of other things fall out of your bag; take off the necklace, empty the trouser pockets, oh, you’ve almost forgotten your belt. You don’t carry any liquids and you’ve already prepared carefully the little tiny plastic bags with your cosmetics. You look at the crowd behind you, and seeing the increasing queue you’re getting even more nervous. But come on, you’ve almost managed everything.

Put your things correctly in the little boxes on the conveyor belt and head for the metal detector. Calm down, breath profoundly and…BEEEEEP. God damn it! In the next two seconds, a security officer stands next to you frisking you for weapons. Nothing was found, ok, good, perfect. “Please, take off your shoes!” That can’t be true! You notice that your hand luggage is interrupting the traffic, but you can’t do anything instead of waiting there barefooted. Your pulse is getting faster and faster, your heart is beating like hell, everyone is staring at you. It isn’t surprising that you really feel like a terrorist in this moment. In such a mad rush passengers can only ask themselves: Airport controls: safety or just annoying?

Well, everyone should contribute for guaranteeing the passengers safety. So, this includes unfortunately as well those annoying airport controls. Furthermore, all passengers of the EU have to deal with tighter security controls, because all the representatives of the 27 EU member states came to the agreement to increase the security checks at international airports. There is a plan to assign more “sky marshals”, undercover security officers who are on board. Data protection will also be affected; hence telephone or credit cards numbers can be transmitted to the authorities.

Nevertheless, the main debate is about the disputed body scanner, where the member states haven’t yet come to an agreement. In Germany, for example, control of this body scanner is up to the passengers’ good faith. But there is still a long awaited report about possible dangers for health or violation of privacy by the European Commission.

Be that as it may, of course we don’t want any further terror attacks, so we should support the security officers in their work. (Apart from the body scanners, which certainly are too much) Relax and take the security control easy, show the officer your nicest smile and you’ll see, how calmly everything can proceed. Unless you have something to hide of course!

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While common sense tells us that it’s the opposite and morality and psychology do not totally agree on it either, every day thousands of people claim to be in love with several people at once. It seems that under certain circumstances, our heart (or rather our brain) opens up two parallel channels for exchanging passion and affect. When someone falls in love with two people at once he/she feels that both give him/her the same or similar effects. He loves and suffers in an equal measure for the two of them.

But what do the experts have to say? According to a study led by the psychiatrist Peter Horvat, a member of the Argentinean Psychoanalyst Association (APA), “it is possible to be in love with two people at once (what is difficult is to keep hold of it)”. People who fall in love with a second person usually sees aspects that the first one does not have, hence he/she feels special feelings and sensations for both partners. Each one represents different things that do not cause conflicts. “The presence of one always denounces the lack of the other” says Horvat.

While double infatuation is feasible, the social and cultural barriers make it a stigma; this is something that is not well seen. It is in this moment when moral and guilty feelings arise, leading to a break-up in one of the two relationships.

It is necessary to emphasize that the man, as an animal, is polygamous (and he tends to have more than one mate throughout his life) simply due to the theory of the species conservation. The human being as an animal can not escape from the instincts of sexual behaviour. Moreover, man cannot escape from his cultural, rational behaviour and feelings, which are his instincts. Otherwise, we all would live naked running around the jungle and mating with everybody.

This means that while it is true that both women and men feel instinctively attracted to more people throughout their lives, they may simply choose one person (because of the imposed society patterns, except in some polygamous societies).

But, after all, if there is a feeling that knows no rules, standards or bonds, that’s got to be love. When it comes to love everything is possible! Are you in love? If so, pack your bags to go to one of the most romantic cities in Spain. The Andalusian capital will captivate your heart. Rent Apartments in Seville to find the best prices.

The skyscrapers that grow like mushrooms across the world remember the claim of men in the eleventh chapter of the Genesis book: they want to reach the sky. The Tower of Babel, the mythic construction of the Bible, is the utopia of many countries. Nowadays, the construction of towers seems to have replaced the plantation of trees: the seeds of the skyscraper expand everywhere. There are skyscrapers of impressive heights. Burj Dubai (828.m) was the last tallest tower inaugurated in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai). But the skyscrapers symbolize not only symbols of power and wealth, but increasingly they meet environmental, aesthetic and functional requirements… And the highest towers are not in the U.S. as you might think!

When King Kong was shouting on the top of the the Empire State Building in New York in 1933, it was symbolizing the endless quest for superiority of the Man. The skyscrapers are symbols of success, luxury, power and domination. Nowadays, we can say that the Tower of Babel is located in Dubai, but there are a large number of towers whose function exceeds the desire to raise the sky, let’s briefly review them:

-The Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (2,570 BC) measuring 146.m in origin, but now stands 136.m. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and was built with 2,300,000 blocks of stone.

-The Eiffel Tower in Paris (320.m) built between 1887 and 1889, the most tourist tower of the world!

-The Willy Tower in Chicago (Sears Tower, 1974) with 442.m and 108 floors. It has a rotating system of wind resistance.

-The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (1998) were the first highest towers in the world with 452 meters. The amount of concrete used is equivalent to over 50 football fields.

-Taipei 101 Tower in Taiwan (529.m counting with the antenna, 502 without it) was completed in 2004 to withstand earthquakes intensity reaching 7 degrees on the Richter scale. Its 67 lifts are the fastest in the world with a speed of 60 km / h.

-The Shanghai Tower in China (632.m) will be the highest tower of China and it will use ecological systems, such as collecting rainwater for heating and air conditioning, wind turbines for ventilation and hanging gardens that will help to maintain the air quality.

-The world’s tallest building will be built in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It would have a height of 1 km and it would be called Forum Baf. It will be finished in 2016!

These are just some of the collection of towers that are erected to the sky. If you have vertigo, and the mere sight of a skyscraper give you dizzy, we recommend a visit to a smallest tower: the fabulous minaret of the Giralda in Seville (76.m). You will enjoy an incredible panorama. Get your tickets to the charming Andalusian capital and rent Apartments in Seville. You’ll love it!