http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with general news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203996,sitting-near-a-stranger-might-be-start-of-friendship.html Leipzig, Germany - Two people who just happen to sit next to each other at an event might be on the path to friendship, according to a study by the University of Leipzig. The study showed that coincidental proximity at first meetings made a deep impr... Fun,General Thu, 08 May 2008 03:10:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203996,sitting-near-a-stranger-might-be-start-of-friendship.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203995,longer-days-lift-spirits-while-shorter-skirts-bring-on-the-flirt.html Hamburg - Buds are sprouting, birds are twittering and the convertibles and sunglasses are coming out. Even though the overnight temperature still drops to near freezing, the flirting season is on. Everyone knows that even the most tender ray of suns... Fun,General Thu, 08 May 2008 03:10:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203995,longer-days-lift-spirits-while-shorter-skirts-bring-on-the-flirt.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203993,eat-something-before-spending-the-night-outdoors.html Stuttgart - Outdoor enthusiasts should always have a meal before sleeping in the great outdoors, according to the Stuttgart- based magazine Outdoors. A camper's body turns the extra food into fuel to help stay warm during the night. Pre-camping meals... Fun,General Thu, 08 May 2008 03:10:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203993,eat-something-before-spending-the-night-outdoors.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203838,3000-to-strip-at-vienna-football-stadium.html Vienna - More than 3,000 Austrians signed up to strip naked at Vienna's Ernst-Happel football stadium for a photoshoot by US-artist Spencer Tunick, organizers said on Wednesday. The volunteers will participate in Tunick's Artwork with 1000 balls pr... Fun,General Wed, 07 May 2008 13:29:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203838,3000-to-strip-at-vienna-football-stadium.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199644,foetus-found-in-jar-in-german-shop-turns-out-to.html Berlin - A German teenager who left a Halloween joke alien in a glass jar on the counter of an ice cream vendor was surprised Thursday at the uproar his prank caused when he heard reports on local radio. On being called by the sales lady, police took... Fun,General Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:11:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199644,foetus-found-in-jar-in-german-shop-turns-out-to.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199354,austrians-lose-167-kilos-of-gold-from-wedding-rings-each.html Vienna - In the course of a year, the abrasion of wedding rings amounts to the loss of more than 16.7 kilogrammes of gold, worth more than 260,000 euros (411,000 dollars) for married Austrians, a local researcher has found. In a study released in the... Fun,General Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:37:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199354,austrians-lose-167-kilos-of-gold-from-wedding-rings-each.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198926,man-freed-from-waste-chute-in-apartment-building.html Stockholm - For want of a key, a man tried to climb up a waste chute in an apartment building in the Swedish ski metropolis Are and had to be freed after he got stuck halfway into the chute, reports said Tuesday. The man, in his 20s, managed to get h... Fun,General Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:24:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198926,man-freed-from-waste-chute-in-apartment-building.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/195929,bookseller-admits-nude-book-launch-was-april-fools-joke.html Berlin - A German bookshop owner who announced an all-nude launch party in his shop for a forthcoming book about nudism admitted Tuesday the invitation had been an April Fool's Day hoax. Some 30 television, radio and newspaper reporters applied to at... Fun,General Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:59:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/195929,bookseller-admits-nude-book-launch-was-april-fools-joke.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187751,hong-kong-airline-pilot-sacked-for-stunt-in-giant-boeing.html Hong Kong - An expatriate pilot with Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific has been fired for performing a Top Gun-style stunt in which he swooped metres over a runway in a new Boeing passenger jet, the airline said Sunday. Ian Wilkinson was piloting the ... Fun,General Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:11:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187751,hong-kong-airline-pilot-sacked-for-stunt-in-giant-boeing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185676,men-encouraged-to-attach-poem-to-valentine-flowers.html Berlin - For Valentine's Day the traditional items to send your love is flowers, at least according to the popular custom. There was a time, however, when lovers composed a poem, said style consultant Jan Schaumann of Berlin. Those who want to give t... Fun,General Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:11:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185676,men-encouraged-to-attach-poem-to-valentine-flowers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185675,pay-what-you-think-its-worth-scheme-pays-off-in-germany.html Hamburg - The latest trend in the European restaurant business is the pay-whatever-you-think-it's-worth gimmick, and enterprising eateries in Germany say it pays off big time. Taking a tip from the rock group Radiohead, which offered its latest album... Fun,General Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:11:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185675,pay-what-you-think-its-worth-scheme-pays-off-in-germany.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/181033,women-revellers-snip-neckties-during-german-carnival.html Dusseldorf - Women revellers snipped off men's neckties or shoelaces in Lower Rhineland cities of Germany Thursday as the annual carnival celebrations in the region shifted into high gear. Hundreds of delegates to a European conference on industrial ... Fun,General Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:15:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/181033,women-revellers-snip-neckties-during-german-carnival.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/179087,spaniard-wins-record-76-million-euros-in-lottery.html Granada- A Spaniard from the small southern town of Montefrio won a record 76 million euros (109 million dollars), the biggest lottery win in Spanish history, after spending four euros on the ticket. The winner had gone into hiding, according to medi... Fun,General Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:55:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/179087,spaniard-wins-record-76-million-euros-in-lottery.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/174205,groom-tossing-tradition-carries-on-in-northern-japan.html Tokyo - Two newly-wed couples dared to return to their hometown of Matsunoyama in northern Japan, knowing that the grooms were going to be tossed, off a5-metre high snowy cliff, a tourism official said Wednesday. In a 300-year-old tradition, villager... Fun,General Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:26:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/174205,groom-tossing-tradition-carries-on-in-northern-japan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/174194,german-flies-over-new-zealands-highest-peak-in-paraglider--summary.html Wellington - A 42-year-old German daredevil on Wednesday became the first man to fly over Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak, in a motorized paraglider. Gerhard Gerry Mayr struck severe turbulence in getting over the 3,754-metre mountain with t... Fun,General Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:40:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/174194,german-flies-over-new-zealands-highest-peak-in-paraglider--summary.html