Tuesday, June 07, 2005. UK consumer service firms, such as cinemas and travel agents, are feeling the pinch as higher interest rates and slower growth hit High Street spending. According to a survey by business group the CBI and auditor Grant Thornton, business volumes fell for the first time in 18 months in the past quarter. At the same time, profits stopped rising and costs increased. As a result, business confidence was dented and a number of firms said they will take a tighter control of costs.

Monday, May 23, 2005. The Social Democrats had ruled in the state for 39 years; high unemployment was a key factor in their defeat. Monday, May 09, 2005.

Thursday, May 05, 2005. Fortunately, before I whipped out my cell phone and made a complete jackass out of myself, I checked the window sticker. This was, indeed, the 2. 5i, not the pricier GT or Limited, and it was virtually option-free. Wow! Hard to believe that such an attractive car was the lowest-priced model - yet here was the proof, parked right in my driveway.

Monday, May 23, 2005. China has sent three million doses of bird flu vaccine to western Qinghai province after migrating wild geese were found there killed by the virus. China on Saturday ordered nationwide emergency measures to try to stop the spread of the disease. The virus has killed at least 53 people in South East Asia since late 2003. Tuesday, April 26, 2005.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005. Bachler to Take Over Bavarian State Opera. Klaus Bachler will leave for the Munich opera when his 10-year-contract with the Burgtheater expires, theater spokeswoman Konstanze Schaefer said in a statement Tuesday. Monday, May 09, 2005.

There was a man who wanted a pure wife. Five people are on a plane. Man Gives Up On Women. Mrs Jones goes to the doctor for a full medical. Thursday, May 05, 2005. A year later they let them out. They first guy came out and he could barely walk, after how many times he had sex. The third guy came out crying. They asked him why he was banging on the door and why he was crying.

Thursday, May 05, 2005. AIDS drugs were tested on hundreds of foster children in the United States during the past two decades by government-funded researchers who often failed to provide the children with basic protection outlined by federal law and required by some states, the Associated Press. Federal law requires that indepe.