It is in China's interest to allow the yuan to appreciate, as long as it's at a reasonable pace.

The climate for the world economy is good. Our outlook for 2006 is more positive than before.

The last few years have seen increasing interest, among intellectuals especially. Now with the Cup nearly here, the interest is high enough that people will go see the films.

The inextinguishable lesbian spark. You've surely heard about it? The one that was first ignited at Lesbos, because Sappho was so sad every time a young woman left the academy that she wrote her a poem. Fancy being sad because someone leaves! Perverted, that's what I call it. Don't you?

She is a stranger to most Germans. Many East Germans think of her as a West German, while West Germans think she is an East German.

I don't find this good. As a football pro, you have to know who your employer is and who pays you -- unfortunately this isn't an exception anymore.