| PSO greeted by carnival atmosphere in Cologne; makes 'special' visit ...
Costumed women wearing colorful dresses pose in front of the landmark cathedral of the western German town of Cologne, during yesterday's launch of the carnival season, with the so-called women's carnival (Weiberfastnacht). Thousands of women snipped off the ties of men in Germany's Rhine region to mark the traditional start of a week of beer-soaked carnival festivities. .
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Good morning to those of you who tune in Sunday for the morning marathon of political talk and to those of you who just come here to avoid it. Let's begin. Fox News Sunday Rudy Giuliani will be on today, thus ensuring that someone will talk about him after two weeks of being of complete non-entity. Chris opens things up by demonstrating to Rudy just how stupid his campaign strategy was. Rudy responds with that giggle of his, and then says, "We have a major campaign, we've run a great campaign." He says, "Everyone has to has a strategy that fits them, and he feels that an obscure property tax vote that's coming up makes him the best candidate for Florida." So, there you have it–he'll mount a national campaign based on regional minutia. Giuliani says that all those people are working for free, "wasn't necessary." Just a generous gesture! Betcha he's taken them up on the offer, though! Wallace keeps hammering away on strategy.
Nokia 6131 and Nokia 6125 camera phone now shipping
'Both the Nokia 6131 and Nokia 6125 underline Nokia's continuous commitment to offer consumers a variety of innovative products to choose from, based on their individual needs and lifestyle,' says Tomi Paatsila, Vice President, Mobile Phones, Sales & Market Operations in Middle East & Africa, Nokia Corporation. 'The Nokia 6131 and the Nokia 6125 offer everything in balance - superior usability and top performance in a desirable, slim design. We are confident that Nokia 6131 and the Nokia 6125 will be a highly appealing choice for consumers who want a stylish phone that doesn't compromise on features, quality and ease-of-use'. Nokia 6131 - Easy to hold, simple to use Reflecting the balance between style and comfort, the slim lines and top-quality materials of the Nokia 6131 make it pleasant to the eye and the touch.
Sleepwalking into a crabbit old age
Sometimes a poem says it best. Yesterday on Woman's Hour, the exquisite voice of the actress Virginia McKenna was heard, reciting a poem, in the voice of a "crabbit old woman". "What do you see, nurse? What do you see?" it began. "A crabbit old woman, not very wise/ Uncertain of habit, with far-away eyes..." She was once a child, a carefree young girl, a bride, a mother, a grandmother, a widow. "I'm an old woman now/ Nature is cruel,/ 'Tis her jest to make old age/ Look like a fool." It ended: "So open your eyes, nurses,/ Open and see... / Not a crabbit old woman,/ Look closer... See me." The Woman's Hour office was deluged with calls and e-mails afterwards. The poem is part of a ten-minute video called What Do You See?, made by the actress Amanda Waring. As the daughter of Dorothy Tutin, who died in 2001, she watched her mother in various hospitals and was appalled that she was never "seen as a person" - not a famous person, just a person.
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