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Messy Eater? Adult Bib Has You Covered
By Monica Garske - AOL News
(Oct. 18) -- If you're one of those busy people who's always eating and drinking in the car, then you've probably spilled food or coffee all over yourself in the process. But now mobile diners can scarf down snacks without worry, thanks to "The Drib," an adult bib that has you covered -- from your neck down to your thighs, actually. The Drib, which resembles a cross between a bib and an apron, is made out of absorbent cotton lined with a special water-resistant material. Courtesy of Jill Clontz The Drib, which is basically an adult bib, is made for folks who eat and drink on the ...
Bastille Day 2010: Top 5 French News Stories
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(July 14) -- Today is Bastille Day in France and in French enclaves around the world. July 14 marks the day in 1789 when French citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison and fortress in Paris. The storming of the Bastille was one of the first events that set off the long and bloody French Revolution. As the world wishes France a Happy Bastille Day, Surge Desk looks at some of the more recent news events our French friends are generating these days. 1. African Troops March in Bastille Day Parade Troops from African countries that were formerly French colonies were invited to march in the ...
Nicolas Sarkozy Embroiled in Campaign Finance Scandal
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyHe's captivating. He's tough. And he loves a challenge. But all that may not be enough to save President Nicolas Sarkozy of France as he fights for his political life amid a burgeoning campaign finance scandal. At issue is whether Sarkozy accepted illegal cash donations to his 2007 presidential campaign from Liliane Bettencourt, the French heiress to the L'Oréal fortune and the world's third-richest woman. A former accountant to Ms. Bettencourt has asserted that Sarkozy regularly received cash payments from the heiress and said on one occasion, his campaign was given a cash donation of some ...
Sarkozy Denies Claims That L'Oreal Heiress Gave Him Cash
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsNICE, France (July 6) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy today angrily denounced a report that France's richest woman helped illegally bankroll his successful 2007 presidential election. Paris' splashiest summer scandal in decades has exploded out of a court case involving Liliane Bettencourt, 87, the heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune, and her estranged daughter, who is contesting the more than $1 billion her mother gave to a longtime friend and society photographer. Remy de la Mauviniere, AP French President Nicolas Sarkozy denied on Tuesday that L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, ...
Judges Eye Secret Tapes in L'Oreal Heiress Trial
By not in system - AOL NewsNANTERRE, France (July 1) -- French judges on Thursday postponed a highly awaited trial involving France's richest woman because of surprising new evidence in the case of whether she fell prey to a schemer when she gave him $1.2 billion in gifts. The new evidence - tapes secretly recorded by L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's butler - has thrown a twist into the case, implicating a government minister and embarrassing French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. Judges postponed the trial indefinitely to give officials time to study the recordings. Thibault Camus, AP A photographer is ...
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