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BMW, Allstate pull ads from 'O'Reilly Factor' after harassment report
By Tim Baysinger NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several more companies, including BMW and Allstate, have pulled their advertising from Fox News' "The O’Reilly Factor" television programme days after the New York Times reported Fox and star host Bill O’Reilly paid five women to settle claims he sexually harassed them. On Tuesday, BMW of North America , Allstate Corp , French pharmaceutical company Sanofi SA , direct marketer Constant Contact, men's clothing company Untuckit, as well as T. Rowe Price all told Reuters they are no longer advertising on the show.
Girl Throws Costco-Themed 5th Birthday Party, Complete With Memberships and Food Samples
In true Costco fashion, party guests were invited to sample Kirkland treats around the home and enjoy pizza purchased from the food court.
Suiting up the Swiss Guard: Austrian blacksmiths practice vanishing craft for Vatican guards
![Suiting up the Swiss Guard: Austrian blacksmiths practice vanishing craft for Vatican guards]( "Suiting up the Swiss Guard: Austrian blacksmiths practice vanishing craft for Vatican guards")
Austrian blacksmiths who produce ceremonial suits of armor for the Vatican’s Swiss Guards are close to the end of their current deal to do so, and say supplying the suits will not be an issue for many years to come. One of the drawbacks of the Swiss Guards’ medieval uniforms is that the craftsmanship needed to make them is disappearing. Faced with an aged stock in need of replacement, the Guards turned to brothers Johann and Georg Schmidberger—the fifth generation to run the family blacksmith’s business in the Austrian town of Molln—to provide them with 80 suits of armor covering the torso and arms.
Boy or Girl? Text Alerts to Deliver Gender of April the Giraffe's Calf
For the many millions of internet viewers who are checking YouTube (or Live Science) daily to see if April the pregnant giraffe has had her calf, the vigil continues — when the sun rose this morning (April 3), the big-bellied giraffe was still pregnant. However, April's many anxious fans can now subscribe to receive text alerts when April goes into labor — and for the first disclosure of whether the newborn is male or female. The announcement of the calf's gender will be made after its birth by a text alert system, revealing the big news hours in advance of an official press release, representatives of Animal Adventure Park (AAP), the facility in Harpursville, New York, where April is housed, reported April 3 on Facebook.
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