A zipper is a slide fastener with two edges of teeth attached to a fabric tape. The teeth lock into a snug fit when they are drawn together by a slide. When the slide is pulled back, the teeth separate. The zipper was invented by Whitcomb L. Judson, a...

A zipper (British English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. It is used in clothing, luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g., tents and sleeping bags), and other...

Zipperer decided, finally, she'd meet God Family accepts her master's degree 3 months after death By AMY RABIDEAU SILVERS of the Journal Sentinel staff Saturday, May 18, 2002 As her condition worsened, Melissa Pederson Zipperer suddenly realized that a heart-lung...

David Macaulay, the immensely talented illustrator from Rhode Island, madehimself famous explaining technologies of the past. His first book, "Cathedral," told the story of the building of a medieval Gothic church. The book was written for children, but thousands of adult readers were...

Military-inspired collections that looked back and to the future opened L.A. Fashion Week, with Collection bebe offering edgy space-age designs and Dina Bar-El showing clothes that dripped 1940s glamour.Their runway presentations Sunday helped launch the first of five days of fall fashion shows.Collection bebe's ultramodern...

A thrift store worker checking donated items found nearly $7,000 in a coat pocket and money belt, police say. "I guess I was shocked," said Shirley Meagher, who works at the Home Place Thrift Store in Grand Forks.Meagher, who has worked part time at the...