New Steel Hook And Loop Fastener Challenges Velcro

German scientists have developed a steel hook and loop fastener that is strong enough to support 35 metric tons. The invention, called Metaklett, can withstand over 1,500 degrees fahrenheit (800°C) and is...

Amusement Park Fun Can Turn Tragic With An Unexpected Loop

"Going to the amusement park with your family is supposed to be a memorable time that you can keep tucked away, as one of the absolute best times of your life. There is possibly nothing that can be more exciting...

Looptopia: Chicago's Night of Art and Culture

... Okay, I'm sure that Chicago has more than one night of art and/or culture in a given year, but check it out: Looptopia is an annual festival of performance, dance, film, comedy, and general artsiness,...

Judge threatens prosecutor with contempt for wearing ascot

This prosecutor sounds awesome.  Wearing frilly red neckwear to spite a judge is nothing short of brilliant.  "MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge is asking a lawyer to tie one on. Circuit Judge William Sosnay...

Kanye Releases Statement on Mom's Death

"Grammy-winning singer/songwriter KANYE WEST has released a statement following the death of his mother, DONDA, on Saturday. The statement reads: "Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in...

UK Internet Shopping Hits £13.8bn

Good news for Internet sales as UK online Christmas shopping will reach £13.8bn this year, according to two new surveys. The Trading Standards Institute warns of some of the pitfalls of "buying from afar" in its...

Van Hits Chicago Restaurant: Four Injured

A minivan rammed a Cosi restaurant in Chicago yesterday morning, hitting two pedestrians."Four people were injured after a vehicle careened into a window of a Cosi restaurant in the Loop Monday morning.A silver...

Google could be Facebook…and more on networks and communities

Google could be Facebook…and more on networks and communitiesfrom Library clips by Johnt"There’s a lot of talk about networks and communities, I posted on blog communties or networks not long ago…Collaboration Loop has a comparison. As often put networks are individual...

Nurse Charged In Deadly Fire

" April 8, 2007 Texas - A 33-year-old licensed vocational nurse has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree arson in connection with the March 28 fire in a North Loop office building that killed three people and injured six others. Misty Ann...

Quiznos Coyote Gets Happy Home in Wild

Looks like the coyote that made its home in a Chicago-area Quiznos drink cooler during lunch hour will be set free again. Animal control is moving "Adrian" to the Flint Wildlife Rehab Center, where he'll get to hang out with others of his ilk before being re-released into the...

Reward offered in hunt for letter bomber

"Bang you're dead""CHICAGO, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. postal inspectors are offering a $100,000 reward for the arrest of the person who sent mail bombs to investment firms in Chicago and Kansas City, Mo. Pipe bombs were mailed to American Century Investments in Kansas City on...

Miami's Wild West: mobsters, hit men and Lucky Cole

If you do nothing else on NowPublic today, read the highlighted article on Lucky Cole, the wild man of Loop Road in Florida. Here's a guy you could turn into a TV series without even working up a sweat. Great...

Loss of a Legend

"Loss of a Legend By Matt Samet and Steve Bechtel Photo by Tyler Stableford On October 23, the climbing world lost a legend — Todd Skinner, originally of Pinedale, Wyoming, 47 at the time of his death and a leading big-wall free climber. Skinner died in an unrestrained...

Ademen en weer in balans komen

"Ademen en weer in Balans komen.klik hier om meer te weten over Adem-therapie In de loop van je leven heb je je ademruimte, vaak onbewust, ingeperkt. Het inhouden van de adem lijkt immers de beste manier om lastige gevoelens van verdriet, angst of boosheid door te komen. Wat...

How to really watch Election '06

"In an ideal world, we would be blessed with the "Old-Fashioned Election Night Channel," which would merely show raw-vote totals from key races around the country. The only on-air commentary would come from...

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