• Stephen King was Stan Lee before Stan Lee was Stan Lee

    Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. Mind you, neither does Stephen King. Both are masters of their own universes, in every definition of the word. One helped create an unprecedented cinematic microcosm that’s changed the landscape of consumption over the past two decades, and the other is quite possibly the most significant contributor to his genre since Edgar Allan Poe. Continue reading Stephen King is the original Stan Lee… hear me out ...

  • Takeoff Blamed For His Own Murder By Defendants In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

    It’s been almost two years since the tragic death of Migos member and the court battle continues as to who was responsible for the 28-year-old superstar’s death. Now, it is being reported that one of the defendant’s in the wrongful death lawsuit is alleging that Takeoff was, at least in part, responsible for his own […] The post Takeoff Blamed For His Own Murder By Defendants In Wrongful Death Lawsuit first appeared on The Source.

  • Liquid Death transcends water by hijacking our lizard brains

    The human brain is amazing at certain tasks — say, inventing things like the wheel or Cheez Doodles — but it's always surprising to me how easily our big brains fall for blatant marketing tricks.  This Atlantic piece digs into a product that sounds so idiotic on its face I can't believe anyone's buying it. — Read the rest

  • It’s just water in a can. How did Liquid Death become a billion-dollar brand?

    If you’ve been to a live event recently, you may have noticed something called Liquid Death being sold at food and drink stands. For those not in the know, the name may be a little intimidating. But “Liquid Death” is just water in a can. Now the brand, which has been independently owned and operated since its creation in 2017, has raised a new round of investment that values it at $1.4 billion. In a release Monday, Liquid Death said it had hit $263 million in global sales and can be found in...

  • Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead trout deaths near California water pumps

    California environmental groups are urging a federal court to intervene amid a "dramatic increase" in the deaths of threatened steelhead trout at pumps operated by state and federal water managers. Since Dec. 1, more than 4,000 wild and hatchery-raised steelhead have been killed at pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, according to public data for the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project. The agencies are now at about 90% of their combined seasonal take limit,...

  • Don't blame the public for failing Kate Middleton. Blame the palace

    After weeks of often wild speculation about the nature of her planned abdominal surgery and subsequent months-long absence from the public eye, Catherine, Princess of Wales announced Friday that she is in the early stages of treatment for cancer found during post-operative tests. "This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family," Kate, 42, said in a video filmed Wednesday at Windsor by...

  • Don't blame Apple for the US smartphone market, blame the US carriers

    The US carriers have total control over the US phone market, so they bear responsibility for Apple's monopoly position.

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    On World Water Day, Fort Buchanan highlights its water harvesting capability

    Dr. David Santiago, the installation's Environmental Division Chief, highlighted Fort Buchanan's water harvesting capabilities during a live TV interview at Telemundo on March 22, World Water Day.

  • Dead body in drinking water reservoir for a month results in "boil water advisory"

    On February 24, Abdullahi Muya, 29, climbed over the fence surrounding a Rochester, New York drinking water reservoir. Apparently, he fell into the reservoir and died there. Almost a month later, city water bureau spotted Muya's body in the reservoir. As a result, the city issued a "boil water advisory" for some neighborhoods. — Read the rest

  • Romania, at the top of the ranking regarding water losses and unaccounted & unbilled water quantities

    ­In Europe, out of four glasses of clean water extracted and produced, one is lost on the way to the final customer and never reaches the tap, according to data provided by EurEau. This has an impact not only on utility companies’ investments but also on water bills, as the costs of losses are inevitably […]

  • Eyes open and toes out of water: How a giant water bug reached the island of Cyprus

    The island of Cyprus, although considered a hotspot for biodiversity in the Mediterranean, is more famous for its beautiful sunny coasts than for its insect fauna. Nevertheless, some visitors of its highly populated beaches, with their observations and curiosity, have provided important information for a species never recorded before on the island: a giant water bug, also known as a toe biter.

  • Greeley Water receives $21 million loan for lead water line replacement program

    Greeley’s Water and Sewer Department received a $21 million loan to locate and replace city water lines containing lead. The loan includes $10 million in forgiveness and will eliminate the need for a $1.1% water rate increase to fund the project.