California has become the third state to pass legislation that makes it unlawful for companies to ask its workers to forfeit their social media account passwords. On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1844 (AB 1844) and Senate Bill 1349 (SB 1349). AB 1844 protects employees from having to give their passwords…
From October 23, 2015, until February 11, 2016, a ruptured pipe at a SoCalGasstorage site in Aliso Canyon, Los Angeles, let out a continuousflurry of methane gas the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history. But it’s now been halted, and the California Air Resources Board managed to capture on film the moment the flurry…
http://twitter.com/#!/BetteMidler/status/505111310334308352 After falling just four votes short of the required 41 on Monday, SB270, which would be the country’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, passed the California assembly Thursday by a vote of 44-29. The legislation now heads to the state senate, where it must be approved by Sunday. According to state senator Alex Padilla,…
Is this the big one? View this image › Via cdn.videogum.com 1. OMG 2. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG 3. WHAT IS HAPPENING? 4. EARTHQUAKE!?!?!!! 5. I’M GOING TO DIE. 6. OKAY CALM DOWN 7. What do I do? 8. Get under the table? 9. Triangle of Life? 10. No, that’s not real. 11.…
This video was posted in June, but just went viral now after being posted on BoingBoing. At the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in California an octopus shocked guests when it literally walked out of the water onto the moist wetlands. The scene just screams evolution. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjQr3lRACPI] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2011/11/22/octopus-walks-out-of-water-onto-land-fitzgerald-marine-reserve/
When someone says leprosy, what’s is your gut reaction to the word? For centuries, those with leprosy have been ostracized and vilified by societies all over the world. This reaction comes from the perception that leprosy is a highly contagious and permanent condition. Luckily, leprosy is relatively easy to treat in the West. Still, you…
Getting a haircut should be a spa-like experience. There should be a clean studio, some quiet tunes and maybe a cup of coffee to help calm your nerves as you wait to see the newest version of yourself, post-cut and style. If you’re lucky enough to live in California, you’re in the domain of hair…