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Big Brother is about to encroach on your living room. The California Energy Commission is proposing stricter energy-use rules by banning retailers from selling wide-screen TV sets 40 inches or higher. The Commission wants to reduce the strain on the states energy grid and avoid building new power plants because the amount of energy a TV uses is proportional to screen size.

The Consumer Electronics Commission is opposed to this plan because it would eliminate approximately 80 percent of all wide-screen digital TV sets, which would bring about massive job losses and a loss of approximately $50 Million in sales tax revenue. The regulations, if unopposed, are expected to be approved this summer.

Am I the only one who thinks this is one of the stupidest ideas ever proposed? I happen to enjoy HDTV. I like watching “Heroes” and having every image of Hayden Panettiere in bright, close up quality. The last time I checked America is about choice, if you don’t like HDTV’s then don’t buy one. What right do you have to tell me how big a TV I should have? The answer: you don’t. (more…)

The prospect of legal marijuana seems an impossible dream to millions of pot smokers across America. No matter how much evidence exists to the contrary, the drug continues to be vilified by the media, demonized by the religious right and described as a ‘gateway drug’ by politicians and law makers alike. Nobody has ever overdosed on pot, nobody has ever died from it, yet smoking a joint continues to carry the same stigma as shooting heroin and snorting coke in the eyes of the government, and often yields the same punishment.

Since the ‘legalize it’ movement has been going strong for decades with hardly any victories to speak of, whenever anyone talks about legalizing pot, the news needs to be greeted with a healthy amount of skepticism. After all, if the government won’t even acknowledge the usefulness of medical marijuana, how can anyone expect it to understand the joys of regular marijuana? (more…)

Following in the footsteps of this week’s historic Election Day, the college football rankings could also see a major shakeup at the top. With two major undefeateds lead by majorly hot cheerleaders facing tough competition this week, who will demonstrate that they are the best?  Alabama does battle in the den of the defending national champion Tigers, while the Red Raiders try to continue their in-state streak against the one-loss Cowboys.  Moving to the second weekend of November, get ready for the action and intensity to rise, as the game temperature and cheer outfits begin to drop off.

Check out College Football Week Eleven after the jump!

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Holy pole vaulting Jesus! Stop what you’re doing. Hold the phone. Whatever – your day is about to get a billion percent better: we’ve got over 100 never-before-seen Allison Stokke photos for your viewing pleasure! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we’ve compiled every single photo of this University of California pole vaulter available online to create the Complete Alison Stokke Web-Photo Index, which includes all of the new pics you’ve been waiting to see.

Now, not only do you have all the photos of the hottest pole vaulter on the planet all in one place, you’ve got dozens upon dozens of new snapshots to salivate over. We’re not exactly sure what saint took all these pictures or how they got online, but to whoever’s responsible, we’d like to buy you a beer…or 100.

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Perhaps you’ve heard of Affliction clothing? Even if you haven’t, you’ve seen it. It’s everywhere on television. The shirts with all the flaming skulls and crazy designs on them with the word ‘affliction,’ somewhere. These shirts first started popping up on MMA fighters at UFC events, but have suddenly disappeared from the cage. This is because they were banned by UFC President Dana White and company as soon as Affliction announced they would be hosting their own MMA fight card, which is scheduled for July 19^th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

This wouldn’t be that big of a deal, typically. As MMA has grown in the U.S., we’ve seen plenty of MMA organizations pop up; the IFL, Adrenaline, EliteXC. But Affliction is different in that for their first event, they have assembled what is probably the most ridiculous fight card of 2008. If you don’t recognize these names, its because the UFC doesn’t talk about them (they couldn’t manage to sign them), but the card boasts several UFC veterans as well.

Here’s our breakdown and predictions for some of the more important fights on the card. (more…)

Seventeen-year-old Arthur Mkoyan plans on studying medicine at California State. And as valedictorian, with a “grade-point average above 4.0″ at Bullard High School in Fresno, California, that should be no problem. Problem is, he’s being deported.

No, he’s not Mexican. He’s Armenian. According to CNN, before coming to the Untied States, his father reported being asked to register stolen vehicles at the Armenian DMV, and he was told to “not worry about it” by the chief of the DMV. In the months and years that followed, he was attacked and harassed repeatedly, just for being an honest man, and his family feared for their lives. (more…)

Twenty-six year-old Heather Vandeven is a badass. Growing up in Santa Rosa, California, she was athletic and punky, playing sports and skateboarding. As a late-bloomer, she didn’t always plan on being a professional beauty, and joined the US Army for two and a half years, and has a degree in Education from Southern Illinois U. She was Penthouse “Pet of the Month” in January 2006, Twisty’s “Treat of the Month” in March ‘08, and plays the girlfriend of a character in 2K Sports upcoming Don King Presents: Prizefighter.

Check out Heather Vandeven’s Miss COED Gallery after the jump! (more…)

Berkeley, the famously liberal college town in California, has taken aim at Marine recruiters, saying they are “not welcome in our city.”

Berkeley passed a measure last week encouraging protesters to gather outside the Marine office. Republican lawmakers in Washington fired back this week, threatening to take back more than $2 million of federal funding to the city as well as money designated for the University of California-Berkeley, the campus that became a haven of protests during the Vietnam War.

The battle erupted after the Berkeley City Council approved a measure last week urging the Marine recruiters to leave their downtown office.”If recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders,” the item says. It goes on to say the council applauds residents and organizations that “volunteer to impede, passively or actively, by nonviolent means, the work of any military recruiting office located in the City of Berkeley.” (more…)

James Suicide
Age 24
Location California

Cool:
All things that move forward,
not stopping, dreaming
and doing.

Not Cool:
Laziness.

Makes her happy:
A good hot bath with a special
someone. Small cute things,
mainly animals and new
humans. Good vegan food.
Being energetic, spending time
with those I hold dear.

Makes her sad:
See not cool…

Fave Bands:
Megadeth, Zero1
Betrayed, Bjork
Tiger Lou
Cinderella
Metal Skool
Opeth. Zao
Deathklok

Fave Films:
Dark Days, Elf
Dancer in the Dark
American Beauty
Donnie Darko
Dumb and Dumber
Jimmy Glick in LaLaland

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Blaze Suicide
Age 19
Location California

Cool:
Music, tattoos, being a bum,
fun!, positivity,hair, make-up,
photography, pin-up, aveda,
naked girls, handcuffs, dior,
my friends, my family,
learning, beer, hotbox,
body mods, laughing.

Not Cool:
Drama, uneducated people.

Makes her happy:
My lady, smiles, loud music,
coffee, veena’s face, a satisfied
client, blunts, baths.

Makes her sad:
Negativity, meanies.

Fave Films:
Anchorman
Waiting
Fight Club
Taledega Nights
Little Nicky
Crazy Beautiful
Clerks II
Up In Smoke
Friday
Don’t Be A Menace

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