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The story with pics http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31019524/ Kobayashi beats Chestnut in pizza-eating rematch Japanese eater barely devours more pizzas than American rival The Associated Press updated 8:57 p.m. ET, Sat., May 30, 2009 CULVER CITY, Calif. - In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas. Kobayashi, a six-time world hot dog eating champion from Japan, consumed 5¾ P’zones in a six-minute span of chaotic consumption Saturday to edge Chestnut. The 25-year-old from San Jose, Calif., wolfed down 5½ P’zones on Stage 15 at Sony Studios. “I’m a little bummed,†Chestnut said. “There’s nobody I like beating more than him, he pushes me harder than anybody.†The arch rivals are best known for their annual Fourth of July hot dog eating showdowns on New York’s Coney Island. Chestnut has beaten his Japanese competitor the last two years, winning last year in a five-dog eat-off after they tied at 59 frankfurters in 10 minutes. This time, they went cheek-to-jowl in a stomach-centric contest sponsored by Pizza Hut featuring the P’zone, a pizza weighing one pound with pepperoni and other ingredients sealed inside a crust. At nearly 12 inches long, it resembles a calzone. Jaw strength and stomach capacity were sorely tested in consuming one of the most filling foods on the competitive eating circuit. A serious-looking Chestnut prepped by opening his mouth wide and loosening his jaw. Kobayashi stretched his lean limbs and whispered with his interpreter. Then it was time. Chestnut took an early lead, squeezing a P’zone in his left fist while alternately slugging from a water bottle. Soon, liquid splashed all over Chestnut’s white jersey and dripped from his mouth. Kobayashi took a tidier approach. He roared back to take the lead for good on his second P’zone, tearing off bites of the golden crust, then folding it over and sipping carefully from a series of white paper cups that he refilled with water. “The crust was very chewy so my technique was to try to drink as much water as possible to soften up the crust in my mouth,†Kobayashi said through his translator. No dunking was allowed, and containers of marinara sauce accompanying each P’zone were tossed aside by both chowhounds. A small crowd gathered a few feet from the elevated food fest cheered the men on, with Chestnut’s highway patrolman brother yelling inches from his face to eat faster. Chestnut couldn’t keep up with his 31-year-old rival from Tokyo. At the six-minute mark, Kobayashi raised his arms in triumph and lifted his red jersey to show off a set of washboard abs. “It was tough. Kobayashi came to win,†Chestnut said. “I was raised on pizza so it was natural for me to eat it, but I was a little slow to get going and he came out fast.†The thought of a Japanese outeating an American in a pizza contest wasn’t lost on Kobayashi, who is recovering from TMJ, a painful jaw disorder. “I love pizza,†he said. “When I come to America, pizza is my happiness. I look forward to eating it.†Chestnut said he wasn’t used to eating pizza that quickly. “It’s doughy,†he said. “It takes a lot of chewing. He got off to a really good technique early on, his rhythm was drinking water and swallowing. I changed mine a couple times and never got in the right rhythm.†Kobayashi ended a three-event losing streak to Chestnut, a 25-year-old whose weekday job is in construction management. “I wanted to prove that I’m champion,†Kobayashi said. “A champion will stand up to any battle.†He said he would go for another Fourth of July hot dog championship and then probably retire. Chestnut will be ready and waiting on Coney Island. “I’ll see him in five weeks and I’m going to push him really hard there,†he vowed. Portions of the pizza event will air on the Spike TV “Guys’ Choice†show on June 21. © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31019524/

LMAO The first thing any tech support will say is reset, i.e. turn your modem and router off and turn it back on after waiting a minute or so. 30 sec. seems to work for me. Then TA DA!

That site is depressing. I should have taken a picture of the chick a few seats down from us at the All Star Race a couple weeks ago. Obviously pregnant, smoking and drinking most of the race. GRRRRR that should be child endangerment. I know my Mom smoked and had a couple drinks while pregnant but OMG what some people do these days is repulsive.

10 disc changer, that's a great idea.

PHOENIX (AP)—The death of Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter in a bizarre accident adds an awful chapter to the boxer’s troubled life. Exodus Tyson died at a hospital Tuesday, a day after her neck apparently got caught in a cord dangling from a treadmill at her Phoenix home, police said. Police said Exodus either slipped or put her head in the loop of a cord hanging under the console and suffocated. She was pronounced dead just before noon after being on life support, said police Sgt. Andy Hill, who called the injury a “tragic accident.†“There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus,†the family said in a statement. “We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal.†Tyson, who has been living in Las Vegas, flew Monday to Phoenix, where he was seen entering the hospital. The modest house where his daughter was injured contrasts starkly with the lavish lifestyle Tyson had through his tumultuous years of boxing, when he spent tens of millions of dollars and says he had millions more stolen from him by unscrupulous associates. During two years at the height of his career, he earned $140 million—but he filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in 2003. He has been promoting a new documentary about his life and told The New York Times earlier this month he had been sober for 15 months after years of drug and alcohol abuse. “I don’t know who I am,†he told the newspaper. “That might sound stupid. I really have no idea. All my life I’ve been drinking and drugging and partying, and all of a sudden this comes to a stop.†Tyson first began boxing in a facility for juvenile delinquents in upstate New York at the age of 12. Eight years later, he became the youngest heavyweight champion ever when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in 1986. But in 1990, he was defeated by James “Buster†Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, and soon after was convicted of raping a beauty pageant contestant in Indianapolis. Tyson, who still denies he raped the woman, served three years in prison. A few years later, he served three months in jail for beating up two men after a minor car crash in suburban Washington. As his career continued, so did his bizarre behavior. He bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match and once threatened to eat the children of heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Although Tyson’s children had lived in their unassuming neighborhood for several years, he purchased a separate home in the tony Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley in 2005 for $2.1 million, selling it two years later for $2.3 million. In November 2007, Tyson spent 24 hours in Maricopa County’s “Tent City†jail after pleading guilty to one count of cocaine possession and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. Police found the drug when they pulled over Tyson’s car after he left a Scottsdale night club. According to police, Tyson said after his arrest that he bought cocaine “whenever I can get my hands on it.†At Tyson’s sentencing hearing, nearly a year after the arrest, his attorney David Chesnoff said his client had taken 29 drug tests without a relapse and was attending Alcoholic Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Tyson had become an example of how a person overcomes problems with drugs, a violent past and poor upbringing, Chesnoff said. “He’s tried his hardest,†his attorney said, “despite coming from almost impossible beginnings.†Associated Press writers Bob Baum and Terry Tang contributed to this report.

Also BigMoney, cel service that far out in the sticks, sucks. IMO using our thumbs to communicate is the latest step in evolution. We have opposable* thumbs, and we're just evolving to the point that they're what we communicate with. Hang 'em by their thumbs that will teach them.... http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4733337/12637214 *the spell check doesn't know this word, lol

Badass looking flick.

I love the Geeks at M.I.T. They've been on this for a few years now and look like they're getting close to an actual design. The soldier of the future is going to be so advanced, it'll be futuristic

That's funny I did most of that instinctually.

Awesomeness!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30886670/displaymode/1176/rstry/30887233/

When was this..?I've NEVER seen over 40k on Socom EVER.! (honestly high 30's was the most i can ever really remember) More poeple playing doesn't make it a better game.. i LOVED Socom and its peak was in the 30k range. Just out of curiosity, anyone know the numbers out there as to what the online traffic is for the games we play?

Whatever dudes. FPS Suck! I Hate them and they sometimes make me nauseous. You have a limited range of view and you can't turn and look around well. SOCOM is why I'm here. How I found this community and the friends I now have. When I play other games it's full of douche bags and thugs. Despite the ones we find in SOCOM as a rule I still play with more decent people. Slant Six despite their protests to the contrary, botched it. They blame Sony on making a console to hard to develop for and Sony not maintaining their servers properly. They "fixed" what wasn't broken. The changes they've made to the franchise we love were not necessary. And on top of it they screwed em up and they don't work anyway. We, at least I, am holding out hope that the newest patch IS what they promise it to be. Each patch, while problematic has made the game better. Lets hope the BIGGEST patch makes the BIGGEST improvement. I can bet that whether they succeed or fail I'll still be playing. I know I'll be dabbling in other games and may even find one I like A LOT better, but I'll still play SOCOM.

VADER!!!!

Yuck! 7 hospitalized after office fridge cleanup Hazmat team called in after mix of rotten food, chemicals sparks vomiting The Associated Press updated 12:17 p.m. ET, Wed., May 13, 2009 SAN JOSE, Calif. - An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters had to evacuate the AT&T building in downtown San Jose on Tuesday after the fumes led someone to call 911. A hazmat team was called in. What crews found was an unplugged refrigerator crammed with moldy food. Authorities say an enterprising office worker had decided to clean it out, placing the food in a conference room while using two cleaning chemicals to scrub down the mess. The mixture of old lunches and disinfectant caused 28 people to need treatment for vomiting and nausea. Authorities say the worker who cleaned the fridge didn't need treatment — she can't smell because of allergies. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30720344/

OH BOY a website upgrade YEAHHHHHH! 1.5 ??

So Mayfields statement is that it was a combination of 2 prescribed drugs caused the positive. uh....ya right. I like/liked the guy. His win at Richmond, which he needed to win to get into the first "Chase" was very dramatic. Stories like that night, are just one of the many reasons to watch the sport. I hope, and I'm sure he's taking all the steps to get his point proven. I'm sure that two drugs, that are ok for him to be taking, were not foreseen by a nationally recognized forensic toxicologist to create a false positive.

No it's not performance enhancing, it's more about someone driving under the influence.

Today, after being tested yesterday, Jeremy Mayfield and a couple crewmen from other teams were suspended indefinitely for violating the substance abuse policy. And when NASCAR says indefinitely they mean it. Just ask Kevin Grubb who shot himself this week after being suspended 3 years ago. As soon as a story is posted up I'll try and post it.

I love these videos. This one is AWESOME.

:'( The Cannonball Run movies were some of his best work. Captain Chaos, will be missed.

HBD Money.

As a few of you know, I'm a NASCAR fan. I listen to Sirius NASCAR 128 A LOT. David WAS the authority on all things NASCAR. He will be missed. Charlotte writer Poole dies By NASCAR.COM April 29, 2009 09:20 AM EDT Longtime NASCAR journalist David Poole died of a heart attack on Tuesday. He was 50. Poole was a writer for the Charlotte Observer and also hosted The Morning Drive from 7-11 a.m. ET weekdays on Sirius. Poole was stricken at his Stanfield, N.C., home and his daughter called 911, the paper said. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "The NASCAR community is stunned and saddened by the loss of David Poole," NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said in a statement. "David was as passionate about NASCAR as anyone and had very definitive opinions about the sport. "He served the industry, and most importantly the fans, through his reporting and commentary in the Charlotte Observer and Sirius Satellite Radio. Our thoughts and prayers go out to David's family and friends. He will be missed." Poole was a four-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association's George Cunningham Award as that organization's writer of the year. "David didn't always write what was the popular opinion and I have a lot of respect for that," said Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc. "To equal what he did, the Charlotte Observer will probably have to hire three people." Poole -- remembered as a "one-of-a-kind individual and an extremely talented writer," by Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- authored several stock-car racing books, including Tim Richmond: The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR's Top Gun;Race with Destiny;NASCAR Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan! (with Jim McLaurin); and Flat Out and Half Turned Over: Tales from Pit Road with Buddy Baker. "The thing I liked about David was that you could argue a counterpoint to his thoughts and while he might argue his point vociferously he had an open mind to understand your position," said Eddie Gossage, president of Texas Motor Speedway. "Even if he still disagreed, he would respectfully concede the validity of your position." Added Steve Page, president and general manager of Infineon Raceway: "NASCAR racing was David Poole's world and that world is a lesser place without David in it. David's writing and analysis was always accessible to the casual racing fan, but his real talent was as a contrarian, raising the kinds of thought-provoking questions that could engage the people whose lives revolve around the sport." A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Poole began his journalism career as city editor of the Gaston Gazette in 1981. He joined the Observer in 1990 and became the paper's NASCAR writer in 1997. "David had the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of legendary motorsports journalist Tom Higgins," said Jerry Gappens, general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. "His success came from bringing his own style, direction, unique vision and perspective to his coverage of motorsports. David always spoke his mind and wasn't afraid to hold people accountable." Poole is survived by his wife, Katy, sons Matthew and David, daughter Emily and grandson Eli. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to David's family," team owner Richard Childress said. "He was a friend of everybody in the garage area. He could be controversial from time to time but he always wrote and spoke what he believed. "He didn't pull any punches with anybody and that's what people respected about him. He was good for the sport and will be missed."

Here's a video game you can sit down and play http://www.urgentfury.com/uf_forum/index.php?topic=15639.msg149777#msg149777

He should set an example and fall on a sword.