Martin Strel completes Amazon swim

A Slovenian man has battled piranhas, crocodiles and exhaustion to become the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon river.

Martin Strel, 52, completed the 5,265km (3,272-mile) marathon in 66 days when he neared Belem, 2,440km north of Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday.

Mr Strel, known as "fish man", was suffering dizziness, nausea, diarrhoea and sunstroke as he neared the end.

He has previously completed the Yangtze, Mississippi and Danube.

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New video from LinkinPark

Linkin Park is a band from Los Angeles, California. Linkin Park achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which has since sold twenty-four million copies.[1] The band’s following studio album, Meteora also garnered success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003.[2] The band’s latest album, Minutes to Midnight, is slated to be released internationally on May 14, 2007 and on May 15, 2007 in the United States.

What Happens to Your body if you stop smoking Right now?

I think one of the main reasons it’s so hard to quit smoking is because all the benefits of quitting and all the dangers of continuing seem very far away. Well, here’s a little timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW.

In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.

In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.

In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.

In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.

In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.

In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.

In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.

In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.

In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.

In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.



So, you have more immediate things to look forward to if you quit now besides just freaking out about not being able to smoke.

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Dick Cheney Ruins Easter

Easter, the Sunday of the Resurrection, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity). It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which his followers believe occurred on the third day after his death by crucifixion some time in the period AD 27 to 33 (see Good Friday).

Sarah Shahi

Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, also known as Sarah Shahi (born January 10, 1980 in Euless, Texas, USA), is an American actress, model and former NFL Cheerleader of Spanish [1][2] and Iranian[1][3] descent, a descendent of 19th century Iranian Shah Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar.[4] Shahi was named #90 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list; she moved up to #66 in 2006.

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Panettiere currently stars as Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes as a high school cheerleader with a healing factor.

What is Web 2.0

Alluding to the version-numbers that commonly designate software upgrades, the phrase "Web 2.0" hints at an improved form of the World Wide Web; advocates suggest that technologies such as weblogs, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds (and other forms of many-to-many publishing), social software, Web APIs, Web standards and online Web services imply a significant change in web usage.