How to Overcome the Fear of Spiders

1. Expose yourself and face your fears.

You must face your fear to overcome it. When there is a spider around, don't automatically smash it, run away, or scream to someone else to kill it. Take time to examine the spider, but at a distance that if it is life-threatening, you have time to do your justice to it.Some spiders look perfectly normal but can be life threatening, so keep your distance.Even those small innocent ones have been known to injure.


2. Accept and understand that spiders are a natural part of this world.


Know that spiders are everywhere, and unavoidable. You will never fully escape the presence of spiders.


3. Educate yourself on spiders.

Know which spiders native to your region of the world are harmful and know what they look like. There are very few spiders in some countries that are actually deadly. Other areas of the world have more risky varieties. For those that may be harmful, there is almost always a cure at your local hospital.


4. Learn to overcome your fearful behavior.

Spiders don't hate you because you hate them. Even though you may daily stomp away at these pests, it isn't every day that they come plunging at you meat-hungry. Don't over-react.


5. Start the process of overcoming your fear.

 Have someone you trust and feel safe with buy some toy spiders and some pictures. To truly overcome your fear, you have to learn how to deal with spiders in your presence. Starting with something small like a toy or picture helps a lot. Sit near the person you trust and have them slowly and quietly take out the toy or picture and try to sit still for a couple of seconds. Each day when you feel comfortable, try to increase your time spent with the toy spider or picture. When you feel safe or comfortable enough, try touching the toy or picture. Again as time goes by when you feel even more comfortable, increase your time spent having contact with the toy or picture.


6. When you see a spider on a wall, stand far away from it and keep looking at it 'till you stop feeling scared.


Then, slowly move a little closer and stand for some time. Keep doing it till you are next to or very close to the spider. Keep in mind that it will not harm you. Then try to scare the spider away. Keep chasing it out of the window, room or whatever it is on/in. When you have done that you will feel that you are not scared of spiders anymore.

ALTERNATE METHOD

1. Determine the origin of your fear

Did a spider crawl on you when you were younger ? Did you hear a story about a spider killing someone? Things like this usually make people fear spiders.Remember when it first started and you can work from there.

2. Realize that spiders don't attack human on purpose.

They really don't. Spiders will only bite you in self-defense. Spiders are antisocial arachnids and want to be left alone.

3. Realize spiders are more afraid of you, than you are of them.

You might find this hard to believe but spiders are more afraid of us. In our eyes they have disgusting features like 8 legs and such, but in their eyes we are giants and look more intimidating. Spiders don't want to scare us, they are sometimes curious and want to see what you are. Depending on how you react you might just have a little visit, and that's it. But if you panic and try to kill the spider it will try to defend itself.

4. Look at spider pictures.

When you are more confident you could look spiders up on the internet and stare at them, you will feel uncomfortable but you will get used to it. its just a picture it can't hurt you.

5. Capture a spider.

If there is a spider in your house attempt to catch it with a glass cup, then look at it. You will obviously see how stressed out it will be and it won't look as intimidating, look at the spider and stay there until you feel more comfortable and safe. You could even talk to it, even though that sounds weird it will make you feel like you're communicating with it and that will remove some of your fear.

6. Touch a safe one.

If you are very confident, you could try and touch a non venomous and non aggressive spider (daddy long legs is your best choice, since it doesn't have fangs and its technically harmless).

Source: http://www.wikihow.com

10 Most Unusual Deaths in Human History

10. The person who died because of eating too much food.

During 1771, King of Sweden, Adolf Fredrick, died because of digestion problems as he was not able to digest the meal comprising of a lobster, sauerkraut, caviar, smoked herring and champagne topped off with 14 servings of his favorite dessert of hetvägg served in a bowl of hot milk. He is remembered as “the king who ate himself to death” by the Swedish school children.


09. The person who died due to ingestion of a burning led.

Back to 1755, a person named Henry Hall, aged 94 years, who was the oldest-known member of the Hall Family of Lighthouse Keepers that kept lights around the English and Welsh coasts, lost his life due to ingestion of a melted lead. It all started when a spark in the lamp had set the roof alight and eventually the whole of Rudyard’s Tower was engulfed in flames. He tried putting the fire out but eventually was forced to retreat down the tower. Not knowing what was lying in his destiny he looked up at the lighthouse when a molten led directly fell into his throat that later caused his death. That piece of lead is now retained in the collections of the National Museums of Scotland.


08. Draco, Athenian law-maker, was smothered to death by gifts of cloaks showered upon him by appreciative citizens at a theatre on Aegina.



07. A person who hoped to get his own death by a bolt of lightning.

The American revolutionary – James Otis Jr. hoped his death to come by a bolt of lightning and often told his friends and relatives about it. On May 23, 1783 suddenly his wish was fulfilled when the lightning struck the chimney of a friend’s house in whose doorway he was standing and he is reported to have told his sister "My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into eternity that it will be by a flash of lightning". He died at an age of 58.


06. A Man was shot with a bullet in his forehead and die after 67 days.


During the year 1877, an incident took place at Deadwood, South Dakota on 14th January 1877 where a person named David Lunt was shot in the saloon fight. A person named Tom Smith suddenly entered the saloon with a handgun and affirmed that if anybody moved he would shoot them. Con Stapleton (group member with David Lunt) grabbed Tom Smith and tried to disarm him. During the course of action the bullet was shot from the handgun and it hit David Lunt and struck his forehead. David survived the incident. Thereafter, he started doing his every day routine chores when all of a sudden after a period of 67 days he felt a terrible headache and died on 22nd march 1877. As per the autopsy report, David died due to the bullet shot but nobody could determine the reason as to how he survived for such a long period after the incident.


05. A person who died because of gulping down a toothpick.

Well during the year 1941 an American novelist and short story writer – Sherwood Anderson died because of swallowing a toothpick during a party. The incident took place on the cruise which was going towards South America. Anderson and his wife were on the cruise liner Santa Lucia when Anderson experienced abdominal pain and was taken to a hospital in Colón, Panama where he died on 8th march 1941. His autopsy report showed that he had unintentionally gulped down a toothpick while eating hors d'oeuvres or either from martini olive.


04. A person who died because a bird came and hit the driver on his face which resulted in his losing the control.

The Formula One race driver, Alan Stacey was killed during the Belgian Grand Prix race in the year 1960. He was driving Lotus 18-Climax and his car crashed at a speed of 190 km/h (120 mph) because of a bird which flew down and hit his face. Alan had an artificial leg and he conspired with his team mates to fool medical examination. Alan died within a few minutes after the car crash. The Lotus is still in the hands of the Stacey Family and it makes occasional appearances on the track.


03. A person who died in order to prove that his window glass was “indestructible”.

An old public prosecutor named Garry Hoy died in order to prove his that his glass was “indestructible”. The unpleasant incident took place in the year 1993 when Garry threw himself against the window of a small meeting room which was located on the 24th floor of Toronto – Dominion Centre just to prove a group of visitors about his window glass being “indestructible”. The tragedy took place when the glass did not break but the glass popped out of the window frame. He is known for his situation of death.


02. The person who accidentally  hit himself from his baseball bat.

Considered by historians to be their first superstar in American baseball, Jim Creighton died as he suffered from ruptured abdominal hernia while hitting a home run. He swung his baseball too hard that he injured himself and ruptured his bladder which caused him internal injury. The incident took place on 14th October 1862 when Jim was playing a match against the Union of Morrisania. He died after 4 days of injury in his home on 18th October 1862.


01. You might have heard about people who died from starvation but have you ever heard about a person who died from starvation because he didn’t get food made by his wife?

The Austrian/American logician and mathematician Kurt Gödel died due to hunger when his wife was hospitalized for six months in the year 1978. He had a compulsive fear of being poisoned and would only eat the food prepared by his wife Adele. Adele was hospitalized for six months and could no longer prepare food for Gödel. Due to the fear of being poisoned he refused to eat food and died due to hunger. He weighed 29.48 kg (65 pounds) when he died on 14th January 1978. Malnutrition and inanition caused by personality disorder was reported in his death certificate.









Source:  http://www.unbelievable-facts.com


  

Top 10 Animes of All Time

10. Cowboy Bepop

Cowboy bepop is a 1998 Japanese Anime series developed by "Sun Rise". It follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of a bounty hunter crew travelling on the Bepop, their starship. Cowboy Bepop explores philosophical concepts including existentialism, nihilism, loneliness and the past's influence.


09. Naruto Shippuden

Naruto Shippuden is an ongoing Japanese Anime series written and illustrated by "Masashi Kishimoto". The story tells you about "Naruto Uzumaki", trying to get back his best friend "Sasuke Uchiha" from the hand of "Madara Uchiha" who's trying to collapse the Village "Konoha" and also the efforts of Naruto to become the "Hokage".


08. Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail is an ongoing anime series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It follows the adventure of Lucy Hearfilia, a teenage Wizard, who joins the titular wizard's guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for "Dragon Igneel".


07. Code Geass

Code Geass is a Japanese Anime series developed by "Sun Rise". The series focuses on how the former prince "Lelouch Lemperouge", obtains a power known as "geass" and decides to use it to obliterate the Holy Britannian Empire, an imperial monarchy and a superpower that has been conquering various countries.


06. Bleach

Bleach is a Japanese Anime series written and illustrated by "Tite Kubo". Bleach follows the adventure of "Ichigo Kurosaki" after he obtains the power of a "soul reaper" - "Kuchiki Rukia". His new found power force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.


05. Full Metal Alchemist

Full Metal Alchemist is a Japanese Anime series written and illustrated by "Hiromu Arakawa." The story follows the brothers "Edward" and "Alphonse Elric", who are searching for philosopher's stone to restore their bodies after a disastrous failed attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy.


04. Death Note

Death Note is a Japanese Anime series created by "Tsugumi Ohba". The series centers around "Light's" attempt to create and rule a world "cleansed of evil" as "God" using a notebook, and the efforts of a detective known as "L" to stop him.

03. Naruto

Naruto is an anime series written and illustrated by "Masashi Kishimoto". The plot tells the story of "Naruto Uzumaki", an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and dreams to become the "Hokage", the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all.


02. One Piece

One piece is an ongoing Japanese Anime created by "Eiichiro Oda". One Piece follows the adventure of "Monkey. D. Luffy", a young man whose body gains the properties of a rubber after unintentionally eating a "Devil's Fruit", and his diverse crew of pirates, named the "Straw hat pirates". Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the "Pirate King".


01. Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese Anime series created after two years of the ending of "Dragon Ball". The series follows the adventures of protagonist, "Son Goku", frm his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical orbs known as the "Dragon Balls", which can summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seeks for dragon balls for their own desires





Source: http://www.the-top-tens.com, Wikipedia

Top 10 Most Popular Websites

Here are the 10 most popular sites as derived from "eBizMBA" Rank which is a constantly updated average of each websites "Alexa" Global Traffic Rank.

10. Bing

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 165,000,000

09. Twitter

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 200,000,000

08. Ebay

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 210,000,000

07. Amazon

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 250,000,000

06. MSN

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 325,000,000

05. Wikipedia

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 350,000,000

04. Youtube

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 450,000,000

03. Yahoo

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 500,000,000

02. Facebook

Estimated Unique monthly visitors: 700,000,000

01. Google

Estimated Unique monthy visitors: 900,000,000




source: http://www.ebizmba.com/

Top 10 Greatest Leaders of All Time

As Martin Luther King stated, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder for consensus.”

Leadership is often described as the ability to dictate and be socially influential for getting aid and support to complete some task. All great leaders were bound by greatness which allowed the country or its people to grow. A leader is the guiding and dictating head of a group, army, political movement or a country. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” —John Maxwell.

The public has always been led by some efficient leader. The public figures who led countries through various wars, improved the conditions of its men, reformed social and political issues were the ones who possessed qualities to be a great leader.  Despite of the change in time, the contribution of leaders in history cannot be overlooked.

Some of the greatest leaders of all times are:

10. Winston Churchill

 

Best known for his leadership during the World War II, Winston Churchill is one of the best war-time leaders. He was born in 1874 and served U.K. as its Prime Minister twice. Churchill allied to F. Roosevelt and Stalin of U.S. and Russia respectively during World War II to defeat the axis power which led to their victory. He led the country against Nazi Party which subsequently led to downfall of Hitler. He was a writer, historian, orator, painter apart as well as the Member of Parliament. He received Nobel Prize in Literature and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the U.S. He died in 1965.

9. Julius Caesar 

Born in 100BC, Julius Caesar is accounted as one of the greatest leaders of all time. He single-handedly led Russian Empire to expansion. He reformed the Roman government and led several campaigns with several victories. He was the Roman general who disintegrated Roman Republic and raised the Roman Empire. His invasion in Britain resulted in him having unparalleled military control. He created the Julian Calendar and made several government and social modifications. He was declared as a dictator after he centralized his bureaucracy, and was assassinated in 44 BC by a group of senators.

8. Lenin

Born in 1870, Vladimir Lenin was Russian Communist politician who studied to become a lawyer. He was the leader of Russia and devoted his time becoming a Marxist. He implemented several social reforms and contributed to Marxist theories, referred to as Leninism. Although sometimes accounted as a Dictator, he was loved by working class people for his New Economic Policy. He died of stroke in 1924.

7. Adolf Hitler

Born in 1889, Hitler was the leader of Nazi Party and the Chancellor of Germany from 1934. He volunteered himself to serve Germany in the World War I. In 1919, he became the member of German Worker’s Party which was later reformed into the Nazi Party. After he became the Chancellor, he broke the Treaty of Versailles to strengthen the German Army and succeeded in including Austria in Germany without any violence. His attack on Poland in 1939 resulted in the beginning of World War II. He committed suicide in 1945, the day after his marriage, with his long time Mistress and wife. Often noted in a negative way, Hitler is sought to be one of the greatest leaders of all time due to his success in leading Germany to expansion.

6. Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was the first South African president elected in fully democratic elections. Mandela was also the main player in the anti-apartheid movements in the country and served a lengthy prison sentence because of the same. This did not stop Mandela and in fact motivated him to devote his life to uniting his country and he successfully managed to do so after his release from an almost 30 year prison sentence. His main characteristics were his determination, persistence, focus and will.

5. Martin Luther King

Born in 1929 and highly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King led the African-American Civil Right Movement using nonviolence. He was one of the founders of Southern Christian Leadership Conference and served as its first President. His speech I Have a Dream reputed him as one of the best orator. He received Nobel Peace Prize for standing up for racial discrimination through nonviolence. He was assassinated in 1968, which led to uproar in many U.S. cities.

4. Mahatma Gandhi

Born in 1869, M.K. Gandhi is commonly referred to as Mahatma Gandhi and is considered as the Father of the Nation in India. He led the country to Independence and is accounted for his perpetual faith and believes in truth and non-violence. He studied law in London and returned to India in 1915 and became the Indian National Congress’s leader in 1921. Mahatma Gandhi led India through Dandi Salt March, Quit India Movement, Khilafat Movement and Non-Cooperation Movement. He believed in unity and worked to stop massacre between the Hindus and Muslims which led to his assassination in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist who believed he was too sympathetic to Muslims.

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Widely known by his initials FDR, Roosevelt is the only President of U.S. who got elected to more than two terms. Born as a privileged child in 1882, he graduated from Harvard University and Columbia University Law School. He was the 32^nd President, and served his term from 1933 to 1945. In 1921, he was stricken with Polio, although FDR refused to accept that he was permanently paralysed. He is included in the list of top 3 U.S. Presidents by the scholars as he successfully led U.S. through the Great Depression and World War II. He greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through numerous programs and reforms known as the New Deal. Cerebral Hemorrhage resulted in his death in 1945.

2. Abraham Lincoln

Born in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was the 16^th President of the United States. He started his career in the field of politics in 1832 with his initial campaign for the Illinois General Assembly. After losing the elections, he taught himself and became a lawyer. A decade later, he was elected to the US House of Representatives. He won the elections held for the Presidency in 1860 and got re-elected in the next term. He is proclaimed as the best leader born in regards to his success in leading U.S. through the American Civil Wars. He was assassinated in 1865.

1. Muhammad (S.A.W)

One of the greatest leaders of all time, Muhammad (S.A.W) led to the spread of Islam in and around Arabia. His contribution to Islam was such that it has become the second largest and the fastest growing religion of the world today. He united a chaotic society in the name of morality and humanity and led his people out of severe persecution and mistreatment. He led his people to a number of migrations and successful victories in wars against armies much larger than theirs. His greatest leadership qualities were his courage, leading by example, motivational approach, persistence and decision-making.

Street Style Football Tournament Tournament

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