People who are interested in having pets are everywhere. While some of them take great care about their pets, some others may not even provide the love and affection the pets long for. The life of a pet entirely depends on how the masters treat them. If they are taken care with the best amenities they require, then their life expectancy increases by far.
Pets don’t just make your life happy and enthusiastic. They take part in your happy as well as sad moments. When you feel really lonely, you can find comfort in them. They know nothing but to give you unconditional love and faith. They are the best stress busters.

1.    Box Turtle

A box turtle can live up to a maximum life span of about 123 years. This is probably the longest living pet in the whole world. If you want to have a giant turtle as your pet, then, well! It can live up to about 150 human years. They actually do not feed much too. You will have to pass it on to the next generation to take care of it.

2.    Swan

If you have a small pond in your garden, you will surely love to have a swan there. They can live up to 102 years when you take good care of them. It is not just about feeding them. You need to give them the attention and care too.

3.    Turtles

Ordinary turtle pets can live up to a whopping 100 year span. In fact, your life span won’t last till then. So if you are worried that your pet turtle might not get the attention it needs once you are through, then it is better you don’t buy one.

4.    Parrots

Parrots are really sweet bird pets. However, if you think that by imprisoning it, you are doing injustice to it then it is better that you don’t have that as your pet and don’t have to put it in your cage any longer. However, parrots are capable of living up to 70 years. They can be your life long companions.

5.    Catfish

If you are planning to have an aquarium or a tiny fish tank, then catfish is the best choice of pet. It can live up to about 60 years and clearly shows that it can be your pet for life.

6.    Cats

Cats are the most common pets we find today. In fact, house cats can live a lot longer than the street cats. This is because they get enough food and good shelter unlike their street pals. House cats can live up to 21 years of age.

7.    Dogs

The best choice for a pet should be a dog. They are so faithful and so understanding most of the times. Nobody loves you as much as your dog. If you give him or her unconditional love and good food, he/she can live up to a maximum of 20 years.

8.    Squirrel

Squirrels make good innocent pets. They are really cute when they jump around places in your living room. You can have a tiny shelter made for it and feed it there. It can live for 16 years.

9.    Rabbits

A house rabbit can live up to 8-10 years only. Thus, they are not the best of choices as pets. They also require enough attention and care, as they are really tender.

10.    House Mouse

A neatly maintained and fed house mouse can live for 4 years. It is a good choice with other pets such as a squirrel, etc.

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Nothing should stop you from achieving what you wish to achieve. Even if it means you are a diabetes sufferer. People diagnosed with diabetes have climbed mountains, won Olympic medals and even held high positions. The following are the top 10 diabetics who have taken control over their condition and become famous athletes.

1. Wasim Akram – Pakistani Cricketer

Wasim Akram is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals. Inspite of being a diabetic he achieved several milestones as far as the sport of cricket is concerned.

2. Arthur Ashe – Tennis – Wimbledon Winner

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, was a professional tennis player. He won 3 three Grand Slam titles during his career. In spite of being a diabetic he is remembered vividly for furthering social causes.

3. Walter Barnes – Football and Actor

An American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Barnes played college football at Louisiana State University. He played professional football for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles before pursuing his acting career.

4. Sarah Bina – Championship Clogger

Sarah Bina in spite of being a diabetic became a champion clogger. An American folk dance, clogging is similar to tap dancing. It involves making rhythmic tapping sounds with the feet. The tapping sounds are emphasized with the use of special shoes. These usually are soft leather shoes with hard soles and attached metal taps

5. Ayden Byle – Runner

A world-famous runner, Byle is one of the most well known diabetics in North America after having run 6521.5 km’s across it. He was the first insulin dependent diabetic to achieve this feat. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been donated by him for cure research and he is popular for his contributions to his non-profit charity – The Ayden Byle Diabetes Research Foundation.

6. Nick Boynton – Hockey Player

Nicholas Boynton is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is expected to play for the Anaheim Ducks in the 2009-10 season. Before joining the Phoenix Coyotes, Boynton played for the Boston Bruins.

7. Doug Burns – Fitness Consultant, Record-holding Athlete

An internationally respected record holding strength athlete and fitness consultant, Doug has also had type 1 diabetes since the age of seven. His health quickly deteriorated after being misdiagnosed with flu and he was admitted into the emergency room with ketoacidosis and a blood sugar over 700.

8. Sean Busby – Champion Snowboarder

Sean Busby is a champion snowboarder who has been training for the 2010 – 2014 Olympics. Although diagnosed with diabetes, he is known for his events in Slalom and Giant Slalom. Though he has been into this activity only for a few years, his determination as an athlete and an individual has seen him soar in this game.

9. Bobby Clarke – NHL – Philadelphia Flyers

Robert Earle Clarke, OC also called Bobby Clarke is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Philadelphia Flyers. He has also not let diabetes intrude with his game.

10. Scott Coleman – Swimmer

Boca Raton’s Scott Coleman became the first male diabetic to successfully swim across the English Channel. He trained under Coach Tom Smith, also of Boca Raton and swam 60,000 yards a week. Smith was also part of Coleman’s support crew.athletes who have not let their disease stand in the way of achieving what they wanted in the sports arena.

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The following are some of the biggest killer diseases in the developing world which are ranked according to the annual death tolls. Some of these diseases are silent killers because the symptoms do not manifest itself until a later stage.

1. Lower Respiratory Infections

At least more than 4 million people are killed each year by lower respiratory infections such as pneumonia and other diseases of the bronchial tubes, windpipe or lungs, including Legionnaire’s disease. This infection spreads through laughing, exhaling, coughing or sneezing.

2. HIV/AIDS

In 2004, over 3 million deaths were attributed to AIDS. Some 39.4 million people in the world live with HIV. HIV is the abbreviation for “human immunodeficiency virus”. It damages the immune system. HIV infection is the root cause of AIDS, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

3. Malaria

The death toll as a result of malaria is between 1 million and 5 million each year. According to WHO, the number of people affected by Malaria annually is 300 millions.  The disease spreads through mosquito infestation.

4. Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea kills around 2.2 million people each year. There are at least 4 billion cases of infected people every year. Caused by cholera, dysentery and other scourges, Diarrhoea is a symptom of infection viral, bacterial and parasitic organisms such as microscopic worms. Dehydration causes the maximum amount of diarrhoea-related deaths in children.

5. Tuberculosis

Over 2 million people die of TB every year. Over 8 million new cases develop each year and about 2 billion people are infected with TB. A chronic cough, chills, fever, weight loss and weakness are the main symptoms of this disease. The disease spreads through sneezing or coughing. Directly Observed Therapy Short-course – DOTS – is the internationally recommended approach to TB control.

6. Measles

An estimated 530,000 people die from measles annually. This includes children mostly. Every year, more than 30 million people are infected with the virus. Measles can lead to brain damage, blindness and can also make children prone to diarrhea and Pneumonia. If left untreated it can become fatal.

7. Whooping Cough or Pertussis

The death toll from whooping cough is 200,000 to 300,000 fatalities each year. There are about 20 million to 40 million cases annually. Whooping cough is a highly contagious and severe bacterial disease of the respiratory tract. It can spread through talking, sneezing or coughing.

8. Tetanus

The death toll from tetanus is 214,000 deaths a year. The infection rate is 500,000 cases a year. Tetanus is also known as lockjaw. It is a potentially fatal disease of the central nervous system. It is characterized by prolonged contraction of the skeletal muscle fibers. Infection generally spreads through wound contamination.

9. Meningitis

There are over 174,000 deaths a year from meningitis. Meningitis affects at least a million people every year. It is a fatal infection of the tissues covering the spinal cord and the brain. 5-10% of patients die even with early diagnosis and treatment. Droplets from the throat or breath can cause this infection to spread. It can also spread through sharing of eating and drinking utensils and close contact with infected persons.

10. Syphilis

The death toll from syphilis is around 157,000 deaths a year. Around 12.2 million cases get infected worldwide. This disease spreads through sexual contact and can also be transmitted internally from an infected mother directly to her baby. In fact, the disease was called the “Great Imitator” because it was often confused with other diseases, particularly in its tertiary stage. Syphilis can generally be treated with antibiotics, including Penicillin.

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Recently, Gmail has been giving problems to its users. All of a sudden, you may find that you have signed out of your Gmail even without your knowledge! The reason behind this thing is not so clear to us. After all, why should we know about it? Since we are the end users, we just need prompt service and nothing more to it.
So what are the things that you can do when Gmail lets you down all of a sudden? Here we shall see some of the best options for you to spend time effectively without cribbing about how Gmail has turned out these days.

1. You can happily go to Twitter and crib or curse about the nasty Gmail servers that ditched you all of a sudden. In fact, this is one of the best options as you can kill your boredom too while you simultaneously complain about your problem. We are human beings and cribbing about things is our birthright, isn’t it?

2. If not Twitter, you can always choose Orkut (err! It is also prone to problems too) or Facebook for this purpose. You could also play some petty games there. You can also blindly take those Facebook quizzes that are best time pass solutions ever.

3. You can also blog about this problem of yours caused by Gmail and express your anger and other emotions. In fact, blogs are the best since no one can question you about your expressions. Thus, it is the best place to put all your feelings right there and watch what people have to say.

4. Tell yourself that you have been sitting in front of the computer for very long so you should consider a small walk in your lane. You can also take your dog along. Get some exercise for your body that has been up all day.

5. Care to clean your room, which has never received your attention for over a month or two. Else, you can also try to wipe your PC clean with a cloth or even use a vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt.

6. If you are a technical person and know how to back up Gmail when it is down, then write about it too in your personal blog spot. This way, you will be helping people to access Gmail even when it goes down.

7. You can pick your mobile phone and start calling up your friends you have never met since long. These busy working hours have left us with little time for friends and family members. Make use of this opportunity to tell them how much you have been missing them all this while. You can also tell them how Gmail went down today upsetting your day.

8. Pick your favourite movie CD or DVD from your collection and sit back on your couch to watch the same. You can also prepare a bowl full of popcorn and get it to your living room so that you are all set to watch the movie without any disturbance.

9. You can as well pick up your guitar that has been lying in the corner for long without being cleaned of the dirt and dust. If you don’t own a guitar, you can pick a novel and finish the same without cribbing about not having time to complete it. As soon as you are done with it, you can try cooking a new recipe in your kitchen.

10. By the time you follow steps 1 through 9, you will see that Gmail is back and working! Just log into your account and access it like before.

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Among the several recreational sports that exist today, Soccer and Football are two famous games that have received good acceptance from the people worldwide. Also, they have existed since several decades and have made an impact all over. Call it Soccer or Football, this sport is the world famous and is enjoyed by all age groups of people over the world. The nature of both the games is almost the same with a thin line of difference between them.
They both are literally the same. Soccer is more of a crude form of Football. Both the games involve the feet to play the ball around. Here, we shall see some reasons what makes Soccer differ from Football. American Football is something that is more formal to Soccer.

1. Soccer was invented first:

Soccer was the first kind of game that had involved kicking the ball around without touching it by any part of the body. In fact, the idea was to just kick the ball and make it reach the goal. This was the most primitive kind of a sport which comes with originality.

2. While the whole world plays Soccer, only America plays Football!!!

Every other country plays Soccer and holds it to be something very sacred and also consider that its dignity lies in the game. Soccer is less popular in the United States and Canada due to several reasons of which one may be that they did not invent this game!

3. Soccer players are very handsome compared to Football players:

For instance, David Beckham is the heartthrob of several women out there. After him, Christiano Ronaldo lives this quote.

4. Better game environment:

Football fans can be really amazing with their wonderful facial paints and also the huge flags of their teams. But soccer has another section of fans called the hooligans singing their team’s anthem and light up camp fires while cheering outrageously for their team make the game much more interesting and absolute fun.

5. Among the footballers and Soccer players, Soccer players are considered to be far more fit than their counterparts:

The time duration of a soccer game can go up to about 90+ minutes while football just lasts for 60 minutes. Thus, this explains why soccer players are at their peak fitness level all the time.

6. Playing soccer requires more skill:

It is not just about handling the ball; it is all about handling it only with your lower limbs. This requires so much experience and also determination to handle the ball.

7. Footballers are well behaved than the Soccer players:

They don’t spit or utter promiscuously bad words. They do not demean themselves or their Country. Thus footballers are far decent compared to the soccer players.

8. In football, you can some of the most exciting hits:

Soccer does not allow offensive moves by players with an intention to hurt others. If the officials get to notice that the ball was in no way connected to the shot, then the players are penalized and at times even sent out of the game through a red card. Football has no such restrictions.

9. Football crowd is much safe:

Football crowd is often well behaved and support their team by wearing attires that depict their team.

10. Football employs a strategy:

This game has got a lot to do with intelligence. In fact, if you watch a football match, you will understand the strategy yourself.

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There is a fascination worldwide to own exotic, bizarre or dangerous pets even though it is considered illegal to capture or breed such animals.  The following are some of the bizarre pet animals that are owned, sold, and traded worldwide regardless of the consequences.

1. Kinkajou

Kinkajous have cute and adorable little furry bodies and really big eyes. Also called a sugar bear, it looks like a cross between a hamster, a squirrel and a chinchilla.  Its life span is about 23 years. They are very cute animals which can also attack you fiercely.  They have remarkable manipulatory abilities. This animal owned by Paris Hilton attacked her and sent her for treatment at least a couple of times. Hence this animal can be one of the dangerous pets.

2. Big Cats

These are cute pet animals that do not drive you crazy. They are irresistible creatures especially when they are babies.  However the risk is that they can turn on you in a second even if they are well trained or young. All cats are carnivores and excellent predators.

3. Crocodiles and Alligators

People generally own alligators and crocodiles when they are really small and make cute pet animals. But when fully grown they can be really hard to manage and also pose a risk for life. Fully grown crocodiles have really big jaws. There is risk and danger in owing such pets.   

4. Venomous Snakes

These animals are poisonous and can bite. A man in Cincinnati a man was bitten by his rhinoceros viper snake, one of the deadliest snakes in the world. He survived after taking an anti-venom, but will everyone be ready for such a risk?

5. Chimps and Monkeys

They have a great resemblance to humans and are adorable.  They also tend to attack and bite animals and humans alike.  When they become agitated they can really attack their enemy fiercely.

6. Ostriches

Ostriches are both cute and awkward looking.  They run very fast and can chase you until you accept defeat. They are really large birds when they grow to their full extent and have to be reared with care. It mainly feeds on insects and plants. If cornered, it can attack with a kick from its powerful legs.

7. Camels

Camels are definitely temperamental animals. You have to take extreme care while deciding to have them as your pet animals. They are quite expensive to rear too. When camels become agitated they can attack their owner and kick them too. Camels also spit a lot and it can get a little complicated to own them as pet animals.

8. Scorpions

Scorpios are owned as pet animals by some people. There is a popular world record chaser who actually puts live Scorpions in his mouth. These can be really bizarre pet animals who can pack quite a punch with their venomous sting!

9. Constrictors

Though constrictors look cute, they grow quite rapidly, sometimes up to several feet in length and can escape quickly. Their food not only includes rabbits but also dogs or cats which they hunt for themselves.  Some people return them to the wild once they become large!

10. Turtles

Though turtles seem to be harmless, they sometimes carry salmonella risk.  This is especially true in the case of baby turtles. As small kids are attracted to baby turtles, they may put anything in their mouth – including their fingers after touching the turtles which can pose the danger of deadly diseases.

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The following is a list of sports films which is a compilation of films in the genre covering sports activities.  Most of these movies now have their main characters idolized in local gyms around the world – the most popular being Sylvester Stallon as Rocky.

1. Rocky

This is a boxing saga of prominent films written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, who plays the role of Rocky Balboa. The films are, by order of release date: Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). The films series have made more than $1 billion worldwide.

2. Remember the Titans

Based on a true story, this movie is an American sports drama. It is directed by Boaz Yakin and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures and was released in 2000. The role of Coach Herman Boone is played by Denzel Washington. The movie centers on the football team of the newly integrated T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.

3. A League of Their Own

This is a 1992 United States comedy-drama film that is actually a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The movie stars Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Geena Davis and is directed by Penny Marshall.

4. Rudy

Directed by David Anspaugh, Rudy is a 1993 film. It narrates the life of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger who nurtured dreams of playing football at the Notre Dame University in spite of great obstacles. It was the first movie the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since Knute Rockne, All American in 1940.

5. Slap Shot

Starring Michael Ontkean and Paul Newman, Slap Shot is a 1977 that was directed by George Roy Hill. The film is partly based on writer Nancy Dowd’s brother Ned Dowd’s experiences playing minor league hockey in the United States in the 1970s.

6. Cinderella Man

This is a 2005 American drama film inspired by the real life story of former heavy weight boxing champion James. J. Braddock. Directed by Ron Howard, the film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer .

7. Hoosiers

A 1986 sports film, Hoosiers is regarding a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. Set in 1951, the film is very loosely based on the story of a real Indiana team of that period, the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship. Gene Hackman acts as a new coach with a troubled past.

8. Field of Dreams

A 1989 American fantasy/drama film, Field of Dreams is adapted and directed by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. The movie stars Amy Madigan, Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Gaby Hoffmann, Frank Whaley, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster in his final film appearance.

9. Raging Bull

A 1980 American biographical film, Raging Bull is directed by Martin Scorsese. It is adapted by Mardik Martin and Paul Schrader from the memoir Raging Bull: My Story. Robert De Niro stars as Jake LaMotta, a middleweight boxer whose sexual jealousy, sadomasochistic rage, and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family by exceeding the boundaries of the prizefight ring.

10. Happy Gilmore

A 1996 American sports comedy film, Happy Gilmore is directed by Dennis Dugan. Adam Sandler played the leading character. This film is listed 97 among Bravo’s 100 funniest movies. Happy Gilmore played by Sandler is a budding ice hockey player from Waterbury, Connecticut who is seen mastering a dangerous and powerful slapshot taught to him by his father when he was a child.

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While technology and new inventions in the field of medicine has been marvelously moving ahead, there are still certain diseases that do not consist of a cure at all. In addition, most of the diseases turn out to be as deadly as anything else, which can erase the entire human race when not handled with care.
Pandemic diseases are the diseases that spread wide over an entire geographical area and killing thousands of innocent people on the go. There are some most deadly diseases that are listed below. Learning about them is really important since we should be aware of what has to be taken serious and also to understand that nature always has the upper hand and can destroy us in no time.

1.    Salmonella as well as E.coli:

This disease is food borne. In fact, most of them enter our body system through the animals that we feed on. The current scenario holds that people who breed these animals tend to give them strong medicines irrespective of their health condition. This is the reason why our immune system seems to become less reactive to the antibiotics that we receive later on.

2.    Yellow Fever Viruses:

Aedes mosquito is responsible for this sort of a disease. It will soon take effect and move quicker than you can imagine. This is nothing but the deadly malaria. Though it seems to have been held under control, caution should definitely be exercised.

3.    SARS:

This virulent virus was one of the deadliest airborne diseases so far. In fact, the number of lives claimed by it is also huge. This disease is caused by corona viruses. This infection hit the world in the year 2003.

4.    Ebola Liver Infection:

This is nothing but the hemorrhagic fever that is deadly and also a quick destroyer. This causes the patient to excessively bleed internally and then finally approach death. This causes the capillary walls to cut and start bleeding. Hence, it is really very dangerous.

5.    MRSA:

This is a mutant variant that causes something similar to the staph infection that is so commonly seen in hospitals and nursing homes. It cannot be treated with any kind of antibiotic. Hence, it can turn out to be a vicious killer. It is a common disease in places where close contact exists. Some of the most commonly infected areas are schools, offices, shopping malls, etc.

6.    Dengue:

Nothing can get worse than the mosquito bite. Mosquitoes have been found to infect human beings with several diseases directly into the blood. Dengue fever is also like the yellow fever but the severity is more compared to it. It generally tends to appear as large outbreaks.

7.    Foot and Mouth Disease:

This is a common disease among infants and children of certain age. The viruses causing this disease are benign. The children who get infected with it get some kind of spots all around the mouth and develop fever. It will last up to several weeks.

8.    Bird Flu or Avian Flu:

This kind of flu spreads from a bird to a human being and it still has not learned moving from human to human. Nevertheless, the fever when untreated can be a life threat to the patient.

9.    Swine Flu:

This epidemic is the most deadliest that humans have ever seen. In fact, it is highly mobile and can be transferred from one person to the other. Severity in this includes respiratory disorders and ultimate death in the worst cases.

10.    Cholera:

This is also an epidemic that spreads easily from person to person. It is caused by a virus called as vibrio cholerae. A person suffering from it can die within a matter of hours.

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