Best Friends or Bitter Enemies? In the years since Russia planted its flag on the Arctic seabed in 2007, the world has been waiting for Putin to bring in outside help to produce the oil there. That's normally a job for the supermajors like ExxonMobil and friends — but China's getting a piece of the action this time around. Russia has agreed to let China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) join Russia's OAO Rosneft in exploring Arctic waters for oil. So not only are the Chinese doubling the amount of their future oil imports from Russia, but they're also getting a stake in the Arctic drilling that's about to take place. In addition to CNPC drilling in three Arctic locations, China Development Bank Corp. will lend Rosneft approximately $2 billion. Of course, China's loan with Russia is backed by future oil production, a detail many tend to overlook. China has been making deals like these for years. They poured billions of dollars into Venezuela's oil i...

China's Worst Fear is Coming True By Keith Kohl | Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 You might not be fully aware of China's intentions behind their latest Arctic oil deal with Russia. On the surface, this story looks like another example of the burgeoning friendship between the two countries. However, the real story came to light during Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow to promote increased cooperation with Russia... Along with a slew of economic deals, such as significantly hiking trade volumes, Russia agreed to increase future oil and natural gas exports. As it stands now, Russia ships about 15 million tons of oil every year to China, a number that is expected to grow to 31 million tons per year within the next three decades. But China is after more than simply boosting trade deals and making new friends. The Chinese are shaking hands with Russians as a means to implement the next step of their long-term energy plan — a strategy that has grown abundan...

I was completely blown away by this surprising video of Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly dancing to the Bee Gees hit STAYING ALIVE. enjoy, Andre

MIT Researchers Uncover Little Known Miracle Molecule "Nitric Oxide" Linked to Better Circulation... a Healthier Heart and... a More Enjoyable Sex Life! Free Video  reveals why the popular advice about nitric oxide—a gas molecule produced in our bodies—is dead wrong... plus why people over 40 are often deficient and what you should be doing to boost brain power, support healthy circulation and reverse aging instead Perhaps you've heard about nitric oxide, the "miracle molecule" that improves heart health, energy levels, and sexual performance and impacts every cell, tissue and organ in your body. You may have even heard how the scientists that discovered "what it does for us" won the Nobel Prize... or how hundreds of studies show that nitric oxide boosts brain power... supports healthy circulation... and reverses aging. And you may even know that people over 40 are often deficient. But nitric oxide does so much more. See this video:

5 Signs You Will Get Cancer And 7 Smart Ways to Prevent It! "You have cancer" is something you  NEVER  want to hear from your doctor . . . because it means a world of suffering, and, for too many, death. But here's  SHOCKING  news — most people have cancer in their bodies right now and don't even know it! That's because a healthy body and a strong immune system destroy emerging cancer cells  before  they can create the life-threatening disease . . . But some people are not so lucky. Sadly,  over 5,000 people in North America are diagnosed with cancer every single day  — almost  2 million per year! And that's why we're thrilled at Newsmax Health today to bring you an extraordinary presentation — How to Prevent Cancer — by America's foremost holistic health practitioner, Dr. David Brownstein. In the next few moments, Dr. Brownstein will reveal five warning signs that you are at risk for cancer. You'll be surprised at just ...

Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and "Father of Modern Medicine," believed in the healing properties of vinegar, as did the ancient Babylonians before him and the Samurai warriors in Japan later on. In fact, vinegar has been used in a number of surprising ways, including: Relief from heartburn and arthritis To lower blood pressure and cholesterol To aid digestion To treat ear infections To treat  yeast infections (candida). Relief for rashes, sunburn and jellyfish stings To clean the house, polish glass and make laundry look brighter To promote weight loss Skin detoxification But it's not just a folk remedy...vinegar has medicinal properties as well. Research has shown that vinegar can help people with type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance (not diabetic, but high risk) by improving insulin sensitivity . In the study, vinegar was just as effective as drugs (metformin and acarbose) used to treat diabetes. 1 Vinegar may be one of your most use...

  My Favorite Quotes "The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it." - Debbi Fields "The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do." - Dennis Waitley "There is no royal, flower- strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it. For if I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard." - C.J. Walker "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches." - Napoleon Hill

This month, researchers at Southampton University discovered that within hours of eating 3oz of watercress a day – about a full cereal bowl – a small group of breast cancer survivors had a higher level of cancer-fighting molecules in their blood. They found the compound phenethyl isothiocyanate – which gives watercress its peppery taste – blocks the hypoxia-inducible factor protein which helps cancer tumours grow. They also found watercress helps ‘turn off’ the signals that cancer cells send out asking the body for more blood and oxygen. Professor Graham Packham, who led the research, said: ‘I was surprised that eating one portion produced significant levels of this compound in the blood. It has the potential to have the same effect with other cancers.’ It is an excellent source of natural phytonutrients, substances in plants that have antioxidant properties such as isothiocyanates, flavonoids and carotenoids. It also contains folate, which helps maintain normal blood l...

Picture by ted.com TODAY'S TED TALK Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school 15:16 minutes · Filmed Oct 2012 · Posted Mar 2013 · TEDxMidAtlantic Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father: She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to build a school for girls in her community. It’s the educational journey of one that altered the destiny of 125 young women.  Kakenya Ntaiya refused to accept the continued oppression of women in her Maasai village -- so she built a school that's shifting gender expectations in her community. At Ted Talk you will find other great and inspiring  talks  and presentations taken from  TED  conferences, TEDx and partner events. -- There are more than 700  talks to read. Read on.. .  Placed by:  andre hartslief without prejudi...

Early morning anglers were treated to the spectacle of four T6 Harvard aircraft from The Flying Lions Aerobatic Team water-skiing across the Klipdrift Dam near Johannesburg , South Africa .   Arnie Meneghelli from Academy Brushware, owner of the aircraft, had this to say, 'What we did today I believe is a world first. It illustrates that South African air show pilots are amongst the best in the world.'  This was pretty daring.   Just one little ripple or downdraft, etc., and it would all be over!

Hi, It's an American-ism, but Hi is a word that non the less sits comfortably on most tongues worldwide. In my frantic search for digestible snippets or "spices", worthy of the discerning and most appreciated readers of my blog this morning, who most obviously share my hunger for the kind of content which I post here. It  pleases me greatly to learn, that from our humble beginnings of less than twenty readers per month a short while ago, our numbers have grown into a formidable group of readers coming from all the corners of the Globe, as my subscribers currently total in the tens of thousands! Although the comments box can do with more of your most valued input or critique from time to time I am over the moon about your interest in what I generally have to say here. Just one such priceless snippet I came across today while scouring one of my reliable sources, the digital newspaper S.A.Mail & Guardian for content. My inspiration for sharing the article s...

  GO ORGANIC NOW! PLANT NUTRITIOUS FOODS EVERYWHERE Food monopolists are taking over the world food supply Wednesday, March 06, 2013 by: J. D. Heyes (NaturalNews) There was a reason why our founding fathers were leery of monopolies - because they knew that too much power and influence in too few hands was not conducive to liberty and freedom. That's one reason why they would likely be concerned about control of the global food supply these days - because too few food multinationals have a grip on commodity markets, "with potentially dramatic effects for consumers and food producers alike," Britain's  Independent  reported recently. The newspaper was citing a new report that warned the livelihoods of millions of small business owners and firms that produce many of the drinks and foods we consume on a daily basis are "seriously under threat," noting that extreme price volatility coupled with higher food prices and more concentrated food markets thr...

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Follow me on Twitter The 30 minute film illustrates the trans-formative effect of life-saving antiretroviral medicine through the stories of HIV+ people in Zambia. By taking the ARV medicine – 2 life-saving pills that cost around 40 cents a day – in as few as 40 days, the medicine can help bring people back to life. HIV/AIDS is a preventable and treatable disease yet it has killed more than 20 million people in Africa. In 2002 only 50,000 people had access to the medication due to its high cost. Today, thanks to reduced costs and increased access, about 4 million people in Africa are now receiving treatment. Still, 3,600 people die every day in sub-Saharan Africa from AIDS. “The Lazarus Effect” film shows that this needn't be the case. Here

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