Between Jealousy and Curiosity- A Thin Line Separates

Most often i find that a lot of people in relationships misconstrue the act of Jealousy with that of Curiosity. A guy may ask a series of questions from a lady about previous relationships and most probably the lady gives little information which does not suffice the guy prompting him to explore further by asking more questions. The result is that the lady fends him off and begins to say he is jealous. This applies to both males and females alike.
Are we to say then that this is a measure of insecurity in the relationship or that it identifies with the fact that the person deeply cares? I believe there is a thin line between curiosity and jealousy but then the product of both are different. One way to differentiate one from the other is to watch out the effect of the information given. if the result is positive then it shows that the curious mind deeply cares while the negative informs you that the person's mind is jealous. 

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The Clubfreedom Rewards Program
An overview:
Clubfreedom is a successful International Club with more than 100,000 members in over 160 countries that offers exclusive membership providing privileges and benefits not typically available to the public. These benefits include access to wholesale rates for travel, hotels, resorts and holiday packages as well as access to lucrative investment opportunities.
To become a member of Clubfreedom a person needs to first purchase a Wholesale Access Certificate.
This wholesale access certificate provides unlimited travel and holiday bookings for a period of twelve months with Clubfreedom's preferred travel suppliers. These travel suppliers include one of the world's largest and most awarded wholesale travel providers that has been providing travel services for over a century!
When a person purchases one of Clubfreedom's Wholesale Access Certificates they receive FREE membership with Clubfreedom and automatic entry into a generous Rewards Program.
Clubfreedom chose to build it's member base using the internet and a referral based marketing program rather than the traditional marketing methods like television, and other media which can be very expensive and slow. Clubfreedom created a generous cash rewards program that has revolutionized the travel industry.
The rewards program is used to reward members who sell access certificates and develop a team of other members who on sell the access certificates. This team will result in multiple generations of referrals that can spread across a person's region, country and even internationally.
This rewards program is funded through Clubfreedom allocating a percentage of the sale of each wholesale access certificate to the rewards program and distributing this revenue back to qualified members.
The more people you sell access certificates to and the larger the team of people you develop who purchase and sell access certificates the faster you can progress in the rewards program and the more rewards you can earn!
The Rewards program comprises of 2 Stages.
Members can qualify to receive rewards by progressing through each stage. With continued effort members can qualify to earn the STAGE 2 rewards on a continuing basis.
STAGE ONE Rewards:
When a member progresses from STAGE 1 to STAGE 2 they receive a $300 credit with eCash-Invest, an exclusive and lucrative investment program that capitalise on the incredible returns possible in the foreign exchange (Forex) market. eCash-Invest is available exclusively to Clubfreedom Members.
This $300 credit will be invested for 30 days to gain maximum financial returns for the member. These returns will be paid to the member's eCash-Invest account each month where the member has the option of withdrawing the returns or letting the returns be added to their investment funds to gain greater returns.
After 90 days the member has the choice of withdrawing the $300 reward along with any returns gained OR leaving the funds invested to continue to gain future returns.
There is also an opportunity to earn monthly commissions from the returns earned by other members in their team who have invested in eCash-Invest. These commissions can continue to be earned and potentially grow even if each member only invested once.
It gets even better!
Each member you personally introduce to Clubfreedom that progresses through STAGE 1 will enable you to receive a $200 credit with eCash-Invest.
It's Clubfreedom's way of rewarding you for helping others succeed!
Please take note of the following:
The STAGE 1 rewards will be credited to your account within 72 hours of the member qualifying for the reward.
If you have NOT yet activated your eCash-Invest account a US$50 activation fee will be deducted from the reward earned. This activation fee covers your account fees for a period of 12 months for ONE Clubfreedom ID.
If you reside in a country where eCash-Invest is NOT permitted the reward will be paid as a cash reward to your wallet.
These new rewards will ensure members earn rewards much sooner in the program and will also see a greater percentage of members earning rewards.
It also provides members with an opportunity to be funded into the incredible eCash-Invest opportunity without investing their own funds as well as experiencing the monthly residual earning potential of eCash-Invest.
STAGE TWO Rewards:
When a member progresses through STAGE 2 of the Rewards program the qualified member receives a $6,000 cash reward.
Clubfreedom members can set up an online account called a wallet where the cash reward can be transferred to and withdrawn by wire transfer or withdrawn through a Debit Card available through Clubfreedom.
This cash reward can be used for whatever you want! You may want to invest into eCash-Invest to start building a serious investment fund that can grow month after month.
You may choose to book that dream vacation you always desired. Clubfreedom's preferred travel provider will be able to help you create a lifetime of memories by creating the perfect luxury holiday with significant savings you can really spoil yourself!
The best part is when you progress through STAGE 2 Clubfreedom automatically provides you with an opportunity to qualify to earn the cash rewards again. These cash rewards have afforded many members the opportunity to live a whole new lifestyle.
A more detailed look at the rewards program. . .
Each member creates a unique member username or ID which also generates a unique Clubfreedom website address where other people can go to become a member of Clubfreedom and purchase their own Access Certificate.
Clubfreedom tracks who referred each member so each member can view details of their referrals. As their own personal referrals introduce other members who in turn introduce others, members can soon develop a growing team of satisfied members all enjoying the benefits of membership with Clubfreedom.
Advancement through the Rewards Program. . .
Each Stage of the rewards program comprises 4 levels.
Rewards Program STAGE 1
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Qualified - Entry into STAGE 2 generating $300 reward for member and $200 reward for introducer
Rewards Program STAGE 2
Reservation
Planner
Stand-by
Traveller - Generates US$6,000
The rewards program uses a revolutionary revolving matrix system as opposed to traditional matrices to fast track your progress through the system. With this system the sophisticated software will enter members at Level 1 of STAGE 1 System from left to right and then advance them from Level 1 through to the qualified position STAGE 1 Board.
As you and others on the board introduce people to Clubfreedom the Level 1 positions are filled. As you introduce more people and they in turn do the same you can create a large team of Clubfreedom members all enjoying the benefits of membership and progressing through the rewards program. The faster the board is filled, the faster you receive your cash and travel rewards.
To advance through the rewards program it requires a team effort. Everyone's minimum goal is to introduce at least 2 members to qualify you to move through STAGE 1 board. When you enter STAGE 2 board your goal is to help 2 of your personally introduced members or others in your team to also advance to STAGE 2 system so you can qualify to advance to the Traveller position on STAGE 2 system and earn the travel and cash rewards.

Technology widens Rich-Poor gap --By Philip Emeagwali

OIL has made us billions and fuelled our economic stability, but oil has also become the bane of our existence. For some, it is a curse that has caused poverty and corruption, but for others it is an essential source of untold wealth and power. But as the gap between rich and poor countries continues to expand, it is clear that intellectual capital and technology rule the world, and that natural resources such as oil, gold, and diamonds are no longer the primary determinants of wealth.
Surprisingly, nations with few natural resources demonstrate greater economic growth rates than OPEC countries. Japan's economic growth, driven by technological superiority, outpaces that of Saudi Arabia; South Korea is growing faster than oil-rich Nigeria; and Taiwan's economy has moved well beyond that of oil-rich Venezuela. The United States and Norway are also rich in oil, yet their staggering economic growth comes from intellectual capital.
In reality, it is not money but intellectual capital that drives prosperity. More important, perhaps, is the reality that poverty is driven and sustained by a lack of intellectual capital. The intimate relationship between intellectual capital and economic growth is as old as humanity itself, and is well illustrated by this parable from ancient Babylon (modern-day Iraq). A man asked his children:
"If you had a choice between the clay of wisdom or a bag of gold, which would you choose?"
"The bag of gold, the bag of gold" the naive children cried, not realising that wisdom had the potential to earn them many more bags of gold in the future.
Seven thousand years later, Iraq - the cradle of civilisation - has its own private bag of gold as it sits perched atop the world's third largest oil reserves.
Meanwhile, Israel, tucked away in the hostile terrain of a barren desert, has the clay of wisdom - the weightless wealth of intellectual capital embodied in the collective mind of its people. The striking economic gap that persists between rich and poor nations has increased sevenfold over the past century to what is now an all-time high. The accumulation of intellectual capital by rich nations has helped broaden this gap because it has enabled them to control technology and collect hidden taxes from less affluent nations. For instance, Nigeria pays a 40 per cent "royalty" tax on its petroleum revenues to foreign oil companies that are ripping out its family jewels - the huge store of wealth in its oilfields. These oilfields started forming when prehistoric, dog-sized humans - our common ancestor with the apes - walked African grasslands on four legs.
It's a shocking reality, but the deep oil reserves laid down by Mother Nature millions of years ago and nurtured through the millennia in Africa have been whittled away within decades. And, for the dubious privilege of surrendering its natural resources forever, Nigeria is required to pay half its petroleum revenue in the form of "royalties" to the rich kids on the global block, the United States and the Netherlands. That oilfield has been exchanged for a bowl of porridge, and the black gold that should serve the under-served in Nigeria is helping wealthy Westerners get wealthier.
Today, half the world's population - three billion people - live on an average of $500 a year. In contrast, Bill Gates earns $500 every second. By controlling technology and taxing computer users, Gates has become wealthier than each of the 70 poorest nations on earth and using his financial might has conquered more territory than Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great combined.
While Bill Gates is the new millennium's Prince of Technology, he is by no means the first to have taken on the huge potential offered by the realm of technology. The Romans used roads and military technology to expand their empire. And, for centuries, Britain ruled a quarter of the Earth due to its unparalleled ability to command maritime technology and conquer the Seven Seas. Britain undoubtedly established itself as the world's first superpower through its rapid and ruthless colonial expansion programme. The British raised the Union Jack over Canada and Australia, India and Hong Kong, Egypt and Kenya, and countless other countries - even the United States. The Union Jack cast its shadow in every global time zone, giving rise to the saying, "The sun never sets on the British Empire," a fact that was cold comfort to the colonised nations.
In the same way, the United States has embraced its technological supremacy, both offensively and defensively, to build its own global empire without a physical presence in any of its "colonies." The sole remaining superpower is at the forefront of every major technological advancement, which it has used to become deeply embedded in three-quarters of the globe. The U.S. has accomplished a virtual economic colonisation manifesting its presence throughout the globe by harnessing the power of technology and capitalising on its clay of wisdom.
Africa's inability to realise its potential and embrace technology has left it at the mercy of the West. The time has come for Africa to seize the day and resist the efforts of America and others to leave their imprint and plunder its natural resources. Numerous examples throughout history support the idea that technology can be used as a tool of oppression. And there's little doubt that America's technological advancement has allowed it to exploit natural resources around the world.
This is particularly evident in Africa, where the U.S. is exploiting oilfields beneath the pristine rainforest - and being rewarded with a 40-per cent tax at the expense of the African people. This lends credence to history's assertion that those who control technology oppress those who do not, eventually enslaving them and, finally, wielding power around the globe.

Emeagwali, winner of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, the Nobel Prize of supercomputing, lives in the United States

The Power of Perception

There are four "Ps" that will enhance your ability to persuade others in both your work and personal life. They are power, positioning, performance, and politeness. And they are all based on perception.
The first "P" is power. The more power and influence that a person perceives that you have, whether real or not, the more likely it is that that person will be persuaded by you to do the things you want them to do. For example, if you appear to be a senior executive, or a wealthy person, people will be much more likely to help you and serve you than they would be if you were perceived to be a lower level employee.
The second "P" is positioning. This refers to the way that other people think about you and talk about you when you are not there. Your positioning in the mind and heart of other people largely determines how open they are to being influenced by you.In everything you do involving other people, you are shaping and influencing their perceptions of you and your positioning in their minds. Think about how you could change the things you say and do so that people think about you in such a way that they are more open to your requests and to helping you achieve your goals.
The third "P" is performance. This refers to your level of competence and expertise in your area. A person who is highly respected for his or her ability to get results is far more persuasive and influential than a person who only does an average job.
The fourth "P" of persuasion power is politeness. People do things for two reasons, because they want to and because they have to. When you treat people with kindness, courtesy and respect, you make them want to do things for you. They are motivated to go out of their way to help you solve your problems and accomplish your goals.Being nice to other people satisfies one of the deepest of all subconscious needs, the need to feel important and respected. Whenever you convey this to another person in your conversation, your attitude and your treatment of that person, he or she will be wide open to being persuaded and influenced by you in almost anything you need.

Again, perception is everything. The perception of an individual is his or her reality. People act on the basis of their perceptions of you. If you change their perceptions, you change the way they think and feel about you, and you change the things that they will do for you.

First, think continually about the impression you want to make on others and then make sure that everything you do or say is consistent with that perception.Second, be nice to people. Practice the Golden Rule in your interactions with others. Always be polite and make others feel important.