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Flowers
Edited by
Pansytilly
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Fri 09/04/15 06:07 AM
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time-lapse images are so nice
 
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Flowers
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((((Tilly))))   
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http://news.yahoo.com/female-mma-fighter-puts-man-210941596.html
Female MMA Fighter Puts Man Into Incredibly Painful Choke Hold After He Tries to Steal Her Cell Phone Heh... |
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Not sure if this is belongs in political or religious...ill let the mods decide.
http://news.yahoo.com/berlin-church-muslim-refugees-converting-droves-083020529.html At a Berlin church, Muslim refugees converting in droves BERLIN (AP) — Mohammed Ali Zonoobi bends his head as the priest pours holy water over his black hair. "Will you break away from Satan and his evil deeds?" pastor Gottfried Martens asks the Iranian refugee. "Will you break away from Islam?" "Yes," Zonoobi fervently replies. Spreading his hands in blessing, Martens then baptizes the man "in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost." Mohammed is now Martin — no longer Muslim, but Christian. Zonoobi, a carpenter from the Iranian city of Shiraz, arrived in Germany with his wife and two children five months ago. He is one of hundreds of mostly Iranian and Afghan asylum seekers who have converted to Christianity at the evangelical Trinity Church in a leafy Berlin neighborhood. Like Zonoobi, most say true belief prompted their embrace of Christianity. But there's no overlooking the fact that the decision will also greatly boost their chances of winning asylum by allowing them to claim they would face persecution if sent home. (Iranian asylum-seeker Vesam Heydari stands in front of the Trinity Church in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 1 …)img Martens recognizes that some convert in order to improve their chances of staying in Germany — but for the pastor motivation is unimportant. Many, he said, are so taken by the Christian message that it changes their lives. And he estimates that only about 10 percent of converts do not return to church after christening. "I know there are — again and again — people coming here because they have some kind of hope regarding their asylum," Martens said. "I am inviting them to join us because I know that whoever comes here will not be left unchanged." Being Christian alone does not help an applicant, and Chancellor Angela Merkel went out of her way this week to reiterate that Islam "belongs in Germany." But in Afghanistan and Iran, for example, conversion to Christianity by a Muslim could be punished by death or imprisonment, and it is therefore unlikely that Germany would deport converted Iranian and Afghan refugees back home. None will openly admit to converting in order to help their asylum chances. To do so could result in rejection of their asylum bid and deportation as Christian converts. Several candidates for baptism at Martens' church would not give their names out of fear of repercussions for their families back home. Most said their decision was based on belief, but one young Iranian woman said she was convinced most people had joined the church only to improve their chances for asylum. (Iranian asylum-seeker Aref Movasaq Rodsari stands in the Trinity Church in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 13, …)img Congregation member Vesam Heydari initially applied for asylum in Norway and converted there in 2009. But his case was rejected because the Norwegian authorities did not believe he would be persecuted as a Christian in Iran, so he moved to Germany to seek refugee status here — and is awaiting a decision. He criticized many of the other Iranian church members, saying they were making it much harder for "real, persecuted Christians" like himself to get approved for asylum. "The majority of Iranians here are not converting out of belief," Heydari said. "They only want to stay in Germany." Meanwhile, as other churches across Germany struggle with dwindling numbers of believers, Martens has seen his congregation swell from 150 just two years to more than 600 parishioners now — with a seemingly unending flow of new refugees finding the way to his congregation. Some come from cities as far away as Rostock on the Baltic Sea, having found out by word-of-mouth that Martens not only baptizes Muslims after a three-month "crash course" in Christianity, but also helps them with asylum pleas. Other Christian communities across Germany, among them Lutheran churches in Hannover and the Rhineland, have also reported growing numbers of Iranians converting to Christendom. There are no exact numbers on how many Muslims have converted in Germany in recent years — and they are a tiny minority compared to the country's overall 4 million Muslims. But at least for Berlin, Martens describes the number of conversions as nothing short of a "miracle." And he says he has at least another 80 people — mostly refugees from Iran and a few Afghans — waiting to be baptized. Germany is witnessing an unprecedented surge of asylum-seekers this year, with the number of migrants expected to reach 800,000 this year, a fourfold increase on last year. (An Iranian asylum-seeker wearing a Christian shirt waits to be baptized in the Trinity Church in Ber …)img Many of the new arrivals come from Muslim countries such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan. While refugees from civil-war-torn Syria will almost definitely be receiving asylum status, the situation is more complicated for asylum seekers from Iran or Afghanistan, which are seen as more stable. In recent years, roughly 40-50 percent from those two countries have been allowed to stay in the country, with many of those getting only temporary permission to remain. Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees said it does not comment on the reasons individual applicants give when they apply for asylum, or on how many people receive refugee status in Germany based on religious persecution. Zonoobi, who dressed all in white for his baptism on Sunday, said he had attended secret religious services in Iran ever since friends introduced him to the Bible at age 18. He decided to flee to Germany after several Christian friends were arrested for practicing their religion. For Zonoobi and his wife Afsaneh — who since her baptism goes by the name of Katarina — the christening marks a new beginning. "Now we are free and can be ourselves," she said. "Most important, I am so happy that our children will have a good future here and can get a good education in Germany." |
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Hi, I am new here, searchinng woman for physical relationship.. You must be a gym instructor, then... |
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sex consent form
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How specific does this form have to be? Please initial by all types of sex you are willing to perform and then sign and date at the bottom. We will also need a witness so could you get one of your girlfriends to join us?  And afterwards will you make me a sammich? If yes, just initial here...  50 shades of NorCalSwe? Does your contract include the items on your "list" ? 
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WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Edited by
Pansytilly
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Fri 09/04/15 02:14 AM
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A nice vacation...
With romance and excitement  
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New to dating world with ???
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I feel honesty is the policy, Just be frank and say that you have seen the gentleman a few times and are quite taken my his mesmerising eyes. Then maybe you could break the ice with a joke and ask him if they are his own eyes or did he get them in a lucky bag? After this maybe you could ask him his name and tell him your own name too. At this point you will be able to gauge his response to you. Good Luck CelticDolphyn :) Nice strategy, jaan 
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34143079
US man loses job offer after sending naked selfies to boss 
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Idris Elba as James Bond
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How old is the earth?
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I digress...
Assuming conservation of matter and energy... How many times has creation been destroyed and re-created? 
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Edited by
Pansytilly
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Wed 09/02/15 02:19 AM
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The Arab Spring has resulted in the Arab Flood.. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34124021 Migrant crisis: Thousands arrive in mainland Greece 
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Mental Illness
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I think counselors are not qualified as psychotherapists/psychologists are. It would depend on the psychiatrist and whether he/she would opt to go into that area of cognitive therapy. In New Zealand psychologists can diagnose, but when it comes to criminal acts and needing a psychiatric examination...I would guess both would work as a team. Also most therapists etc are a team, they collectively diagnose with each other as mentors/supervisors. I know nothing about insurance, crime etc and that area... You could try a thread on it i was trying to relate the problem of over-diagnosis and over-treatment with msharmony's original posting point being,, is mental illness becoming more common? if so whats to be done about it? whats changed to trigger such an increase? Do we need to be including anger management/problem coping type instruction in our schools along with 'home economics' and 'physical education'? it SEEMS like people are much quicker to fly off the handle and harm or threaten others,,,,,,and kids are choosing suicide when facing the obstacles of childhood,,, do you consider it an issue at all and if so what types of solutions might we try?(we, meaning as a community) considering the issues that DSM criteria has to begin with, and that now, a 5th version of it is out with more issues raised on its manner of diagnosis...i do think it is a cause of higher incidence of mental illness in the US, aside from "advantages" that can be had by people desiring a "quick fix", insurance, pharmaceuticals, diagnosing bodies and institutions, and those seeking to lower criminal liability. how this will affect on a global scale remains to be seen, but it is an issue that can be manipulated with the right incentive. ---------- regarding children and suicide...i stumbled upon these articles recently... http://www.businessinsider.com/september-1-may-be-the-deadliest-day-for-japans-schoolchildren-2015-9 http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/sept-1-sees-more-teen-suicides-than-any-other-day |
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Topic:
Idris Elba as James Bond
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i didn't like Daniel Craig too much...
i think it would be interesting to cast Idris Elba, tho. Pierce Brosnan thinks so too.  he also opened the topic on casting(or not) a gay 007... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3210739/Pierce-Brosnan-claims-producers-won-t-allow-gay-007-backs-Idris-Elba-Daniel-Craig.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/11417154/Pierce-Brosnan-Idris-Elba-would-make-a-good-Bond.html |
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Topic:
Mental Illness
Edited by
Pansytilly
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Wed 09/02/15 12:21 AM
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Are you exclusively asking about the USA Panstilly? any...im comparing. it would be interesting to know the demographics and what may relate to over or under diagnosis and treatment, as well as legal implications on crime and liability claims. im actually looking at the difference between the US vs WHO classification for mental disorders. we follow the DSM criteria here, but i know, UK and Aussie follow WHO... i do notice that US has more claims of mental illness than most other countries. not sure if it's because of media and/or under/over-reports or if it is actual cases or health care system-related... |
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