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  1. This is for the game of Baccarat. I used it for over a month before suffering a loss of my bankroll. But it was all the house money in end anyway. Play the dominant side of the shoe!!! Switch sides on last bet or start over ————- Do NOT try this on Roulette $5-10-20-40-80-160 (315) $10 -20-40-80-160-320 (630) $15-30-60-120-240-480 (945) $20-40-80-160-320- 640(1260) $25-50-100-200-400-800 (1575) see comment below $50-100-200-400-800-1600 (3150) $500 table max at some casinos so try not to play this one except in catch up emergencies (very dangerous by the way) $100-200-400-800-1600-3200 (6300) see comment above
  2. Government is just another word for what we all decide to do together. Health is a human right. Ask Norway, Finland and other Scandinavian countries how bad socialism is..... THEY LOVE IT!!!
  3. St. Angelo prophesied that St. Francis would receive the stigmata. St. Francis, on his part, praised Angelo for his impending martyrdom. Angelo Stagnaro Convert. Carmelite. Priest. Hermit. Mystic. Reformer. Thaumaturge. Missionary. Firebrand. Martyr. What else does a man need to do to become a saint? Like a husband who constantly pulls out all the stops in giving his wife presents, St. Angelo, also known as St. Angelo of Jerusalem, has the raised the standards for Catholics much too high. With a name like “Angelo” you would think he was Patron Saint of Broken Legs and yet, no. He’s actually the Patron Saint of Converts and Those Who Don’t Beat Around the Bush. He’s also patron saint of Palermo, Sicily. No jokes, please. After all, he’s a holy man. St. Angelo of Jerusalem even healed seven lepers. By the time he reached my age, he had already been dead 10 years. Personally, I’m well behind on the whole miraculous healing thing so there’s little chance of anyone confusing me with St. Angelo. That, plus he was born in Jerusalem?as you can tell by his name?and I live in New York City?two totally different places. And those Christians who have been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land know it’s much easier to get a good bagel with lox and a schmeer in New York City than it is in Jerusalem. (No hate mail, please. I’m just telling the truth. If the Israelis aren’t open to criticism, they’ll never learn how to make a good bagel.) Also known as Angelus, Angelo and his twin brother John were Jews born in 1185. Their parents were Jesse and Maria. The twins converted shortly after their mother did. Maria had apparently received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary who welcomed her to the Church. Unfortunately, they’re parents died when the boys were young. Patriarch Nicodemus oversaw their education until the twins turned 18, at which point they joined the Carmelite novitiate at St. Anne Convent near Jerusalem’s Golden Gate. In 1210, the two were ordained priests. Whereas John chose the aesthetic life at Mount Carmel, Angelo traveled and preached in Palestine where many dozens of cures were attributed to his intercession. Realizing that his miracles were distracting him from his prayer and the sanctifying life, he withdrew to a hermitage in the desert near Mount Carmel. However, his reputation of miracles followed him there also. In 1218, he received a vision in which Jesus asked him to preach in Italy which was rife with heretics at the time specifically the Albigensians, the Bogomils and the Patarini. The Albigensians were sort of a 13th-century gnostic, New Age/sexual revolution cult that thought the universe was created by an evil god and abortion was the highest duty and act of love possible. Sound familiar? The Bogomils, also known as the Bulgars, were also gnostics but more similar to Jehovah’s Witnesses in that they believed the Catholic Church was “evil incarnate” and refused to use the cross as a symbol representing Christianity. The Patariniheld every wacky opinion in common with the Albigensians and Bogomils as well as resurrecting the ancient Donatist heresy, which held that only a priest in a state of grace could administer the sacraments. In addition, the Patariniwere working against the Crusaders by financially assisting Muslim rulers and leaking battle plans to them. Again, sound familiar? In his vision, Angelo was alsotold to ask Pope Honorius III to approve a new rule for the Carmelites which was posthumously granted in 1226. Angelo was a busy man. He had things to do and nothing short of martyrdom was going to stop him. Technically even martyrdom didn’t stop him. On April 1, 1219, Angelo set off on a Genoese ship stopping briefly at Messina, Sicily and then headed out to Civitavecchia and then onward to Rome to meet with the pope. Angelo preached in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran where he met both Sts. Francis of Assisi and Dominic, who congratulated him for his excellent preaching. He prophesied that St. Francis would receive the stigmata. St. Francis, on his part, praised Angelo for his impending martyrdom. Angelo returned to Palermo where he was a guest of the Basilians priests for over a month. This is where he healed the seven lepers I alluded to early. He then healed the Archbishop of Palermo Bernardo de Castanea for good measure. He directed his attentions to the Jewish community in Sicily converting 200 souls to Christ. He then moved on to Licata in southern Sicily where his reputation as a miracle worker still dogged him. It was in Licata where St. Angelo turned his steady, unwavering attention to a local Albigensian warlord/knight pervert named Berenger or Berengarius who was involved in an incestuous relationship with his sister. As I mentioned early, the Albigensians were a sex cult that held that no limits are acceptable. Angelo, knowing exactly when to shut up and refusingto do so, made it clear in public exactly what Berenger was doing with his sister. The girl approached the saint asking for forgiveness and asked for his assistance in leaving her brother’s thrall. Berenger was furious because those who lead sinful lives hate to be told they shouldn’t be doing what they’re doing. On May 1, 1220, the knight went with several of his henchmen to attack Angelo in front of Sts. Phillip & James Church in Licata where he was preaching to the gathered crowd. Berenger stepped up to the unarmed friar running him through five times with his sword?the same number of Christ’s wounds. The saint died of his wounds on May 5, which became his feast day. While dying, he prayed incessantly to God asking Him to forgive his attacker and begging his defenders to not seek revenge for his murder. He was buried in the church in which he was attacked. Pope Pius II canonized Angelo as a martyr in 1459. In 1486, his relics were translated from a simple wooden casket to a silver urn. His relics were once again transferred to an even nicer reliquary on his feast day, May 5, 1623. The Sicilians, still upset that their island was the site of Angelo’s martyrdom, built Santa Maria del Carmine, a much nicer church, 40 years later and had the saint’s relics moved in Aug. 15, 1662. The church is now his major shrine and a site of pilgrimage which sees many tens of thousands of pilgrims every year even to this day. The end of a bubonic plague outbreak in Palermo in 1656 was attributed to Angelo’s intercession. He’s been the patron saint of the good people of Palermo ever since. Apparently, all is forgiven. Like I said, Angelo is a busy man/saint. He’s still got saint stuff to do. St. Angelo’s actions proves Christ’s own words, “To those who are given much, much more will be given. (Luke 12:48) Frankly, Angelo is making the rest of us slackers look bad. http://www.ncregister.com/blog/astagnaro/st.-angelo-of-jerusalem-a-saint-you-should-know-about
  4. From KNKX Washington Shuts Down Care Provider For Disabled Adults, Now Families Face Tough Decisions By Austin Jenkins • Apr 26, 2018 Originally published on April 27, 2018 6:43 pm In an unprecedented move, the state of Washington is shutting down a major provider of in-home care for developmentally disabled adults in King, Spokane and Yakima counties because of repeated serious violations of care standards. On April 4, the Department of Social and Health Services sent the provider, SL Start & Associates, a decertification letter based on a “history of serious … non-compliance with the law and regulations.” The letter cited two years of deficiencies that included failing to report alleged abuse of clients and failing to get appropriate and timely medical care for a client who later died. “These serious deficiencies have jeopardized clients’ health, safety and welfare and support decertification of your agency,” the letter from the director of DSHS Residential Care Services said. SL Start was one of the larger providers of in-home care to adults with developmental disabilities. A DSHS official said he couldn’t recall a supported living program that served as many clients under a single license being decertified. But it’s what DSHS did after the decertification that’s causing alarm among some families and disability advocates: the agency is moving most of SL Start’s clients to its sister company, Aacres Washington. ‘We Are Alarmed’ Beverly Davis said she only recently learned of SL Start’s long history of deficiencies. Her 45-year-old son Christopher Davis was one of the company’s clients. Now she’s even more upset that the state is transferring him to Aacres. Sitting at her dining room table in her north Spokane home, Davis described her son as “happy-go-lucky.” He’s severely developmentally disabled and non-verbal, but she said he still finds ways to communicate. “He squeals, he enjoys life,” Davis said. But Davis said her son has also endured a lot over the years, including neglect by caregivers, serious health problems and several disruptive moves as care providers went out of business, were decertified or said they couldn’t handle his behavior. Most recently, SL Start provided Christopher Davis with round-the-clock care in his own apartment. But his mother said she noticed problems with that care when she would visit him or he would come to stay with her on weekends. “He’s not getting his meds all the time, his hygiene is horrible,” she said. In March, following a routine dentist appointment, Christopher Davis’s dental hygienist sent SL Start a letter warning that his periodontal health had degraded in the previous six months and was now in a “necrotizing state.” “How long do we just stand there and watch our loved ones being treated like this,” Beverly Davis said. Once SL Start was decertified, Davis faced a dilemma: give SL Start’s sister company a second chance or put her son through another disruptive move to a new care provider. “It’s kind of like they back us into the corner,” Davis said. Last week, the advocacy group Disability Rights Washington sent a letter to DSHS Secretary Cheryl Strange that said it has “grave concerns about an unqualified provider continuing to deliver services to (Washington Developmental Disabilities Administration) clients.” The letter also alleged that clients and families “are being grossly misled.” “We are alarmed to the point that we’re going out and doing our own monitoring and making sure that people know how to advocate for themselves, because we are afraid that our state has put them in a vulnerable position and we want to empower them,” said Susan Kas, the Disability Rights Washington lawyer who wrote the letter. Also concerning to Disability Rights Washington was an April 5 letter SL Start sent to its clients and their families that described the move to Aacres as a merger and made no mention of its decertification. Instead, the letter emphasized clients would experience a seamless transition. “There is absolutely no change to staff, homes, or scheduled support to you or your loved one,” the letter read. DSHS recently concluded that SL Start violated state rules by failing to notify its clients of the decertification in that letter. SL Start said it plans to appeal that finding. Scramble To Avoid Disruption After SL Start lost its certification, Washington's Developmental Disabilities Administration said it had just two weeks to transition the more than 200 clients. The goal was to avoid an interruption of care and keep as many of them as possible in their homes. That's why the decision was made to move the clients to Aacres. SL Start and Aacres are both owned by the same company—Spokane-based Embassy Management. According to business filings in Washington and Delaware and news reports, Embassy Management is a subsidiary of U.S. Community Behavioral, which in turn is owned by Bregal Partners, a New York private equity firm. Don Clintsman, the deputy assistant secretary of the Developmental Disabilities Administration, said he understood the concern about moving clients to a sister organization, but said the two entities are different. “The expertise that Embassy has shown and that Aacres has shown in running a supported living program give us confidence the SL Start residents will get the right service,” Clintsman said. He added that for at least the next three months DDA will conduct monthly in-home inspections of at least 15 percent of the former SL Start clients’ residences to ensure they are getting adequate care. A small number of clients in Yakima County are being transferred to a provider that is not owned by Embassy Management because Aacres doesn’t have a license to operate there. Decertification Called A ‘Surprise’ In a lengthy interview Wednesday, Kendra Ellis, the executive director of Aacres who also served in that same role for SL Start, said the decertification came as a surprise. Ellis said SL Start had been working with state regulators since last October to address deficiencies and was implementing a “plan of correction.” But in March, while SL Start was under a second 90-day provisional certification, two clients died after being taken to the hospital for illnesses. In one of those cases, a visiting state inspector encountered a client in respiratory distress and directed staff to call 911, according to state officials. In the other case, investigators found that caregivers delayed getting medical attention for a client who “exhibited signs and symptoms of a life threatening illness.” The statement of deficiencies issued by DSHS and obtained by the Northwest News Network found that SL Start failed to properly train staff and noted this was a repeat violation. Soon after, the state notified SL Start that it would be decertified to care for adults. Ellis said she was “blindsided,” but the company decided not to appeal and instead continue to serve clients through Aacres while working on the turnaround plan that was already underway. “We’ve taken ownership for our deficiencies, identified steps that we need to take to improve our systems, identified additional training that’s needed, oversight in the homes,” said Ellis, who noted the company has recently hired a chief clinical officer, director of nursing and chief quality officer. Ellis attributed some of SL Start’s deficiencies to a statewide shortage of trained caregivers and the fact the company worked with individuals with complex needs. “It’s opened us up for increased chances for citation, for things to go wrong, greater chance of deficiency,” Ellis said. As clients make the transition to Aacres, Ellis said, she wants families to have confidence in the company’s ability to provide care, but she notes they also have the option to find another agency. In Spokane, that’s something Beverly Davis said she’s already decided to do—even though it means her son will have to move again. She’s recently found a woman who’s agreed to take care of him. “I’m going to place Chris in her care and hope and pray that it’s going to be better than what he’s had,” Davis said. SL Start is still licensed in Washington to care for children with developmental disabilities. State records show DSHS has paid SL Start more than $26 million since July 1, 2017. SL Start also has operations in Oregon. A spokeswoman with the Oregon Department of Human Services there said there are no complaints or actions pending against SL Start or Embassy Management. Emily Schwing contributed to this story. https://www.documentcloud.org/public/search/projectid%3A 38386-sl-start
  5. This is assuming that it is not also offered to anyone else that you are close to.
  6. su crítica sin ambajes contra la corrupción ante la plana mayor de los políticos peruanos, marcó su segundo día en Perú
  7. A graffiti artist may believe that what he does is art. Society disagrees and prosecutes them accordingly. I have news for you. Society considers you all "SOLICITORS". Usually unwelcome at that. It doesn't matter what YOU think you are ... in the end it matter what everyone ELSE THINKS YOU ARE.
  8. I would say actions speak louder than words. The Catholic Church runs hospitals, food banks, shelters that assist the entire world and have been doing so for over a thousand years. The JW's make a big deal about sending water to people in Houston who have lost thier homes..... and by that I mean THEIR OWN PEOPLE..... Talk to me when you guys are actually working to help humanity in general instead of focusing on everyone's eternal damnation. Jesus fed the hungry and took care of the sick.... EVEN IF THEY WERE CHRISTIANS. Jehovah's Witnesses are told not to donate to charities and give all money to make watchtowers that have been calling for Armageddon since 1879. Try actually LIVING as a Christian and then come talk to me about whether or not you can be called so.
  9. I heard that you guys add words that aren't in the manuscripts making it your "interpretation" .... and in your latest version you also conveniently added the word "Governing Body" to it that was not there in your previous versions.... supposedly to make everyone think your current corporate structure is somehow scripturally based. Do you know what the scriptures say will happen to someone that even "adds a word"?
  10. @Melinda Mills You guys are barely 150 years old and are continually changing what you actually "believe"..... For instance, you guys claimed 1975 the end was to come yet here we are alive and breathing. I would turn the question around and ask what could you learn from us Catholics. We have almost 2,000 years of history and teachings to offer. I believe your leadership has also visited the Vatican before and were very impressed. Our art alone is historical and inspirational to millions.
  11. Quinceañera Among several Spanish-speaking countries and among many Hispanics in the United States there is the custom of celebrating the passage from childhood to adolescence with a ritual that expresses thanksgiving to God for the gift of life and that asks for a blessing from God for the years ahead. This celebration may take place within Mass or outside of Mass. Resources in this section respond to questions and address issues related to the liturgical celebration of the Quinceanera.
  12. Persons "The Christian family is . . . where God's children learn to pray 'as the Church' and to persevere in prayer" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2685). As a human and Christian family, some of our earliest prayers focus on the people in our lives. Prayers for people often highlight important moments in the life of a family, school, or Church. Prayers for people remind us that, whether in times of grief or joy, God is always with us.
  13. Objects We bless objects for many reasons. Blessed icons or other images or objects in the household to use as a part of regular prayer Tools or objects that provide an occasion to give thanks and recognize the joy and responsibility of human labor, recreation, and devotion A vehicle that makes it possible to overcome distance and come together for meetings, visits, and other forms of social contact Boats and other vehicles that are essential to our livelihood and to protect those who use them
  14. Blessings are called "sacramentals" because they prepare us to receive the grace of the sacraments and help us to grow to be more like Christ (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1670). Blessings consist of prayer, Scripture, and sometimes a special ritual sign (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1668). People are accustomed to seeing bishops, priests, and deacons blessing objects or persons in the name of the Church. Indeed, "the more a blessing concerns ecclesial and sacramental life, the more is its administration reserved to the ordained ministry" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1669), often with the participation of the local parish community gathered in prayer. Whenever an ordained minister is present, he should be called upon to give the blessing. However, there are other blessings, like the ones contained in Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, that can be prayed by anyone who has been baptized, "in virtue of the universal priesthood, a dignity they possess because of their baptism and confirmation" (Book of Blessings, no. 18). The blessings given by laypersons are exercised because of their special office, such as parents on behalf of their children. Right after telling his disciples to "love your enemies, do good to those who hate you," Jesus instructs them to "bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you" (Lk 6:28). St. Paul echoes the Lord's command when he exhorts the Romans to "bless those who persecute [you], bless and do not curse them" (Rom 12:14). St. Peter urges that each time we are on the receiving end of evil, we should return "a blessing, because to this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing" (1 Pt 3:9). This is why the Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that "every baptized person is called to be a 'blessing,' and to bless" (no. 1669; see Gn 12:2; Lk 6:28; Rom 12:14; 1 Pt 3:9). Like the Lord into whom they have been baptized, parents should bless and pray for their children. Each one of us should remember the sick and those who suffer. Each time we gather around the family table, we should bless God and the food he has given us. On special occasions, we will observe the traditions of the season, sanctifying by prayer and blessing all the seasons of grace that God has given to us. From Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers
  15. Send me your submissions for the world's MOST beautiful women.... I'll curate them in time. Thx.

  16. Taylor Hill – USA This 21-years-old American fashion model and current VictoriaÂ’s Secret Angel comes high on the ranking.
  17. Im Jin-ah – South Korea Best known by her stage name Nana, comes at wonderslistÂ’s “Most Beautiful Women of 2017” at 7th place. She is a South Korean singer and actress, also worked for several Chines films and endorsement. Also, she top the ranking of “most beautiful Korean women“.
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