4 Aces Quotes

I need you to know I never meant it. I said it because I thought that’s what you’re supposed to say, but it didn’t mean anything. And it’s different with you. This is the first time I’ve been scared. Scared you’ll change your mind. Scared I’ll screw it up. Aces, Cress, I’m terrified of you.” Her stomach fluttered. He didn’t look terrified. “Here’s the thing.” Thorne crawled over her legs and lay down beside her, boots and all. “You deserve better than some thief who’s going to end up in jail again. Everyone knows it. Even I know it. But you seem determined to believe I’m actually a decent guy who’s halfway worthy of you. So, what scares me most”—he twisted a lock of her hair between his fingers—“is that someday even you will realize that you can do better.

Cinder crossed her arms over her chest. "You're an expert on the sound levels of spaceships now, are you?" "Nah," said Kai. "I've just been waiting to hear that sound all day." She smiled at him, feeling the hummingbird flutter of her own pulse. He smiled back. "Aces," said Thorne with a low groan. "They haven't even kissed yet and they're already making me nauseous.

Rachel snatched her hand back. “Sorry, I forgot the rules. Everything’s a joke until it’s not, and words don’t mean anything until you want them to.

Pinn just won a medal for intelligence,' Frey said, shaking his head as he clapped. 'I don't want to live on this planet any more.

God, I fucking race you, Ryles,

Trudging off into a swamp in the middle of the night had seemed like a god idea at the time but, like most of Frey's ideas, the reality fell short of the concept.

You alright?’ Frey asked him. Crake gave him an accusing glare. ‘I thought I’d given up all dignity long ago when I joined this crew,’ he said. ‘But this? This is a new low, Frey.’ ‘It’s character-building,’ said Frey.

So are you conscious?” The alien robot—the skin the Miller construct was using—shrugged. It was strange how well the gesture translated. “Don’t know. Seems like I’m acing my Turing test, though.

I’m mesmerized, lost, and found again. By bright blue eyes, little lips, and a soft cry. By dark hair and perfect ears. By his untouched innocence, unconditional trust, and love: all three given without asking the first time I look into his eyes

Not much longer, my love, and I’ll be there with you. I’ll slay all your dragons. Love, Patrick

Nothing's bigger than me!" Frey shouted back. "Me is all I've got.

Poets wrote sonnets about her type of beauty. The kind you couldn’t exactly pinpoint, but couldn’t seem to look away from.

Eyes are up here, wifey.”  “I’m a doctor, Rhodes. Aced anatomy, in fact. I know where your eyes are located. I just don’t care right now.

Also, I have one condition. You have to return everything you stole.” Thorne’s grin started to fizzle, but he locked his hands around the console and brightened again. “Dream dolls and some surplus uniforms? Done.” “And?” “And … and that’s pretty much it. Aces, you make it sound like I’m a kleptomaniac or something.

Cruz stroked her arms, following them up to her shoulders. "So obedient. Did you know she'd be like this?" "I knew she'd be perfect." Ace cupped her chin and pressed his thumb to her lips. "How much of my cock can you take without choking, angel?" Another prickle of heat washed over

My whole fucking world. My Rylee. My son. My everything.

Noelle slid up Rachel's body and turned her face with a gentle hand on her cheek. "Ace has to make his choice," she murmured, stroking Rachel's lips. "He doesn't get to lock you away from pleasure because he's all tangle up. You're made for joy.

Being a parent is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s made me question my sanity more times than you can imagine,” he says dryly, and I know many of those times were because of me. “And there are times that you have to bite your tongue so hard you’re not sure if it’s going to be in one or two pieces when you open your mouth. It’s exhausting and you’re constantly doubting yourself, wondering if you’re doing the right thing, saying the right thing, being the right thing.

Good Morning." "You're not at work," he said, his voice raspier, sexier, than usual. "Neither are you." "Are you going in late?" "Nope. And you're not either." I went to him, wrapping my arms around his waist. He was still warm from the bed. My sleepy, sensual dream come true. "We're going to hole up today, ace. Just you and me hanging out in our pajamas and relexing.

The results of the study were astoundingly clear: The more childhood trauma someone had suffered, the worse their health outcomes were in adulthood. And their risk for contracting diseases didn’t go up just a few percentage points. People with high ACE scores were about three times as likely to develop liver disease, twice as likely to develop cancer or heart disease, four times as likely to develop emphysema.[2] They were seven and a half times more likely to become alcoholics, four and a half times more likely to suffer from depression, and a whopping twelve times more likely to attempt suicide.[3] Scientists have learned that stress is literally toxic. Stress chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline surging through our bodies are healthy in moderation—you wouldn’t be able to get up in the morning without a good dose of cortisol. But in overwhelming quantities, they become toxic and can change the structure of our brains. Stress and depression wear our bodies out. And childhood trauma affects our telomeres. Telomeres are like little caps on the ends of our strands of DNA that keep them from unraveling. As we get older, those telomeres get shorter and shorter. When they’ve finally disappeared, our DNA itself begins to unravel, increasing our chances of getting cancer and making us especially susceptible to disease. Because of this tendency, telomeres are linked to human lifespan. And studies have shown that people who suffered from childhood trauma have significantly shortened telomeres.[4]

His crying stops instantly the minute Ry cradles him in her arms. He knows. How simple is that? And if I thought I was sucker-punched before, the sight of her holding our son is the knockout punch. I’m looking down at his little face and hers next to each other, and shit I never expected to feel in my life surges through me, wraps around my heart, and fills it in a way I never thought was possible

The one thing I know you can rely on in this world is the stupidity of the people within it.

You’re pregnant?” I can’t even believe the words I’m saying as I pull her toward me, and onto my lap.

It was as if every time she played the ace of spades, it was beaten by a small trump.

Remember, son, marriage isn’t about how madly in love you are through the good times, but how committed you are to each other in the bad times.

To fully encapsulate my creativity, I read to inhale, write to exhale. The whole process helps me breathe story.

Categories No. 4 and No. 5: Three small cards to a straight and two small cards with an ace.

Chapter 1: Fan Number One Chapter 2: A Portrait of the Author as a Young Girl Chapter 3: Mystery Man Chapter 4: City Kid Chapter 5: The Plot Thickens Chapter 6: Reality Attack Chapter 7: Business Lesson Chapter 8: A Portrait of the Bulldog as a Young Girl Chapter 9: The Agent Chapter 10: The Chosen Grown-Up Chapter 11: Welcome to the Club Chapter 12: In or Out? Chapter 13: Open for Business Chapter 14: Judgment Day Chapter 15: A New Island Chapter 16: Poker, Anyone? Chapter 17: High Stakes, Aces Wild Chapter 18: The Long Arm of the Law Chapter 19: The Red Pencil Blues

She was as beautiful as the Madonna statue they kept in the church. Her beauty went so much deeper than her face or body; it was a manifestation of her innocence, the sweetness she showed everyone, the steadfast loyalty that she gave to others even though it had never been given to her.

She smiled at him, feeling the hummingbird flutter of her own pulse. He smiled back. “Aces,” said Thorne with a low groan. “They haven’t even kissed yet and they’re already making me nauseous.

What'll happen if I tell him? If I tell him I risked everyone in the damn sector, everyone in all the sectors. That I promised the scariest man any of us will ever meet an open-ended favor, and in return he kidnapped the most prized doctor in Eden and brought her here in the trunk of a fucking car?" Cruz slammed an open palm against the headboard and leaned over them, his gaze a little wild. "What will you do if I tell you that, Ace? Will you finally believe I fucking love you? Or will you figure out a way that it's all about her?

I can rest my hands on my abdomen and know that he or she is a fighter, is healthy, and can’t wait for me to hold him or her in my arms. I can sit here and feel the love surging through me for this baby Colton and I made together, and know without a doubt, this perfect little being will only cement and make stronger the love we feel for one another.

Me sins are great, and I’ll burn for dem. But if ye never believe anyt’in’ else, know dat I loved ye more den anyt’in’. Ye were me sanctuary. Me solace in a world gone mad. I’d endure a thousand deat’s to go back and ensure ye did not feel one moment of pain.

He shakes his head. “You’ll ace your exams. Both of them. I promise.” He grins. “If not, you can punch me right in the face.” I roll my eyes. “Can I punch you now? Like fifty times?” He lifts an eyebrow. “Why fifty times?” “Because I hate everything!” I yell.

But then there are those moments, Colton, when you watch your child do something and are so damn proud of them you are left speechless. And those moments take every single doubt and fear and heartache and moment of insanity you’ve ever had and wipe the slate clean. That’s how I felt watching you go to see your dad. That’s how I feel knowing you and Ry are going to adopt Zander. That’s how I feel watching you be a father. Hell, son, when you stepped up to the plate after Rylee got sick and swung it out of the goddamn park by taking care of Ace? I’ve never been prouder.

Danny was a matador. Other cast members included a chubby Italian chef, a mime, and, for some reason, a mummy. I found that offensive on behalf of living Egyptian people, but I also knew that Parker McHune’s mother couldn’t sew, so wrapping her son in Ace bandages was the best she could do.

BIRT likes his daddy’s voice,” I say softly, absorbing this moment we’ll never get back once he’s born. He presses his lips to the side of my neck and holds them there. It’s almost as if he knows what I’m thinking and feels the same way, so he is trying to suspend time to make the here and now last as well.

A pair of aces," Daniel said with a fierce look in his eye. Justin set his cards down quietly and faceup. "Two pair.Jacks and sevens." He sat back as Caine swore in disgust. "You son of-" In frustration, Daniel broke off, shifting his eyes from his daughter to Shelby. "The devil take you, Justin Blade." "You're sending him off prematurely," Shelby commented, spreading her cards. "A straight,from the five to the nine." Alan walked over to look at her cards. "I'll be damned, she drew the six and seven." "No one but a bloody witch draws an inside straight," Daniel boomed, glaring at her. "Or a bloody Campbell," Shelby said easily. His eyes narrowed. "Deal the cards." Justin grinned at her as Shelby scooped in chips. "Welcome aboard," he said quietly and began to shuffle.

Doubt is the chisel that causes the fissures to drive a solid relationship apart,

a person with an ACE Score of 4 or more is, statistically, 1,220 percent more likely to attempt suicide than someone with an ACE Score of 0.

Ace couldn't stand seeing hookers mistreated, because paying for someone's body didn't give you the right to leave marks on their heart and soul.

I told them that was the dulcet roar of a Rampion's engines," said Kai, "but they all insisted it was just another media hover flying over." His hands were tucked into his pickets and he was dressed more casually than Cinder was used to seeing him - a cotton button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled to his forearms and dark denim jeans. She had never imagined that farm life might suit him, but he looked as comfortable here as he did anywhere. Cinder crossed her arms over her chest. "You're an expert on the sound levels of spaceships now, are you?" "Nah," said Kai. "I've just been waiting to hear that sound all day." She smiled at him, feeling the hummingbird flutter of her own pulse. He smiled back. "Aces," said Thorne with a low groan. "They haven't even kissed yet and they're already making me nauseous." His comment was followed by a pained grunt, but Cinder didn't know which of her friends had smacked him.

Jesus. We got it, dude!” Aiden says. “We all know we’re Donavans. We don’t need a formal adoption process or the official name change to tell us that. It’s a given. Just take the vote, Shane.

That was the one lesson they'd all learned, even Ace--you showed the world your strengths because they earned you respect, and your flaws because they earned you trust. But your weaknesses you held tight in your heart.

Rogue, rebel, reckless. Those words still apply to him. As do so many others that would make him blush, roll his eyes, and play them off because they make this stoic man uncomfortable. My rock is the one I can’t seem to get out of my head. Because that’s exactly what he has been to me. My everything.

The results are straightforward: the higher the ACE score, the more likely a person was to end up an alcoholic, drug user, food addict, or smoker (among other things). Two graphic examples are shown in Figure 3. These results show that early adverse experience predicts a 500 percent increase in the incidence of adult alcoholism and a 4,600 percent increase in the incidence of IV drug use.

They’ll also have an extensive amount of makeup work to tackle during the midterm break—and no, that option is not available to you, so don’t ask and don’t test my patience. I can become very creative with my punishments if you force me to.” “See, but now you’ve got me curious,” Keefe told him. “Uh-uh,” Ro jumped in. “I have to suffer through this stuff with you.” “You do,” Magnate Leto agreed. “And I found an entire room filled with recordings of speeches from the Ancient Councillors that I think you’ll find particularly enjoyable.” Ro grabbed Keefe’s arm and hauled him toward the door. “We’re going to your session, and you’re acing that test and taking lots of notes or I will hang a banner in the middle of this campus—and we both know what I will have that banner say!” “Bo and Ro 4 Eva?” Keefe guessed, because he clearly had a death wish. “That’s it!” Ro picked him up, hefting him over her shoulder and trudging toward the door. “We’ll be back after study hall.” “You’ll be back tomorrow,” Magnate Leto corrected. “Lord Cassius is expecting you both to be home immediately after school—and I wouldn’t recommend disobeying.” “Why not?” Sophie asked. “He was in . . . a mood.” “Goody! Raise your hand if you’re jealous of my life!” Keefe said, twisting in Ro’s grasp to survey the room. “No takers?” “Don’t worry,” Ro told him, patting his back as she carried him into the hall. “I’ll sneak your dad some amoebas tonight.

She was a work of art. Jared saw the paint and the canvas and a few pleasant shapes. Ace felt the earth move.

Facedown in the dirt.

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

So are you conscious?” The alien robot—the skin the Miller construct was using—shrugged. It was strange how well the gesture translated. “Don’t know. Seems like I’m acing my Turing test, though.” Elvi

Um," I point at his cape and gadgets. "You know you'll stand out, right?" He frowns at me. "You're none better," he says. I look down at my very medieval looking white gown and the two swords I carry. At least Yami is hidden as a dragon necklace. "You're right. I won't blend in either." He freezes. "Right, well, I'll just say it's Halloween." "But it's not." He raises an eyebrow.  "What do you mean?" "You can't just say it's Halloween. It has to be the actual day." "Really? Your human customs are so strange." He turns to the sink to wash his hands. I sigh. "Okay, we can say we're part of a fantasy game reenactment. Cosplay. That should give us a good cover." "Cosplay?" he says, holding the word in his mouth like a foreign thing he's afraid to taste. "Yeah, it's when humans dress up like characters from their favorite… " Ace's eyes are vacant and he looks bored. I sigh again. "Nevermind. Just let me do the talking if anyone questions our choice of clothing." He washes his hands, then gestures at the door. "After you." I lead, entering a place I once called a second home. Everything is familiar, everything makes me feel welcome. Jesus eyeing the naked sculptures. The Neon signs. The baby bottles filled with milk for customers' coffee. "Oh, Ari, sweetie. I didn't see you come in." Sheri runs up to me, wrapping me in a hug. "It's been so long. How have you been? And who's this dashing young man?" Ace raises his cape in front of his eyes. "It's Halloween." "No… no…" I shake my head and pull his cape down. "He's a friend. I'm just showing him the sights.

The tesla model S car aced all of its national highway traffic safety tests. In fact it's so safe that it actually broke the crash testing gear.

Because I’m so fucking tired of pretending. I love you, Ellie. I’m so damn in love with you. We’re doing this all backwards, and I know you’re my wife now, but I’d love to take you out on a date. I want to get to know you as more than just my best friend’s sister, as more than just my roommate, as more than just my publicist.” He peppers soft kisses between phrases.

Don’t push me away. Don’t bow out. Talk to me, and fight with me, and communicate with me. It’s the only way relationships work.

Throwing sex and feelings into the mix will definitely complicate things, and that’s all I meant this morning when I said that. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, but like I’ve told you, I don’t know how to do relationships. People leave. People choose Jack, and not just women. I’ve had buddies who chose him. My own damn family chose him.” He shrugs. “Why would you be any different?

One side of his mouth curls up into a smile. “How could I marry her when I’m in love with you?

What does all this mean for us?” I ask, motioning between us with my hand. “It means we take it from here. We take it as slowly or as quickly as feels right for us. It means there’s nobody else in the picture and we’re free to get to know each other. We’re free to be together. I’m free to give you all the parts of myself you were too respectful to take when I offered them to you before... one of the many things about you I’ve fallen for.

I realized it’s you that makes me my best,” he continues. “It’s you who challenges me to be a better man. You who makes me want to be the kind of man you deserve. And if I can be those things and find happiness for myself, that’ll only reflect positively on who I am as a parent.

hungry. Taking charge, she made the introductions

Man I was lucky. I’d always known I was an ace thief, but stealing Elise’s heart was the best heist I’d ever pulled off. And yeah that shit was cheesier than a ritz cracker piled high with a wheel of cheddar, but it was also true. Note to self: have Mindy bring cheddar.

been blessed to have you in my life, and having you has kept me sane. You see, I had three sons who were taken from me, and my heart has cried each day from missing them. Without

The law is a ass,” that’s what Dickens said, and he might have had a point.

They’re celebrating the fact I’m not dead yet, not the fact I’ve achieved something while I’m alive. That’s what birthday celebrations are — a big party to congratulate a person on not being dead.

Don’t Rylee me! Do you want some sick fuck somewhere jacking off to images of you and me having sex? I mean, seriously? Doesn’t that make your stomach turn, Colton? I’m your wife. Not some whore you slept with and discarded for God’s sake.” I push myself out of the chair needing to get away from him and get some perspective. He’s talking crazy, and right now, I have enough crazy in my life.

▷㉸톡: b e t 7 m◁ 젊음을 유지해 주는 보조재'이다. - 영어로 '일류의'란 뜻을 가진 단어가 '에이스(ACES)'인데, 이 들 앞글자를 가지고 대표적인 항산화제를 쉽게 외울 수 있다. 즉 A는 프로비타민A(베타카로텐), C는 비타민C, E는 비타민E, S는 셀레니움이다. 네 가지를 다 암기하였으면 다음은 이를 어떻게 먹느냐인데, 음식이나 약으로 먹는 2가지 방법이 있다. 이 두 방법 중에서는 음식으로 직접 섭취하는 게 훨씬 중요하고 간편하며 좋다. - 음식으로 섭취하는 방법을 쉽게 한마디로 말하면 '매일 서로 색깔이 다른 야채를 작은 접시(나물접시 크기)로 3개, 그리고 신선한 과일을 2쪽 먹는다'이다. 자주 먹는 것도 아니고, 하루 1번씩 먹는 것도 아니고, 매일 매끼마다 챙겨 먹는 습관이 들어야 충분한 양을 먹을 수 있다. - 이렇게 음식으로 항산화 영양소를 섭취하면서 동시에 약으로도 보충하도록 한다. 약의 보충 필요량은 사람마다 다르다. - 이상과 같이 매일 실천하는 사람의 항산화 방어벽은 항산 천하 무적이다! 항산화제 방어벽 구축의 원칙 우리 몸의 항산화 방어토토총판처벌벽이 제 기능을 하여서 내적인 치유력을 활성화시키려면 음식물로부터 항산화 기능을 하는 비타민과 미네랄등의 각종 항산화 물질을 직접 섭취하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 단적으로 몸 속의 항산화 방어벽의 튼튼한 정도는 무엇을 어떻게 먹느냐에 달려 있다는 말이다. 한 예로 단백질을 충분히 섭취하지 않아서 생기는 콰시오르코르라는 소아의 질병은 단백질 부족 자체도 문제지만, 또한 그로 인해 체내에 세룰로플라스민, 토코페롤, 글루타치온 같은 항산화효소가 낮아지는 것, 알부민을 충분히 만들지 못하는 것, 혈액 속의 자유철을 결합시키는 트랜스훼린이 부족한 것도 문제가 된다. 이런 경우처럼 주로 음식물을 잘못 먹어서 체내 항산화 방어에 문제가 생긴 경우는 식이요법을 제대로 하면 문제가 해결된다. 지금 외국에서는 각종 항산화 제품들이 노화나 질병을 막는 확실한 근거가 있는 물질이라고 해서 선풍적이면서도 꾸준한 인기가 있으며, 그 시장 규모도 엄청나다. 음식을 제대로 잘 먹고 있는 사람도 따로 항산화제를 먹을 필요가 있는 걸까? 여러분은 지금 어떻게 하고 있는가? 이 문제는 학자들간에도 이견이 분분해서 음식으로 족하다는 주장도 있고, 적당량의 보충제를 먹자는 주장도 있으며, 또 아주 대량의 보충요법이 필요하다는 주장도 있다. 게다가 연령에 따라서, 개인의 건강이나 질병 특성에 따라서 요구도가 각각 다르므로 그저 일률적으로 어디어디에 좋으니 먹어라, 혹은 먹지 말아라고 말할 수는 없다. 하지만 보다 더 확실한 항산화 효과를 얻기 위해서는 음식 외에 따로 보충을 해 주는 것이 더 유리하다. 어떤 병을 치료할 때 써야 하는 약의 종류, 필요한 양은 사람마다 다르다. 고혈압의 경우를 예로 들어보자. 일반인들은 혈압약이 다 같은 줄 알지만 그렇지 않다. 성격이 급한 사람에게 맞는 혈압약, 폐가 나쁜 사람에게 좋은 혈압약이 다 다르다. 또 심장병, 당뇨, 콜레스테롤이 높은 사람의 고혈압도 각자 다르게 약을 써야 한다. 물론 써야 하는 약의 양도 다르다. 항산화제의 경우도 마찬가지다. 보충을 하면 얼마나 해 주어야 하느냐 하는 문제는 개인의 특성에 따라 달리 해야 토토총판처벌한다는 얘기다. 어떤 이는 소량만 보충하면 되지만, 반대로 대량을 보충해 주어야 하는 경우도 있다. 필자는 여러분 각자가 항산화제를 시급히 필요로 하는 상태인지, 아니면 서서히 보충해 주어야 하는 상태인지 모른다. 또한 조금만 필요한 경우인지 대량을 보충해 주어야 하는지도 알 수가 없다. 그래서 본책에서는 특정량을 집어서 추천하지 않겠다. 물론 어떤 책도 그렇게는 할 수 없다. 다만 적은 경우는 이만큼을, 많은 경우는 저만큼을 하는 식으로 추천의 양의 범위를 정했다. 보충량을 정할 때 가장 좋은 것은 자신의 항산화 상태를 검사한 후 전문가의 도움을 받는 것이다. 만일 집에서 혼자 보충량을 정할 때에는 다음의 원칙을 지켜서 하기 바란다. 첫째, 항산화제를 약으로 생각하지 마라. 내 몸의 항산화벽을 구축해 주는 자연스러운 물질로 생각하라. 둘째, 항산화제는 만병통치약이 아니다. 이미 지병으로 다른 치료를 받고 있는 사람은 기존의 치료를 계속하면서 주치의에게 자문해 항산화제를 보충하라. 셋째, 한번쯤은 자신의 항산화 상태를 점검받아라. 넷째, 개인의 특성에 관계없이 누구에게나 공통적으로 중요하여 당장 시작해야 할 것은 음식을 통한 충분한 항산화제의 섭취이다. 다섯째, 보충량을 정토토총판처벌할 때 4부의 항산화벽이 무너지기 쉬운 사람들에 속하는 경우는 가능한 한 많은 쪽의 양으로 보충하라. 추천 범위 내에서라면 많은 양을 보충해도 다른 약과 달리 부작용이 거의 없다. 여섯째, 6부에서 설명할 자신의 목적에 따라 보충량을 달리하라. 활기가 넘치게 해 주는 항산화제의 종류 자랑스런 우리의 젊은이 박찬호 선수는 LA야구팀의 에이스이다. 만일 이 선수가 빠지거나 병이 나면 팀 전체가 약해진다. 항산화 방어벽에도 에이스가 있다. 에이스는 영어로 ACES라고 쓴다. 앞서 말한 바와 같이, 이때 각각 앞자를 따서 항산화제의 에이스를 쉽게 기억할 수 있다. 첫째로 A는 비타민A와 체내에서 비타민A로 바뀌는 베타카로텐을 뜻한다. 이들은 산소농도가 낮은 곳에서 지방이 부패하는 것을 막으며 프리라디칼이 생기는 것을 억제한다. C는 비타민C를 말한다. 비타민C는 수분이 많은 곳에서 프리라디칼을 제거해 주며, 암유발 물질도 감소시켜 준다. 또한 중요한 항산화제인 비타민E를 재생시키는 독특한 기능도 있다. E는 비타민E를 E를 뜻한다. 비타민E는 산소 농도가 높은 조직에서 프리라디칼의 공격을 막는 선봉장이며, 혈토토총판처벌액 속의 지방질들을 보호하고 세포벽을 안정시킨다. S는 Selenium(셀레니움)이며, 세포 내부를 지키는 항산화효소를 도와 세포 안을 지키는 역할을 한다. 이들 4명의 에이스들은 서로 긴밀한 협조 체계를 구추갛여 프리라디칼에 대응하는 항산화 방어의 요충 주벽이다. 따라서 어느 하나가 무너지면 다른 것도 연속으로 약해지므로 우리는 꾸준히 이들을 공급해 주어야 한다. 이상 4가지의 ACES 말고도 또 중요한 항산화 방어벽이 있다. 이름하여 항산화 보조방어벽으로 신선한 야채와 가공하지 않은 곡류에 많이 들어 있다. 이들 중 구리, 아연, 마그네슘은 세포 내에서 프리라디칼과 싸우는 항산화효소 근위병들을 도와 주는 보급 창고이다. 만일 이들이 부족하면 세포 안쪽에서 문제가 생긴다. 조효소큐, 시스테인, 리보플라빈, 바이오플라보노이드, 멜라토닌 등도 항산화 보조방어벽 역할을 하는 중요한 물질들이다. 이제부터 이들 각각의 진면목과 보충법을 설명하기로 한다. 항산화 방어벽의 선봉장, 비타민E 비타민E는 조기 내 지방질의 부패를 막는 강력한 항산화제이다. 혈액 속에서는 LDL 내에 위치하면서 LDL의 과산화 변질을 막아준다. 세포막에서는 프리라디칼의 공격에 약한 다가불포화 지방산 근처에 위치하면서 연쇄반응에 의하여 다가불포화 지방산이 손상되는 것을 막아 주는 항산화작용을 하게 된다. 특히 산소가 적은 조직에서 일을 하는 베타카로텐과는 반대로 산소가 많은 혈액같은 곳에서 항산화 방어기능을 한다. 즉 이들은 세포벽, 세포 내부에서 뿐 아니라 혈액 내에서 프리라디칼에 의한 지질의 과산화 변질을 막아 준다. 부엌에 있는 식용유 뚜껑을 따서 비타민E 캡슐을 몇 개 집어넣어 보라. 지질의 부패가 예방되므로 보관기간이 길어진다. 우리 몸에는 식물성 식용유 성분과 같은 다가불포화지방 성분이 많다. 또 우리는 다가불포화 성분이 많은 식용유를 매일 먹고 있으며, 많이 먹는 사람일수록 비타민E가 많이 필요하게 된다. 비타민E가 부족한 사람은 나쁜 지방인 혈액내 LDL의 과산화변질 정도가 증가하여 심혈관 질환의

My first day of teaching, I got hit in the head with a bandstand & needed 4 stitches. Welcome to #NYCity teaching in the 90s.

She was a contradiction, both vulnerable and incredibly self-assured. She knew exactly who she was and didn’t hide from that knowledge, but she didn’t like the scrutiny of others.

Along the bottom of each chart, the x-axis, the doctors plotted the number of ACEs that patients had experienced. Along the y-axis, they indicated the prevalence of a specific undesirable outcome: obesity, depression, early sexual activity, history of smoking, and so on. On each chart, the bars rose steadily and consistently from left (0 ACEs) to right (more than 7 ACEs). Compared to people with no history of ACEs, people with ACE scores of 4 or higher were twice as likely to smoke, seven times more likely to be alcoholics, and seven times more likely to have had sex before age fifteen. They were twice as likely to have been diagnosed with cancer, twice as likely to have heart disease, twice as likely to have liver disease, four times as likely to suffer from emphysema or chronic bronchitis.

So are you conscious?” The alien robot—the skin the Miller construct was using—shrugged. It was strange how well the gesture translated. “Don’t know. Seems like I’m acing my Turing test, though.” Elvi thought about it and nodded. “Fair enough.” “So

Rachel and Ace had been on a collision course since long before he’d met them. If he didn’t want to end up left behind, he had to be between them when they finally crashed together.

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My boobs became massive, so massive that Farrah would run around the house with my bra on her head like a yarmulke, spouting off random Hebrew words.

You figured out the riddle, played the final hand of cards. Way to go, Ace.

I know the landmarks in the education of my soul are all periods of suffering - Lanoe Hawker 4.5.16

Just this year, we introduced an exercise for our Duke MBAs called “How Your Talents Add Value” to help drive this point home for them. We presented them with four “buckets” of work: (1) Making things happen, (2) Collaborating with others, (3) Leading and influencing others, and (4) Solving challenging problems. We then asked our students to pick two of their Top 5 talent themes that they must regularly combine in order to accomplish each bucket of work. They were instructed to put in their own words how they used these talent themes in tandem to do good work and then to describe an example where they did so.

So far you’ve survived 100 percent of your worst days. You’re doing great.” – Unknown

She’s so much more than just my wife. She’s my goddamn everything.

Why invest in Stocks? Answer: 1) You can ‘own’ multiple businesses 2) Working hours are defined 3) No retirement age 4) Work from Anywhere 5) No organisation required 6) Fully scaleable - can buy 1 or 1 million shares at the same price 7) Quickest Liquidity 8) You can ‘bunk your ‘business days’ at your will, for as long as you wish, and get back as conveniently 9) All the ‘compliances’ headache is minus 10) Payments headaches are Zero. 11) Can make money on both side. 12) Get to know ‘Like Minded’ people without meeting them. 13) The kick of ‘identifying’ some businesses ahead of ‘The Aces’ is impeccably fulfilling.

Bitches can’t change their stripes. Oh wait, that’s tigers.

Join me in raising a glass to our families, friends, and neighbors as well as this damn fine little town we work and live in. Together they enrich our lives, and may God continue to bless us in the coming years. I know you’ll all agree that we are truly fortunate. To us all!” Nick said, raising his glass. Everyone lining the sidewalks loudly echoed the words, “To us all!

love him. We were just arguing tonight. That’s it. All couples

Perhaps the best compromise between power and simplicity is the High–Low, or the Complete Point Count, which appears in the 1966 revised edition of Beat the Dealer. Still used today by top professionals, this is the simplest possible point count in that cards get values of −1, 0, or +1 only. You start with the count at 0. As the “small” cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are used, they each add +1 to the cumulative count. The intermediate cards 7, 8, and 9 are counted as 0 so their appearance doesn’t affect the total count. Big cards—Aces and Ten-value cards—count as −1 so they each reduce the total by one. Suppose the player using the High–Low count sees these cards in the first round of play: A, 5, 6, 9, 2, 3. Then the count, which started with zero, becomes −1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 = +3. With this count in a one-deck game—and with reasonably favorable rules—the player has an edge on the next deal. As cards are dealt, the count goes up and down around zero. When the count is positive the player benefits, and when it is negative it helps the casino.

My guys were perfect. “Ace?” I glanced over at Lachlan. “Secret?” he prompted. I grinned. Yeah. I loved these guys. My douchebags three. Mine.

Fortunately, they had a card up their sleeve. Or rather, an entire deck made entirely of aces. As they said, if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying hard enough.

Why weren’t people willing to be emotional heroes too? Was that even a thing?

Taking the quickest path to Ace block, I feel eyes on me. Looking to my right, my steps falter when I see the most beautiful red hair braided over the shoulder of the woman lying under an oak tree. Her blue eyes flutter as she looks me up and down. The second our eyes lock, I’m captivated by her. Who the hell is that? She looks sweet and delicate like a freedom rose while lying on the grounds of Featherstone Academy. She seems completely out of place.

We think Life is a Race, a Chase to be an Ace. So we increase our Pace and get caught in a Maze. We need Grace to remove this Haze!

Nicotine patches are somewhere in between gum and cigarettes. They contain more nicotine than the gum, but since you absorb it slowly through your skin throughout the day, you get sustained focus and energy. When I tried nicotine patches, I’d take the smallest-dose patch I could find and cut it in half (even though it says not to on the label). I’d leave it on for one to two hours, so I would get 1–4 mg of nicotine during that time. Nicotine inhalers are relatively hard to find, but Nicorette makes them, and they have no chemicals at all. It’s just a sponge with nicotine and a little plastic straw that you suck through to get nicotine-scented air. I like these because they’re free of nasty chemicals, but the downside is that the act of sucking on something appears to be addictive. I found myself wanting to take a puff from one when I was sitting at my desk, even when I didn’t need or want the energy from it—so I quit! Nicotine lozenges, like nicotine gum, are full of crappy chemicals and sweeteners such as aspartame, acesulfame potassium (ace-K), and sucralose. The safest one I’ve found is the Nicorette mini lozenge, which is very small and contains no aspartame. You do get a small dose of unsafe sweetener, but it’s so tiny that it’s unlikely to matter much. When I take half of the smallest, 2 mg lozenge, I feel a cognitive shift in about fifteen minutes. These lozenges are easy to find in the United States. And make sure to get the mini lozenges, as the large Nicorette lozenges are full of chemicals you don’t want to put in your body. Nicotine spray is a more recent invention. Each spray of 1 mg of nicotine contains vanishingly small amounts of sucralose. You spray it under your tongue and feel it quickly, making it an excellent option when you want a burst of sustained energy. I’ve done more than one interview while on this, and I find it’s great for jet lag or when you have a heavy day ahead of you and want to maintain focus. If you do decide to try nicotine, treat it carefully. A safe

(whispering about Harry) "He is supposed to be a decent sort, right?" "Depends on who you hear it from," said Ace. "People who get in his way have had a habit of getting real dead.

Ace would be the first to turn the words into a joke, one about how artists fell in love every day before noon and got their hearts broken by dinner.

Tonight, you're going to take what Ace gives you. What I let him give you. Do you trust me?" "With every breath.

I don't need another person to heal my heart. I don't need a partner... at least, not until and unless I'm ready on my own terms. I don't need to be forced-shipped with anyone or wear anybody else's label. For the first time in a long time, I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.