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- 1[intransitive, transitive] to give a religious talk in a public place, especially in a church during a service She preached to the congregation about forgiveness. preach something The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.
- 2[transitive, intransitive] to tell people about a particular religion, way of life, system, etc. in order to persuade them to accept it preach something to preach the word of God He preached the virtues of capitalism to us. preach (about something) She preached about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Topic CollocationsReligionbeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become an agnostic/an atheist/a believer/a Buddhist/Christian/Hindu/Muslim, etc. convert to/practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the Church/a convent/a monastery/the clergy/the priesthood/a religious sect/a cult praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify Godcelebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a bar mitzvah/a bat mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite/the last rites go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Diwali/Easter/Eid/Hanukkah/Passover/Ramadan observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessingreligious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam/a message study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the Gospel/the Torah be based on/derived from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilegereligious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose/question your faith keep/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God's will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance
- 3[intransitive] (disapproving) to give someone advice on moral standards, behavior, etc., especially in a way that they find annoying or boring I'm sorry, I didn't mean to preach. preach at somebody You're preaching at me again! Idioms
NAmE//pritʃ//Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they preach
he / she / it preaches
past simple preached
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to do the things yourself that you tell other people to do
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Minimize Your Technology for a More Relaxing Home
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Move Aside, Television
If you're not willing to give up television (perish the thought!) finding ways to hide television can pull focus from the boob tube and create a cozier space for, say, a board game. Here, three televisions hide behind paintings when not in use.
Build It In
A kitchen counter full of appliances looks downright messy, but putting each one away day after day feels futile. Instead, try building your most used gadgets into the cabinetry for a polished look and cleaner counters.
Act Naturally
Bringing in natural materials, like the rustic copper treatment for this range hood, helps to diffuse the harshness and blend into the surroundings.
Smart Furniture
Beautiful furniture that has a brain does double duty. This lamp table is also a wireless charger for compatible phones— no cables required.
Embrace Wall Space
Wall mounting gadgets, like these tablets that control a smart home, keeps countertops clear and tech out of sight.
Create a Tech Hub
Creating a central zone for people to charge their devices, complete with USB outlets and a high-tech weather station, is a cue for family members to park their PDAs and untether from their tech.
Finding Comfort
Think of adding technology that provides undercover comfort, like this smart mattress that adjusts to your preference, and has a massage feature.
Declutter Wires
Tell-tale sign that technology is lurking? Cord and cable clutter. Reduce it, and you'll have a sanctuary fit for life or work that doesn't feel a mess.
Touch Me
This faucet hides a secret. Wave your hand underneath, and it will turn itself on. A life-saver in the kitchen, and a brilliant example of how technology doesn't have to be in your face.

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[intransitive] eavesdrop (on somebody/something) to listen secretly to what other people are saying We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. Word Originearly 17th cent.: back-formation from eavesdropper (late Middle English) 'a person who listens from under the eaves', from the obsolete noun eavesdrop 'the ground on to which water drips from the eaves', probably from Old Norse upsardropi, from ups 'eaves' + dropi 'a drop'.verbjump to other results
BrE BrE//ˈiːvzdrɒp//; NAmE NAmE//ˈiːvzdrɑːp//Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they eavesdrop
BrE BrE//ˈiːvzdrɒp//; NAmE NAmE//ˈiːvzdrɑːp//he / she / it eavesdrops
BrE BrE//ˈiːvzdrɒps//; NAmE NAmE//ˈiːvzdrɑːps//past simple eavesdropped
BrE BrE//ˈiːvzdrɒpt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈiːvzdrɑːpt//past participle eavesdropped
BrE BrE//ˈiːvzdrɒpt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈiːvzdrɑːpt//-ing form eavesdropping
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Soccer-Loving Deer Runs Across Field, Shoots and Scores
Add this to your collection of wildlife-infused sports highlights.
Add this to your collection of wildlife-infused sports highlights.
The University of Wyoming women's soccer team will travel to Cheyenne to host an outreach game against the Northern Colorado Bears on Tuesday at 7 p.m. MT.
Townsquare Media Cheyenne congratulates Abby Morillion of Cheyenne East High School.
I'm not really good at pool or soccer, but I bet I could be the boss at Soccer Pool (or is it Pool Soccer?).
Thanks to the recent snow storm and more predicted in the weather forecasts, the schedules for the Laramie Plainsmen and Lady Plainsmen soccer teams have been adjusted. The changes affect the matches against Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East this weekend. We've also received word from LHS Track and Field on cancellations.
A man injured after hitting a concrete wall during an indoor soccer game in Jackson has died.
Congratulations to the United State's women's soccer team! They're headed to the finals!
Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal, and the United States woman's soccer team defeated France on Wednesday, 3-1, clinching a spot in the finals of the Woman's World Cup...


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Upstart insurance ABS Parabis outperforms mothership BLM
When lawyer Tim Oliver quit Berrymans Lace Mawer (BLM) at the turn of the century to launch his own firm he could not have foreseen that the start-up Plexus Law would eclipse BLM's revenues within a decade.
Last week Parabis unveiled turnover of £139m, 80 per cent of which – £110.5m – is generated by defendant and claimant firms Plexus and Cogent. Even without rehabilitation and loss adjustor subsidiaries Parabis is 30 per cent ahead of BLM and not too far behind Kennedys, which revealed revenues of £117m for the year.
Anyone still doubting the impact of the Legal Services Act need only look to the insurance market. Parabis broke new ground last year when it gave up 51 per cent of equity to private equity house Duke Street.
While expanding its geographical base the firm has signed up to handle claims for insurer Saga and last week announced plans to partner with consumer giant Direct Line. The latter has a significant base in Glasgow that is being restructured, with more than 100 roles going as it aims to make £100m savings across the group.This laid the foundations for the launch of Parabis Scotland, gifting it offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as a £90m merger with Greenwoods.
This is the kind of work Direct Line would once have farmed out to a panel of firms. In setting up an ABS of its own and agreeing a partnership with Parabis, it is making a huge saving.
Of course, it is not alone in this. Co-op farmed much of its clams handling to Pannone before setting up Co-op Legal Services (CLS). In response to this and no doubt other ABS' moves, Pannone launched referral network Connect2Law.
Earlier this month Pannone hired CLS co-founder Jonathan Gulliford to bolster its affinity division, underlining the race for white-label clients.
Meanwhile, the traditionalists are losing ground. BLM, like DAC Beachcroft, will have its own views on commoditisation, but it may be too little, too late.


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Seth Allen sprawled across two black folding chairs and rested one arm behind his head. Maryland men's basketball practices start early these days, so between 8 a.m. workouts, classes and Tuesday's media day the starting point guard had worn himself out. "I'm too tired right now," he said, but by the way Allen was busting a gut laughing, few could have even known.
The cameras had left Comcast Center when Allen started entertaining several teammates, them dancing and cackling and quoting whatever particular movie came to mind, him lounging on those chairs and overseeing the chaos like an Egyptian pharaoh. The Terrapins enter a crossroads this upcoming season, with signs pointing toward the program's first NCAA tournament bid since 2010. The fans expect it and the players know that. But as Allen hoisted himself from the chairs and his teammates scampered away, the burden of expectations seemed the last thing on their minds.
"Whatever we do," Allen said, "we're going to take care of business."
Maybe business means exiting the ACC with a bang, bidding farewell to a conference that gave Maryland, for the first time ever, zero home games against Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State. Maybe it means cutting the turnover rate and better decision-making, which plagued a young Terps team last season and doomed it to the National Invitational Tournament.
Entering his third season, Coach Mark Turgeon says he feels different, in a good way.
"This is a huge year for us to improve on what we did last year," he said. "And we should. I think we're ready to make that step. We're excited about that. It's a big year for us. Today, I'm happy about where we are and what we've done."
To see Turgeon speak in this manner, glowing over a team whose season opener still lies one month away, is to recognize a changed coach, one who has installed his vision and assembled his roster and can proceed accordingly, without fear of transfers or worries over youthful inconsistencies.
Rarely does Turgeon heap such widespread praise on his team without also talking about its deficiencies, but he has reason for optimism. Even after losing Alex Len, the fifth overall pick in June's NBA draft, Maryland returns an arsenal of versatile playmakers, including juniors Dez Wells, Nick Faust and Evan Smotrycz. Allen will take on starting point guard duties. His classmate, sophomore Jake Layman, thrived during Maryland's foreign tour in the Bahamas over the summer, and seems every bit the confident scorer Turgeon hoped he could become. With Len gone, Shaquille Cleare and Charles Mitchell anchor the paint.
All have substantial college experience, and Wells and Smotrycz — transfers from Xavier and Michigan, respectively — have played in NCAA tournament games. All understand Turgeon's vision, to play fast with crisp execution and furious help-side defense. Allen, Layman, Cleare and Mitchell all live together, and those who don't come over all the time anyway.
With a talented crop of newcomers, chemistry was seen as a question mark at the start of last season, but the Terrapins blazed through one of the nation's worst nonconference schedules, underachieved during ACC play and caught fire during the postseason, leading to an NIT semifinal appearance at Madison Square Garden.
But as the players paraded around the gym on Tuesday afternoon, some hamming for pictures, others interrupting interviews with goofy, contorted faces, there was an unmistakable sense of comfort. Their dorm room chemistry often failed to align on the court last season. This time, the players say, it's for real.
"Everyone's been together for a whole year," Mitchell said. "We're always around each other. There's never a time we're not around each other. Most college teams you've been around, most teams don't get along on or off the court. This team? It's great. We always see each other. The whole day. It's something you always want. That's how you build."
To the NCAA tournament? That's the plan.
"We all have a sense of urgency that we didn't have last year," Wells said. "We had a great team last year. I miss those guys so much right now. But this is this year. This is now. We have a different team. … This is a great team. However you want to put that is your decision. But I think we have a great team and I think we can do great things."


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You've Been Warnedby James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Ilyana Kadushin (Read by)
Kristin Burns is making her way in New York City. Her photos are being considered at a major Manhattan gallery, she works by day with two wonderful children, and the man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. But just as everything she's/b>
James Patterson's scariest stand-alone thriller ever: a young woman alone in the big city with murder in her dreams.
Kristin Burns is making her way in New York City. Her photos are being considered at a major Manhattan gallery, she works by day with two wonderful children, and the man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. But just as everything she's ever wanted is finally within reach, her life changes forever--with one murderous nightmare. Kristin wakes up every morning from the same chilling, unforgettable dream. And suddenly, it's visiting her during the day too. As her life turns stranger by the minute, Kristin is haunted and terrified. Is it all in her head? Or is the nightmare becoming her life? Kristin searches desperately for what's real through the lens of her camera, only knowing two things for sure: that no place is safe and the fate of everyone she loves lies in her hands.
About the Author
James Patterson's most recent major bestseller is Judge and Jury. He is one of the world's most popular and successful authors and lives in Florida
Editorial Reviews
You've Been Warnedis aptly titled. Patterson has produced dozens of bestselling thrillers, on his own and more recently with a stable of co-writers. But his latest seriously lacks excitement, and Kadushin doesn't do much to bring the audio version to life. Despite her exotic name and her background as a singer/composer, she sounds very much like a whiny waitress as she reads the mundane story about a supposedly talented photographer who works as a nanny for a wealthy family and falls into a fevered sexual involvement with the husband. Adding to the déjà vu withdrawals from the cliché bank are a series of nightmares featuring four body bags. She also sees-and talks with-dead people. Unfortunately, none of it adds up to a worthwhile listening experience. Consider this your warning. Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover (Reviews, July 30). (Sept.)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information
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- 9781600240256
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- Hachette Audio
- Publication date:
- 09/10/2007
- Edition description:
- Abridged, 3 CDs, 3 hrs. 30 min.
- Product dimensions:
- 5.60(w) x 4.90(h) x 0.70(d)
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You've Been Warned
By James Patterson Howard Roughan
Little Brown and CompanyCopyright © 2007 James Patterson
All right reserved.
Chapter OneIT'S WAY TOO EARLY in the morning for dead people.
That's what I'd be thinking, were I actually thinking clearly right now. I'm not.
The second I turn the corner on my way to work and see the crowd, the commotion, the dingy gray body bags being wheeled out of that oh-so-chichi hotel, I reach for my camera. I can't help it. It's instinct on my part.
Click, click, click.
Don't think about what's happened here. Just shoot, Kristin.
My head whips left and right, the lens of my Leica R9 leading the way. I focus first on the faces around me - the gawkers, the lookie-loos. That's what Annie Leibovitz would do. A businessman in wide pinstripes, a bike messenger, a mother with her stroller, they all stand and stare at the terrible murder scene. Like it or not, this is the highlight of their day. And it's not yet eight a.m.
I move forward, even as something inside me is saying, "Look away, walk away." Even as something says, "You know where you are. This hotel. You know, Kristin."
I'm weaving my way toward the entrance to the hotel. Closer and closer, I'm being pulled - as if by an undertow that I can't resist. And I keep shooting pictures as though I'm on assignment for the New YorkTimes or Newsweek.
Click, click, click.
Parked at jagged angles, police cars and ambulances fill the street. I look up from their sirens, tracing the twirling beams of blue-and-red light as they dance against the surrounding brownstones.
I spy more gawkers in the windows of nearby apartments. A woman wearing curlers takes a bite of a bagel. Click.
Something catches my eye. It's a reflection, the sun bouncing off the rail of the last gurney being wheeled out of the hotel. That makes four. What happened in there? Murder? Mass murder?
They sit, gathered on the sidewalk - four gurneys - each holding a body bag. It's horrifying. Just awful.
My wrist twists, and I go wide-angle to shoot them as a group - like a family. My wrist twists back, and I go tight, shooting them one by one. Who were they? What happened to these poor people? How did they die?
Don't think, Kristin, just shoot.
Two muscular paramedics walk out of the hotel and approach a couple of cops. Detectives, like on Law & Order.
They all talk, they all shake their heads, and they all have that hardened New York look to them, as if they've seen it all before.
One of the detectives - older, rail thin - looks my way. I think he sees me.
Click, click, click.
Having burned through a roll of film, I furiously load another.
There's really nothing more to shoot, and yet I keep firing away. I'm late for work, but it doesn't matter. It's as if I can't leave.
My head snaps back to the gurneys as something catches my eye. At first, I can't believe it. Maybe it's the wind, or just my mind playing tricks early in the morning.
Then it happens again, and I gasp. The last body bag ... it moved!
Did I just see what I think I saw?
I'm terrified and want to run away. Instead, I edge even closer. Instinct? Undertow?
I'm staring at that zipped-up body bag, and all I know is that there's been a horrible mistake by the police or the EMS.
The zipper!
It's creeping backward. That body bag is opening from the inside!
My eyes bulge, and my knees buckle. Literally. I stagger through the crowd, staring through my lens in shock and disbelief.
I see a finger emerge, then an entire hand. Oh, God, and there's blood!
"Help!" I scream, lowering my camera. "That person is alive!"
The crowd turns, the cops and paramedics too. They glance at me and scoff in disbelief or reproach, shaking their heads as if I just escaped from Bellevue. They think I'm nuts!
I stab the air, pointing at the body bag as the hand pushes through the plastic, desperately reaching out for help. I think it's a woman's hand.
Do something, Kris! You have to save her!
I raise my camera again, and -
Chapter TwoI JOLT UP SO FAST I nearly break my neck. I'm drenched with sweat, crying hysterically, and have no idea where I am. Everything is blurry, so I try to rub my eyes into focus, but it's hard because my hands are trembling out of control. Actually, my whole body is trembling.
I plead with myself, C'mon, Kris.
Finally, shapes begin to appear before me, followed by outlines ... and, like a Polaroid, it all becomes clear.
It was just a dream, you spaz! Just a dream.
Collapsing back into my pillow, I let out the world's hugest sigh of relief. Never have I been so happy to be alone in my own bed.
But it was so real.
The body bags ... a woman's hand coming out of one of them.
I turn to my alarm clock - a little before six a.m. Good, I can still get a few more minutes of sleep. But the moment I close my eyes, they pop right open again.
I hear something, a pounding, and it's not just my stressed-out heart. Someone's at the door.
Throwing on the same blue terry cloth robe I've had since my Boston College days, I trudge across my tiny apartment, which is decorated with the very finest furnishings from the Crate & Barrel factory-reject sale. So what if my couch has only three legs and belongs in a Farrelly brothers movie?
The pounding gets louder. More urgent and annoying.
All right already, hold your horses!
Approaching the door, I don't call out and ask who it is. That's what peepholes are for, especially in Manhattan.
Quietly, I lean forward and squint to look with a tired eye.
I open the door. Glaring at me through a pair of drugstore bifocals is my nosy old neighbor from down the hall, Mrs. Rosencrantz. She's clearly ticked off about something, and that makes two of us.
"Do you realize what time it is?" I grumble.
"Do you realize what time it is?" she shoots back. "Once and for all, you've got to stop this psychotic screaming every morning."
I look at Mrs. Rosencrantz - all four feet ten of her - as if she's the one who's psychotic. I may have been crying, but I certainly wasn't screaming.
"You know, if you really want to hassle someone about noise, Mrs. Rosencrantz, you should find out who's playing that music at six a.m."
She gives me a sideways look. "What music?"
"C'mon, you don't hear that? It's coming from ..." I step into the hallway, turning my head left and right.
Wait - where exactly is it coming from?
Mrs. Rosencrantz shakes her head and huffs. "I don't hear any music, Ms. Burns. And if you're trying to be a little smartass with me, I'm telling you right now I don't appreciate it."
"Mrs. Rosencrantz, I'm not trying to -"
She cuts me off. "Don't think I can't get you evicted, because I can."
I frown at the old bat, who happens to look even more unpleasant and haggard than usual, if that's possible. You want smart-ass, lady? I'll give you smart-ass!
"Mrs. Rosencrantz, I'm going back to bed now ... and if you don't mind my saying so, you could use a little more beauty sleep yourself."
With that, I promptly close the door on her stunned, sourpuss face.
I'm about to turn and make a beeline for my bed, when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror by the coat closet. Whoa! I'm sporting some serious raccoon eyes and a pretty spectacular case of bedhead. Omigod, I look almost as bad as Mrs. Rosencrantz!
Supposedly, I have this killer wink that everybody loves. I wink at myself in the mirror. It doesn't help. I wink at myself again. Nope, nothing.
I laugh out loud, and for a moment, I forget about the horrible dream and my neighbor from hell.
But only for a moment.
Because I still can't figure out the music and where it's coming from.
Walking around my apartment like Elmer Fudd hunting rabbits, I press my ear against the walls. Feeling totally ridiculous, I drop to my knees and try listening through the floorboards.
Only after grabbing a chair to climb closer to the ceiling do I realize what's going on. The music isn't coming from anywhere.
The music is inside my head.
Chapter ThreeTHIS IS NOT GOOD!
I stand perfectly still in my living room and try to listen ... between my ears. The music is faint, but it's definitely there. How bizarre is this? How scary? What a weird, weird morning this has been, and I've barely been out of bed five minutes.
I close my eyes. It's a song, and it sounds familiar. I've definitely heard it before. For the life of me, though, I can't put my finger on it.
Just keep quiet and keep listening, I tell myself.
But in the next second, I can do neither, as the silence in my apartment is upended by the phone ringing. It's okay, though. It's always okay when he calls.
"Good morning, sweetheart," Michael whispers, "this is your phone sex wake-up call."
I've heard him say the line a hundred times and still I giggle. "Good morning," I whisper back. And now I'm smiling.
"How did you sleep, Kris?"
"Don't ask."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"I had this horrible, horrible dream, and to top it off, my crackpot neighbor just pounded on my door and flipped out on me."
"Let me guess," he says. "It's that nasty old lady from down the hall. The one out of Rosemary's Baby."
"Bingo. The woman's got one foot in the grave and the other in her mouth. I swear, the things she says, she's going to drive me crazy." Maybe she has already.
"Even more of a reason to move, Kris."
"I knew you were going to say that."
"The offer still stands. It's only what you deserve."
"I told you, Michael, I don't want you getting me a new place. I need to do it myself. I will. My portfolio is at the Abbott Show. I'm gonna be a star. Aren't I?"
"Of course you are. But you're so stubborn sometimes."
"That's what you love about me."
"You're right," he says. "The fact that you're smart, talented, and gorgeous has nothing to do with it."
God, how I love him. He's such a sweetheart!
Mind you, it doesn't hurt that he's also handsome, athletic, and a managing partner at Baer Stevens Asset Management. Michael could buy me ten new apartments without batting an eyelash.
"So, are you already at the office?" I ask.
"Of course. Either you eat the Baer Stevens, or the Baer Stevens -"
I chuckle. The sun's barely up. "I don't know how you do it."
"Clean living, that's how."
"Speaking of doing it, though ..."
"Very funny, lover boy. Just for that you're going to have to buy me dinner first."
"Damn, I wish I could, except I've got to wine and dine some important clients in town for the night. Business before pleasure, as they say. What about after dinner? You could be my dessert. Yum."
"We'll just see about yum."
Of course, Michael knows that's as good as a yes with me. All I really want to do is my photography and be with him, my almost perfect man.
"Now tell me," I say.
His voice drops to a whisper again. "I love you, Kristin. I adore you. I can't live without you."
"And I love you, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. I do, Michael."
He sighs. "Such music to my ears. You really do love me, don't you?"
I don't respond. I can't. The word has me momentarily frozen.
It dawns on me that since Michael called, I no longer hear the song in my head. What a relief! I'm not losing my mind after all.
"Kristin, you there?" he asks.
For a split second, I consider telling him about the music. I don't, though. It's a little too flaky.
"Yeah, I'm here," I say.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine - sorry, I was just checking the time. Don't want to be late for work."
"You're right," he says. "I'll let you go. Lord knows you don't want to piss off that boss of yours."
Excerpted from You've Been Warned by James Patterson Howard Roughan Copyright © 2007 by James Patterson. Excerpted by permission.
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Meet the Author
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
Brief Biography
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Date of Birth:
- March 22, 1947
- Place of Birth:
- Newburgh, New York
- Education:
- B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971
- Website:
- http://www.jamespatterson.com
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This was a very poor read indeed. It felt like a child wrote it. I kept hoping that somewhere along the way, things would get more interesting but it never did. I suggest filing your fingernails for an hour...it would be more entertaining than this. I was very disapointed.
I loved this book, I couldn't put it down. I was surprised to see it rated poorly on this site. I enjoyed the twists it took, gripping at times, nerve-racking. Good book.
foul language, that is not needed in any way for character development
Not in the normal style of James Patterson - it seems that he didn't add much influence to his co-writer. Too weird for a Patterson thriller - He should abandon this style, maybe he's getting a bit diluted by churning out so many books - he should stick to his core competanciers: Alex Cross and The Woman's Murder Club type stuff.
I usually love James Patterson books, but this one was very disappointing to say the least....At first I thought, wow, this is going to be good, but then it went downhill - fast! The ending was the worst! Ugh, I am mad at myself for picking it up!
I have read several of his books and this one was at the lower end of the list. I would not recommend this book as he has done much better work.
Disappointed in the book, unlike Patterson's books...not sure it is worth the time....
It is obvious Patterson is going for quantity & not quality in this bizarre but boring attempt @ infusing supernatural elements into You've Been Warned. I think he was trying to branch out into the supernatural arena -- maybe it was my mind trying to grasp the dreadfully peculiar happenings. Patterson's signature short chapters, speedy nonsensical storyline & ever present co-author is packaged into a snoozefest. You've Been Warned... Grab the Tylenol. Run away!!! I love Patterson's Alex Cross series but this novel is best stored away for when there is a toilet paper shortage!
Once again this duo has out doen thereselves. This book was a nail bitter. Trying to piece everything togehter and sole the mystery kept me reading diligently. A great read and definaley twists and turns to keep you reading.
I've read a handful of Patterson books before and I can see why people don't like this book because its not in line with his usual thriller. That being said, I don't dislike it. Its supernatural twist was decent and didn't bother me. I'm not sure how co-writers work out and who does what but my biggest beef with this book is although it was nearly 400 pages, a third are blank and it can be read in a few hours. If I had bought this at full brand brand new I would have benn livid. And what's with the title? Really bad choice there. Overall, an average book.
I just simply loved the book. It is one of the first books of James Patterson I have read, and I absolutely loved it, I could not put the book down, and I'm now trying to get every book ever written by him to read. He is an awesome author and I will continue to read all of them, one at a time.
I have read everything James Patterson has written, and this has got to be the worst book of anyone's I have ever read! I have told all my friends how terrible it is.... James Patterson you didn't get this one right!!
I loved this book being a stephen king fan and all, I just wish it wasnt so short but it had a message in it, twists, I also recommend 'from the corner of his eye' loved it. good work patterson
A most unusual book but one that does raise some questions that need to be thought about. I don't believe there is such a place as hell for eternity but I do believe in a karma. 'W.' sure has amassed a lot in this lifetime. A couple of things that I found annoying about the main character is that she rushes into situations which she needs to stay away from. The entry into Michael's bedroom and following Pentley into the hotel to name a couple. It makes you not want to root for her. This book is one that some people will like and some will hate. I think its worth the time to read this one.
I don't understand why this book is getting rated so poorly. I thought it was refreshing to read a totally different story as compared to a 'good cop vs. bad guy' typical story. This book is a psychological thriller, it kept me turning the pages. Overall, this is a good book. I am glad I gave the book a chance.
A highly awarded 5 stars for "You've Been Warned" - I love these typically quick, fast paced, easy to read chapters that nearly always end in a cliff hanger. James Patterson has wrote many, many books and I've read a lot of them and can honestly say his books are always fab, he is a just a master at this genre. This standalone written with Howard Roughan is an excellent supernatural psychological suspense thriller that has you hooked from the start, it was chilling in parts and keeps you guessing throughout. Makes you keep wanting to watch over your shoulder....just in case you've done wrong! The ending had me spooked out, definitely not what I was expecting. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this and look forward to reading still more from James and his co-writers.
I have -until now- always liked Patterson's books, especially the Cross series. This is the worst and most boring of his stories I ever read.
Thj ub .
Having read many of James Patterson's books, I had reasonably high hopes for this, but book was completely disappointed. Predictable, ridiculously unrealistic, and an ending that is unsatisfactory to say the least. Not one of hi better books.
Story starts slow and really never picks up. BORING. Charctors had no good qualities. I'm glad that they all died and went to hell. Thats where i was while readinyg this book.
This was a good book for me although it was a little strange at times but in a good way. I liked how the chapters were so small as that made it read even faster. The story itself has me so interested I could not put the book down as I could not wait to see what happened next because I was not sure what was next and I was trying to figure out what was going on but the authors did such a good job of keeping you in suspense that you had to keep turning the page to figure it out. All in all a good book that makes you think twice.
So I started this book on vacation. It kept me guessing; however, I felt like the ending was rather odd (and truthfully a cop out). The ending is why I gave this only 3 stars. Could have been better
I am a die hard James Patterson reader. I have read all of his current books and have now gone back and am reading his earlier books. You've been warned was a scarey book! I was very interested in turning each page. Good read! Never dis-appointed!!!!!


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BeschreibungCoauthored by the bestselling author of "Creative Divorce", this groundbreaking guide presents readers with tools to use their parents' divorce as learning experiences to improve their own lives rather than repeating their parents' mistakes. "Offers advice and encouragement for people experiencing divorce both directly and as children - toward reaching their full potential." - "Divorce magazine".
PortraitMel Krantzler, Ph.D., is a psychologist and director of The Creative Divorce, Love, and Marriage Counseling Center. He is the author of several books, including the bestseller Creative Divorce. Patricia Biondi Krantzler is the author of The Heart of a Woman. Together, they have written several books, including The New Creative Divorce and The Seven Marriages of Your Marriage.
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There was frustration in Oliver Cowdery's 4 February 1835 letter to Bishop Newel K. Whitney. Oliver Cowdery was trying to acquire "the original copy of … The Law of the Church" and had so far been unable to locate a reliable source. He even confessed publicly to being "not a little surprised" in preparing the revelations of Joseph Smith for publication "to find the previous print[ing in the church newspaper] so different from the original." The problem, as historian Richard P. Howard has noted, was that Cowdery was using "a different original" from what he had seen four years earlier.
Indeed, agrees author H. Michael Marquardt, it is apparent that the 1835 version of Smith's revelations was a "revised, expanded text that contained material anachronistic to the original 1831 setting." More specifically, many documents were "added to, excised, and in some cases assigned different historical settings. … Among other emendations, the changes softened language, reinterpreted economic matters, added offices existing at the time of revision, and inserted references to priesthood restoration." Where events had "not unfolded as proposed," prophecies were reevaluated and, where necessary, revised.
What does it matter? Many of the changes are significant, whether one sees them as historical curiosities, background to the intent of now ambiguous passages, or as insight into God's "line upon line" dealings with mortal men and women. The latter may be the most important, as the "evolution of the canon" implies something about the nature of revelation itself. The obvious casualty for anyone undertaking a careful study of church documents is the assumption of infallibility versus a fluid, dynamic model of revelation, what Marquardt calls the "richness of the living text as it is transformed over time." This new understanding reveals "important, fundamental vistas" for understanding doctrine, policy, and history.
In some ways Marquardt's seminal study reminds one of the work of biblical scholars sifted through ancient parchments. The object in this case is the earliest extant manuscripts of Joseph Smith's revelations. Marquardt compares these to the canonized versions of the documents as included in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants; adding annotation and commentary for convenience. The source documents include: A Book of Commandments (manuscript, Law and Covenants books B and C, and printed sheets from 1833), the Book of the Law of the Lord manuscript, the William Clayton Journal, Zebedee Coltrin Journal, The Evening and the Morning Star, Joseph Smith Letterbook 1, Kirtland Revelations Book manuscript, Manuscript Letter to John E. Page, Manuscript History books A-1 and C-1, Manuscript Revelations Collection, William E. McLellin Collection, Scriptory Book of Joseph Smith manuscript, Joseph Smith Journal, Frederick G. Williams Papers, Newel K. Whitney Collection, and many others.
H. Michael Marquardt is co-author with the late Wesley P. Walters of the acclaimed The Four Gospels According to Joseph Smith; Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record; he is also the author of The Rise of Mormonism: 1816-1844; and editor of Early Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In addition, he is the author of several historical monographs, including The Book of Abraham Revisited, Joseph Smith's Diaries, and The Strange Marriages of Sarah Ann Whitney, and of essays that have appeared in a variety of professional and religious journals. A retired civil servant, he is now the webmaster for the Mormon Origins site. He and his wife, Dorothy, live in Sandy, Utah, and have five children.


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One of the most unexpected moments of All-Star Weekend came during Saturday's HORSE contest. Rajon Rondo, a 59% free throw shooter with an infamously iffy jumper, was definitely a surprise choice to compete in a shooting contest. Even more surprising than Rondo's inclusion was how well he did. Rondo held his own with dead-eye shooter Kevin Durant throughout the contest, matching him three for three at the end of the contest.
Rumor: "Rumblings" Chris Paul has interest in San Antonio Spurs
We were robbed of the chance to see exactly how the San Antonio Spurs match up with the Golden State Warriors in a seven-game series, and you can direct your blame at Zaza Pachulia. But even if Kawhi Leonard were healthy, San Antonio could use another distributor and shot creator on the perimeter, someone to replace what Tony Parker used to bring them.
How about Chris Paul?
That rumor has been circulating for a while, that the Clippers' free agent guard wants to win and sees a path to a ring through Gregg Popovich in San Antonio. ESPN's well-connected Zach Lowe confirmed that during a recent Lowe Post Podcast.
"There's been a lot of rumblings about Chris Paul, and I think that's real," Lowe says. "I think there's mutual interest there. I don't know how real it is given the Clippers can offer a gigantic amount of money and are also a really good team; and the Spurs, like I said, have no sort of cap flexibility to get there. I'm very curious about what they do this summer and who's on the team next year."
It's easy to see the logic of a path to winning there, and it's easy to understand why the Spurs would want to go this route. CP3 is the best floor general in the game, he can shoot the three, and he's still a strong defender at the position. Go to the Spurs and he makes bigs like LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol look better, he gets rest for his aging body, and he gets to chase a ring.
Don't bet on it happening, however, and the reason is money.
Paul was head of the players' union during the negotiation of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that kicks in July 1 and a new provision in that CBA is that the over 36 rule — limiting max contracts for guys who turned 36 during the deal — will become the over 38 rule. Why? Because it gives Chris Paul one more five-year max contract from the Clippers. Are you going to go through all the hassle of changing the CBA then walk away from that money?
The only way San Antonio could get near max cap space would be to shed the salaries of Pau Gasol — $16 million next season, and he has said he's opting in — and Tony Parker, plus just let Patty Mills walk as well as guys likeDewayne Dedmon. The Spurs may be willing to do this, but to trade Gasol and bring no salary back is going to require serious sweeteners in the deal (picks or young players). And it would be very un-Spurs to coldly let Tony Parker go for a cap-space move — Popovich is not Bill Belichick.
In reality, the Spurs would need to get CP3 to take less, and I'm not sold he will do that. Paul will take the meeting, he will talk to a number of teams this summer, but in the end expect him to take the payday and re-sign with the Clippers (maybe giving himself an opt-out after three or four years in case he then wants to ring chase elsewhere).
2017 NBA Draft Prospect Profiles: Will Lonzo Ball justify LaVar Ball's hype? Does he fit on the Lakers?
Lonzo Ball is unlike anything that we've seen come through the college ranks in recent years.
It's not simply that he's a 6-foot-6 point guard with range out to 30 feet on his jump shot and court vision that is probably more aptly described as radar. Lonzo is the son of LaVar Ball, who has become a viral sensation and a quasi-celebrity due to the nature of the way the media operates today and his desire to turn the Ball family into an athletic apparel brand.
Put another way, the circus surrounding Lonzo isn't just a result of him being the closest thing we've seen to Jason Kidd since he was torching Pac-12 defenses with Cal back in the early-90s.
It's unfortunate that the discussion about Lonzo's potential has a pro has been dominated by whether or not LaVar is too involved in his son's life, because the conversation about whether or not the oldest of the three Ball kids can transform an NBA team the way that he's transformed his high school and college teams is far more intriguing, and frankly, more relevant.
Lonzo's strengths are elite in every sense of the word. But he has some pronounced weaknesses that, at the very least, make you wonder if the team he ends up on will have to tailor their roster to cover those holes.
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STRENGTHS: What Lonzo Ball does well he does at an absolutely elite level, and you can't talk about Ball without first mentioning his unbelievable skill in transition.
It starts with his ability to get from one end of the floor to the other. He isn't the quickest or most explosive guard in this draft, but once he hits his top gear, he can run away from the defense; 30 percent of his offense, according to Synergy, came in transition possessions. He creates transition opportunities himself. He not only runs on turnovers or off of an outlet, he'll go and grab a defensive rebound himself and lead the break. This not only creates layups for himself, where, at 6-foot-6, he can finish at or above the rim with either hand, but it puts pressure on the defense to stop the ball. He also runs hard without the ball, and his size and athleticism allows him to be a lob target in transition.
As good as Ball is going running, he's even better passing the ball in transition. It's incredibly entertaining to watch. His vision and understanding of where his teammates are going to be is on another level — his basketball IQ is off-the-charts — and he is able to vary the angle, the height or the hand that he passes with in order to get the ball where it needs to go. He's a quick, decisive and creative decision-maker with the size to see over the defense and accuracy that would make Aaron Rodgers jealous.
It's not just in transition where he has that kind of success. He can make just about any pass you need to make coming off of a ball-screen — a big popping, a big rolling to the rim, same-side shooters, weak-side shooters. Again, his size here is an incredible advantage, allowing him not only to see over the defense but to make passes over the defense.
His unselfishness permeates a team. His teammates fill lanes and run to spot-up because they know he'll reward them for doing it. They make the extra pass because they know the ball will eventually find its way back to them. It's contagious, and it starts with Ball.
As a scorer, he does have some limitations — we'll get to that — but the things he does well he's very good at. It starts with his three-point shooting, where he has range well beyond the NBA three-point line, either off the catch, off the dribble or off of a vicious step-back jumper that was borderline-unstoppable in college. He shot 41.2 percent from beyond the arc as a freshman, many of those from out to 30 feet. He also shot 73.2 percent from inside the arc, which speaks to his effectiveness at getting to, and finishing at, the rim; Ball only attempted 13 shots inside the arc that weren't layups or dunks, as he's a very good straight line driver going right.
Ball is also better moving off the ball than he gets credit for. He can run off of screens and bury threes off the catch or off of a one-dribble pull-up, and his size and ability to make back-door cuts made him a lob target for UCLA this past season.
Defensively, Ball must add strength to his frame, but he proved to be a pretty effective defender one-on-one when he was actually engaged on that end. His physical tools, his anticipation and his basketball IQ make him a dangerous defensive playmaker as well, and that should carry over to the next level as well.
WEAKNESSES: What Ball does well he does as well as anyone that we see at the college level, but his struggles are just as glaring as his strengths are obvious, and it all stems around one, simple question: Will Ball be able to create offense in a half-court setting?
The biggest issue is his jump shot. When he's knocking down threes, be it off the catch or off of that deadly step-back, he's bring the ball all the way over to the left side of his body and his feet are pointing well off to the left of the rim. On catch-and-shoot opportunities, this isn't all that much of an issue — there are shooting coaches that will teach players to have a slight turn; watch Stephen Curry's feet when he shoots threes — and when Ball shoots his step-back, his feet are naturally going to be angled in that direction.
The trouble comes when he's attempting to pull-up, particularly when he is going to his right. His feet are out of whack and he has to bring the ball all the way to the other side of his body, which is part of the reason Ball appears to fumble with the ball quite often when shooting off the dribble. As a result, Ball essentially has no mid-range game. On the season, Ball made 189 field goals: 80 of them were threes, 102 of them were layups or dunks and only seven were either floaters or two-point jumpers.
This issue is also evident when he shoots free throws, as his toes are pointed directly at the rim. That's why a guy that shoots 73 percent from two and 41 percent from three makes just 67 percent of his free throws.
Ball's other issue is in the pick-and-roll, where he never proved to be much of a scoring threat. There were just 49 pick-and-roll possessions all season where Ball wasn't a passer — for comparison's sake, Markelle Fultz had 184 while playing 11 fewer games — and he turned the ball over on 32 percent of them. He had nearly three times as many pick-and-roll possessions as a passer, and all of 33 possessions in isolation.
The result is that Ball is entirely too predictable in the half court. If he's getting a ball-screen, he's going to be a passer three out of four times. If he's going right, he's going all the way to the rim. If he's going left, you know it's going to be a pull-up. Throw in questions about whether or not he has the first-step to turn the corner at the next level, and there are certainly legitimate concerns about his effectiveness against NBA defenders.
NBA COMPARISON: Jason Kidd is the obvious one, and it mostly works. Both are big guards with unbelievable court vision and an unselfishness that permeates a team. Both are average athletes by NBA standards. Both thrive in transition. Both make a lot of threes — Kidd is eighth all-time in three-pointers made — even if there are questions about how good, or effective, they are as shooters. All that left is to find out whether or not Ball can put together a Hall of Fame career, or if he can sell signature shoes, like Kidd.
OUTLOOK: Ball is going to end up being drafted by the Lakers with the No. 2 pick. We can pretend like there is going to be drama here, like Magic Johnson is going to look at a big point guard, a local kid, with an innate ability to lead the break and see anything other than himself and the reincarnation of the Showtime Lakers, but that would be a waste of time.
What that means is that Ball, the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, will be teamed up with D'Angelo Russell, a point guard that was the No. 2 pick in the 2015 Draft, and Brandon Ingram, a wing that was the No. 2 pick of the 2016 NBA Draft.
And, frankly, I think that works. What Russell and Ingram do well make up for where Ball struggles. Russell operates in the pick-and-roll as a ball-handler in the half court. Ingram is an isolation scorer that shot better than 41 percent from three in his one season at Duke. If Ball struggles to create in half court settings, he can act as a floor-spacer thanks to his ability in catch-and-shoot actions.
That's before you consider that Luke Walton, the second-year head coach of the Lakers, spent two seasons as an assistant — one of which where he spent half of the season as the interim head coach — with the Warriors, and the offense UCLA ran this year, one heavy on spacing, ball-movement and player movement, is quite similar to what the Warriors run.
Put another way, on paper, Los Angeles looks like the perfect place for Ball, a exquisitely skilled albeit flawed prospect, to end up.
Charlotte awarded 2019 NBA All-Star Game
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A month after the NBA Board of Governors cleared the way for the NBA's showcase All-Star Game to return to Charlotte — saying the steps the state took to reverse the controversial "bathroom bill" that cost the state the 2017 game were enough — the NBA has awarded the 2019 game to Charlotte.
"For three decades, the NBA has had a home in Charlotte. Generations of families have attended games there, and fans from many different walks of life have come together to share a passion for a team that is an anchor in the community," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "We have decided to award NBA All-Star 2019 to Charlotte based on this deep connection and the belief that we can honor our shared values of equality and inclusion, and we are excited to bring the All-Star Game back to Charlotte for the first time in 28 years.
"While we understand the concerns of those who say the repeal of HB2 did not go far enough, we believe the recent legislation eliminates the most egregious aspects of the prior law. Additionally, it allows us to work with the leadership of the Hornets organization to apply a set of equality principles to ensure that every All-Star event will proceed with open access and anti-discrimination policies. All venues, hotels and businesses we work with during All-Star will adhere to these policies as well."
"We are thrilled the league has awarded NBA All-Star 2019 to the city of Charlotte," Hornets primary owner Michael Jordan said. "All-Star Weekend is an international event that will provide a tremendous economic impact to our community while showcasing our city, our franchise and our passionate Hornets fan base to people around the world."
The weekend of events will take place Friday through Sunday, Feb. 15-17, 2019, mostly at The Spectrum Center in uptown Charlotte. (The 2018 All-Star Game is in Los Angeles.)
All the controversy was due to the discriminatory bill HB2, commonly called "the bathroom law," which was passed by the North Carolina legislature in 2016. The law restricted transgender bathroom use (you had to use the bathroom for the gender with which you were born) and preempted anti-discrimination ordinances put in by Charlotte and other North Carolina cities that tried to block discrimination against gays and lesbians. The NBA pulled the 2017 All-Star Game from the city, one of a number of events that pulled, or businesses that reduced their footprint in the state due to the bill, ultimately costing North Carolina $3.76 billion in economic impact, according to an Associated Press report.
The repeal of the law was not complete, some LBGT restrictions remained in place, such as a ban on cities (such as Charlotte) passing any nondiscrimination ordinances covering sexual orientation until 2020. Gay-rights advocates, the American Civil Liberties Union, and mayors from multiple other cities (which did not lift their government business travel bans to the state) said the compromise repeal did not go far enough. Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat who was elected in part due to this issue, said this compromise repeal was the best that the legislature would approve.
This was not enough of a repeal. The NBA returning the All-Star Game to Charlotte is the moral and economic equivalent of liking a post on Facebook complaining about Chick-fil-A's history of anti-LGBT donations and activism, then going and eating at the restaurant.
But the NBA is a business and it wants to make that fan base happy. No doubt Jordan and his ownership group have brought stability to the franchise and worked hard to rebuild an NBA market that the previous owner had completely destroyed (ending with George Shin moving his team to New Orleans, if it wasn't for Donald Sterling Shin would be seen as maybe the worst NBA owner of the past couple decades).
So the 2019 game is headed to Buzz City.
Pau Gasol on Warriors: "In all my years in the league, they're playing at the highest level right now"
Pau Gasol has two rings from playing alongside Kobe Bryant on a Phil Jackson coached team in Los Angeles. He knows what elite basketball looks like.
And he's very impressed with the Golden State Warriors.
Via Courtney Cronin of the San Jose Mercury News.
"They're in a groove," Gasol said. "They know what it takes to win and obviously they've been champions, they've established records that have never been set before and they're on a path to get another championship. In all my years in the league, they're playing at the highest level right now."
This kind of praise was heaped on the Warriors last year, but Cleveland was able to come from 3-1 down in the Finals. Cleveland is an excellent team led by the best player on the planet.
Still, this year feels different. As Boston has shown in recent games, Cleveland's help defense can be exposed with good ball and player movement. And even if the Cavaliers can again slow down Stephen Curry, this year there is Kevin Durant, too.
Danny Green was one who thinks the Cavaliers have a chance.
"They're a great team, but Cleveland's a great team, too," Spurs forward Danny Green said. "Cleveland's done it before. Do I think they can do it again? It's possible. I wouldn't say anything's impossible. It's a really good team and they have pretty good chances if they stay healthy and keep rolling like they are to win again."


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AMIR KHAN steps into the ring against Carlos Molina here on Saturday night insisting he is a changed man.
The former world light welterweight champion has undergone a transformation in attitude and fighting style.
Khan, who lost his title to Danny Garcia in July, readily admits there was virtually no Plan B when things went wrong in previous fights and there was not even much of a Plan A to begin with!
The Brit, 26, admits it is win-or-bust against undefeated Molina after his last two bouts ended in disaster.
He was first beaten on points by Lamont Peterson this time last year and then stopped by Garcia after four rounds.
But Khan, who has ditched Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach for Virgil Hunter, said: "A year ago I relied on my speed, power and abilities. I had wars with my sparring partners and didn't think about my game plan. I can honestly say I never really had a plan.
"It would last for two or three rounds and then it would disappear. I wasn't disciplined enough to hold on to it throughout a whole fight.
"Now I'm older and more mature and know I have to stick to the game plan.
"I am now in a position where I need to sort things out.
"I cannot afford to get beaten again so why keep making these mistakes and make it easy for my opponent?"
Hunter has built a reputation as one of the best defensive trainers around and has taken unbeaten Andre Ward to the top of the super middleweight tree.
Khan added: "One thing I like when I watch Ward is that he beats up opponents.
"He knows he can go up a gear and knock out the opponent but he keeps beating them up.
"And I'll do the same thing. It's all about minimum risk. I will beat my opponent up until they quit, I don't have to go in there and knock them out.
"If I do that I could start making mistakes and maybe get caught with a shot."
Khan's former stablemate at Roach's Wild Card gym was Manny Pacquiao and he got caught by a spectacular shot from Juan Manuel Marquez that knocked him out cold after six brutal rounds in Las Vegas last weekend.
And Khan believes they both made the same mistakes.
He added: "Manny was going in hard against Marquez with his hands low while Marquez was stepping back so was in a position to throw a big punch.
"He had his hands low and was square on — the same mistake I made against Garcia. Me and Manny were great fighters offensively when we were training together but defensively maybe we lacked a little bit.
"I used to try to knock out people early in fights and I got away with making mistakes many times.
"Now I am throwing the right shots at the right time and, importantly, I am listening to what is being said to me.
"If I was told by a trainer 'This is what you do', I'd be like: 'OK fine, whatever'.
"But when you have a corner man like Virgil telling you, you might think it is boring but you are getting shots in and having success.If it turns out that this fight is a little bit boring, then it's going to be that."


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The nightclub was slowly filling with people, a couple I recognised the rest I didn't. It was nearing one in the morning but it felt more like 6, all I wanted to do was to fall into my bed and never wake up. I wasn't sure weather that was the drink talking, but this place wasn't really helping my mood. I was the depressed-type drunk, the one to go and sit in a corner and lament. Jan came up to me and rested her head on my biceps,
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"Come and dance then!"
"I'm not really feeling it tonight," I told her, she got up and tugged me away from my corner seat. I followed her reluctantly to the dance floor and began to dance with the crowd. Jane had left her drink on the table and was using her hands to put around my neck, I let my hands slide down her figure and over her hips. We danced for a few songs like this, my head wasn't really in the moment but Jan seemed to be having fun. As I looked up at the other dancers I saw a face staring at me, I blinked, it was still there. Hannah stood across the dance floor from me, her face was a hard stare and her eyes didn't soften as mine met hers. I dropped my hands and lifted Jan's away from me, I patted her on the shoulder and squeezed through the dancers until I got to Hannah. She was leaning against the wall, her arms folded in an aggressive pose. I didn't say anything as I leant down and tried to kiss her, she shoved me away and then slapped me. I stood there stunned for a second as she turned and strode towards the door, a few moments later I recovered and followed after her, Jan just behind me. I crashed through the door and headed swiftly towards Hannah, Jan closed the doors behind me and jogged to catch up.
"I'll handle this," she whispered to me, I put my arm out in front of her,
"No," I shook my head, my voice ringing with authority. "Hannah!" I called, she slowed and turned slowly. Her mascara was smudged and her face wore a grimace I'd only seen a couple of times before.
"What?!" she spat, "Want to rub in the fact we're over? Rub it in with my best friend?!"
"Don't make yourself sound the victim here!" I called, "You were the one whole slept with Ty – remember?!" my voice was getting louder.
"I didn't sleep with him," she growled through her teeth, "I thought you of all people would trust me on something like this!"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You were my best friend Nate, you were my boyfriend...my soul mate," her strong exterior began to crumble, "you really hurt me!" I wanted to step forward and wrap my arms around her, I wanted to kiss her better and tell her everything would be okay. I wanted to - but I didn't. Jan took a step forward but Hannah held up her hand and turned her head towards Jan, "Don't come near me, you cow."
"What?!" Jane cried, "Why am I a cow?"
"You always denied having a crush on Nate, you knew he would never chose you over me! But as soon as something happened between us, you were right there ready to wiggle your way in!"
"That is way out of order Hannah!" Jan growled, "You're my best friend!"
"And you were mine, not any more..."
"Everything okay out here?" a voice sounded from behind me, I turned slowly and smiled,
"Yeah, everything's good," I told him. It was the tourist from earlier, he was with Jade and the other was just coming out the door; Stewart and Charlie, I couldn't remember who was who.
"No, no it's not," Hannah said walking past Jan and me towards the guy in glasses. He put his arm around her as if to defend her from me, I mashed my eyebrows.
"Do you two know each other?" I asked,
"Not really," Hannah raised her eyebrows provocatively, "but I trust them." There was an awkward silence as my eyes glazed over each of theirs and then back to Hannah.
"Well we're taking off now, you're welcome to come with us," the guy in glasses said to Hannah, she smiled and nodded.
"I'd love to," she said looking at me and Jan. They walked passed us,
"Bye Jan," the boys chorused,
"Bye Nate!" Jade called, I smiled at her before she turned and they all rounded the corner. I looked at Jan and she sighed.
"Great..." she muttered, I sank onto a picnic table and Jan sat opposite,
"Wanna go home?" I asked,
"Sure," she smiled,
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"Coltsfoot" includes both Tussilago and the various species of Petasites.
They've been used as cough herbs. And both Petasites spp. and Tussilago farfara contain livertoxic PAs.
Trouble with livertoxic PAs is, they're insidious: you cannot detect their effects unless you do a liver biopsy (on live people) or a liver autopsy (after they died). Which is why people insist that "comfrey (Symphytum spp.) is perfectly safe - I've been eating it for years!" - oo-kay. So when was your last liver biopsy then? Any signs of VOD (veno-occlusive liver disease), the surefire sign of PA poisoning, and a disease that will slowly but surely do your liver in?
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Of course we all die one day, but oh the irony, to die of a herb you use to stay healthy.
It's the "Well, aunty was poorly, may she rest in peace." -thing. So you didn't have a liver autopsy done, then? Of course you didn't - any fool could see that she wasn't well.
A hidden disease. Insidious.
I don't use any plants that contain livertoxic PAs.
Note, there's nontoxic PAs as well, so don't paint all plants that contain PAs with the same brush; but do avoid the ones with livertoxic PAs.
For safe cough herbs have a look at iceland moss, elecampane (there's a cool root!), mullein, plantago, horehound, thyme, hyssop, licorice ... there's lots.
Pretty much all of the Asteraceae (daisy family) and Boraginaceae (borage family) contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids. What you want to know is if they're toxic PAs.
They're toxic in most species of comfrey (Boraginaceae), and in the coltsfoots (be they Petasites or Tussilago) (Asteraceae).
They're nontoxic in the Echinaceas (Asteraceae).
And as far as I know, they're not toxic in boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), gravelroot (Eupatorium purpureum), or Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum) (Asteraceae).
Again as far as I know, they're toxic in the Ageratinas, which used to be Eupatoriums (Asteraceae).
And so on.
More about the livertoxicity of some PA -containing plants here and here.
There are rumors that pyrrolizidine alkaloids could be destroyed by heat. I haven't heard anything definitive, and a lot of other alkaloids aren't destroyed by heat. The xanthine alkaloids, for instance: caffeine, theine, theobromine. And nicotine, from tobacco. Among others. So can you heat the coltsfoots and hope that they're then nontoxic? I have no clue, and no lab to test this with. I just avoid the coltsfoots.
Related entries: Livertoxic PAs - Coltsfoots in flower - Comfrey again