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- 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed according to the packages directions)
- 2 tablespoons honey dijon mustard
- 2 cups gruyere (grated)
- 1 pound asparagus (cleaned and trimmed)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Roll the puff pastry out to a 16×10 inch rectangle.
- Score a line around the puff pastry 1 inch from the edge.
- Brush the mustard around the inside of the cut.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the mustard.
- Arrange the asparagus in a single layer over the cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Brush the outside inch of the pastry with the oil.
- Bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until the asparagus is tender and the pastry is golden brown, about 15-25 minutes.
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It's Sunday night...the Lakers just won Game 2 of the NBA Championship (whoo hoo!) and my pie is finally in the oven. And, of course, it is due in a few hours. I also spent the morning at Disney's California Adventure with UCLA friend, Barbara...and got my personal best on Toy Story Mania with 176,100 points...however, I just watched this youtube video of hints and discovered the high point Easter eggs. Next time, I'm going over 200K :)
This month's theme for You Want Pies with That? is "Childhood Favorite Pie" by Ellen at Kittymama. Ellen couldn't join us this month because she has very exciting happenings in her life...in fact, check her blog for details of how she is going to create wonderful childhood memories for a beautiful little sweetheart!
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This pie is a variation of Tyler Florence's Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars. I made the original before (very yummmmy!), and switched it up for this challenge.
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Washington, Reuters—President Barack Obama formally ordered broad cuts in US government spending on Friday night after he and congressional Republicans failed to reach a deal to avert automatic reductions that could dampen economic growth and curb military readiness.
As the United States staggered into another fiscal crisis, the White House predicted that the spending cuts triggered by the inability of Obama and lawmakers to forge a broader deficit-reduction agreement would be "deeply destructive" to the nation's economic and national security.
"Not everyone will feel the pain of these cuts right away. The pain though will be real. Beginning this week, many middle-class families will have their lives disrupted in significant ways," Obama told journalists after his meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders.
Late on Friday, Obama signed an order that put in effect the across-the-board government spending cuts known as "sequestration." Government agencies will now begin to hack a total of $85 billion from their budgets between Saturday and Oct. 1.
Half of the cuts will fall on the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the reductions put at risk "all of our missions."
Congress and Obama could still halt the cuts in the weeks to come, but neither side has expressed any confidence they will do so. Both Democrats and Republicans set the automatic cuts in motion during feverish deficit-reduction efforts in August 2011.
Friday's events marked the first budget showdown in Washington of many in the past decade that was not somehow resolved at the last minute – often under pressure from rattled financial markets. Markets in New York shrugged off the stalemate in Washington on Friday as they have for months.
Democrats predicted the cuts could soon cause air-traffic delays, meat shortages as food safety inspections slow down, losses to thousands of federal contractors and damage to local economies across the country, particularly in the hardest-hit regions around military installations.
At the heart of Washington's persistent fiscal crises is disagreement over how to slash the budget deficit and the $16 trillion national debt, bloated over the years by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and government stimulus for the ailing economy.
Obama wants to close the fiscal gap with spending cuts and tax hikes. Republicans do not want to concede again on taxes after doing so in negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" at the New Year.
Public outrage, if it materializes, would be the most likely prod for a resolution as the impact of the spending cuts starts to be felt in the coming weeks and months.
As a percentage of total government spending every year, $3.7 trillion, the actual spending reductions are small. But because safety-net programs such as Social Security and Medicare will be untouched, the brunt falls mostly on federal government employees rather than direct recipients of aid.
The US government is the nation's largest employer, with a workforce of roughly 2.7 million civilians spread across the country. If the cuts stay in place, more than 800,000 of those workers could see reduced work days and smaller paychecks between now and September.
Furlough notices warning employees and their unions started to go out earlier this week and the pace picked up on Friday after it became clear that talks at the White House between Obama and congressional leaders would be fruitless.
While the International Monetary Fund warned that the belt-tightening could slow U.S. economic growth by at least 0.5 of a percentage point this year, that is not a huge drag on an economy that is picking up steam.
Many Republicans accuse the Obama administration of overstating the effects of the cuts in order to pressure them into agreeing to a solution to the White House's liking.
A deal proved elusive as Obama met at the White House with House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, as well as the top two Democrats in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
"The discussion about revenue, in my view, is over. It's about taking on the spending problem," Boehner said after the meeting.
Asked why he did not just refuse to let congressional leaders leave the room until they had a deal, Obama told reporters: "I am not a dictator. I'm the president. So, ultimately, if Mitch McConnell or John Boehner say, 'We need to go to catch a plane,' I can't have Secret Service block the doorway, right?"
The across-the-board cutbacks were mandated by a deficit reduction law, structured to be so disruptive that Congress would ultimately replace them with more targeted savings. But partisan gridlock has prevented agreement on where to save.
The White House budget office sent a report to Congress detailing the spending cuts. Some 115,000 employees of the Department of Justice—including prosecutors and the FBI—were among the first to get the official word of furloughs.
The government also sent letters to several state governors advising them of cuts to services like the Head Start education program in California and military facilities in Virginia.
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty expressed rare public frustration with the United States for lurching from crisis to crisis.
One reason for the inaction in Washington is that both parties still hope the other will either be blamed by voters for the cuts or cave in before the worst effects predicted by Democrats come into effect.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday showed 28 percent of Americans blamed congressional Republicans for the sequestration mess, 18 percent thought Obama was responsible and 4 percent blamed congressional Democrats. Thirty-seven percent blamed them all, according the online poll.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office predicts 750,000 jobs could be lost in 2013, and federal employees throughout the country are looking to trim their own costs.
"The kids won't go to the dentist, the kids might not go to the doctor, we won't be spending money in local restaurants, local movie theaters," said Paul O'Connor, president of the Metal Trades Council, which represents 2,500 workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.
After weeks of White House warnings about the cuts causing disruption, Obama acknowledged it might be a while before effects fully kicked in. "We will get through this. This is not going to be an apocalypse," Obama said.
In the absence of any deal at all, the Pentagon will be forced to slice 13 percent of its budget between now and Sept. 30.
In his first Pentagon news conference since he was sworn in on Wednesday, Hagel struck a more moderate tone than many other defense officials who have said the spending reductions would be devastating or could turn the U.S. military into a second-rate power.
"America . . . has the best fighting force, the most capable fighting force, the most powerful fighting force in the world," he said. "The management of this institution, starting with the Joint Chiefs, are not going to allow this capacity to erode."
Most non-defense programs, from NASA space exploration to federally backed education and law enforcement, face a 9 percent reduction.
Moving to head off a new budget crisis later this month, Boehner said the Republican-led House would move a "continuing resolution" to fund government through the rest of the fiscal year, thus hopefully averting a government shutdown.


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"Everyone gets butterflies, but the key is making them work for you and not letting them dictate your mentality." - Brandon Thatch
On average, it takes Brandon Thatch 1:23 to win a fight. That's not a number derived from a small sample size either.
Through the first 10 victories of his career, the 28-year-old Colorado native has yet to see the second round. In fact, he's only been to the fourth minute of the opening round once, along with a single trip beyond the two-minute mark. Every other fight has ended faster than most fighters are able to get in rhythm and find their range.
That includes his UFC debut.
Back in August, Thatch arrived in the Octagon to square off with TUF alum Justin Edwards carrying a different kind of buzz than the kind that usually accompanies seemingly dominant fighters from the regional circuit when they first step into the bright lights of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
While flashy records built against cannon fodder are easy to come by when combing through online databases and witnessing the arrival of a new name on biggest stage in the sport, Thatch's resume is dotted with familiar and formidable names, all of whom have been turned away in what has become Thatch's signature fashion.
Adding to the heightened intrigue surrounding the tall welterweight newcomer was the fact that he had the endorsement of the division's reigning, defending, undisputed champion, Georges St-Pierre.
With the "GSP Seal of Approval" and a track record comprised solely of first-round stoppages, the bar was set pretty high for Thatch in his initial foray into the Octagon. While it would have been understandable if some combination of nerves, tougher competition, and the weight of being heralded as "one to watch" by one of the greatest of all-time resulted in a less compelling performance than his advanced billing suggested was coming, Thatch exceeded expectations, and added another dominant first-round finish to his resume.
"To win and get Knockout of the Night – it couldn't have gone better," said Thatch of his 1:23 victory over Edwards on the preliminary portion of the UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann fight card in Indianapolis earlier this year.
"It was definitely surreal. I definitely felt every emotion – from fear and anxiousness to happy and being ecstatic. Through the week, I was petrified, and then everything went so fast with the weigh ins – I felt like a rock star up there weighing in. After weigh ins, everything was so much fun.
"Everyone gets butterflies, but the key is making them work for you and not letting them dictate your mentality. As far as the week and everything, it went by so smooth and so quick that the nerves and butterflies are still there, but the week itself – the media, the filming, everything – went smooth, and it was pretty cool."
In his post-fight interview with UFC Tonight correspondent Ariel Helwani, the man known as "Rukus" told the man with a mean shoe game that he didn't want to spend the next year battling it out in the lower tier of the UFC's deepest, most competitive division, and the organization was apparently listening.
For his sophomore appearance in the Octagon, Thatch has been paired with Brazilian veteran Paulo Thiago on the main card of the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson fight card in Goiania, Brazil.
Though he sports just a 5-5 record in the UFC, Thiago has shared the cage with some of the division's elite during his nearly five years with the organization. Like Thatch, the Brazilian Special Forces operative started his career with a Knockout of the Night award, announcing his presence in the division with an upset win over Josh Koscheck at UFC 95.
He recently rebounded from a 1-4 stretch that included losses to Martin Kampmann and Dong Hyun Kim with a decision win over Michel Prazeres in May, and represents the kind of step up in competition that Thatch was hoping for this time around.
"I'm not here to just kind of get by," said Thatch, echoing the feelings he shared with Helwani following his debut victory. "I want to see where I stand, and that's just me wanting to see who I am as a fighter. You want to see where you're at and you want to test yourself. Everything is a test to see where you're at, and this guy is going to give me another chance to see where I'm at in my skills. He's a tough guy and it has got all the potential to be a good fight.
"I still feel like I'm a race car that has driven to 30mph really fast but I've had to turn off the engine – I still haven't red-lined and I want to see how fast I can go."
While he's collected his share of highlight reel finishes and first-round stoppage victories, Thatch has yet to be a part of a the kind of back-and-forth battle that tantalizes fans and pushes an athlete to their physical and mental limits, and at some point, the rangy striker with the 10-1 record would like to know what that is like.
Just not yet.
"As a fighter, I'm a fan of the sport as well, and you see fights like the Diego Sanchez-Gilbert Melendez fight, and that right there – win or lose – both fighters came out victors there. It was some of the most amazing heart and pure aggression and excitement, and I would love to be known as part of a fight like that. To go home and know that I laid it all on the line, whether I win or I lose, the fans enjoyed what they saw and are going to remember that fight.
"But I'm going to take the first-round finish all day," he added with a laugh. "I'll take the first-round knockout all day, but if it goes to three rounds, I'm prepared. I've trained with a team that I feel is one of the best in the world, and I'm confident getting a unanimous decision or a first-round knockout.
"I'm not looking for the battles any time soon – I'd like to keep my body as intact as possible. It's a rough sport on your body and I'd like to save my body for the championship fights, if I can make it that far down the road. I'd like to have some longevity to my career, so I'm not going to say that I'm looking for a brawl right away or anything like that. I know my time will come for a brawl, so I'm not in any hurry."
While there are no guarantees about how his bout with the veteran Thiago will play out, there is one thing for certain about the matchup, and that is that Thatch will be walking into hostile territory, fighting a Brazilian on home soil in his first fight outside of North America.
Though it has been a situation that hasn't played out too favorably for incoming fighters over the last couple years, Thatch is looking forward to the opportunity, as it will be the first time in his career that he's entered the cage as "The Bad Guy," a role he's looking to exploring when he shares the Octagon with Thiago in Goiania on Saturday.
"I've had such amazing fans in Colorado and I've had a pretty decent following up in Canada – I've always kind of been a favorite – and I'm going to be the bad guy. I get to kind of play to those emotions, play that role.
"I'm not one of those guys that's usually swayed by the crowd or being in a funky situation – I'm pretty mentally solid, mentally strong, and I feel like it's just going to be one of those things that is going to make me more motivated."
He's also confident that another dynamic performance like the one he delivered in his debut will bring the Brazilian fans to their feet… even if he does turn back one of their own.
"I try not to over-analyze my fights. When you go in there with a strict game plan or you expect it to come out a certain way, that's when things go wrong. If you're expecting something to happen and it doesn't – then what? I kind of just let it happen, and I think that's why I have been so successful so far. I'm not looking for a knockout, I'm not looking for a choke, I'm not looking for anything – I kind of just react, and if there is an opening, I'm going to take it.
"I know Paulo is a veteran in the sport and he's not afraid to fight, so I know I need to be prepared, know that I'm not slipping or taking him lightly, and so it's going to be fun. I'm not expecting anything – I'm just going to go out there and perform and do what I do best.
"I get to be the bad guy, and after I come out on top, I'm going to bow to the crowd like I do every time and I'm going to have made some fans down there."


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Book presentation: ''War and State Building in the Middle East'' by Dr. Rolf Schwarz
Dr. Rolf Schwarz is currently working as a Political Officer in the Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Countries Section of the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, He wrote his book, ''War and State Building in the Middle East'' while at the NATO Defense College in Rome.
On 5 April, Rolf Schwarz presented his book at NATO Headquarters, at a book talk organised by the NATO Multimedia Library. Mr Nicola de Santis, Head of the Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Section, in NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy (PASP) Division, introduced the presentation and chaired the discussion which followed.
Later, Dr Schwarz signed copies of his book at a reception hosted by the NATO Multimedia Library.
The book, based on research in several Middle Eastern countries (Iraq, Jordan, United Arab Emirates), argues that in the Middle East, unlike in Europe, wars did not make states, they destroyed them
During his book presentation Rolf Schwarz made three specific points: (i) fulfillment of basic state functions correlates with extractive state power (such as taxation); (ii) Middle Eastern states differ in the extent of their reliance on domestic financial resources, and vary in state structure accordingly: rentier state gains capacity chiefly through external sale of natural resources (oil and gas) rather than bargaining with its subject populations over the means of rule; (iii) offering insights into post-conflict peace-building, state failure and democracy promotion are based on this linkage between revenue and rule.
By highlighting the perils of funding wars through the sale of natural resources, fighting with imported weaponry, and accepting peace settlements negotiated and guaranteed by foreign powers, Rolf Schwarz offers provocative insights into post-conflict peace building, state failure, and the potential for democratic rule in the region.
"This comparative volume explores the dramatic pathways of political development undertaken by rentier regimes in the Arab world. Here, waging war proved to weaken rather than strengthen state capacity in pernicious ways--an insight that contrasts sharply with received Western wisdom about war being the crucible of modern state building."--Sean L. Yom, Temple University.
"An important contribution to the literature on state building in the Middle East. "--Gawdat Bahgat, author of 'Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East'.


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Established in 2006, the eVolo Skyscraper Competition has become the world's most prestigious award for high-rise architecture. The contest recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations.
Studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution are some of the multi-layered elements of the competition. It is an investigation on the public and private space and the role of the individual and the collective in the creation of dynamic and adaptive vertical communities.
Over the last six years, an international panel of renowned architects, engineers, and city planners have reviewed more than 4,000 projects submitted from 168 countries around the world. Participants include professional architects and designers, as well as students and artists. This book is the compilation of 300 outstanding projects selected for their innovative concepts that challenge the way we understand architecture and their relationship with the natural and built environments.


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Are you walking around and need to store your luggage near Oberkampf? Don't worry, we got you!
Drop off your items at one of LuggageHero's luggage storage locations just around the corner.
At LuggageHero, we offer secured and cheap luggage storage. All our shops are certified by LuggageHero. And remember; LuggageHero is the only luggage storage service that offers an hourly and daily rate for maximum flexibility.
LuggageHero is the ONLY luggage storage service that offers you a choice of hourly or daily rates in Oberkampf.
A flat rate starting at €1.1 per hour and from €4.95 per day allows you to pick an option that will best suit your needs. If you're only planning on staying for a few hours in a city, why pay for an entire day as you would with other luggage storage services?
Half price compared to station lockers and airport lockers
Luggage lockers, also called city lockers, are generally at least double as expensive daily compared to LuggageHero's luggage storage service. Until recently, travelers could only stow their bags in these luggage lockers, offering little flexibility regarding pricing, where to go, and luggage deposit.
Also, LuggageHero offers stores in countless places so that you always have the option of dropping off your luggage in a safe environment. Unlike luggage lockers in stations and airports, LuggageHero offers both hourly and daily rates. LuggageHero strives to offer flexible and cheap luggage storage near you at all times.
We store all kinds of luggage – any size and any shape in verified stores
LuggageHero's users can store luggage of any size and/or shape in our storage locations. It doesn't matter if it is ski equipment, photo equipment, or backpacks. In other words, you can get baggage storage, suitcase storage, luggage deposit, or whatever our satisfied customers call it safely as we accommodate it all. LuggageHero's customers can choose to be charged by the hour or our daily rate, regardless of what they store.
LuggageHero redefines convenience for travelers. Take advantage of our generous baggage allowance and leave your luggage and carry-on bags in our secure, innovative, and environmentally friendly locker storage. You can easily bounce into our store and embark on adventures unburdened by heavy luggage!
We can stow your luggage for several days
LuggageHero also provides multi-day storage because flexibility is essential when traveling.
LuggageHero offers a lower daily rate when you store your luggage for longer. From the second day onwards, our customers pay from only €4.95 per bag per day.
Download LuggageHero's free luggage storage app
For greater convenience, you can download LuggageHero's app to see all our locations near you.
Opening hours
We have a variety of stores with different opening hours, so choose what fits you best! Go and pick the store here to see the opening hours.
Which payment methods are accepted?
All major credit cards are accepted. Be aware that the shops do not receive cash when using LuggageHero, and remember that the insurance on your luggage is valid only if the payment has been made directly to LuggageHero.
Cancellation of booking
For same-day cancellations, a fee of €5.00/$5.00/£5.00/DKK30.00 per bag will be charged for the booking, and for no-shows, a fee equal to the daily rate at the selected storage location will be charged starting at €4.95 per bag.
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"LuggageHero, which offers online booking with a credit card — thus, eliminating the need for users to have local currency on hand — is one of the most recent players to expand its services. In December the company began operating in New York, where today it has some 250 locations."
"One solution is LuggageHero, which was already on the scene in Copenhagen and London, and has now expanded into New York. Its selling point is that it lets you store your luggage in a local shop, café or hotel, which is often more convenient than having to go to a storage facility at a train station."
"LuggageHero, which Jannik Lawaetz founded in 2016, currently has more than 300 storage locations in six cities (New York, London, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona) and plans to expand to 39 cities by January 2020."
"LuggageHero founder and chief executive Jannik Lawaetz says that the concept was inspired by that mother of invention — necessity — and Airbnb. A couple of years ago, he and his girlfriend rented an apartment in Barcelona via the home-share service. They had a later flight on their day of departure and wanted to continue exploring the city, but didn't want to lug their suitcases around. "


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There's no question that there's a certain beauty to a knockout, when technique and speed meet precise timing at the highest levels of the sport of mixed martial arts. Featherweight Sam Sicilia goes for the more visceral approach.
"I throw fearlessly," he said. "I'm looking to put somebody's mouthpiece in the bleachers."
More often than not, Spokane's Sicilia hits the mark. In 11 pro wins, he's won six with his fists, including three in less than 30 seconds. Yes, he's got something a little extra on the fastball than most of his peers, and when he lands on that sweet spot, he knows it immediately.
"I played baseball when I was younger and sometimes you don't have to swing as hard but you feel it hit just right," he said. "(In fighting) I've hit and messed up my hand and my thumbs, but I've hit flush punches and it sounds like a steak hit a wall and your hand doesn't hurt because you landed it just perfect. It's recognizing where your power is. You throw it from your hips, and when you land it, it's like a weight off your shoulders, and that's what you fight for right there."
Yet the funny thing is that Sicilia never really fancied himself a knockout artist. Instead, he saw striking simply as a means to an end – to get the bout to the mat, where he could ground and pound or submit his opponents.
"I'd always go in there and throw, and I'd be barely missing guys and go right into a shot," said Sicilia, a pro since 2007. "And one day I just decided that I'm gonna stand up and I will end this fight with a punch, or I'll get knocked out trying to knock this person out. Then they started landing, and from then on I really believed. It's really just confidence and believing in my hands."
Sicilia's most recent victim was Brazilian veteran Cristiano Marcello, who he knocked out in the second round of their June bout on the Ultimate Fighter 15 finale card. It was the perfect way for the 26-year-old to end the first chapter of his career, one that included a stint on the FX reality series, and for the start of chapter two, he will travel to Brazil to face TUF Brazil winner Rony Jason in a new neighborhood of 145 pounds.
"A lot of the guys on the show that I was dealing with, a lot of the guys that I fought, they don't necessarily feel stronger, but they've got such big frames," said Sicilia of life at 155 pounds. "My training partner (Michael) Chiesa, and a couple of guys from the show, some guys stay at 185, which I've never weighed in my life. I've walked around at '63. So I just want to move down and be a force. A lot of those guys that know how to use their leverage are hard to deal with. I want to move down a weight class and start handing out naps and get the fights that I want and the fights that will make me a household name one day."
It's a smart career move for Sicilia, who knows that with the lightweight division a lot more crowded than featherweight, what would take eight fights at 155 might just take four at 145. And when you consider that he fights like he's double-parked, he's obviously taking a similar approach to his career.
"There are still great guys, and by no means does moving down mean there's less talent, but I feel like it's a little less crowded, and the guys that are on a roll are the guys you want to end up fighting," said Sicilia, and in Jason, he'll be getting the type of challenge he's looking for, because the Brazilian is just as eager to put on a show and go home early. Jason has even put more up for grabs, saying "I'm the champion of TUF Brazil at Featherweight and he was a participant of the US TUF at Lightweight. If he beats me it is like he's the champion of TUF Brazil. So there's a lot in line on this fight."
Sicilia accepts that statement for what it is, even if he doesn't feel the same way.
"I just look at it as a fight," he said. "We're back in our own element, I get to travel over there as the away team, and I like doing that. I'm sure he does think like that because that motivates him in a 'he ain't taking this away from me' kinda deal. But I have the mentality of I'm going down there, I'm shutting him off and I'm coming home."
And he doesn't mind if he hears some boos along the way. In fact, he's not just expecting them, but he appreciates the Brazilian fans' loyalty to their fighters.
"Brazilians got it right," said Sicilia. "They root for their hometown guy, and I'm okay with getting booed and all that fun stuff. It's a motivator for myself and as much as they're booing, I can silence that whole stadium with a punch. But Brazil is a huge fighting community. If this was back in gladiator days, we'd be going to Rome right now. But right now, we're going to Rio de Janeiro, so it really is an honor and I am very excited about that. I'm going to take it all in, and I like fighting on the road; it makes it feel more like a fight. It's very exciting and I really do play into that a lot."
So will it be another quick one for a young man who lives for that decisive finish? It's nice work if he can get it, but if not, he doesn't mind punching his opponent for three rounds either.
"I go in there with the mentality that this guy owes me 15 minutes and I get to beat him up for that long," he said. "If he happens to get caught, cool, but I'm not training for that one punch; I'm training for three rounds of beating him up."


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Even teachers are nervous on the first day of school, although they don't usually cope with the butterflies in their stomachs the way this one did.
A teacher at Wagoner High School, in Wagoner, Oklahoma, was arrested Monday after she was found drunk and without pants in a classroom. It was the first day back at school for teachers and no students were on campus at the time.
Lorie Hill, who admitted she'd been drinking, was a new hire by the school. It's unclear if she was drunk and drove to school while intoxicated. Authorities believe she drank vodka in the parking lot of the school before walking into the building.
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