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Some true believers recycle even into their suitcases
By Diane Daniel, Globe Correspondent | April 16, 2006
Reprinted with permission of the author.
One of the first things Michele Davis does when she travels to a new city is look for a place to put her recyclables. She even has a photo collection of recycling bins from across Europe.
"They look kind of space age," she said. "Once, when I couldn't find any, I took home five empty bottles on the plane. My husband was horrified."
Davis, 44, of Newton, is known among friends and neighbors as the "recycling queen." She heads the local recycling committee and recently became the town's representative to the Green Decade Coalition Kyoto Project, helping residents identify what to do in their homes and lives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and be more climate friendly.
You could also call her a composting devotee, in that she oversees three bins, one of them indoors. Composting on the road, she notes, is a little trickier.
"I've buried compost at places we've rented," she said.
Despite her passion and practices, Davis, like most other travelers, admits she never has scouted out environmentally friendly hotels and services when planning a vacation, or afterward given hotel management any feedback..
Bob Henault, 46, of Mansfield, and Betty Gilson, 77, of Bridgewater, share Davis's experience. Both their families are concerned with recycling, composting, and energy use -- at home. But when they're on the road, they become what could be called passive environmentalists.
"We'll do it if it's an option," Henault said. "Like if there's cards in the room with an option of not having the towels washed." But he does not refuse daily maid and linen service.
Gilson, who drives a Prius, sometimes travels with her husband on group tours. She has never asked a tour operator about their environmental practices, although she's always happy to see them offered. "I haven't really thought about it," said Gilson.
Davis, Henault, and Gilson are all model "good citizens," one of eight traveler categories identified in a study comparing Americans' travel practices with their feelings about environmental quality.
The Geotourism Study, commissioned in 2002 by National Geographic Traveler magazine and conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America, defines the "good citizen" category as including well-educated, civic-minded people who "recycle, vote, serve on committees, but aren't notably activist about travel, perhaps because they haven't really thought about it."
They're also the ones who are perhaps the most open to change and most likely to speak up -- once they do think about it, said Jonathan Tourtellot, director of sustainable tourism at the National Geographic Society.
Still, that call for environmental action, even as the world prepares to mark the 26th annual Earth Day on Saturday, has yet to sound in significant numbers, according to Martha Honey, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based International Ecotourism Society.
"The good news is there is definitely a broad consumer demand to want to travel responsibly, but the other side is that it's a latent demand," Honey said. She cited a study showing that a majority of Americans believe hotels should be environmentally responsible, but that only a small percentage of travelers actually question hotels on their practices.
"I think one of the challenges for those of us in socially responsible tourism is how do we build an activist community?" Honey said. "Part of that is giving people choices."
Attendees at the annual conference of the Unitarian Universalist Association will be given such a choice this summer. Following its first-ever "green" convention in 2005, the Boston-based association is offering each participant at its June gathering in St. Louis the option of paying a $6 fee to help offset the carbon dioxide they will create while meeting as a group.
Called a "carbon offset," the fee is designed to help compensate for the effects of carbon dioxide created in the course of daily living by reducing carbon dioxide emissions in another location. Groups that calculate and manage income from carbon offsets typically fund forestation, alternative energy sources, and other environmental projects.
The UUA contracted with Carbonfund, a nonprofit group started by Cohasset native Eric Carlson and based in Silver Spring, Md. The $6 fee is based on the carbon "footprint" that will be generated by the expected 4,000 to 5,000 people in attendance, including their transportation.
"We support tree plantings, wind energy, and energy efficiency," said Carlson, 36, who started offering the offsets through his nonprofit business last year.
Kevin Carson, 41, of Cranston, R.I., was happy to be among the 25 percent of registrants who so far have accepted the option.
"I had heard of it before, but I didn't know much about it," said Carson. "I was pleasantly surprised to see it was so easy. And it did prompt me to look at the website. It doesn't require a big sacrifice, and it gives you an awareness."
That awareness is a big part of the quotient, said Carlson.
"My motto is: 'Reduce what you can, offset what you can't.' I don't want to suggest that offsets let people off the hook," he added. As for Carson, like the typical "good citizen" of the geotourism survey, he recycles, composts, and uses energy-saving appliances and lighting fixtures, but he has never sought out environmentally friendly vacation lodging.
"I haven't checked out my hotels in the past, but I've started to be more aware" of their practices, he said.
At Don Shula's Hotel and Golf Club in Miami Lakes, Fla., where Carson stayed recently for a conference, there was no option for skipping daily laundry service for towels and linens.
"I was sharing the room with another guy and we both told the front desk to not change the beds," he said. "Three times in the course of six days they did anyway."
He knows that probably will not happen in St. Louis because of the UUA's green convention standards, which were written into its contract with America's Center, where the gathering will be held, and six nearby hotels.
"There's a tremendous amount of power in convention business to get these things going," said Carson, noting that when last year's convention site in Fort Worth didn't offer recycling, a local man stepped forward to set it up.
"Now he's got a new business, and the convention center has recycling," Carson said.
A similar situation occurred at the Hyatt Regency Boston in 2003 when Ceres, a Boston-based coalition of investors and environmental groups that work to improve companies' environmental practices, approached the hotel about holding its 2005 national conference there.
"They wanted to know what type of e-friendly practices we had in place," said Patrick Sorge, the hotel's director of sales and marketing. "It was already a focus for our hotel."
What the Hyatt didn't do at the time was compost its organic food residuals.
Ceres "asked if we would be willing to look into it. We said yes, and through their guidance and recommendations, we were able to set composting up in our hotel," Sorge said. "Sometimes it's not a lack of willingness, it's a lack of knowledge."
Now the Hyatt, with 500 rooms and 24,000 square feet of meeting space, is among a small number of hotels in the Boston area that composts on a large scale.
The Hyatt, a member of the Green Hotel Association, has taken several other steps to help the environment, including recycling and energy conservation.
The convention business is putting pressure on hotels, but individual travelers can and should do the same, said Mitch Rofsky, president of the Better World Club, the environmentally conscious alternative to the American Automobile Association. Rofsky started Better World in 2002 and has seen a 25 percent annual growth in membership, which now totals about 25,000.
"I certainly want people to be more demanding consumers," Rofsky said. "But also, if business doesn't inform the consumers of the possibilities, then consumers don't know what to ask for."
For his part, Kelly Rossiter, 34, of Lyndonville, Vt., can cite a range of practices he carries over from home to the road. These include renting economy cars, like his own Honda Civic; dining at local restaurants instead of chains; and carrying Tupperware to hold takeout food and leftovers.
"I think once you get in these habits it's not so difficult to transfer them into the travel world," he said.
Unlike most travelers, Rossiter frets about the environmental impact of his air travel.
"I do think about it," he said. "But do I do anything about it? That's an area where I'd have to be harder on myself and more honest. I think over the long haul it's probably curbed some of my travel."
But Rossiter also believes small things matter.
Sometimes, for instance, he will cancel airplane meals because the packaging is so wasteful, while at the same time noting that "it is a molehill compared to the mountain of jet fuel."
"So, yeah, if looked at from a purely pragmatic angle, it could be absurd," Rossiter said. "But when you consider environmentalism from a spiritual angle, you have rituals and small acts to pay respect to some larger thing."
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Stay at the back of the arena so you can see what you're doing and stay as dead center as you can This will help you avoid the Gorog's attacks. Double jump over his horizontal swipes and when he does a double fist pound, double jump right before impact to avoid being knocked on your butt. Now pick a hand and slash away at it.
When one hand is out of hit points, use Force Grip on the nearby shackle to bind his wrist. The arena will flood with bad guys so focus on them while the Gorog plays with his binding. Just be sure to keep your distance or he'll thump you but good.
Once you defeat the first wave, concentrate on big boy again. His attacks will take out any enemies running around so ignore them and worry about jumping his swipes and ground pounds. Smack his free hand when you get the chance.
Shackle his other hand when prompted and you'll find yourself in a corridor with the Gorog peeking in the window. Run to the right, fighting troopers as you go but keep an eye on the Gorog. If he makes a grab at you, dash out of the way. If he catches you, follow the onscreen prompts to free yourself. Better yet, stay away from the windows and fight the troopers when there's a wall between you and the giant monster.
Once you start climbing the wrecked ceiling to the upper levels, you won't have to worry about him until you reach the roof. Just mop the floor with the Storm Troopers and keep pressing onward.
On the roof, run to the right and beat the snot out of the cable system until you see the Saber Throw icons. Throw your lightsabers to cut the cables. Continue right and dash across the bridge to avoid the Gorog's swipe. Cut the next two cable systems. Run to the right again but this time he'll smack the ground in front of you. Quickly jump over the hole and deal with the troopers as you work on cutting the last set of cables.
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NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that Bevell is scheduled to meet with the Arizona Cardinals about their vacant head-coaching job.
Bevell, along with Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman and Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, are reportedly finalists for the Chicago Bears' coaching job. Trestman is believed to be a heavy favorite in that chase, which adds more urgency to Bevell's meeting with the Cardinals.
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"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it." So taught the Gautama Buddha, some 2500 years ago, with his hands delicately poised in front of his heart. This morning, I am sitting in front of a computer, watching the incessant demand of a blinking cursor within a blank Word document.
I notice that I am particularly tense this morning, hunched over, my head supported in a sleepy left hand, my jaw clenched and that I am even holding my breath unnecessarily at moments. I watch my thoughts negotiating with the yes and the no, the before and the after. I realize that I am singing the old songs again, and find myself walking up Uneasy Street.
I accept the fact I'm on Uneasy Street. Inevitably, I will do a little window shopping – find myself in a few stores. But for now, I try to stay away from this seductive long strip of stores with their myriad distractions by turning my attention inward. I will sacrifice all my under-the-breath commentary and judgment about what I am experiencing and to mobilize my attention in order to experience a direct sensation of myself sitting here. Specifically, I try to watch what is taking place without interfering with anything. The more I practice this, the more intriguing it becomes: "So that's how I am right now?" I notice that all these forces of thought and emotions that pull me here and there are pretty damn interesting. It's like watching an Easter parade–a marching band of habitual attitudes and tensions. I give myself wholeheartedly to this activity of watchfulness by accepting everything without reservations. It's how it is. I receive what I am.
It takes time, but if I simply wait and listen, an inner space can appear. A subtle relaxation begins to inhabit this body. I realize that this subtle relaxation is a gift, and that by letting go of my preoccupations and concerns of the day, it announces itself naturally. By the giving-over of myself, I am brought under its influence. I think it's always there, this mysterious gift, it's just that I am often too busy to hear it. Even though it's really noisy just before the intersection of the here and now, I realize how necessary Uneasy Street street is. It is an important aspect of the spiritual life because it serves as a reminder of the Other.
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Antonio F. Branco was born in 1956 in Fort Bragg, California, and raised in a small California logging town (in the Mendocino county) called Point Arena. He joined the US Army MP Corps in 1975 and was honorably discharged in 1978.
Branco attended Woodland Hills college briefly before moving to the Northwest. His beginnings in cartooning came while working at a sawmill in Sedro-Woolley Washington.
His ability to frame life in picture created a humorous environment, depicting his bosses and coworkers in exaggerated, but realistic scenarios. Signing "Guess who" kept the cartoons a mystery.
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Xotic Effects EP-Booster
Based on the preamp stage of an EP-3 Echoplex— which has been used by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Johnson and others as a guitar-signal booster/ conditioner—the EP-Booster ($145 retail/street price N/A) is a super-compact unit (3.5" x 1.5" x 1.5") that features a discreet FET preamp with a low-output impedance that makes it well suited for driving long lengths of cable (as well as other effects) without loss of highs or signal. The unit has a quality feel and it looks cool too with its clear plastic Gain knob, blue LED on a black face plate, and buffed zinc housing. A 2.1mm adapter jack is installed for those who don't want the trouble of removing the bottom pate to change a battery. Bass Boost and Bright switches also reside inside, and Xotic recommends using the "off" positions on both for an authentic EP-3 response.
Though butt simple, the EP-Booster could easily become an essential element on your pedalboard. Even when using moderate boost with the Gain knob less than halfway up, the EP made everything sound fatter, juicier, and well, more vibey. Cranking the EP-Booster's Gain knob to maximum pushed all of our clean amps into thick distortion that could be easily controlled via the guitars' volume knobs. In this mode, the boost sounded perfectly balanced with no tendencies to get shrieky or splattery—even when the EP's Bright switch was on (which actually is a flat setting). The Bass Boost switch is also useful for making single-coil guitars sound a littler thicker and tougher. No quibbles; the EPBooster is an highly useful sonic tool and it earns an Editors' Pick Award.
—Art Thompson
KUDOS Makes everything sound fatter and cooler. Minimal footprint lets it fit just about anywhere.
CONCERNS None.
CONTACT xoticeffects.com
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Fact: Princess Nita-nee was "invented" by author and publisher Henry W. Shoemaker and has no basis whatever in fact. Shoemaker's mention of the princess first appeared in print in 1903. At that time he attributed the tale to "an aged Seneca Indian named Isaac Steele." Shoemaker, a well known Pennsylvania folklorist, later admitted that both Steele and Nita-nee were "purely fictitious."
To learn the REAL origins of "Nittany", go to "All Things Nittany"
Fact: Penn State is "state-related." It was incorporated in 1855 as a private entity but the Board of Trustees included representatives of state government, including the governor. The state legislature in 1863 named Penn State the Commonwealth's sole land-grant institution, a designation that gave the University a broad mission of teaching, research, and public service. The legislature only occasionally granted funds to Penn State during the early years but since 1887 has made appropriations on a regular basis.
Fact: The original Old Main -- Penn State's first academic and administrative building -- was completed in 1863. A fire partially destroyed the roof in 1892, which resulted in remodeling the upper floor and the bell tower. Age and heavy use took their toll, and the building was torn down in 1929. The current Old Main was opened in 1930.The Original Old Main
Fact: Penn State was incorporated in 1855 as an agricultural college having the power to grant baccalaureate degrees. Its aim was to encourage the application of science to farming. But many farmers distrusted the traditional college curriculum that emphasized the study of rhetoric, ancient languages, philosophy, and other "classical" subjects. To allay these suspicions, the University's founders named the institution The Farmers' High School, a designation that lasted until 1862.
Fact: The Land-Grant Act, passed by Congress in 1862, called for states to select and support colleges and universities that would include agriculture and engineering in their curricula, without excluding science or classical studies. Their goal was "to promote liberal and practical education..." So Penn State, as a land-grant institution, offered a wide range of studies from its earliest years. Only a small fraction of the student body majored in agriculture.
Fact: The sun dial is a gift of the senior class of 1915 and was presented that same year. It holds no geographic significance. The geographic center of the Commonwealth is in Centre County, but the latest calculations by Penn State cartographers place it near Fisherman's Paradise along Spring Creek, near Bellefonte. For many years, based on older methods of calculation, the center was thought to be near Aaronsburg, along Route 45, about 25 miles east of the University Park campus.
Fact: That may be the popular assumption in some quarters but in truth there is no geographic place in Centre County formally designated "Happy Valley." Happy Valley is generally used in an informal or even a slang context, often by journalists, and is not part of the University's official style. The University Park campus and the community of State College are located in the Nittany Valley, near its confluence with Penns Valley. The origin of the name Happy Valley as applied to this location is murky. There seems to have been some local usage as early as the 1950s, but the term apparently became far more widely used and recognized starting in the late 1960s, about the time when network telecasts of Nittany Lions football games began, and thus might be attributed to sports writers and broadcasters.The Nittany Valley
Fact: Sorority houses did exist on the University Park campus, and there is no such state law nor any University prohibition against sorority houses per se. The first sorority house on campus was Stone House (a former faculty residence), which in 1928 became home to a women's social club, Nita-Nee, which became Kappa Alpha Theta in 1930 and occupied the house until 1949. Other sororities also had campus houses but, like KAT, moved out of these aging structures soon after World War II and into newly available suites in residence halls. The sororities rented the suites from the University -- as they continue to do today. The advantages of residence hall suites and the high cost of private housing in the post-war era discouraged off-campus sorority houses, although the borough of State College, in its zoning laws, makes no distinction between sorority and fraternity houses.


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This photo was taken during last summer's vacation of cool changes, from the porch of my aunt and uncle's beach house. I was sitting here, as I often do doing these visits, and noticed the sky blue and black. (To quote one of my very favorite songs ever. Love me Jackson Browne.)
This is a six-block long and two-block wide town with a name even people who live within a few miles away don't know. And on that July day, half of this tiny slip of an island was under fierce and threatening storm clouds; the other half was bathed in sunlight and blue skies. I sat on the porch, stared, reflected, snapped photos.
And so it is here this morning - here, at home, anchored on the mainland. Last night brought howling and rattling winds, weather and circumstances that tossed me to and fro all night long with worry, with anxiety, with dread.
Today's a new one, one that started with gloomy clouds during this morning's drop off, but one that has transformed into a morning of sunlight streaming through the family room windows. (And back to gloomy clouds again. These are the types of days that bring rainbows, yes?)
There are possibilities perculating, ones that could hold promise in terms of new work. This transition might provide me with some time to write more (no excuse now not to finish my novel, right?)
And there is a tiny glimmer of hope in regards to my friends and their horrific adoption case. The judge has the opportunity to overturn the jury's verdict during the next hearing in Wisconsin, on May 25. He says he won't be inclined to do so, but my friend's sister has asked us to use the power of our voices and our words, in the form of letters to the judge. I'll be writing my letter today. (Instructions on how you can do the same are at the end of this post, following the "Sky Blue and Black" lyrics.)
I'm black and blue this morning, in many different ways. I'm still worried, still anxious, still angry and sad as hell.
But also optimistic.
And driven like the driving rain to do whatever I can.
And the heavens were rolling
Like a wheel on a track
And our sky was unfolding
And it'll never fold back
Sky blue and black
And I'd have fought the world for you
If I thought that you wanted me to
Or put aside what was true or untrue
If I'd known that's what you needed
What you needed me to do
But the moment has passed by me now
To have put away my pride
And just come through for you somehow
If you ever need holding
Call my name, I'll be there
If you ever need holding
And no holding back, I'll see you through
You're the color of the sky
Reflected in each store-front window pane
You're the whispering and the sighing
Of my tires in the rain
You're the hidden cost and the thing that's lost
In everything I do
Yeah and I'll never stop looking for you
In the sunlight and the shadows
And the faces on the avenue
That's the way love is
That's the way love is
That's the way love is
Sky blue and black
"Sky Blue and Black" ~ Jackson Browne
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Obama's challenges on the home front
President Barack Obama is facing a major foreign policy test — but on Tuesday he'll have to pause for the ritualistic domestic politics of the budget.
Unlike Vladimir Putin, budget politics are predictable: Obama's fiscal blueprint isn't going anywhere in Congress, and it's designed primarily as an appeal to his Democratic base in a midterm election year.
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The president will unveil the $3 trillion-plus fiscal plan at 11:30 a.m. at a Washington elementary school, while most of official Washington's attention is halfway around the world.
( Also on POLITICO: Why Republicans abandoned tax revamp pledge)
It's another split-screen moment for a White House that has dealt with quite a few of them — such as the Obamacare rollout as the shutdown began — and underscores how difficult it is for Obama to set the agenda amid partisan gridlock and seismic global challenges.
The budget will follow on themes from his State of the Union address of economic inequality. It will avoid calling for a big change to entitlements that's been widely panned by liberals and instead seek to expand a popular tax credit to middle-class workers without children. It also suggests slashing the Pentagon and beefing up spending for early childhood education, highway repairs and combating climate change.
Budget politics are often Kabuki theater at their best — this year will be no different. After all, the critical spending caps that will help keep the government open are already in place, and both sides have reasons to avoid tough votes on appropriations bills before November.
Yet, as tradition dictates, Washington is sure to proceed with a mad dash to analyze — and pick apart — most of the goodies stuffed into the latest White House budget.
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"It'll give us the thing we want most in this town, which is to engage in a lot of rhetorical excess but not do much," said Jim Dyer, a former Republican staff director to the House Appropriations Committee.
Obama laid out his vision in a speech Friday to the Democratic National Committee, saying his fiscal blueprint would "create new jobs in manufacturing and energy and innovation and infrastructure," while he vowed to pay "for every dime of it by cutting unnecessary spending, closing wasteful tax loopholes." He also chided the GOP for pitching a recent change to its platform on overseas tax havens, which "adds billions of dollars to our deficits every year."
Republicans counter that Obama's priorities are way out of whack and ignore long-term deficits. But the GOP faces its own deep internal divisions over spending, especially after sequestration last year exposed fault lines on whether to cut once-cherished defense programs.
The White House has already ignited a partisan storm with its decision not to include chained CPI, which would reduce benefit increases for Social Security and other federal social programs. Administration officials said the idea — pitched in late 2012 to Republicans despite vehement protests from Obama's own political base — was a good-faith offer made amid negotiations for a fiscal cliff deal and with the sequester cuts looming.
( POLITICO's full coverage of the budget)
But that was more than a year ago, and the country has moved on to sounder fiscal footing and exited the constant crisis environment that had surrounded previous budget showdowns. Obama's budget will show that the deficit is down to 2 percent of the gross domestic product, with a debt-to-GDP ratio lower than in previous administrations.
Republicans, however, aren't buying the administration's math — or its budget strategy.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a former director of President George W. Bush's Office of Management and Budget, complained last week that the country is "witnessing a slow-motion train wreck" with its finances that should be addressed with changes to mandatory spending programs. He urged Obama to keep the CPI proposal in his budget while also expanding means testing and capping the amount of federal spending per Medicaid beneficiary.
"Let's hope the rumors aren't true," Portman said. "I hope the president won't take an easy way out and sort of give a political sop to his base."


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BenQ TW523P Projector Lamp - 5J.JC205.001 - Benq Factory OEM
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Lamp Description
This BenQ TW523P lamp module is the OEM factory original bulb and cage that shipped with the new projector.
Brightness, optical performance and lamp life with this OEM lamp should be identical to the lamp module that shipped with the new TW523P projector.
Why buy 100% OEM lamps supplied by the projector manufacturer rather than other less expensive options on the market? Your projector was designed and manufactured by Benq. It will perform best when using the lamp module (bulb and cage) specified, approved and supplied by Benq. Best optical performance. Best brightness. Longest lamp life. No compromises.
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It's Product Review Friday and we have something truly unique for you today. In honor of NATIONAL MASTURBATION MONTH, which everyone knows starts tomorrow, 05/01/10; we bring you our first annual stroke-off.
That's right people; three of The Dr Dick Review Crew's most able-bodied men — Jack, Kevin and Hank volunteered to bust a nut while using one of the three new masturbators we got from our new friends at Adult Sex Toys .com.
To paraphrase the old saying: To the Victor Goes The Spooge!
Sue Johanson Head Honcho —— $13.97
I'm up first today with the Head Honcho, a sex toy endorsed by sex educator and host of television's Sex Talk With Sue Johanson. This thing is supposed to mimic a blowjob. Well, I've had my share of hummers and the Head Honcho doesn't come close to a blowjob.
One thing I want to point out from the start. The Adult Sex Toys .com says that the Head Honcho is made of silicone. But it is not silicone. That's gotta be a typo, because it is really made of TPR (Thermoplastic Rubber), or so says the packaging. Actually, when I first pulled it out of the box I thought for sure it was jelly latex. Hey, maybe there's no difference between the two.
At any rate, this mystery material surely contain latex and phthalates; I looked it up online. And for me phthalates are a no no. That's strike 1! It has a cloying chemical smell, which also kinda smells like cherry Kool-Aid. Ick! Dr Dick calls off gas. This was a boner killer let me tell ya. This is strike 2.
I decided to wash it to rid it of some of the smell. The bath helped, but then the Head Honcho got all sticky. I tried to dry it off with a towel, but that made matters worse. It got all linty and gross. This was strike 3. I was about to skip the whole damn thing when I called Dr Dick for advice. He told me to let it completely air dry then dust it with body powder or cornstarch. This was supposed to cut down on the stickiness. This intervention sorta saved the day.
With all that prep work behind me I finally settled down to some hot porn, some nice water based lube and the considerably less tacky Head Honcho. Because the masturbator is so soft and floppy, it was hard to plug my cock into the mouth-shaped aperture in the front of the toy. Besides that, the hole isn't very big and I'm pretty hung, so there's that. Strike 4!
Once I finally got it on my cock I could feel the suction chambers in the neck of the toy. That was kinda cool. But again something happened that killed my boner. There is no bottom or closed base to this thing. And before I knew it the lube I used in the Head Honcho to pave the way for my cock began to dribble out the base. Ok, so that was my fault, not the fault of the toy. But damn, that sure as hell wrecked the moment.
I did finally finish myself off this one time with the Head Honcho. It was a pretty ok nut. But considering the work I had to do just to squeeze one out, it hardly seems worth the effort.
Full Review HERE
COLT Power Stroker —— $16.02
The masturbator I got is called the COLT Power Stroker. It's a pint-sized thing that looks like a hand grenade. I'm serious! I mean what marketing genius came up with this concept? I just shook my head in disbelief.
Ok, I won't hold the shape against it. To each his own, right? But I think I do have a legitimate quarrel with the size. It's so small! It's not even 5" tall. I'm not hung like a horse or anything, but common on! This means the only part of your dick that will get massaged with this thing is the tip.
The grenade shape does have one advantage; it's easy to hold on to. The ridges on the shaft and the notch at the base make for a firm grip even with lubed hands.
The packaging says the Power Stroker is super tight, yet stretchy. Both of those claims are true, especially the super tight claim. Like I said, I have a normal sized dick, but the Power Stroker was difficult for me to invade…to continue the war metaphor.
The packaging also says that the Power Stroker is made of a NEW Futurotic Material. WHAT? Another marking ploy, I guess. I actually took the time to look this up online. Apparently this material contains latex and phthalates. Let's face it; you can't have something this soft and squishy without phthalates. So if you can't do with out soft and squishy, then live with the consequences. But you should know that phthalates are a potential hazard to your reproductive health.
The Power Stroker didn't have much of a chemical smell. It also came with it's own little container of powder to dust it with after cleaning. This is a very thoughtful addition. Because if you don't dust it with powder after cleaning the NEW Futurotic Material gets really tacky and can actually start to break down. This gets me to another point; don't store this, or any jelly latex toy near another such toy. There will be a chemical reaction that will melt them both. Scary stuff, right?
Full Review HERE
Stroker Xl —— $34.96
I came away with what I think is the ideal masturbation sleeve. Here is the Stroker Xl, which is made of 100% silicone. There's no topping that for quality, durability and ease of care.
The silicone in the Stroker Xl is much softer and more supple than I expected. In fact, is so flexible that you can turn it inside out with ease. The outside of the sleeve is smooth; yet, I had no problem getting grip on it even with slightly lubed up hands. The inside has numerous waves, which provide a really nice massaging action on my cock. I really like the fact that the opening (and you can use either end) is wide enough to accommodate my big wiener. If I have to struggle to insert my cock into something, especially a toy; forgetaboutit!
The Stroker Xl is an opaque white color. There's nothing fussy about it and it doesn't have that faux flesh feeling to it. And that's because silicone doesn't contain harmful Phthalates that would make other materials soft and squishy. And you know Phthalates can be harmful to your health, right?
I had a ball bustin my nut with the Stroker Xl. I grabbed me some water-based lube and slathered it all over my johnson. I was able to pierce the sleeve with ease, yet there was enough friction for some mighty fine pleasure. One drawback is that the sleeve is open at both ends. This doesn't allow for a vacuum effect that a lot of the other masturbators I've tried create. I mean it's no big thing, because depending on the strength of my grip, I can do a lot of the same thing with just my hand.
It's kind of a short sleeve, just sort of 6". That's not a problem, because I liked seeing my dickhead come out the top with each stroke. After my first very successful stroke session I had two more in the next 36 hours. I plan on keeping the Stroker Xl handy for those "I really need to get off right now" moments. I seem to have a lot of those.
Again, clean up is a snap. Warm soapy water does the trick. It air dries easy enough too. And there is no tacky, sticky effects that happens with those squishy sleeves. In fact, you can even sterilize the Stroker Xl by boiling it; running it through the dishwasher; or wiping it down with a 10% bleach or peroxide solution.
Full Review HERE


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Item Description
Photograph, Benjamin Stringfellow
Author: No authors specified.
Date: 1880
Portrait of Benjamin Stringfellow, attorney and Pro-slavery activist. In 1838, he settled in Missouri where Stringfellow served in the house of representatives and was attorney general for four years. After moving to Weston, MO, he became a member and officer of the Platte County Self-Defensive Association, an aggressive Pro-Slavery organization. He wrote a pamphlet entitled "Negro Slavery No Evil, or the North and the South". In 1858 Stringfellow moved to Atchison, Kansas Territory, where he helped build the town and was an attorney for the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: B Stringfellow, Benjamin F. *2
Item Number: 102933 Number of images: 1
Keywords: Photographs and Illustrations; Platte County Self-Defensive Association; Proslavery activities; Proslavery support; Stringfellow, Benjamin F.
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Oct 09, 2013
YORK, PA - For the third time this year, Spartan senior Tim Hartung (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) was named the Capital Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Hartung led the Spartans to a 19th place finish in the highly competitive Brown Division race at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University. Hartung finished tenth out of 372 competitors as he battled the heat and the humidity to finish with a time of 25:43. He was the second highest Division III finisher in the event.


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Pottsville — Angelica Bertola scored 12 points and Lacey LaRezza added 10 to lead No. 2 Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg to a 40-32 victory over No. 3 Marian in a District 11 Class A girls basketball semifinal game Wednesday night.
Pottsville — Angelica Bertola scored 12 points and Lacey LaRezza added 10 to lead No. 2 Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg to a 40-32 victory over No. 3 Marian in a District 11 Class A girls basketball semifinal game Wednesday night.
Notre Dame will play top-seeded Tri-Valley at 7 p.m. Saturday at Martz Hall in Pottsville for the district title.
The Spartans also qualified for the PIAA Championships with the win.
Tri-Valley defeated Shenandoah 46-37 in the other semifinal Wednsday night.
Notre Dame ES 40, Marian 32
Daranko 1 0-0 2, Fannick 1 0-0 2, Faust 2 5-6 9, Holman 0 0-0 0, Krusinsky 3 0-0 6, Nemeth 1 0-0 2, Shaud 1 1-1 3, Sofranko 4 0-0 8. Totals — 13 6-7 32.
Bailey 1 4-9 6, Bertola 4 2-3 12, Leming 2 2-2 6, LaRezza 5 0-3 10, Smith 2 0-0 4, Oladugbewo 1 0-0 2, V. Pope 0 0-0 0, L. Pope 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 8-17 40.
Marian 10 13 6 3 — 32
Notre Dame ES 11 14 6 9 — 40
3-point goals — NDES 2 (Bertola).
District 11 Class AAAA
Friday's game
No. 1 PM West vs. No. 2 Nazareth, 8 p.m., Stroudsburg High School
District 11 Class AAAA Boys
Saturday's game
No. 9 Stroudsburg vs. No. 2 Liberty, noon, Easton Middle School
District 11 Class A
Saturday's game
No. 1 Tri Valley vs. No. 2 Notre Dame ES, 7 p.m., Martz Hall, Pottsville
EAST STROUDSBURG — East Stroudsburg University's three national qualifiers for the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships learned their first-round match-ups on Tuesday, as the bracket was released for the tournament which will be held March 8-9 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Redshirt junior Brendan McKeown (174), the Super Region 1 Tournament's Outstanding Wrestlers, and redshirt junior Braden Turner (157), a returning All-American, will both be making their second trips to the NCAA Championships.
Freshman Tyson Searer (197) will be along for his first trip to the NCAA's. Last year's 197-pounder, Ed Ebewo, went 5-1 and won four straight consolation bouts to finish third in the country.
ESU will send 11 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in its first four years in Division II. The Warriors have produced three All-Americans in Shane Mallory (2010 — 2nd at 184), Ebewo (2012 — 3rd at 197) and Turner (2012 — 6th at 157).
There are 16 wrestlers in each weight class, with eight earning All-America honors. The national qualifiers are determined at four "Super Region" tournaments, with the top four at each weight advancing. Two wins in the national tournament guarantee All-America status.
McKeown earned the Outstanding Wrestler honor by claiming the 174-pound title with a 3-2 decision over Mike Williams (UNC-Pembroke), who was a three-time regional champion and the returning national champ at 165 pounds.
McKeown is 20-1 on the season with 16 straight wins, with his only loss coming by injury default. He will face a fellow two-time national qualifier in the first round in Jacob Cramer (Tiffin), a sophomore with a 21-12 record.
The other section of his bracket has two-time national qualifier Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa), a sophomore with a 32-11 record, and Travis Budke (Fort Hays State), a redshirt senior with a 19-12 record.
Turner (20-6) will open against Clint Poster (St. Cloud State), a redshirt freshman with a 32-3 record who was ranked No. 7 in Division II going into the Super Region 2 Tournament, where he was the 157-pound champion.
His second match will come against either Jeffrey Pelton (Notre Dame, Ohio), a senior with a 15-3 record, or Chase White (Nebraska-Kearney), a redshirt freshman with a 28-10 record who is ranked No. 3 in Division II.
Turner was ranked No. 5 in DII and first in the region entering the regional before wrestling back from a loss in the semifinals. He placed fourth in the regional, taking a medical forfeit in the consolation final.
At 197, Searer (18-9) will take on a fellow first-year wrestler in Romero Cotton (Nebraska-Kearney), a redshirt freshman who is 6-1 and won the Super Region 4 title.
The other section of his bracket has Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa), a two-time national qualifier and the third-place finisher in 2011, who is ranked No. 1 in DII.
Searer entered the regional ranked No. 6 in DII and went 4-2 last weekend.


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DOYLESTOWN (PA) – The Delaware Valley College defense forced five turnovers and kept Salisbury University's patented triple-option in check as the Aggies jumped out to a 23-point lead and finished with a 23-12 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
With the win, Delaware Valley improved to 9-2 overall and advanced in the 32-team tournament for the fourth time in as many tries. The Aggies will now face the task of travelling to Alliance, Ohio and taking on 10-time national champion University of Mount Union in the second round on Saturday, November 27 (12:00 p.m.). The Purple Raiders, who are the top seed in the bracket, routed St. Lawrence University, 49-0, in their first round contest. Salisbury finished its 2010 season with a 7-3 record and its seventh NCAA appearance.
The game featured a Sea Gull offense that was ranked second in Division III in rushing (407.89 avg) and 17th in scoring (40.22 avg) against a Delaware Valley defense that was allowing just 11.8 points (14th) and 60.2 rushing yards (8th) per contest. The Aggies won the battle for most of the game as they permitted 126 yards on the ground through the first three quarters. Salisbury more than doubled that figure in the fourth as it tried to mount a comeback and the unit finished with 280 rushing yards.
Delaware Valley's offense wasted no time as, on the first play from scrimmage quarterback Mark Hatty hit fullback Vincent Lochetto out of the backfield for a 35-yard pass. Hatty then found wideout Joe Gionfriddo for 16 yards on the next play to put the ball at the Salisbury 18-yard line. Six players later, tailback Matt Cook bulled his way into the end zone from a yard out. Jake Sobchak's extra-point attempt sailed wide left, but the Aggies had a 6-0 lead just 3:26 into the contest.
The Sea Gulls managed just 11 yards on five plays on their opening drive and Delaware Valley took over its own 20 following a punt into the end zone. The Aggies then went on a 19-play, 71-yard drive that took more than nine minutes (9:11) off the clock. They converted four, third-down opportunities on the drive and it culminated with a 26-yard field goal by Sobchak to make it a 9-0 ballgame 14 seconds into the second quarter.
Salisbury reached Aggie territory two times in the quarter, but turned the ball over each time. The first was a fumble that was recovered at the Delaware Valley 48 by linebacker Ken Fowlkes while fellow linebacker Jim DiLisio followed with an interception of a Dan Griffin pass at the 35-yard line. The Aggies could not take advantage of either turnover and they went into the intermission with the 9-0 lead.
The Sea Gulls got the ball first to start the second half and drove to the Delaware Valley 28 on seven plays. However, safety John Robinson stripped the ball away from Griffin on the next snap and recovered the ball for the third Salisbury turnover of the contest.
The teams exchanged punts, but the Sea Gulls were trapped deep in their territory when they had to kick and Delaware Valley took over at the Salisbury 40. Five plays later, the Aggies hit paydirt with Cook capping it with a one-yard plunge. Sobchak added the extra-point for a 16-0 advantage with 7:26 remaining in the third quarter.
On the ensuing possession, Salisbury faced a fourth-and-one from its own 40. The Sea Gulls elected to go for it, but Nick Coates was stopped at the line by Garrett Wooters and Kyle Gesswein for the big defensive stand. Nine plays, Delaware Valley was in the end zone as Hatty hit a wide-open Lochetto from three yards out. Sobchak's boot made it 23-0 with 36 seconds left in the third.
Salisbury hit the scoreboard with 8:36 left in the contest as a 10-play, 83-yard drive ended with a 19-yard touchdown run by Brandon Norwood. Norwood had a big 28-yard run earlier in the possession. The two-point conversion attempt was stopped, leaving the score at 23-6.
The Sea Gulls stopped the Aggies on the next drive and took over on their own 29-yard line. Three plays later, Norwood busted loose for a 58-yard run down to the six-yard line. Griffin had a two-yard carry and Bryan Woolson completed the drive with a four-yard run into the end zone. The two-point conversion failed again as Delaware Valley maintained a 23-12 advantage with 3:04 left on the clock.
The Aggies' Dan Heiland recovered the onsides kick, but they were forced to punt again. Salisbury's final drive of the season ended with its fifth turnover of the game as Wooters recovered a fumble to seal the deal.
Wooters led the defensive charge with eight tackles, one sack, a forced fumble and fumble recovery. Robinson, in his first start, had six tackles, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a sack.
Offensively, Hatty was 18-for-33 for 187 yards and one touchdown. Gionfriddo led all receivers with seven grabs for 67 yards while Lochetto added five catches on 62 yards and one score. Cook, the Aggies' all-time leading rusher, was limited due to an injury and managed 24 yards and two scores on 12 carries. Isaiah Hall, Kyle Schuberth and Tyler Neal combined for 81 yards on the ground.
Norwood carried the ball six times for 122 yards and one score. Griffin added 61 rushing yards and was just 2-for-7 for 20 yards in the air. Defensively, Ricky Cassidy and Jamey McClendon had 10 tackles apiece.


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Presidential Transition Act of 1963
Public Law 88-277
Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, on one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four
An Act
To promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the Inauguration of a new President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "President Transition Act of 1963"
Sec. 2. The Congress declares it to be the purpose of the Act to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the inauguration of a new President. The national interest requires that such transitions in the office of President be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the faithful execution of the laws and in the conduct of the affairs of the Federal Government, both domestic and foreign. Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Congress that appropriate actions be authorized and taken to avoid or minimize any disruption. In addition to the specific provisions contained in this Act directed toward that purpose, it is the intent of the Congress that all officers of the Government so conduct the affairs of the Government for which the exercise responsibility and authority as (1) to be mindful of problems occasioned by transitions in the office of President, (2) to take appropriate lawful steps to avoid or minimize disruptions that might be occasioned by the transfer of the executive power, and (3) otherwise to promote orderly transitions in the office of President.
Sec. 3 (a) The Administrator of General Services, referred to hereafter in this Act as "the Administrator," is authorized to provide, upon request, to each President-elect and each Vice President-elect, for use in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President necessary services and facilities, including-
(1) Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines and equipment, and office supplies as determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the President-elect, the Vice-President elect, or their designee provided for in subsection (e) of this section, at such place or places within the United States as the President-elect or Vice-President-elect shall designate;
(2) Payment of the compensation of members of office staffs designated by the President-elect or vice-President-elect at rates determined by them not to exceed the rate provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-18: Provided, That any employee of any agency of any branch of the Government may be detailed to such staffs on a reimbursable or non reimbursable basis with the consent of the head of the agency; and while so detailed such employee shall be responsible only to the President or Vice-President-elect for the performance of his duties: Provided further, That any employee so detailed shall continue to receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for his regular employment, and shall retain the rights and privileges of such employment without interruption. Notwithstanding any other law, persons receiving compensation as members of office staffs under this subsection, other than those detailed from agencies, shall not be held or considered to be employees of the Federal Government except for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal Employee's Compensation Act, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959;
(3) Payment of expenses for the procurement of services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof for the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for the head of any department by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals;
(4) Payment of travel expenses and subsistence allowances, including rental of Government or hired motor vehicles, found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for persons employed intermittently or for persons serving without compensation by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-2), as may be appropriate;
(5) Communications services found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect;
(6) Payment of expenses for necessary printing and binding, notwithstanding the Act of January 12th, 1895, and the Act of March 1, 1919, as amended (44 U.S.C. 111);
(7) Reimbursement to the postal revenues in amounts equivalent to the postage that would otherwise be payable on mail matter referred to in subsection (d) of this section.
(b) The Administrator shall expend no funds for the provision of services and facilities under this Act in connection with any obligations incurred by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect before the day following the date of the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2, or after the inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President.
(c) The terms "President-elect" and "Vice-President-elect" as used in this Act shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the Administrator following the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice-President in accordance with title 3, United States code, sections 1 and 2.
(d) Each President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possessions of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President, and such mail matter shall be transmitted as penalty mail as provided n title 39, United States Code, section 4152. Each Vice-President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possession of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him under his written autograph signature in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Vice President.
(e) Each President-elect and Vice-President-elect may designate to the Administrator an assistant authorized to make on his behalf such designations or findings of necessity as may be required in connection with the services and facilities to be provided under this Act. Not more than 10 per centum of the total expenditures under this Act for any President-elect or Vice-President-elect may be made upon the basis of a certificate by him or the assistant designated by him pursuant to this section that such expenditures are classified and are essential to the national security, and that they accord with the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (d) of this section.
(f) In the case where the President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case where the Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice President, there shall be no expenditures or funds for the provisions of services and facilities to such incumbent under this Act, and any funds appropriated for such purposes shall be returned to the general funds of the Treasury.
Sec. 4. The Administrator is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former President and each former Vice President, for a period not to exceed six months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as President or Vice President, for use in connection with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services and facilities of the same general character as authorized by this act to be provided to Presidents-elect and Vice Presidents-elect. Any person appointed or detailed to serve a former President or former Vice President under authority of this section shall be appointed or detailed in accordance with, and shall be subject to, all of the provisions of section 3 of this Act applicable to persons appointed or detailed under authority of that section. The provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838 3; U.S.C. 102, note), other than subsections (a) and (e) shall not become effective with respect to a former President until six months after the expiration of his term of office as President.
Sec. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act but not to exceed $900,000 for any one Presidential transition, to remain available during the fiscal year in which the transition occurs and the next succeeding fiscal year. The President shall include in the budget transmitted to the Congress, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Approved March 7, 1964
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 [PDF - 21 KB] [ [DOC - 39 KB]


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That was the question of the day at each of the Preview locations we visited. If you were able to join us at one of our events, you probably had your picture made in the Expo area. It was a ton of fun taking everyone's pictures and posting them to Facebook.
Each person who had their picture made received a free pair of VBS 2012 Pilot Goggles and got to wear an amazing scarf with the VBS logo. Many people asked if the scarves were a product we sell. Unfortunately, the answer is, "No." However, with an iron and a VBS 2012 Logo Iron-On, you can create your own fabulous scarves.
We purchased fleece scarves at a local store, and used the iron-ons to place the logo on one end of each scarf. Because our scarves were fleece, we set the iron temperature just a little lower than instructed to keep the fleece from scorching. Other than that, just follow the instructions on the package.
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Thomas Everett Baker, 62, of Rock Hill was driving a red 2000 GMC Jimmy SUV on the S.C. 9 Bypass when he ran off the road and landed in a ditch in front of the Townview Center strip mall.
The wreck happened shortly after noon.
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Trade talks between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins for Branden Albert remain ongoing, but there's a sticking point in negotiations.
Although NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported that the Dolphins are willing to give Albert a long-term contract extension once a trade is agreed upon, the left tackle's demands are higher than the four-year, $34 million contract that offensive tackle Jake Long received from the St. Louis Rams.
Rapoport has been told Albert is seeking a contract on par with the six-year, $53.4 million extension signed by Houston Texans tackle Duane Brown last summer.
The Albert trade will only go down if Albert's asking price "comes down significantly," reported Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole on Sunday.
While Long is a major injury risk, Albert has battled back from issues of his own of late. If Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland declined to match the Rams' offer for Long, it stands to reason that he would balk at Albert's demands of $8 million to $9 million annually.
The trade hinges, then, on Albert's willingness to gamble on his 2013 campaign. He can settle for the Dolphins' best offer now, or bank on staying injury-free and productive in a contract season.
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