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Incredible Hulk, The (US - BD)
Gabe isn't tricked by the addition of the word 'incredible' in the new Hulk's title
The Hulk is back. Well, he's back, but it's a different Hulk. No, it's still Bruce Banner, he's just played by Edward Norton this time. He's hiding out from the army in Latin America. I know that's where the Eric Bana Hulk was hiding out at the end of the other movie, but it's different this time. I know it was the army last time too, but this time the army is run by William Hurt instead of Sam Elliot. Yeah it's the same character, but this time he's generally angrier. No, Bruce Banner's dad is still dead. Well that's not entirely true, in this movie he never existed. No, I don't want to get into some kind of existential discussion about the Hulk's dad; it's just that this movie features a different villain. You know what, we're just gonna cut to the review, okay?
I'll start by warning the reader that I'm finding myself unable to review Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk without comparing it to Ang Lee's Hulk, or without going into a few minor plot spoilers. If you're unhappy with this approach please feel free to skip to the A/V and extras sections.
The second I heard that Marvel Studios was going to more or less ignore Ang Lee's Hulk because its generally intellectual and art filmish tendencies didn't bring in enough money the first time around, I was upset. When I read press interviews and watched made for TV EPKs featuring interviewees that either ignored, or made fun of Lee's film, I got a little angry (and you wouldn't like Gabe when he's angry *Editor*). It wasn't just that this was an insult to Lee and the few of us that actually liked the film, it was also blatantly unprofessional and frustratingly childish. My view of the film was unfortunately coloured by this reaction.
I like the Ang Lee film a lot, more than even Richard Donner's Superman films. Even Lee's many detractors have to give the director some credit for doing something different with the medium. Lee's mix of intellectual plotting and brazenly cartoony and abstract visuals are still refreshingly brave in mainstream filmmaking. Visually speaking the film also touches on Mario Bava and James Whale's gothic horrors, which is in keeping with Stan Lee's original Jekyll and Hyde meets Frankenstein concept. Five years later it still looks and acts differently than just about every other big budget super hero flick out there.
I'm unconcerned with minor spoilers in this review because this new The Incredible Hulk appears to have been crafted with a the assumption that the audience wanted to know exactly where the story was heading at any given moment. There really aren't any surprises in the 'A' plot, at least not for anyone that knows anything about the main character. If you've read the comic, seen the '70s show, seen the animated series, seen Lee's film, or any other superhero movie, you probably aren't going to find many surprises in the basic narrative of this version of Hulk. This treatment is obviously directly responding to Lee's film, which was considered by the masses to be too thoughtful (which is pretty sad when you stop to think about it). The response is understandable—Lee's film was occasionally needlessly cryptic—but Marvel's reaction strikes as placating, and frankly a bit insulting.
Incredible Hulk, for better or worse, is treated like both a reboot and a sequel. The basic structure follows the same lines of the second and third acts of the original film, from the standpoint that Banner is dealing with repressing the Hulk and running away from Ross' army. The events take place in what is assumed to be a later period in the characters' lives, which points towards a sequel. The script also hammers home the difficulty of living as a superhero, and presents a period (however brief) where the superhero is given a chance at living without the powers, but ultimately discovers he needs them to protect the people he loves. These are both popular, and entirely too common themes for superhero sequels.
One thing I neglected to make a big enough point of in my review of Iron Man was how happy I was to finally see a superhero embracing his 'powers', and the attention that comes with the lifestyle. The angst and hardships that so often accompany superhero features might be the bit of commonality that eventually nauseates audiences out of the theatres. All three Spider-Man and X-Men films, both Hellboy films, both Punisher films, Superman 2 and Superman Returns, and every Batman film, despite quality of the final products, deal aggressively in the depressing elements of superheroship. The adversity facing superheroes humanizes them, but it's becoming a little stale, at least to this fan.
The Incredible Hulk's most intriguing element from a pre-release standpoint was the inclusion of wild card actor/writer Edward Norton. A side by side actor comparison between Norton and Lee's Hulk, Eric Bana, can be a sore point for some cineastes. For the most part younger film fans seem to see Norton as somewhat infallible, sometimes even calling him the Marlon Brando of our generation. American History X aside, I've often seen Norton play the same character in many of his films. It's a good character (see Fight Club), but as the consummate straight man, the character can wear thin. Bana also plays similar character in the majority of his films (the sweet natured but intense guy), but his general range is more impressive to my mind, and I feel he's successfully carried some not very good movies on his own ( Troy, for example). Despite my personal take on his possibly limited acting ability, Norton's inclusion with this project was a good sign for the script. Or so I thought. I don't think Norton's post-production battles with Marvel are exactly news anymore, and the final cut exhibits almost none of the deep seeded character explorations Norton original went on about when he was brought on to the project (more on that in the extras section).
The Incredible Hulk runs full bore on a full tank, and Leterrier is in full control of his grandiose action. Iron Man and The Dark Knight are both overall stronger films, but The Incredible Hulk features some remarkably stronger action scenes. Though I don't subscribe to the belief that Lee's film was somehow not action packed, Leterrier's action is easier to savour on a visceral level. The key here is diversity. The first Hulk-out and preceding foot chase work well on a more 'realistic' and gritty level, like Casino Royale and The Bourne Ultimatum. The army vs. Hulk scene eases us into the more comic booky violence of the last act, with a good sense of geography and movement. I am especially fond of the Super-Soldier vs. Hulk moments, which helped me visually understand what filmmakers can do with Captain America in the future. The final scene of Hulk vs. Abomination action devolves into two boring CG creatures hitting each other pretty quickly, but the first half of the fight, where less is more, is fantastically crafted.
The finely tuned action alone wouldn't have been enough to make me get over my stupid problems with the studio ignoring Lee's superior feature, but the tale of Major Emil Blonsky's transformation into the Abomination, the accidental birth of Spoiler the Leader, and Tony Stark's cameo were all enough to force me to get over myself. Though both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk are flawed films they are exciting first steps in the first ever greater filmic superhero universe (save the Tromaverse). The little pieces of information concerning this greater universe are among the most exciting Easter Eggs I've ever seen, and ultimately enough to make me revisit Leterrier's film when the time comes.
Generally speaking this 1080p, 2.35:1 transfer is as highly detailed and full figured as expected, but there are a few noticeable flaws in the execution. Leterrier doesn't go for the more literal, panelled comic book representation of Ang Lee's film, but he and DP Peter Menzies Jr. still manage to reproduce an effective sort of four colour reality. The disc finely reproduces the garish warm hues of Brazil without blooming, the lush greens of Virginia, and the cool blues and greys of various labs with just enough kick to push things into the realms of comic book reproduction. Skin tones are a little on the red side for my taste, but overall the colours are incredible.
Leterrier seems to prefer to slightly soften many of the film's human to human sequences (perhaps in an attempt to make things look a bit more like the '70s series), but details are still very realistically rendered, and in close-up feature almost zero noise. Wide shots, especially the action packed daylight sections, are aimed a little sharper, but not entirely flawless. There are noticeable compression artefacts, including edge enhancement on background details, general noise in darker shots (though the black levels are spectacular), and subtle blocking during the more fiery explosions. I vaguely recall more texture and grain on the big screen. I also didn't notice Tim Roth's obvious CG enhancements on the big screen either. I suppose these are the 'downfalls' of hi-def.
There are some big 'show off your system' moments on this DTS-HD Master Audio track. The whole of the Hulk vs. Army sequence is impressive, but the sonic cannon bit is a regular 5.1 party. This mix isn't about subtly, it's about the 'Kapows' and 'Baddams' of a comic book property, and I'm positive that if comic books could stick sound effects on the pages behind your head too, they would. The word balloons, I mean dialogue is clear, and positioned appropriately according to the character. Technically speaking my player does downgrade Master Audio tracks a bit, but this is one I can't image dealing with anything anymore bombastic in my relatively tiny viewing room. The bass track alone just about rolled my DVDs off the shelf.
The overall mix is extremely tight, and very well balanced, with the exception of the musical score, which is often muffled and small. The non-action cues are plenty loud and wide in scope, but when the monsters start hitting each other I could barely make out all the brassy horns and violent strings, except in the rear channels. Craig Armstrong's score is actually very effective, and though I wouldn't call it 'innovative', it features a mostly novel approach to the usual chases and hero moments.
Extras begin with an amusing, informative, and consistent commentary track featuring director Louis Leterrier and the film's chief scene stealer Tim Roth. Leterrier's commentary goes well beyond the description of a given shot, or even how a given shot was created, he's often sure to give satisfying reasons for the existence of the shot. Roth, who has a few directing credits under his belt, is an amusing and technically proficient commentator as well. Roth also brings up a good point about the Abomination's missing 'bits'. Between the two of them listeners aren't going to miss any Easter eggs (and I missed a few). There's a small acknowledgement of Ang Lee's film, and a few mentions of deal with the reboot/sequel status, but for the most part the discussion is aimed at the new film.
Under the U-Control menu are five features, which are (mostly) scene specific, on-screen options. Unfortunately I still have a Profile 1.0 player, and there hasn't been a firmware upgrade for PiP options. The flat out Picture in Picture option was entirely lost to me, as was the comic book gallery, but I was eventually able to get the 'Scene Explorer' option to work. 'Scene Explorer' allows the viewer to switch between four different angles: storyboards, the clean plate, two levels of visual effects, and the final film. The 'Thunderbolt Files' are a character file option, and the 'Animated Comic' option is a link to a Flash animated sequence from 'Hulk: Gray', a semi-recent comic reboot by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale comic, the same team that brought the world 'Batman: The Long Halloween', which was a major influence on The Dark Knight. This extra is available elsewhere on the disc as well.
The most exciting section of the disc is the deleted scenes section. As mentioned, there was a lot of well publicized post-production bickering between Norton and the producers, with Leterrier apparently caught in the middle. Well, it sounded exciting on paper. First up is an alternate opening (in HD) that features Bruce Banner taking a trip to the North Pole, which has no apparent bearing on the rest of the plot, which is probably why it was removed. The only use of the scene is a blurry little chunk of something in the ice Hulk crushes, which is rumoured to be a frozen Captain America. There are twenty three other scenes, all in SD, and slightly gummy anamorphic widescreen. The scenes start with six minutes of Banner tooling around Brazil, General Ross whining about Banner trying to cure himself, some fun extended information about the 'Super Soldier' program, Banner tooling around the college, Banner chatting with Betty and Betty's new beau (you saw some of it in the trailer), Banner admiring Betty's flower (ahem), Banner and Betty saying goodbye, General Ross acting all angsty, Betty and Banner pillow talkin' and jewelry hockin', Blonski acting insubordinate, and a little coda for Betty and her beau (poor Ty Burrell was almost entirely cut out of the film altogether). All in all the scenes run almost forty three minutes, and though they feature some nice character moments, they would've destroyed the film's pacing.
'The Making of Incredible' is a pretty speedy, thirty minute behind the scenes featurette. As per the norm the doc is a mix of raw behind the scenes footage, interview footage (likely taken before the theatrical release, including Norton), and scenes from the film, editing into sections concerning pre-production, casting, filming, special effects, post-production, and so on. I am again surprised to hear the producers and director referring to Ang Lee's film in a relatively positive light after all the pre-release trash talking. Most of the actors and Leterrier admit to confusion concerning the reboot vs. sequel status when approached for the project.
'Becoming the Hulk' concerns the specifics of the design and production of this new Hulk, which generally looks like an angrier and lumpier version of Ang Lee's version of the character. I'm personally fine with the re-invisionment, though I'm surprised that the overall 'realism' of the special effect isn't really any more impressive than the original version. I'm usually great about suspending my disbelief when it comes to digital effects, and the kind of waxy look of the character didn't pull me out of the film or anything, I was just expecting a bigger difference, perhaps out of ignorance. The facial subtleties of the new character are an improvement, and the new mo-cap technology section of the featurette is fascinating. These nine minutes also offer us the most candid look at Norton's involvement with the process. 'Becoming the Abomination' is the obvious follow up, putting a more focus on the full body mo-cap.
'Anatomy of a Hulk-Out' is a three part featurette examining the making of the film's three Hulk-Outs ('The Bottling Plant', 'On Campus' and 'In Harlem'). These feature a little more raw footage than the other featurettes, and this footage is a little more technically minded concerning stunts and practical effects. All together these run another twenty seven minutes.
On the side of not-so-special features are a BD-Live option and a digital copy version of the film.
I'm really struggling with what score to give the final film. The tightness of the editing, the action, and the film's spot in what will soon be a larger universe, all point towards a solid 7/10, but the generally disappointing plotting turns my enthusiasm down to a more realistic 6/10. I hate this part of the reviewing process because I know most people don't actually read my review, just the final number, so those of you nice enough to read this bit know I'm actually giving the film both scores, because I have a feeling I'll continue to slide between the two for several years. This second viewing was actually more enjoyable then the first, but I still prefer Ang Lee's weirdo art house take. This Blu-ray disc features some very minor A/V problems, and a solid assortment of extras, including a load of deleted footage, and a very entertaining commentary track.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 21st October 2008
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Surround English
Subtitles: English HoH, French, and Spanish
Extras: Director/Actor Commentary, U-Control Options, Making of Incredible, Becoming the Hulk, Becoming the Abomination, Anatomy of a Hulk-Out, Digital Comic, BD-Live, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Christina Cabot
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 113 minutes
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Photos: Head of the Charles
Photos: Head of the Charles
Rowers from the College of William and Mary participated on Saturday.
It was the 48th edition of the Head of the Charles Regatta.
The Drexel Rowing Alumni wore bow ties and went shirtless.
There were also some curious contraptions floating on the Charles.
Spectators lined the banks of the Charles River along Memorial Drive in Cambridge.
People also watched the races from the bridges in the area.
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The Silver City has had 10 overdose deaths so far in 2014, according to Taunton police.
TAUNTON — The Taunton man who police say died from a heroin overdose early Thursday morning was the 10th person in the city to have died in that manner since the beginning of the year.
Nicholas Rec, 23, was declared dead shortly after 3 a.m. at Morton Hospital, authorities said.
Police say Rec was unconscious and being given CPR by fire department personnel at 2:15 a.m. when they responded to a report of a possible overdose at 28 East Britannia St., in the city's Whittenton neighborhood.
Police said a 23-year-old woman in the apartment told them both she and Rec injected a $20 bag of heroin the night before. She dialed 911 after he started to snore, fell to the floor and stopped breathing, police said.
The woman was not charged with a crime as per the state's so-called Good Samaritan law which protects anyone who reports a drug overdose to save a life from being charged with drug possession.
The same woman, however, was arrested in 2013 for heroin possession and selling or delivering alcohol to a minor, according to police.
Kevin Rec, 45, of Taunton, who said he was Nicholas Rec's uncle, declined to discuss his nephew's death, other than to say the younger Rec did not have a history of drug abuse leading up to his Thursday morning overdose.
Taunton has been hit hard with heroin overdoses during the past four to five months, which now number 136 since the beginning of the year, according to police.
A combination of cheap prices and strong heroin — which dealers sometimes cut with a powerful painkiller called Fentanyl, police said — has led to the pronounced spike in overdoses.


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Cerro New Mexico Solar Panels
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Every month, 90,500 people are interested in learning more about solar panels. Some are unhappy with the rising cost of electricity, and some with the way the Government has been raising prices month after month. For others, they are just looking to do something good for the planet by going green. But one thing is clear: nothing has a greater impact on making a person feel like they are contributing to helping the planet.
Are Solar Panels For You?
Area code, local laws and space are all important factors to be considered when thinking about making the switch to solar. Before you make the switch, you want to make sure that you have done your due diligence on finding a reputable company to work with, or if you are going to do it yourself, make sure you have everything you need before you get started.
Before deciding on solar panels, ask if any other companies might be recommended to provide other quotes and to give you a more accurate estimate of the costs and saving you'll have by making the switch.
Making The Decision For Solar Panels
Whether the installation is desired for functional or personal reasons, your choice of a qualified solar panel installation company is of paramount importance. We are the leader in Cerro New Mexico for solar power systems. The average solar power system will offset 178 tons of CO2 over 30 years. That's like avoiding 390,300 miles driven, planting 10 football fields full of trees or eliminating 174,907 pounds of burned coal.
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Lawrence Technological University Associate Professor Patty Castelli is this year's winner of the Henry and Barbara Horldt Award for Excellence in Teaching and Professor Donald Carpenter is the recipient of the Teaching Using Technology Award. The awards were presented at a March 21 reception.
On hand to help present the first award was Henry B. Horldt, BSIE'55, who funds the annual Horldt award in honor of his father who was a professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University.
Castelli specializes in instructional technology and administrative and organizational studies. She received her PhD from Wayne State University and has taught at Lawrence Tech since 1995.
One of her students commented: "Dr. Castelli's quick response to students coupled with her knowledge makes her an outstanding professor. She is willing to go above and beyond to help students."
Another student said that Castelli provides an excellent balance of lecture, class discussion, and student presentations while encouraging student participation. She also makes herself available outside the classroom.
"Knowing that your professor sees you as much more than a body occupying a seat in a classroom means a lot in helping to maintain focus and enthusiasm for your studies. From the first course in the DBA program I knew that I wanted Dr. Castelli on my Dissertation Committee," the student wrote.
Teaching Using Technology Award
Carpenter received a PhD in civil engineering from the University of Michigan and has been teaching at Lawrence Tech since 2000. He became a full professor of civil engineering in 2013.
A few years ago Carpenter designed a stormwater trail at Lawrence Tech to demonstrate various techniques for reducing and filtering water runoff. He is in the process of completing a virtual stormwater trail with informational videos that describe the various stormwater management techniques that can make watersheds more sustainable.
The short videos and descriptions already finished may be accessed through QR codes posted on the tour signage. Visitors can interact with the trail using their smart phones or tablets. There is also an interactive tour booklet online.
The tour can be viewed entirely online at www.ltu.edu/water/tour.asp and www.ltu.edu/lid/sample.asp.
The tour references techniques used in civil engineering, architecture, and urban design. It promotes the value of an LTU education through its outreach to high schools and government agencies and nonprofits interested in preserving a sustainable water supply, LTU Provost Maria Vaz noted in presenting the award.
"This hybrid and virtual tour engages students outside the traditional classroom and allows for just-in-time learning engagement," Vaz said.


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Cities, groups honor veterans with ceremonies, events
Portland-area civic and military organizations are hosting several Veterans Day events Monday to mark the somber occasion.
In Salem, the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs will again host a memorial ceremony beginning at 2 p.m. on the department's grounds in Salem, 700 Summer St. N.E. The public ceremony will honor three fallen Oregon service members who died recently while serving in Afghanistan and the Red Sea. The names of more than 140 other Oregon men and women that are inscribed on the Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial also will be read during the ceremony.
Veterans Day was once called Armistice Day. In 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent in Europe and the armistice was signed, signaling the end of the war to end all wars. A year later, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day as Armistice Day. Since 1954, Nov. 11 has officially been set aside as Veterans Day.
Other special events, parades and gatherings to honor America's military veterans are planned in communities throughout Oregon. A statewide list of the events is at www.oregondva.com/blog/2013/10/23/2013-oregon-veterans-day-events.
Here is a list of local events:
Nov. 11, 11 a.m. A ceremony, hosted by American Legion Post 124, with POW/MIA Remembrance ceremony at Bethel Congregational Church, Seventh and Watson Street. Guest speaker: Larry Hill, state American Legion vice commander. Music: Soloist, Soprano Anna Kazakova and Southridge High School Choir. Flags will be displayed around Veterans Memorial Park.
Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. American Legion Post 108 and the Kiwanis Club will host a program at the Corbett School. Refreshments will be served.
Nov. 11, 7 to 11 a.m. A breakfast hosted by American Legion Post 74 is served at the Odd Fellows Hall, 267 SW 2nd Ave. Cost: $5.
Forest Grove
Nov. 10, 12:30 p.m. American Legion Post 2 and Elks Lodge Post 2440 will host ceremonies at the Elks Lodge, 2810 Pacific Ave. Guest speaker: WWII veteran and Medal of Honor candidate, Lt. Col (ret.) Leonard DeWitt. Free lunch for veterans, their families, active military, National Guard and Reservists. Entertainment will follow.
Nov. 11, 1 p.m. Memorial service hosted by VFW Post 180 at Powell Boulevard and Roberts Street.
Nov 11, 11 a.m. A ceremony at the Veterans Gateway, Washington County Fairgrounds will pay special recognition to the 60-year anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Guest speakers: Andy Duyck, Washington Co. Board Chair; local Korean War veterans. Color Guard: VFW and American Legion. Light refreshments will be provided afterward.
Nov. 11, 1 to 5 p.m. Veterans and their families are invited to an Open House at American Legion Post 180, 2146 S.E. Monroe St. Hot dogs and chili will be served. Live patriotic music at 3 p.m. provided by Post 180s musicians. Donations accepted.
Nov. 10 and 11 Flag folding ceremonies will be held at local assisted living facilities both days by Lester C. Rees American Legion Post 57.
Oregon City
Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m. VFW Three Rivers Post 1324, 104 Tumwater, will have Post tours and displays of military memorabilia from WWII through the present. Coffee and refreshments will be served.
Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Nov. 10, noon to 5 p.m. All veterans, active duty military, retirees and their families will be admitted free to the Oregon History Museum at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 S.W. Park Ave. A valid military ID, a Veterans Identification Card, a Common Access Card (CAC), DD Forms 1173 or 1173-1 are required for admission.
Nov. 9, 9 to 11 a.m. City Bible Church, 9200 N.E. Fremont St., will host a free Veterans Day breakfast for all veterans, First Responders, their family and friends and the public.
Nov. 11, 9:45 a.m. The 39th Annual Ross Hollywood Chapel Veterans Day Parade runs from Northeast 40th Avenue and Tillamook Street, ending at 48th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard. A ceremony is planned at 10:30 a.m. Grand Marshals: USO Northwest Staff. All proceeds from the first Hollywood Veterans Mile run will benefit USO Northwest. After the parade the public is invited to a free WWII style USO show at the Hollywood Theater on Northeast Sandy Boulevard.
1 p.m. University of Portland Reserve Officer Training Corps will host a ceremony at the Praying Hands Memorial on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Nov. 11, all day The Oregon Zoo will mark Veterans Day by offering free admission for military veterans and active military personnel, as well as family members who accompany them to the zoo. Families of deployed military personnel also will be given free admission.
To receive free admission, visitors must show a military or veteran organization ID, discharge papers or other official military identification; families of deployed military personnel must show an active duty ID. The Zoo Store is also offering a 10 percent discount for veterans, active military personnel and their families, with proper identification.
Nov. 11, 11 a.m. The annual parade begins on Main Street and Fourth Avenue and ends at Ochoco Park where a ceremony will honor veterans. Afterwards American Legion Post 29 is hosting a free spaghetti lunch open to the public at the Veterans Club, 405 N. Main St.
Nov. 11, 11 a.m. Ceremonial tribute with patriotic music hosted by VFW Post 4273 and Auxiliary at the Sandy Town Square on Pioneer Boulevard. Guest speakers, Color Guard, and Taps will be played. At noon, a community potluck is planned at VFW Post 4273, 38452 Proctor Blvd.
Nov. 11, 11 a.m. Sherwood High School, 16956 S.W. Meinecke Road, is hosting a ceremony to honor all veterans. Enjoy patriotic music and hear inspirational speakers including Mayor Bill Middleton.
Nov. 11, noon Veterans and guest are invited to enjoy Hobo Stew at American Legion Post 158, 8635 S.W. Scoffins St. Donations will be accepted.
Nov. 11 – 10:30 a.m. – Salute to the U.S. Flag and Americas veterans during a ceremony at the Oregon Korean War Memorial, 29600 Town Center Park. Korean Consul General Young Wan Song will present Ambassador for Peace certificates and medals to U.S. Korean War veterans.
Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. Ceremony at Belle Passi Cemetery Mausoleum, Belle Passi Road, hosted by American Legion, Post 46.
Wood Village
Nov. 9, 8 to 11 a.m. Free pancake breakfast for veterans at the Wood Village Baptist Church, 23601 W. Arata Road, hosted by Eagles Aerie No. 4515. Suggested donation: $5 for non-veterans. Handmade quilt with names of Oregons Fallen from OIF-OEF on display. Guest speakers: U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Multnomah County Commissioner Diane McKeel, FOE Grand Tribunal Justice and DAV Rick Franklin.


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By Ed Patino
READING � Alex Ely and Derek Hiller made sure the Reading High School wrestling team closed out its home schedule in style.
Ely scored a pinfall victory to put his team in control and Hiller clinched the dual with a pin as the Rangers posted a 45-29 victory over the Union City Chargers in the final regular season Big Eight Conference dual Wednesday.
Reading (13-11, 4-3 Big Eight) gained momentum for the Big Eight Conference Tournament, which takes place Saturday at Homer. Although winning the league title is likely out of reach, Reading coach Mark Draper knows that a good showing could move his Rangers to a higher finish in the standings.
"Second place still looks to be wide open, and you never know what can happen in the tournament," Draper said. "Teams can get hot at the right time."
The Comets won eight matches on the night, including four by pinfall. Jonesville collected six points in seven of its wins.
Five straight victories put Jonesville in command. Jarret Wolford (160) gave the Comets a 15-14 lead when he pinned Union City's Branson Turley in 2:37. After Isreal Healy (171) and James Bolenbaugh (189) collected voids, Ely scored a critical victory in the 215-pound match.
Trailing 7-1 in the second period, Ely caught Union City's Scott Alwood for a pin at the 3:24 mark, putting Jonesville up 33-14.
"Alex was finally able to take control and got the pin, and that was a key win for us," Draper said.
Davis Fettes (285) answered for the Chargers by pinning Zach Thatcher, but Dylan Burlew (103) collected a void for the Comets. Hiller (112) followed by pinning Matt Vaccaro in 35 seconds, giving Jonesville a 45-20 lead and clinching the dual.
"Derek making sure the dual was over was a big win for him," Draper said.
The teams split the first five matches. Union City struck first when Jared Shepard (130) scored a 10-1 major decision over Trent Shafer, but Ryan Hiller (135) recorded a 15-8 decision over Logan Dowell. Kyle Howard (140) pinned Dale Holmes, giving Union City a 10-3 lead. Austin Bolenbaugh (145) brought Reading back to within one by pinning Aaron Watson in 1:45.
Taylor Howard (145) gave the Chargers a 14-9 lead with a major decision over Reading's Micah Watson.
"Austin went up against a tough kid and put him on his back," Draper said. "Wolford is 29-3 and has done the job for us all year. He's been a good leader for us."
Jonesville 54, Athens/Climax-Scotts 21
The Jonesville High School wrestling team kept its Big Eight Conference title hopes alive Wednesday with a victory over Athens/Climax-Scotts in their final home dual of the season.
Jonesville (20-8, 6-1 Big Eight) is in second place in the conference entering Saturday's Big Eight Championship Tournament at Homer.
The Comets won 10 of the 14 matches in the dual. Carter Ballinger (125), David Fairbanks (130), Ethan Lowery (135). AJ Blaker (140), Joseph Rodriguez (145), Josh Myers (160), Sebastian Cousins (171), Julian Rodriguez (189), Jonathan Rodrigeuz (215) and William Corbin (285) all recorded victories for Jonesville.
Rangers roll in home finale


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It seems a gargantuan leap: from a sweaty, high-decibel Rolling Stones concert to a cool and quiet 1950s ranchstyle bungalow in the leafy Ottawa General Hospital neighbourhood. But after thinking it over, homeowner Rick Hopkins decides the two things may be more similar than they appear.
An architect by training, he once helped design sets for massive rock 'n' roll shows, like the Stones' 1989 North American Steel Wheels tour. More recently, and consulting closely with his wife, Laura Hopkins, a cancer surgeon at the Ottawa General Hospital, he designed the interior renovation of their home, a multi-year project that's yielded splendid results.
"A concert set you design so that it can come apart and be put back together again rapidly," says Hopkins. "Houses, you want to think of as more permanent. But really, they're not; they're transient, they tend to evolve."
The current state of evolution at the Hopkins' home is basically updated 1950s modernism. Although the gardens and backyard have been extensively revamped with new plantings, a pool and other delights described in the accompanying story, the home's stone-and-wood exterior remains original.
The garage had a structural makeover, as well as the installation of wiring to power up an electric car - if and when the couple buys one.
Inside, it's cool and sleek with subtle surprises like the narrow inset channel where ceiling meets wall. Rick decided to add the detail when he lowered the existing ceilings, which was easier than removing the original stipple. "I like to add visual interest," he explains.
The living room, largely unchanged from the original construction and anchored by a wood-burning fireplace with a massive stone surround, is bright and uncluttered. A multi-panel bay window helps connect the interior and exterior. The refinished floor, as in much of the house, is gleaming birch, and walls are tan. The Hopkins had all the window trim removed to further simplify the esthetic and minimalist, custom-made baseboards installed.
Their preference for modern design is echoed in furnishings, like the Scandinavian postwar chairs by Poul Kjaerholm and the mid-1950s coffee table, also by Kjaerholm.
"I like simple things," says Laura when asked about modern design. "It's how things are at work: function dictates design in the operating room."
A longtime fan, Rick introduced her to modern furniture design.
Describing them as light, airy and honestly displaying their construction, he says, "Every time I did a (set design) job, I'd buy myself a chair as a reward. I bought Eames Management and Lounge chairs after I did Rush and (Rolling) Stones concerts."
Not that you should think of the Hopkins' home as a hushed museum to mid-20th century design. Their lively boys - Graeme, 6, and Liam, 3 - ensure that doesn't happen (Rick, who has also worked with commercial architecture firms, is currently a stay-at-home dad who clearly loves his job).
The modern theme continues in the dining room with its glass-and-steel Nomos table by Sir Norman Foster (the design has been compared to a lunar landing module) and Eames aluminum group chairs.
Rick says that before settling on the chairs' off-white fabric, the couple put a swatch to the test by dumping everything, including ketchup, on it. It got a thumb's up when it cleaned up beautifully.
Overhead, new pot lights - there are almost 80 throughout the house - are an unobtrusive source of light. The Hopkins had foam insulation blown in around them to seal out the home's last remaining drafts. They also upgraded the attic insulation and installed a new heating/cooling system, as well as costly new wiring and plumbing.
The kitchen, adjacent to the dining room and the first step in the $500,000 renovation, is an oasis of calm.
It features a slate floor, maple cabinetry with stainless-steel bar handles, and a dark speckled Corian countertop. A series of overhead halogen fixtures wash light over the cabinetry, picking up the grain in a soft glow. A quartz breakfast bar sits a smidgen higher than the countertop; Lem stools, height-adjustable and with leather swivel seats, are pulled up to the bar.
A panel system by the innovative kitchen outfitter, SieMatic (www.siematic.com), covers the walls. Pop out some of the panels' metal buttons and they can mount shelves anywhere they want, moving them as needs change.
The whole room, which still had the original plywood cabinetry when they bought the home, had to be redone to accommodate these innovations and the contemporary appliances, says Rick.
One can easily imagine cooking in this well-planned kitchen, where the backyard view and the uncluttered surfaces would calm even the most rattled chef.
There wasn't a lot of cooking going on in the early days of renovation.
That was in 2002, shortly after they bought the home. The couple was attracted by its proximity to Laura's work and because the custom home had "integrity; it wasn't a cookiecutter house," Rick says.
The lengthy renovation was trying.
"We were living in two bedrooms from January to July," says Laura. "One was our bedroom; the other was our living room. We had plastic bags with clothes and stuff hanging from the doorways. Lots of martinis were consumed."
A tour through the rest of the home proves their patience has paid off.
The iridescent green-andtan tiles in the main bathroom add a subtle glow, the maple cabinetry supplies richness, and the Flos mirror with its frosted surround is simple but elegant.
Walnut panels behind bookshelves lend a substantial feel to the library while a pair of posters from a Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit at New York City's Museum of Modern Art speak to the Hopkins' taste in architecture.
Bedrooms are uncluttered, while the sprawling basement with its big-screen television is clearly a favourite family hangout and the boys' play area. Squeaks and Scruffy, a pair of gerbils, share the space with the humans.
Also in the basement is a fitness room and Rick's private music listening space. An audiophile of the serious kind, he has equipped it with top-end equipment, wooden wall resonators to balance the sound, and a floor-to-ceiling collection of vinyl, much of it jazz and some classical. To one side, a Gibson acoustic guitar rests on a stand.
Jazz and classical records for a guy who once helped design a set for a Van Halen tour?
Like the house and the concert sets, "they're the opposite ends of the spectrum," he says. "But yes, it's safe to say I'm a rock fan."


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More of Stan Grossfeld's 'What they were thinking'
More of Stan Grossfeld's 'What they were thinking'
Former Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant conducted the Boston Pops during Red Sox Night, part of the Pops City of Champions series.
Indians first baseman Casey Kotchman and second baseman Jason Kipnis tried in vain for a foulball that drifted into the stands at Fenway Park on May 13.Said Kipnis, ''There's less foul territory here than in Cleveland. I was trying to look out for the wall, not run into thestands and find the ball at the same time, so it's just all jumbled up. When I was coming down with the bare hand, it already hit the wall and was bouncing up. It came straight at me. My left glove was supported by my left arm so I just used my right hand and tried to catch it barehanded. On that kind of foul ball, it's whoever can get there first makes it. But that's a hard play for either of us to make. Casey always gives it everything. You don't have the highest fielding percentage [in major league history for first basemen] without going hard for balls.''Said Kotchman, ''I was just trying to catch the ball. I don't know how I ended up like that. I didn't get hurt. You knowthe tarp is there, you're just trying to make a play, but it didn't hurt. It's a soft tarp.''
Andrew Moss, an assistant producer at WZLX, during the station's Karlson and McKenzie Drive for Charity event at Southborough Golf, at which golfers who made a donation to Save A Dog of Sudbury could take aim at him from 155 yards on May 11, 2012. Said Moss: "This is the moment where I remembered I wasn't wearing a cup. It just missed my groin, so everything was good. There had to be 500-600 shots taken at me. I could barely see. It's almost impossible to see unless the ball is going right at you. You don't see it till the last moment. I've got on the traditional goalie pads, leg pads, chest protector, pants, and gloves. The helmet is a modified garbage pail. I was thinking, 'Oh dear God, I'm wondering what it's going to be like,' but you don't know until you get that first shot. After the first shot, it didn't hurt. I thought, 'OK, that's it, bring it on.' When it hit the pail, it didn't hurt so much, but it was so loud it just scared the crap out of me. It was totally worth it for charity. I was totally trash talking. Oh yeah, I told them I should just move all the way in close so that maybe they hit me using their putter. I was out there for almost five hours. I still have to answer the call of nature. Thankfully I'll be able to answer the call of nature."
Joseph Shurmatis, 28, of the Mystic River Rugby Club, shakes off a headlock to advance the ball against Middlesex at Pine Banks Park in Malden, April 7, 2012.
Former Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, greeting fans under the bleachers during the centennial celebration for Fenway Park, April 20, 2012.
Blake Denham, 16, of Wenham, paddleboards past pelicans while on spring break in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., April 19, 2012.
Anna Volodko, 21, performing in the Big Apple Circus at City Hall Plaza, April 8, 2012.
Celtics center Greg Stiemsma blocks the shot of Dexter Pittman of theMiami Heat at TD Garden, April 1, 2012.
Amateur boxer Nick Capobianco (right), an automotive technician, was sent to a neutral corner by referee Dan Conway after knocking down Joel Del Tufo, a truck driver, during the third and final round of their "Battle at the Bay'' fight.
Alexandria Richards, a senior forward for Greater New Bedford, took a tumble in the Division 4 title game against Fenway at TD Garden, March 13, 2012.
Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald (right) slides safely into home past Northeastern catcher Tucker Roeder in the inaugural game at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla., March 3, 2012.
Jogger John Canty, 68, of Webster. Said Canty: "These snowflakes invigorate me. Makes me feel like a new man. It reminds me how lucky I've been this year not having major snowstorms. This is just a reminder of what could have been. ... I run for the cardio, to keep my weight down and because it makes me feel stronger. I've done 10 Boston Marathons. This is just a fabulous year for an athlete. I think this will be a record breaking year at the Boston Marathon as far as times go because you're able to train constantly through the winter as compared to years past where we weren't able to run because of the snow and ice. ... In my young tender I don't remember anything like this. This is the best winter ever. I'm up at 4 in the morning and I do two miles then. Then I come back and do the rest in the afternoon. It just makes me feel a lot better. A few years ago I was attacked by a couple of German Sheperd's on this road, right over there as a matter of fact, but I got away."
Spencer Knickerbocker, 19, winning the open class in the USA Ski Jumping competition at Harris Hill, Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 18, 2012.
Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, giving away food and other items at the Mildred Avenue Community Center in Mattapan as part of teammate Keyon Dooling's Gametyme Foundation, Feb. 11, 2012.
World Peace: ''My aggressiveness on the court will never change. That's basketball, competition. I'mnot going to beanice guy on the court. It will never, ever happen. I'mvery protective of my teammates. I'ma very hard-nosed player.I'mmixing it up all the time. The fans are brutal. Boston fans have no mercy. One guy said, 'Hey, crazy boy, youstill cuckoo?' But I'd rather have a Nobel Prize than a world championship. It's much more important.''Pierce: ''I don't know what to say about that picture.''
BC High captain MATT SULLIVAN (far right) carries the puck up ice with Catholic Memorial's AARON MARCEL (far left) and JACK O'HEAR in pursuit during their game at Fenway Park, Jan. 14, 2012.
Celtics rookie Greg Stiemsma draws a foul the hard way as Washington's JaVale McGee barrels into his head while trying to block the shot, at TD Garden, Jan. 2, 2012.
Bryce LaPlante, 14, of the Springfield Sliders, finds himself in an awkward position during a Junior Sled Hockey scrimmage at Amelia Park Ice Arena in Westfield (LaPlante, who has cerebral palsy, is skating on his own for the first time this season), Dec. 5, 2011 "I was trying to go after the puck and I fell. I'm like a turtle because of the way I'm lying and trying to get up. My dad wants me to try and get up on my own. One side I can do it and the other side I can't. I tried my best but I couldn't. It was nothing. I've been playing since I was 8. I know what I can do. I know that I'm strong enough to get myself off the ground. am a good player. I need to work on my focus. When I started playing, I couldn't push myself but now in the tournament my dad wants me to push myself. It's getting me tired out. But now that I have him off my neck, I can focus. It feels like I'm strong enough to push myself and get after the puck. I like to play offense. It was funny, I scored a goal against the Pee Wee team on Tuesday in a scrimmage. I think I'm like Chara.''
Tyler Bernstein, 13, of St. Louis, celebrates the first day of winter by performing aerial somersaults on the beach at Marco Island, Fla., Dec. 22, 2011. Said Bernstein: "My sister's been on the gymnastics team for six years. It looked like fun. I was trying for three somersaults in a row, because that's what she can do, but I only got two. I was a little dizzy 15 feet in the air but it was cool because you could see the ocean when you were flipping. It was a little scary. I was trying to make sure I didn't land on my head. But it wasn't that scary after the first one. The judges gave me a 2 so I think I'll go back to hockey and lacrosse."
Dr. Ann McKee, a professor of Neurology and Pathology of Boston University School of Medicine and co-director of the Veterans Affairs Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, inspects a brain in the Bedford Veteran Medical Center. Said McKee: "These are the brains of people that have suffered repetitive brain trauma and after many years they have this progressive neurological deterioration called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy What has been so amazing to me was until four years ago we had no idea (that it existed.)—Now we see it in our sports players-even in high school- and our military veterans. It can happen. It really doesn't matter what the sport is, what matters is the head is traumatized so many times. "Helmets are never going to solve the problem, they're going to make the problem better but they are never going to eliminate the problem of repetitive trauma. That's because the brain is floating freely in the skull. Its got this cerebral spinal fluid inside the skull. "I like to say that the skull is nature's helmet protecting the brain. But the brain is this gelatinous substance and as its being accelerating back and forth and rotating, the cells inside are being stretched and you see damage on the cellular level with these rapid movement. " It's really this incredible mystery; the brain is so complex and full of all these complexities. Its not squeamish at all-no -because the brain is you. The brain is your identity. Everything you think, everything you feel. It's a window to a person so it's not creepy, it's fascinating."
Dave Maimaron, Duxbury High School coach, was doused with ice water by junior linebacker Ron Kosharek after the team concluded its second consecutive undefeated season with a 35-0 victory over Tewksbury in the Division 2 Super Bowl, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Dec. 3. Said Maimaron — ''Yeah, I knew it was coming. I brought an extra set of clothes just in case. I took off my headset and gave someone my wallet and my phone. The water was cold and wet. I'm getting used to it, two years in a row. It's good, we're glad. Hey, we had a great season. The senior class won us a lot of football games and we are going to miss them. It's been awesome.'' Said Kosharek — ''To "In my mind to be honest, words can't describe how happy I was. Going undefeated two seasons in a row is indescribable. I just want to give credit to the seniors for a tremendous season and our coaching staff, who put in more hours, I think, than some college programs. It was a direct hit on him. It was freezing. Its cold out here. Jeez, I can't imagine how he felt when he got showered. I was thinking, 'Let's go home and have a good time.'''
Caroline Brady, 9, of Concord, on the offense at the Bruins-Red Wings game at TD Garden on Nov. 25, 2011. Said Brady, "I go to a lot of Bruins games. I was cheering them on because their mascot is a bear. My aunt surprised me with these new Bruins claws and I thought, 'Wow, maybe I can get on the big screen, 'cause I could actually look like a bear.' That was my goal. I was screaming, 'Go Bruins.' I was trying to get their attention. I was thinking that I love the Bruins and that it is really fun here. I thought the Red Wings were annoying. I think they would hate me because I was cheering for the Bruins. When I finally got on, it was like, 'Wow, there's my big face and I actually got on the big screen.' It was huge. My friends were like, 'Whoa, you actually did it.'''
Kyle Jiminez-Fox, an East Boston High School senior running back, leaped over a South Boston defender during his team's 12-6 win to capture the Boston North League title onNov. 24, 2011. Said Jiminez-Fox: ''You know this game, you've got to play hard or you go home. I was just playing my hardest. Anything it takes, I was willing to do to win. I just expect anything in the city championships. I got hit earlier and it was kind of a cheap shot, so I just decided to get up and run harder next time. As the play is just going, I don't really know what I'm thinking. I just do it as it's coming, deciding when to jump or when to just keep going. I'm a senior. This has been a long journey for me. This rivalry has been going on since 1901. It's the first one for me. It feels big to me. This is a big win. I can talk about this for the rest of my life, that we beat Southie in 2011 and are the city champs.''
Boston College wide receiver Colin Larmond Jr. carries a baseball bat onto the field during pregame introductions at Alumni Stadium, Nov. 12, 2011 — ''Well, it all started in the Friday night meeting with the players. The captains speak to the team and then the other players, if they have something to say, can talk. [Offensive lineman] Bryan Davis was telling us that before he left to go to school, he gave hismoma baseball bat and said, 'If anyone tries to break into the house, use the baseball bat and swing.' He related it to how on Saturday we're playing a game — the last home game and senior day against the [North Carolina State] Wolfpack. He said, 'You know the wolves are going to come into our house and attack in packs and what were we going to do to keep them out?' He had that baseball bat and he said, 'Seniors, you better go out swinging,' and he gave me the bat. So I just ran out on the field with the bat and we did come out swinging, so I guess that's our new little bat now. I want to say it's a Louisville Slugger . . . Oh, and that Mama's Boy on the towel, that's because I grew up with my mom [in Morristown, N.J.], who was a single mother, so I'mnot afraid to say I am a mama's boy.''
Vita Zus Burwell of Yoga Unbound volunteers to teach yoga to demonstrators at Occupy Boston in Dewey Square on Nov. 7, 2011. Said Zus Burwell, "I was thinking that there has to be a way to make the slogan, 'Yoga changes lives,' true and real. Sleeping in tight quarters of a tent in all weather conditions with a low priority on exercise is just as detrimental as being chained to an office desk or a car. Yoga allows you to engage your underused muscles and joints, making the body stronger and immune system healthier. For occupiers, there's a lot of different messages floating around the camp. Yoga allows you to take the time to calm down, get away from all the mental stimulus, breathe, and think about why this movement matters to you. I'm doing it free because it should be free. You can be creative and share it with people who will benefit from it most. I'm really grateful for the time they take to support democracy for the rest of us. Stay true to what matters to you. One breath at a time, and it's going to do magic for you. Just take a few breaths and it becomes a meditation in motion, your mind relaxes.''
Joseph Alfano, 45, of Holden, runs through a flooded course of the Cape Cod Marathon. Said Alfano: " The Cape Cod Marathon is a hard race. It's got a lot of hills. It was a windy day right after the big storm but also very beautiful. When I saw the flooded road, it was not a big deal. You're about 3 miles out. I thought, 'Come on, you've made it this far, you've got to keep running. You can't go around it, you've got to get your feet wet.' You've got to go a little crazy if you run a marathon. I'd rather go straight for the finish line and not waste two steps than stay dry. I've run this course seven times and its usually beat me. But this is the one time I've run strong. I needed to run it in 3:25 to qualify for Boston, and I ran it under 3:20. It worked out. Post race I'm sore but it's a happy sore. Then when I got home I didn't have a snow blower. All of Monday, I shoveled for the entire day. I guess I like being sore."
The Motley Rowing Club, competing in the senior master eights at the Head of the Charles, Oct. 22, 2011. Left to right: Jim Moroney, 58: ''Feeling bad. So why have I continued to do this for 39 years? I guess because it makes everything else in life so easy.'' Dick Dreissigacker, 64: ''This will only last a finite amount of time. How many strokes to the finish?'' Peter Dreissigacker, 60: ''Why am I still doing this? Gotta use it or loose it.'' Casey Baker, 61: ''If I keep grimacing like this, my dentures will fall out.'' Rob Buchanan, 53: ''500 meters to go? You better be serious.' Mike Verlin, 60: ''I'm thinking ... Rob's shirt is coming out. Should I tuck it back in?''
Jackie Driscoll of South Boston, jogging along Wollaston Beach in Quincy, Oct. 5, 2011—''I was adjusting my earphones on my Shuffle, listening to Beyoncé. It keeps me going. You know how everybody says running clears their head? It doesn't for me. I'm always thinking about what I'm doing next. I deliberately don't have my phone with me, because you listen to music on your iPhone, your phone will still ring. You still get e-mail alerts and text. This is my chance to get a break. I like running along the water. It's better than the gym.''
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was hit by Jets linebacker David Harris, at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 9, 2011 Said Hernandez: ''You better get off my head before I ... I'm just joking. What was I thinking on that play? I've got to score. I don't know, it just happened so fast, I forgot. He cut my lip and he scratched me. I've had a helmet ripped off my head before. I was thinking, 'Ow, that hurts.' My mother saw it and said, 'Be nice to my baby,' or something like that. Be nice to me.''
Bruins center Patrice Bergeron hoists the Stanley Cup as part of ceremonies before the season opener at TD Garden on Oct 6, 2011. Said Bergeron: "Oh that's pretty cool. Obviously it's always a special moment to be able to hoist the Cup in front of our fans in Boston. It was a dream. My dream was always to win the Stanley Cup. I was thinking more about the memories of the experience of winning [than the previous concussions]. All the grind, all the work it took as a team to get there. It's true, I couldn't see the crowd. It was so loud. The atmosphere was awesome. It was unbelievable. Very special.''
Bruins forward Milan Lucic gives Ottawa's Zack Smith a glove to the face during a preseason game at TD Garden on Sept. 29, 2011: Said Smith: "Nick Foligno had hit [Zdeno] Chara from behind and he got a penalty on it. Lucic was coming in, so I just stepped in between. He went for my face and I was startled. Someone puts their hand in your face, you want it out of there. It looks like he's got my nose there. He grabbed it. I've broken it a couple of times. I said, 'Let go,' and I thought for a second we were going to fight but it got broken up. It's good to see that, even though it's the last game of preseason, it's still physical and people are making a last push for the regular season. That stuff is expected. No hard feelings.'' Said Lucic: "Obviously, I didn't like the hit with Zdeno. He got hit from behind and a scrum ensued. He grabbed me and I really didn't want to be touched. I pushed him off and he shoved me back. We kind of got paired off and I shoved him in the face. Gave him a punch in the chops to soften him up. I was ready for anything. Ready for a fight, getting into the battle. It was a heat-of-the-moment thing but it never really ensued to what it could have been.''
Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald, leaping in vain for a double by Baltimore's Matt Angle that knocked in two runs in the third inning of a 6-5 loss on Sept. 19, 2011: "I was just trying to catch the ball, man, and make the play and help my pitcher out. I thought I was going to catch it, actually. I just needed a couple inches more. It's a layup when I needed a dunk. It's hard to play the Wall. Look at all those things out there. The Monster is not very friendly. It doesn't give. There's no pad on that. It's like going across the middle against the Ravens. I'm a little sore today. The sun was the worst I've ever seen out there. Sunglasses didn't help. Try going out there with sunglasses someday and stare at the sun for 15 seconds. You can't see a thing.''
Red Sox shortstop Marco Scutaro, tossing the ball to second baseman Dustin Pedroia after a diving grab on a grounder by Toronto's J.P. Arencibia (the runner was safe), at Fenway Park, Sept. 13, 2011 — ''First of all, I didn't know if I could get to the ball. It was on the other side of second. Dustin [Pedroia] was covering. We kind of communicate where we are playing and try to figure out who is going to cover the bag. We've been playing long enough together to know each other. When the ball was hit, I thought, 'Just go get it.' I dove. After I got it, my reaction was just try to flip it with my glove. There was no time to get it out of my glove. I was thinking hopefully to make a good throw. There was a lot of dirt. Unfortunately I didn't get a good flip to him but hopefully next time I will."
Graham Parker, 22, of Nantucket, surfing off Cisco Beach, Sept. 7, 2011: ''We follow these storms from Africa and then watch them on the Weather Channel. We get excited because legitimately on the East Coast we only see five or six solid swells a year. It's definitely dangerous but I feel comfortable out here. I've been surfing since I was 10 and I can read the waves. Because of Hurricane Katia, there were 8-foot waves. I'm thinking, 'Get the hell out of here,' because when the wave hit the sandbar, it's like a big giant gets cut in half. The water crunches into the sand, and there have been three boards smashed here. I'd rather be battling a lineup of waves than stuck in an office doing something I don't want to do. It's a harmonious order. It's your brawn versus whatever the earth has to offer."
Heidi Watney, a former NESN personality, at the "Chipping In for the Red Sox Foundation" event at Fenway Park, Aug. 29, 2011 -- "I was the emcee. I was not supposed to be golfing. I told them I do not want to golf because my game is so terrible. I should not do it in front of people. And yet Jim Rice put me on the spot, handed me a club, and said, 'You're going to hit a stroke.' I don't think there's ever been someone golfing in high heels at home plate at Fenway. I have no idea what club this is. I'm not athletic. I got up there and hit a really terrible shot. I've only golfed with [cousin] Nick maybe once. What am I thinking? Make contact with the ball. I'm thinking I'm going to kill Jim for this. I'm in high heels. Please don't fall on my butt.'"
Johnny Damon, Tampa Bay Rays pinch hitter, after striking out against Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard at Fenway Park, Aug. 16, 2011 -- "I was just trying to get the job done. Oh, he's good. He started me off with a first-pitch slider. It started here [belt-high] and then broke down. Then he throws me two more pitches in the same spot but they happened to be fastballs. The boos? You know what? It doesn't matter to me. I was like the fourth player from the '04 team who went to the New York Yankees. It is what it is. And they've had a few Yankee guys come over here. It's all OK when players opt out of their contracts and come here. J.D. Drew -- that's OK with them as long as they're wearing the Red Sox uniform. So that's how the fans are here."
Alain Kohl, 28, of Luxembourg City, diving at the Institute of Contemporary Art into Boston Harbor as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Aug. 19, 2011 -- "I hope everything is going fine, because you have a feeling but you don't have a visual. I can only see straight to my knees, my legs, that's it. Before you dive, you enjoy the skyline, but when you dive, you focus on the dive. Oh, I'm terrified of diving. You have to work with the fear because it helps you to be concentrated and to be focused. When you're not scared of diving, you are in danger because then you are not aware of what you are doing. The water smells good, looks good, and tastes good. But the impact is quite hard because it's salt water. It's very dark under the water. You can't see very far. Most of the stops are from cliffs, so this urban setting is very cool. It's cool to see the skyline. Very beautiful, Boston."
Tom Ryan, skippering the Roseway as it makes its way into Boston Harbor, Aug. 11, 2011. The 137-foot schooner, which guided ships into the harbor during World War II, was designated a national historic landmark in 1997. -- "Our sails are tanbark. It's a little unusual. We get a shipment of fish every week, we cut them open and smear the blood and fish oil all over the sail. Yeah, I'm totally [kidding]. But that's what they used to do. What am I thinking when I'm sailing here? Get the heck out of the way, little boats. Oh, and why is my crew doing that wrong? The wind is all over the place down here. You can't get a good gauge of where the wind is coming from because of the buildings. It's kind of a challenge but at the same time it's fun. Once you get out past Castle Island, it kind of straightens out. It's just absolutely gorgeous out there right now. A great day to go sailing."
Randy Proffit, 36, enjoys setting his hair free while watching the Red Sox at Sonny McLean's Irish Pub in Santa Monica, Calif., July 30, 2011 -- "I'm from San Diego. Ted Williams was from there and Adrian Gonzalez was born there and played for the Padres. I guess the attraction with the Red Sox for me is the history, the longtime suffering. I like it here because the Sox games are always on, they ring the bell when they score. Here I can let my hair out of my baseball cap that I wear to work. I put on my Red Sox Nation T-shirt and nobody bothers me. People get along here. I get real antsy watching the Sox. That sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when they get behind. I feel bad enough to throw stuff. But every time I come here they win. It's the ultimate high when they are doing good."
Greg Teeny, combing the waters of McCovey Cove outside AT&T Park in San Francisco, scooping a pair of baseballs during batting practice, July 25, 2011 -- "I'm out here for almost every game for the last four or five years. I used to drive a truck for the San Francisco Chronicle for 37 years. I'm thinking, this is a lot of fun. I've probably got 60-70 batting practice home run balls but I've never gotten a game ball. There's been 57 Giants 'Splash Hits,' and [Barry] Bonds had more than 30 of them. Sometimes there's more than 50 people out here. There's a bunch of regulars who come out here and then college kids on floats who sit out here on nice days and drink beer. When the ball splashes down it can get a little serious out here. I look for the kids wearing Giants stuff and I throw them the ball. I missed one once because the other guy just dove in. I'm not going to dive in to get it, the water's too cold. Plus, I got my cellphone in my pocket."
Bob Kelley jogs on Nantasket Beach as part of his daily workout regimen, July 21, 2011 -- "I am thinking, why is J.D. Drew in right field for the Red Sox? Yeah. I don't want to see him take another called third strike or hit a ground ball to the second baseman. I'm 75 years old. I do triathlons, I don't have a lot of competition. Every day I run 5 or 6 miles, I bike 25 miles, and I swim a mile. Growing up down here in Hull, I love running on this beach. Now the beard is because I'm Abraham Lincoln down at Faneuil Hall. In the wintertime, I'm a pirate down in Key West in front of Sloppy Joe's."
Jacoby Ellsbury is in no-man's land on a line drive to Padres pitcher Mat Latos, who dropped the ball and forced Ellsbury at third base on the front end of a double play in which Dustin Pedroia was out at second, June 21, 2011 -- "I'm trying to get back and then when I saw the ball come out of his glove, I'm trying to go again. So I'm stopping and starting out there. It's actually harder to stop once you are already going. I was thinking, 'Oops, I wish he would throw it away or something.' There was nothing Pedey and I could do in that situation."
Kevin Youkilis, after getting hit by a pitch against the Blue Jays, July 4, 2011 -- "Let me throw a ball at you and then ask you what you were thinking. What am I thinking? I've just been hit in the back and my neck is killing me. Man, I've got a headache. It wasn't deliberate. He didn't hit me on purpose. I get hit a lot. You can't let it change the way you go to bat. I'm not going to back away from the plate."
Padres first base coach Dave Roberts signals "safe" as he watches a replay of his historic stolen base with the Red Sox from Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS against the Yankees, June 20, 2011 -- "I had no idea they were going to play it, and [Dustin] Pedroia was over at second base telling me I was out while the video was going on. So I was kind of poking fun with him telling him I was safe. The applause was so heartfelt, and to be honest I don't know how to receive that, 40,000 people with all eyes on you. It's pretty emotional. There were numerous points during the game where I looked down from the first base coach's box at second base replaying those steps. It's amazing that seven years ago, history was changed. It's still all vivid to me."
Zdeno Chara, bicycling to TD Garden for the start of the Stanley Cup parade, June 18, 2011 -- "Because of the parade and all the street closures, I knew I couldn't drive, and I knew walking would be tough, too. I thought the smartest and most practical thing to do was ride my bike, which I enjoy so much and haven't really had the opportunity to do during the season or the playoffs. Also, I was in such good spirits on the parade day, I thought it would be fun to bike past the fans through the streets. At first the fans couldn't believe it was me. But after they realized it, it was almost like a cat chasing mice, in a fun way. It was really fun for me. I didn't bike away from the fans when they were chasing me, I just gave high fives and celebrated with them. Even though we won the Cup, I'm still just a regular guy, still the same Z. I'm not going to be taking limos to the rink just because we won the Cup. Still going to ride my bike like I always have."
Dustin Pedroia, grasping unsuccessfully for a popup hit by Gordon Beckham of the White Sox at Fenway Park, June 1, 2011 -- "What am I thinking? Dang it, I wish I caught that. I wish it landed in my glove and not on the ground. Looking back and seeing the sun, you just hope the ball doesn't stay in it. It's a weird play, man, cause Wake [Tim Wakefield] was pitching and I was playing behind second. The right fielder was shaded over and Gonzo [Adrian Gonzalez] was over towards me, too, so it was a long run for all of us. I was the one to get there but just couldn't make the play. It happens."
Frank and Amanda Gentile of Braintree, watching J.D. Drew make a diving catch at Fenway Park, May 31, 2011: Frank (far right)--"This was my Father's Day present. I thought it was coming right at me. I thought it was going to hit my daughter, actually. She was nervous about sitting here, so I had to protect her. It was hard to pick up the ball till the last minute. It's hard to pick up the ball off the bat, until at least it gets into the air. That was a nice play for Drew, I'll give him that. His attitude, though -- it seems like he doesn't care. He's just here to make his millions. No fire. Nice play, but he needs a little more fire." Amanda -- "I was a little bit scared. I was thinking the ball is going to hit me. My Dad was willing to take a ball for me. These are amazing seats. We are so close to J.D. Drew. He made an awesome play."
Renee Ioannilli (center, in vest) and Jana Gailunas (center, sunglasses), of Falmouth High School, during the Figawi High School Invitational Regatta in Nantucket Harbor, May 29, 2011. Ioannilli -- "I'm just hoping we round the mark fast enough without getting cut out. It's intense, really. I just enjoy it all, no matter what. I think we're going to hit a boat. We were trying to keep the boat flat. I'm hoping we didn't capsize. That would be bad. The water's really cold. I'm glad I didn't fall in. We try not to talk trash, but sometimes it just slips through." Gailiunas -- "We're about to run the windward mark to port and we have buoy room on the boat, windward of us. When you're not in the right of way, you don't go forward. When you're starboard or leeward, they have the right of way, and where you have buoy room, you go for it. Racing in Nantucket is really cool because there's a lot of people. It was interesting to have spectators because at our yacht club, there's only maybe a couple of parents. We're not used to having fans rooting on the docks. Every time they yelled, I wanted to say, 'Thank you.'"
Lincoln-Sudbury senior Mike Shron, celebrating a volleyball victory over Framingham, in front of sophomore Jessie Bursma (bottom center), May 26, 2011 -- Shron: "I was in Turks and Caicos one year in eighth grade. I was doing back flips into the pool, off the stairs and into the pool. I found the perfect ledge and the perfect height and I threw it and did it. My parents didn't approve of it too much, so they sent me to gymnastics for two private lessons to learn how to do it correctly. They were worried I was going to get hurt but they knew they couldn't stop me. I'm known for my flips. I get the team going. They all love to see it. After every playoff game, I promised the team that if we win, that's when you get to see me do my flips. I can do it on the ground but the wall is my favorite." Bursma: "I had no idea what was happening but it was a pleasant surprise. It scared me a little bit, but that's typical Mike. It's all good."
Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis (left) and Vancouver defender Greg Janicki vying for the ball at Gillette Stadium, May 14, 2011. -- Reis: "This one was a corner kick that was in where I thought I could get it towards the back post. It's something I can do to help out the team. I knew that guys are going to be coming from behind me to come after the ball, but you have to just get up and get it. It's tough whenever I'm going backwards, because guys can come through and get me, so I was happy to just hold on to it. You can see the contact." Janicki: "I was thinking, 'Please, please, please, drop it.' And then, 'Please, please, please, don't elbow me in the face.' I was kind of having to back up a little bit, so I knew it was going to be tough to get up as high as he was. Especially since he's a goalie. He gets to use his hands. I was on my back foot trying to jump, just trying to put a body on him, hoping he drops it. But he's sure handed and it didn't work out for me.'"
Adrian Gonzalez (at bat) and Kevin Youkilis, in the Red Sox-Twins game at Fenway Park, May 8, 2011 -- Gonzalez: "The step is part of getting ready for the swing. What was I thinking? Looking for a fastball middle away to drive." Youkilis: "This is me just timing the pitcher. Every time I'm on deck, I watch the pitches being thrown and I'm just timing them. I've been doing that since I was a kid. I'm not focused on what Adrian's doing. They pitch him differently because he's lefthanded. I'm just watching the pitcher in his windup. I just work on my timing to see the ball all the way to the plate. When I was a kid, I imitated Eric Davis and his crazy stance and it worked for me. I've talked about my stance too much. Everyone has their own stance."
Peter Bourjos of the Angels, leaping over Kevin Youkilis, who was covering second base, May 5, 2011, at Fenway Park -- "I hit a jam shot up the middle. I was going hard around first and I looked up and nobody was covering second. I went on my own. Then when I was halfway there, I saw Youkilis coming over. I said to myself, 'Oh no' Both of us are coming in hard to second. Luckily nobody got hurt. The throw came right at me and Youkilis dove right in front of me and I had nowhere to go, so I slid. He dove right into my slide and I ended up trying to pop up and get over him so I didn't plow right into him. At this exact second, I thought I was out and I was saying 'Oh, shoot.' Everything was fine, but I'm thinking, 'Oh man, I'm out.' I thought he held onto the ball. And then I saw the ball trickle away and then I just got up and kept running, 'cause nobody went after it."


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Although some homeowners have raised questions and concerns about the location of a proposed wastewater treatment facility for the Rocky Mount Sewer District, the sewer board is moving forward with current plans to meet a June 30 construction deadline.
Although some homeowners have raised questions and concerns about the location of a proposed wastewater treatment facility for the Rocky Mount Sewer District, the sewer board is moving forward with current plans to meet a June 30 construction deadline.
The sewer board purchased land along Red Arrow Road 3,800 feet south of Route Y in Rocky Mount on April 10 at a cost of $12,480. The extended-aeration facility proposed at that location would release effluent into a creek that would drain into Lick Branch Cove on the north shore of the Lake of the Ozarks.
The Red Arrow location is the second proposed location for the facility; the original plan for phase one of a six-phase plan called for the facility near Blue Spring Creek behind the Dollar General store in Rocky Mount. The board scrapped that plan after landowners along the creek — none of whom the district would serve — protested the facility location.
Blue Spring Creek landowners voiced concerns over the ecological effects of a wastewater treatment facility at the creek. Residents along Lick Branch Cove voiced similar concerns at the Rocky Mount Sewer District meeting April 24.
While constituents expressed approval of the sewer district as a whole, several speakers indicated the lack of water movement within the cove would, combined with treated wastewater effluent, diminish the cove ecosystem.
Richard White, a representative of the Lick Branch Cove Homeowners Association, addressed several points of concern.
"We believe discharge will have detrimental effects on drinking water in wells," White told the board.
He expressed concerns about the habitat for eagles, impact on property values and decreased recreation in the cove.
White also asked the board to give the homeowners association 30 days to complete a third-party evaluation of the environmental impact of the facility on the cove.
Lick Branch Cove Homeowners Association member Todd Rumbo said the alternate study would be funded by the association, but refused to elaborate on who would perform the evaluation.
Sewer board secretary Peggy Cochran said that while the homeowners can perform their own study, it's unlikely to delay the project.
"We have already done all of the studies by the best engineers and scientists who have been doing this for years," she said. "We do not have the luxury of waiting another 30 day in order to proceed."
An anti-degradation report was completed in March and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources released their finding of no significant impact on April 5.
"The proposed project will have a positive impact on water quality and will not results in any significant adverse impacts on rare or endangered species, flood plains, wetlands, recreational areas, cultural/archaeological sites, or air quality," the report states.
Rumbo said that the DNR might feel pressure to approve a plan hastily-conceived by the board after the abandonment of the Blue Spring Creek location.
"I think the DNR is in a tough spot," he said. "I just think there's a rush to get it done."
The Rocky Mount Sewer District project is funded by $3 million in grants and a $1 million loan, which will go away if construction does not start by June 30.
Cochran said that while the board has worked on the Red Arrow site since the end of January, the plan for the facility itself has been intact for some time.
Some have suggested the board move the discharge line to Coffman Beach, but Cochran said the board doesn't have the extra $245,000 that would cost.
"We are convinced that we are doing what is best for the Rocky Mount Sewer District, the residents of Lick Branch Cove and all of the people who enjoy the Lake of the Ozarks," Cochran said. "It appears that the plan is intact and we are moving forward with the effluent being discharged into the lake via Lick Branch Cove."
The next meeting of the Rocky Mount Sewer District will take place on May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Rocky Mount Lions Club building on Route Y.


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Extended Set - Also frequently called Update Set or Traded Set.
Facsimile Autograph - a simulated autograph printed on a card designed to show what the player's actual signature looks like. These are NOT the player's "real" autograph.
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The 1961 Topps baseball card set included 587 standard size 2˝" x 3˝" cards (#1-#598 with several skipped numbers). 2 cards were accidently numbered #463, one of them (the Braves Team card was supposed to be card #426).
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1961 Topps was the first of the very popular and continuing Topps Rookie All-Star Trophies subsets. Cards from the last series (#523-#589) are scarce "High Numbers" making the set fairly expensive to complete.
MLB Baseball expansion led to one of the least attractive aspects of the 1961 Topps baseball card set. The American League made several changes. The Los Angeles Angels were added, the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins and a new franchise was granted to the Washington Senators who also debuted in 1961. Possibly because of these team changes, many players had their portrait photos taken without their baseball caps. Not only did most of the players look awful without their caps, they looked more like your old, not so handsome uncle then athletes!
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Throughout preseason, your favorite Fire players will give you a first-hand, behind the scenes look at what actually goes down at training camp. The first installment is brought to you by Fire midfielder Daniel Paladini. Entering his third season with the Men in Red, Paladini hits the town of Ave Maria, Fla. for the annual steak cook off. Make sure to check www.Chicago-Fire.com and follow Daniel on Twitter at @PaladiniXI for all the action leading up to March 3.
Checking in from Ave Maria: Well we're almost done with our first phase of preseason and things couldn't be going better. Legs are sore, bodies are in pain, but the coaches are getting the best out of the team.
As we continue to grind and sweat through the double-days, I promise you this: there is a much bigger plan taking place for the Chicago Fire this year.
We played our first exhibition game against FGCU Sunday, which is another reason to be excited. It was nice to go out and kick someone else besides my teammates (and also score a goal).
Off the pitch: Saturday was Ave Maria's annual steak cook-off! Having been fortunate enough to come here for three years now, I knew exactly what Saturday was about.
Basically we are in a very, very small town outside Naples, Fla. (sort of like the set of The Truman Show). Kids are out playing games, live music in the background, perfect weather, and of course that great smelling steak cooking on the BBQ.
What do 30 or more guys do when they smell steak being cooked? Of course we take over and invade their small town.
Honestly, Saturday was great. Awesome food, good people and just a great atmosphere to hang out in a little town called Ave Maria. Special thanks to the Mastandrea family for taking such good care of the coaching staff and players on this special night.
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O-Pee-Chee / OPC - a subsidiary of Topps, this card issue was produced specifically for distribution in Canada.
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HARTLAND STATUESHartland produced it's first baseball statues back in the early 60's. Sports Collectibles Digest stated that the 1960's Mickey Mantle Hartland is the single most popular plastic sports statue ever produced ! In 1988 Hartland created their 25th Anniversary Editions which, except for some very minor details, were identical to the original.
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1963 Fleer BaseballIn an attempt by Fleer to circumvent Topps exclusive rights to baseball cards, Fleer issued their 1963 baseball cards with cookies instead of gum. It is commonly thought that the 1963 Fleer baseball card issue was intended to be a much larger set issued in multiple series but Topps sued Fleer after their first series was released stopping further production. Due to Topps deep pockets Fleer soon pulled the set from the market and cancelled their plans for the remaining series leaving this very, very popular set at just 66 cards plus one unnumbered checklist.
But what a 66 cards !!! The 1963 Fleer Cards are attractive and feature an extremely high percentage of stars. Some of the top stars in the 1963 Fleer baseball card set are Brooks Robinson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn.. The set also included 2 very scare Short Prints, Joe Adcock and an unnumbered checklist.
The most interesting card in this set is the Maury Wills Rookie card. Even though Wills started his major league career with the Dodgers way back in 1959 quickly becoming a superstar, his 1963 Fleer card is considered his rookie card ! How is this possible ? Well, back in 1959, 1960 and 1961, Topps did not consider Wills worthy enough to have a baseball card.
As hobby lore has it: Needless to say, Wills was very upset at this slight from Topps. After Wills won the 1962 N.L. MVP award, Topps quickly came a courting but Wills answered with a large "NO". From 1961 thru 1966, Wills prevented Topps from making any of his baseball cards. Wills and Topps finally made up making his 1967 Topps high number short print his first Topps card and also his most expensive card. Adding interest to the Wills baseball card story, Post Cereal released a Maury Wills card in their 1962 set making that the earliest Maury Wills rookie card. Wills was also pictured on a special 1960 Topps card featuring the 1959 World Series. The card features Luis Aparicio stealing 2nd base with Wills pictured trying to make the tag.
Much of the above is true but Wills has said there was no "fued" with Topps and that he simply had signed exclusive agreements with Fleer.
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