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Guillermo Bello of Worcester, Mass., drags a trash can under a tree heavily laden with ice in a yard he is cleaning in the aftermath of an ice storm on Grafton Street in Shrewsbury, Mass., Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds his leg after being hit by Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Jim Davis)

Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who set the world record in the 100 meter dash in the Beijing Olympics, passes the ball to Boston Celtic's mascot "Lucky" on a dunk during a timeout in the second half of a NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Boston, Friday Dec. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Tom turkeys mill around in one of the barns at Raymond's Turkey Farm in Methuen, Mass. Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. After selling 10,000 birds in the three days leading up to Thanksgiving, the family that runs the farm will have to reload to sell another 2,000 before Christmas four weeks later. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

A shopper passes a retail store advertising a sale, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Rhode Island Photos:

Stone Carver Paul Russo, of Newport, R.I. uses a mallet and chisel while carving the lettering into a tombstone at the 300-year-old John Stevens Shop, in Newport, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. Though the economic climate has taken a downturn, the high-end craftsmen continue to produce hand-carved headstones for the wealthy. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Providence's Geoff McDermott, top and Rhode Island's Kahiem Seawright, center, and Will Martell battle for position as the watch a second half shot during an NCAA college men's basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/The Providence Journal, Glenn Osmundson)

Laura Backman, of Portsmouth, R.I., rear, watches as her pet duck "Lemon" paddles across the floor with the assistance of a wheeled cradle in Backman's living room at her home, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. The two-and-a-half year-old Peking duck has a brain disorder that leaves the bird with difficulties balancing. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Chris Botti performs at the Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)

Connecticut Photos:

Two race horses run in a snowy field on farm in Granby, Conn., Dec. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Senior and junior dance students in Lisa Race's 400-level Advanced Technique class, from left, Carolyn Roose, Kate Enman and Lindsey Sedlack, warm-up prior to performing their final project, "Structuring a Dance Phrase" Tues. Dec. 9, 2008 in the Meyers Dance Studio at Connecticut College in New London, Conn. The students, performing in three small groups broken out of the class, incorporated dance moves learned over the course of the semester into a routine to be performed for their classmates and instructor. (AP Photo/The Day, Sean D. Elliot)

With the fall foliage in the background, two fishermen try their luck on the Connecticut River near Rocky Hill, Conn. Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Bob Child)

Connecticut's Renee Montgomery goes airborne while going for a basket in the first half of a women's NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Tech at Storrs, Conn., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. UConn defeated Georgia Tech 82-71. Guarding Montgomery is Georgia Tech's Alex Montgomery. (AP Photo/Bob Child)

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