He grabs a magnifying glass and points to a diagonal edge of leaf tucked inside the rounded mouth end of the cigar.

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Or will the team end up with the next Ryan Leaf, the big quarterback picked right behind Manning who flopped as a pro despite obvious talent?

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About the same time Chevrolet launched the Chevy Volt, at the tail end of 2010, Nissan launched the battery powered Nissan Leaf.

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On the opposite end of Connecticut, the Litchfield Hills region is the state's other major destination for serious leaf-peeping.

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