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		<title>2010: The Year of the Pitcher?</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/07/2010-the-year-of-the-pitcher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sat with friends at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Del Mar last night, I kept thinking, “Why do they have this Tampa Bay Rays game on? What about A-Rod’s quest for 600 home runs or Dan Haren’s first start as a member of the Angels?” The audio on the flat-screen TVs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Deck Retailer of the Month: American Legends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month Upper Deck spotlights one of its hobby retailing partners and shares some of the reasons why you should visit their shop. I can’t put my finger on the first time I met Mark and Donna Rubin. It is not whether or not they are worthy of remembrance (they are), but rather the fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes Nice Guys Finish First</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/07/sometimes-nice-guys-finish-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orleans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual ESPY Awards have almost become the Academy Awards for sports. Like most sports fanatics, I tuned in last night to watch the greatness that transpired over the last calendar year. It was a very entertaining show with moments of comedy, amazement, sadness and inspiration which is basically everything we look to sports for. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brag Photo of the Week – The Hockey Hall-of-Fame Secret Sticks</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/07/brag-photo-of-the-week-%e2%80%93-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-secret-sticks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[game-used]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hall-of-Fame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jerseys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toronto]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=4326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the team at Upper Deck made a trek up to Toronto this week as we prepare for the 2010-11 NHL season by meeting with some hobby shops, distributors and members of the NHL Players’ Association. We even had a little time to drop in on the NHL Hall-of-Fame which is always a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LeBron James to Stay with the Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cavaliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleveland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESPN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=4309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh, you thought I meant Cleveland. No, I was referring to the fact that LeBron James remains an exclusive spokesman for Upper Deck trading cards and Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA) memorabilia. We have enjoyed a tremendous relationship with King James since 2003 and that will continue with Upper Deck being the one place where collectors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Independence Day, Remember Those Serving in Harm’s Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fourth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[July]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Troops]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=4290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our country’s Founding Fathers, John Adams, believed that today, July 2nd, would be considered this nation’s Independence Day. Adams once wrote to his wife Abigail: “On July 2, 1776 the Association known as United Colonies of America officially became the United   States of America.”
Adams went on to write, “I am apt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brag Photo of the Week: Michael Jordan Curve™  Display</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/brag-photo-of-the-week-michael-jordan-curve%e2%84%a2-display/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/brag-photo-of-the-week-michael-jordan-curve%e2%84%a2-display/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=4242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you think of Upper Deck, the first two athletes that normally pop into your head are usually Ken Griffey Jr. and Michael Jordan. We are blessed to have relationships with some of the greatest athletes in sports, but those two have been with us since the beginning. And Upper Deck continues to bring you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Deck Collector of the Month &#8211; Karine Hains</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/upper-deck-collector-of-the-month-karine-hains/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/upper-deck-collector-of-the-month-karine-hains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[avalanche]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadiens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=4210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each month Upper Deck spotlights one of our valued collectors in order that they can showcase their prized collection. The great thing about sports collectors is that they are all so very different in what they collect, how they collect and what they do once they have them. They all share a passion that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Different Kind of Upset Letter</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/a-different-kind-of-upset-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I actually miss from my days managing the Customer Service group for Upper Deck is the letters I used to receive. I would on occasion receive appreciative letters about something I had helped a customer with which was nice, but more often than not the letters were concerning a problem.
What I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bogus Autographs Still a Problem in Sports Memorabilia Industry</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/bogus-autographs-still-a-problem-in-sports-memorabilia-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://upperdeckblog.com/2010/06/bogus-autographs-still-a-problem-in-sports-memorabilia-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Toews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, Upper Deck has been one of the industry leaders with regard to social media in the sports marketing industry. Through YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, our very own sports Blog and even LinkedIn, we have found a really great way to reach out to our customers to provide information on current and upcoming [...]]]></description>
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