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      By Peter Collins                      these silly, sophomoric Taylor sightings.   THE BREAKFAST PLACE                            WORD
                                            At seven million  dollars for a thirty
                                            second advertising spot, commercialism                               brings you          SEARCH
                                            is dominating the game and has removed
                                            any  sort  of  flow  from  the  game.  It’s                  St. Patrick’s Day
                                            becoming increasingly difficult to follow
          he Super Bowl is advertised as the  the game, as it all seems a bit manic with   F  A  E  M  E  R  A   L  D  O      P    K    P    N   G    Z
      Tgreatest and most watched sporting  the endless commercial  interruptions.
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      event on the planet.  Broadcaster  CBS  Then there’s the half time show, thirty
      estimates that close to a billion people  minutes  of music and dancing aimed   B  O  Y  T  R  A  P        N  O  O      S    L    O    Y    S   U
      watched  this  year’s Super Bowl  at I don’t know who,  singing about I
      worldwide. This  year’s  Las Vegas  don’t know what. Hey on a positive,       A  N  Z      J  O  K  E      S  R  X  B        B  A      C    J   U
      addition was glitzier and more audacious  we now know after Usher’s undressing
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      than ever. If you are a true NFL football  for the crowd that he’s in great shape.
      fan, you probably watched the game  Here’s a thought, maybe  he should        S  A  E  M  E  R  A          L  D     I   S    L    E    L    L   G
      with a certain level of disdain because  play  football!  My real  fear  is  that  the
      of the myriad of distractions that have  football game is now secondary to the   H  H  D  Q  V  H  D       P  A  K      P    S    A    O   G    N
      invaded the football finale. For example,  spectacle of the Super Bowl, but with its
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      Taylor Swift is a talented artist, but real  financial  success,  the  NFL  isn’t  likely
      football fans don’t need or want to see  to  change  the  format.  I only  wish that   E  R  N  A  I  N  Q   I   E  C  N     F    D    A   R    H
      her eleven times for a total of 55 seconds  what happened in Vegas this year, stays
      over the four-hour broadcast. But CBS  in Vegas! From at football perspective, I   S  E  C  N  A  R  R     B    I   E   O    A  H      B   Y    U
      and the NFL, ever on the lookout for  would rather watch the Grey Cup on the
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      new customers, bombarded  us with  frozen Edmonton tundra.
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         Heads up Hockey                                                            R  R  R  P  M  M  T          P  H  R  O        S    E    U   V    L
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                                             lay a towel under                      A  S  H  L  N  S  W  E  Q  H  A                K  R      D   R     S
                                             one foot and                           F  Q  P  E  B  R  L          X  W  K  Y        N  V      S    F   G
                                             slide out like you
                             With Coach      are skating,  the
                                                                                    BANSHEES                    FAIRIES               LUCKY
                            Grant Cooper     other  leg  bent
                                             and locked into                        BLARNEYSTONE                GREENBEER             PARTY
                                             the loaded position. Wall-sits will    CHUCKLES                    HAPPY                 POTOFGOLD
                                             also help build strength  in your      CORK                        IRELAND               PUB
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                                             legs as you put your back against      DANCE                       IRISHMAN
             his month, the focus will be on                                                                                          RIVERSHANNON
         Tskating stride.                    the wall and squat down to a 90°       DUBLIN                      JOKES                 SHAMROCK
                                             angle.  Building  strength  will
           It  is important  to  have  good                                         EMERALD                     LEPRECHAUN            STPATRICKSDAY
                                             allow your legs to feel better and
         balance  and  find  the  center  of   stronger on the ice. Better balance   EMERALDISLE                LIMERICK              WHISKEY
         gravity  in your hockey stance.     will help prevent you from getting
         With good leg extensions on every
                                             bumped off the puck easily.                           Harv’s Diner
         stride, you will gain speed and be a
         more powerful skater.                 Remember, when in a hockey
                                             stance, you are nice and low                          THE BREAKFAST PLACE
           A  few drills  to  help  build
                                             with your legs shoulder width
         strength and balance  would be                                              “ Where Winning Teams Start Their Day”
         to stick handle a puck or ball on   apart. This will allow you to be
         one leg. Remember to switch legs    balanced, stronger, and will allow      619 Pitt Street, Cornwall
         after  doing enough reps to feel    you to take more explosive strides     613-938-8250
         comfortable.  Another drill is to   throughout the game.
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