He has also given up double cheeseburgers, steak, ice cream, Coca-Cola and Tastykakes, opting for a healthier diet of grains and vegetables.

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Dream encounters with the likes of Barcelona and Inter Milan beckon but Spurs fans will be putting the champagne on ice until the tricky double-header against the Swiss Superleague runners-up has been safely negotiated.

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It even includes more esoteric bar items like a bird's-nest double strainer used to remove small shards of ice from a shaken drink (to keep the cocktail from getting too diluted) and an ice pick, should you be interested in mastering the art of carving huge globes of ice for your Scotch.

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An entrant from a televised ice-dancing contest is granted a double-page spread to muse upon his newly transplanted hair.

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After their first playoff appearance last season since 2000, the Florida Panthers received a boost in the form of a new deal with Fox Sports Florida that included an upfront bonus and is set to nearly double its local television revenue, money that can help keep talent on the ice.

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And given that the krill (tiny crustaceans) that penguins feed on are also dependent on the ice for their own existence (they feed on algae on the ice) - some colonies affected by eroded floes could face a double-whammy of high fledgling mortality and restricted food resources.

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