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1.  The troop  was faced with  the tough  decision of whether  or not to invade
a small  island nation and  make it our  home-base,  or to work  to release
on the  first again.   Being  that it's  very  difficult  and expensive  to
bring a T1  to the  island,  we decided to once again release on the first.
Word from  the islanders is  that  they are  quite thrilled  with our  firm
dedication to prompt packs (grin).

2.  Over  the past few months, iCE has  grown exponentially.   While our member
listing  is more or less  the same as it usually is,  our overall group has
become  more  robust (yes, an  industry buzzword!).   It was  thus  decided
that we  reinstate the  iCE Advisory  Council position.   The advisors  are
more  or less  like a junior  staff,  and work with  the Senior  Staff  and
department heads.  Congratulations go to Aphid Twix,  Magnetic M,  and Mass
Delusion on their promotions to the Council!

3.  On the  olympic front,  iCE has won gold in rendering, doodling,  and pixel
jumping,  silver in maniacal rantings and frozen-pole licking, and a bronze in
the newest olympic event, turnip farming!

4.  Another ice.org update!  We've added our very own news server to the wildly
impressive  list of ice.org  services!   Our  upstanding artists  will,  of
course,   be sticking to the  art-related newsgroups,  although word on the
street has Devastator checking out alt.eastern.european.sex.sex.sex!

5.  A barstool  and a beer  this month to new  pixel-pushers Eporue  and Nixus.
Two new VGA  artists with spectacular  new perspectives.   Enjoy their work
while sitting.  Also signing up this month was Egoteq in the ANSI division,
who  teases  viewers everywhere  with his  seductive ANSI  sketches.   And,
last,  but  most  definately  not  least,  a big 'allo to  Citizen Blue  in
the  Members  section.   Citizen Blue is  one of  the few,  the proud,  the
ice.org admins,  and has been more than tremendous in that painful(?) task.
Welcome all!

5b. Spring  came late  this year,  as five  members  returned from  inactivity.
They are (drumroll please...) Final Descendant,  hFaze,  and Salmon in VGA,
Gman in ANSI, and Natex (aka Microsoft Natex 95)  in the coding department.
Excuse them for being a bit wet,  but we've been watering them for  months!

5c. We must also bid a fond farewell to departing  brethren Defiant  and Fluor,
who  left for Samsamar,  and to Zarkon, who left for Legend v2.  Good luck
all of you in your future endeavors.

6.  We were going to put a lawsuit threat in this NFO file, but we were quickly
contacted  by lawyers  of another  group who  told us  that doing  so would
violate  their lawsuit  threat,  in which  case,  they'd be  forced  to sue
us,  which would  cause us to sue them  back, which would  in turn  require
them  to sue  not only  us,  but  the International  Olympic Committee  and
Jimmy Carter, since he's from Georgia.

6b. However,  if we don't  use the word "sue"  then we won't be sued, so if you
reproduce,  retransmit, use, or sell this  pack or artwork contained within
without the  expressed written consent of iCE,  we will be guilty  of legal
maneuvering against you.

6c. I was forced  by contract to inform  you that we were  informed  by another
groups lawyers  saying that we  implied  the word  "sue" and therefore,  we
deserved a slap on the wrist.

7.  After  learning a  new magic trick,  the following  iCE members  forgot how
to  undo the trick,  and have  vanished into  inactivity:  Spiff,  Grendel,
Highness,  Lord  Carnuss,  Mephistopheles,  Shaggy,  Tempus  Thales,  Veks,
Mascot,  Nuke Dawg,  Shockwave,  Supreme,  Musicphreak, and all of FUEL/iCE
Euro (except for Thrasher).

8.  99 Bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer...

8b. Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall..

8c. 98 bottles of beer on the wall, 98 bottles of beer...

8d. Take one..(WHUMP!) ouch. sorry.

9.  People have been asking about advertising, as it COULD be sort-of construed
in a ROUND ABOUT way that we support things for money, etc...  This is just
simply NOT true, and I'd just like everyone to know that.

9b. Thank you to our July sponsors Schmedtek Inc,  Gordon Lund Industries,  and
Miller Medical for their support.

10. Syntax update!  Syntax Error has  returned from Las Vegas and the Keys, and
brought  back pretty  pictures and new women.   When asked  about his manly
exploits, Syntax proudly asked "What do you mean manly?"

11. On a more serious note, we are still taking web site (paying) requests. Our
team of html coders and graphic designers is willing and ready to be put to
work.  Visit the award-winning web site http://www.ice.org for more details
on how to put iCE to work for you!

12. Another rad month! And the naysayers were proven wrong about us once again.
iCE is friendly,  strong,  stable, and striding towards bigger goals.  Keep
up  the  great work;  you guys  and gals  sure are  an inspiration  to many
others in our little microcosm. As always, we're more than proud to be iCE!

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