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1.  Well, well.   Another month has  passed bringing you the  1st wonder of the
cyber underground, the iCEPACK.   As if you didn't already know that.   A month
laced with  high-quality VGA from some talented newcomers,  as well as some new
visual sweets from the veterans.

2.  Unfortunately,  this month has a sad overtone to it.   iCE is very sorry to
announce the passing of iCE VGA artist Levi Dedi,  aka Night Daemon.   Levi was
an amazing  artist who managed to make everyone around him smile.   Levi was an
integral part of iCE,  and we feel that some of the fabric that  makes us whole
is gone forever.  Levi will be missed dearly.  Much work has gone into tracking
down the last  remaining incomplete  works by Night Daemon,  as well as tribute
material from  his friends from all over the scene.   We have posted some of it
to http://shalom.ice.org on the web.   If you'd like to contribute,  we welcome
it - just email rmaker@ice.org and Rainmaker will take care of it.   God speed,
Levi.  Rest in peace.

3.  The iCE  nuclear arms  inspection  team scrubbed  behind a few  corners and
plucked up  a few grimy new radioactive  artists!   iCE welcomes  Poweronx  and
Darkmage to the VGA team.   These guys are  excellent - don't  miss their  work
as featured in the pack this month.   iCE would also like to welcome Fluor back
to the group this month, rejoining the ANSI logomafia team.  A big sloppy happy
welcome to all!

4.  The iCE chief security officer managed to  contain all attempts to flee the
starbase this month.  Nobody got away, but several disgruntled  members made it
to the brig, where they are served cold oatmeal and tap water.  One of the more
outspoken was an infuriated Friar Tuck,  who came out of hiding to  lead one of
the incursions.   "How the hell am I supposed  to survive without nachos?!", he
spat.  Indeed!

5.  Newly  psychoanalyzed Information  Systems  Director Lickbert  came  to the
podium and  reported that Sanctuary(tm) will be  delayed due to some logistical
problems.  It will return shortly.  Keep your eyes here fore more.  But the iCE
IRC server, irc.ice.org, has returned to X-Net full force this month.  Check it
out if you're looking for an elite new network.

6.  Recently there  has been a  disturbing amount of people  who feel that they
can steal the original copyrighted  artwork from the iCE web page and use it on
their own.   We would like to help stem the tide  a bit by publicy stating that
under NO  circumstances is iCE  artwork on the  web site,  or previously on the
web site, to be used on another  web site without the expressed written consent
of iCE  and the iCE  senior staff.   All images are  Copyright (C) iCE  and the
originating artist.

7.  Another high-quality month that you've come to expect from iCE.   While the
quantity is a  bit under the normal level,  certain  unfortunate  circumstances
beyond  our  control caught most  of our attention  this month.   The heartfelt
feelings and strength that  the group showed during  the tragedy this month was
inspiring.   And I'd also like to say  how wonderful it was to see that,  for a
little  while,  the scene was  one big family.   Maybe  that  isn't such  a dim
possibility after all.   I'd like to dedicate this pack and the rest of 1997 to
the memory of Levi Dedi.   This was  a good pack,  but there's  one person  who
never got to see it.   Please check out  http://shalom.ice.org,  and help us to
build as much into it as we can.  It's still a work in progress,  and hopefully
it always will be...  See you next month.

Cold and Ugly           Force Ten           Mass Delusion