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1.  Greetings  and salutations from the hippest roadie crew on this side of the
60's -- iCE!  We trust that your Valentine's day was sweet and fulfilling,  and
for those whose wasn't,  we trust that your President's day  weekend was filled
with fun, excitement, and new-car commercials.

2.  iCE Middle East  ambassador Barchip  Swizcheez released a  statement  today
regarding the evil  empire known as iCE:  "We are fighting the war of God.  iCE
is an  evil tyrannical empire!  They  use the golden pixel!  How  dare they!  I
call for a Jihad!"  iCE therefore  recommends that all  artists in  the  region
evacuate immediately.

2a. Contrary to popular belief, Cold and Ugly is not Saddam Hussein.

3.  Human Resources Director Stinkbert reports that nobody was allowed to enter
the palace gates and join the commune this month.  However,  Stinkbert expunged
the news that new  iCE hires artist  Mli (joined  January 1998)  has officially
changed her handle to "Tear".   Her first works  appear in this  edition of the
iCEPACK.   Stinky also  released a burst of news,  announcing that Pnakotic has
been reactivated this month! Stinkbert also thought it was a gas that Lord Soth
said he stinks at his job.

4.  The second monthly Artist of the Month(tm) award this month goes to........
(drumroll please)......... Tim Wallace!  Tim burst into the iCE scene with some
really amazing artwork.  Not only is his work high quality, but he's managed to
release 9 images in 1998 already,  an astounding 4.5 images/month average.   As
a newer artist in iCE, it's great to see such dedication to quality.  Congrats,
Tim!  Keep up the great work!

5.  The iCE Olympic Team came back from Nagano '98  with a box  of sushi,  some
chopsticks,  a bunch of ginger sauce,  and some ginko extract.   Unfortunately,
nobody  medaled in  any event.   The iCE Hockey Team,  coached by Rainmaker and
trained  by Syntax Error,  lost all of  its games in the  preliminary  round to
France.  In fact,  the only sport where iCE came close was Alpine Skiing, where
Jae finished fourth  after  accidentally falling down  the slope trying to  tie
his shoes.   While he wasn't officially entered in the event,  judges were very
impressed with his unorthodox style and allowed his time to be official.

6.  Nobody was able to override engineering, repair a plasma conduit, replicate
a phase  transducer,  stabilize  the warp core,  re-route power  from secondary
systems, join an away team,  disobey orders, fire at will, assimilate cultures,
enter a liquid dimension, make it so, have carnal relations with Seven of Nine,
or leave the group this month.

7.  Information Systems director Turdo started his new position this month with
a press conference.  Many people in the media felt,  however,  that he was full
of sh!@.  Either way,  he reports that the  reason the web  site has  not  been
updated for recent  packs is that the new web  site is almost ready.   But  the
real reason has to do with a glass smoking device at Aneurysms place and a pair
of excessively  large "juggs" at Devastator's.   Turdo hopes  that this problem
will be, uh, rectified soon...

8.  Another awesome  month.   The  entire team put out another  great effort to
lead the art world into the spring.   But the iCE won't melt, and we'll see you
next month.  Same bat time, same bat pack.

Cold and Ugly           Force Ten           Mass Delusion