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			<title><![CDATA[ Keep This Message Board Alive! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;">Dear Fellow Ice Carvers &amp; Sculptors,<span style=""> </span> I just wanted to
announce that I still have the Yuku message and chat board as a source of communication between Carvers and Sculptors. </span> I would still like to keep this
message board as a source of communication. I have ran this message board since 2001 and value this form of communication between Sculptors. You no longer need
to be a member... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ice cannons on target at Ice Park ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class="story-header">
  <h2 class="story-headline">Ice cannons on target at Ice Park</h2>

  <p class="story-byline">By <a target="_blank" href="http://newsminer.com/staff/christi-hang/">Christi Hang</a></p>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ RIP Pratan Pimpsurp ]]></title>
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<p>I have just been informed that One of my good friends, Pratan Pimpsurp, a great artist and Sculptor has just passed away from a massive Heart Attack. He
will be remembered as the little Artist with a big heart. Pratan was from Thailand and was only 4&#39;9&quot; tall. He was 49 years old. His last major carving
event was the NICA Nationals in Downer&#39;s Grove, Il. last month. Please pray for his family. RIP Pratan, We will always remember your smile. I will post any
further... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ High on ice 2008 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span>2008 Ice carving event in Fort st john B.C</span>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ National Ice Carving Championship Competition 2008 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span>National Ice Carving Championship Competition 2008 Video</span>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ World Ice Art Championships get under way in Fairbanks ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class="inline inline-photo inline-left">
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ice art championships crown winners ]]></title>
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<a title="Ice Art Champions" target="_blank" href="http://newsminer.com/news/2008/mar/10/ice-art-championships-crown-winners/">Ice Art Champions</a>
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<p>Members of Stephan Koch&#39;s four-man carving team never guessed they&#39;d be wearing T-shirts while carving ice in early March in Fairbanks.</p>

<p>But that&#39;s exactly what happened as warm weather hung around for most of this year&#39;s World Ice Art Championships.</p>

<p>As Koch&#39;s team stood under... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Students Show Off Ice Carving Skills ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p><span>In the glaring sunshine Saturday afternoon, three Culinary Arts students showcased their ice carving skills.</span></p>

<p>Holding court at the Cherryland Center, the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District Career-Tech Center students sculpted four blocks of ice into a
snowflake and snowboarder in the Younker&#39;s court area of the center. The four-foot high creations glimmered in the sun, softening as students chipped,
scraped, carved and teased out a figure from the frozen... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Breaking The Ice ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ ArtsWeek brings carvings to Peoples&#39; Park in Bloomington
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Click below for more
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<a title="Breaking The Ice" target="_blank" href="http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=49383&amp;comview=1">Breaking The Ice</a>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ice Alaska Animated Video of Junichi Nakamura, and Tak Ito ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Here is an animation I did of Junichi Nakamura, and Tak Ito&#39;s First place Sculpture in the single block Ice Alaska Championship 2008 thanks to the Ice
Alaska Web Cam Crew!</p>

<p><img src="http://www.icesculpturing.com/JunichiSingleBlockAnimation.gif" border="0" height="480" width="640" alt="image"></p>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Ice Alaska ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.icealaska.com/videocam/08sprycam/mbcams.html"><img src="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eicewiz3/IceAlaskaLogob.jpg" border="1" height="190" width="500" alt="image"></a></p>

<p>CLICK HERE FOR LIVE WEBCAMS OF THE MULTIBLOCK EVENT MARCH 2 - 7th</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.icealaska.com/videocam/08sprycam/mbcams.html">http://www.icealaska.com/videocam/08sprycam/mbcams.html</a></p>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Ottawa 30th Winterlude Ice Scuptures 2008 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span><span id="temp-0"><span><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4804946145412076492&hl=en" flashvars="" allowScriptAccess="never"></embed></span> </span></span> <img src="http://icesculpturecentral.yuku.com/domain/bypass/images/rockon.gif" alt="image">
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			<title><![CDATA[ Coor's IceBox,  YouTube Flash Video ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ This was an ice cave we did for Coors Light For a Superbowl Party Feb 1st 2008.
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The Model was live and had a heater under her to keep warm. She managed to pose inside for 6 hours!
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			<title><![CDATA[ TEST FLASH VIDEO FROM NICA CONTEST 26 JAN ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif" alt="image">� TEST YOUTUBE VIDEO
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			<title><![CDATA[ A Legend has Passed Away RIP Joseph Amendola ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I wanted to pass this on to you because I knew this man and he was a major influence to the beginning of my business back in 1991.  He was a bright icon in the world of Culinary arts and Ice Sculpture and will leave his mark indefinitely on my life and in many others.  To me, he was the Bob Hope in the world of Culinary arts to the Military. He will be truly missed but always remembered as a true friend and Mentor.<br><br>Dear Ice Carvers,<br> <br>I am sorry to inform you of the passing of... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:07:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ how to make clear ice ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hi All <br><br>a question<br><br>how do I make clear ice in a home freezer, any hope at all? I tried boiling it twice no avail, so I must come to those who know, or may know.<br><br><br>I carve wood as a hobby and have an intesting thing to try with Scouts if I can get a few cantelope sized pieces of reasonably clear ice.<br>tnx<br><br>chris ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sunday River Chainsaw Sprint & Formal Competitions ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Sunday morning, Feb 24<br><br>Sunday River, Maine<br>Two competitions begin in the morning.  The first is a &quot;Chainsaw Sprint&quot; - open to all.  $500 Prize.  One block, two person team, thirty minutes, chainsaws only.<br><br>The second is a more formal competition: three blocks, two hours, two person teams - $1000 Prize.<br><br>Call Jeff at (207) 408-7925 for registration info.<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ New Competition ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Oakland, MD -(far Western MD) Feb 8,9,10, 2008 as part of our Winter Festival we are planning our first and hope to be annual Ice Carving Competition with it possibly turning into a regionally sanctioned competition in a year or so! We are looking for ice sculptors, and help with it's planning and judging! If interested contact the Oakland Main Street Office at 301-334-5095 Any information is welcomed! ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ California Wildfires out of control ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Things are finally calming down out here after the worst firestorm in California's history. Many thousands are homeless. Fortunately there were not many lifes lost. Please help if you can by donating to the American Red Cross or Save the Children who is directly involved with Humanitarian efforts, just as with Katrina.  The nearest blaze to us was  in the Santiago Canyon area which is 15 miles from us and did not directly affected us or our property.  We did lose power and I lost some ice.... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sales Tax on Ice Sculptures ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Is anyone out there exempt from paying Sales Tax on an Ice Sculpture? I heard that in some states, an ice sculpture is tax free and considered a food product.  I am trying to build a case with my tax person to fight the sales tax charge on an Ice Sculpture in California as I have heard that it is exempt in some states. ]]></description>

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