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Alaska's Ice Carving Festival attracts the world's elite ice sculptors.
Organizers of the World Ice Art Championships said Wednesday they were in talks with 20th Century Fox, the studio distributing the sequel to the hit animated film "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown.''

The theme of the 2006 ice championships just happens to be "Ice! Camera! Action!''
A 50-foot (15-meter) ice statue of "Ice Age'' rodent Scrat would be illuminated like an aurora borealis.

The movie title would mark the entrance to a children's play area, which would be renamed "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Kids Park.'' The main characters would be represented by towering sculptures.

Plans include an icy waterslide and a tunnel slide like the one depicted in the movie. There's even been talk about building an ice theater for the premiere.

The championships feature teams carving intricate works stretching as high as 30 feet (9 meters) and weighing several tons. The ice is harvested in surprisingly transparent chunks from nearby O'Grady Pond. Read
entire article here.

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Recently, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed that Jews just go away, even to Alaska. He isn't the first tyrant to propose Alaska as a new home for the Jews.
Mussolini was the one who changed direction northwards. Instead of exposing Berlin's urbane Jews to the rigors of the tropics, he opined that the Siberian Arctic might be a preferable hardship. Coincidentally or not, Washington soon thereafter launched plans to deposit Jews in Siberia's adjacent neighbor, Alaska - then an American territory. The fact that Alaska wasn't a state theoretically offered a technicality via which to circumvent immigration quotas for 10,000 refugees who'd be put to work in wilderness-development projects.
Again, now as then, Alaska is proposed as a dumping ground. Ahmadinejad may not give a hoot about the first attempt to unload Jews in Alaska, but for the record it ought to be noted that the well-intentioned bill, sponsored by Utah Senator William King and California Congressman Frank Havenner in March 1940, failed to save a single Jew. Read entire article

I have heard talk show hosts and others pontificate about the rigors of Alaska and why it
would be the perfect place to send criminals for punishment (instead of a death sentence).

Well, I wanted to show you a few pictures but haven't figured out how to get them to load
so will save them for another day. If you click on some of these links you will find pictures.

The Alaska Iditerod Sled Dog Race is a big event here.
It's not uncommon to see dog mushers excercising their dogs and getting ready for that
really long race to Nome. The Alaska Iditerod Race, is over 1000-miles from Anchorage to Nome.
One of the exciting pre-race events is the annual Iditarod "Fun" Raiser held at the Millennium Hotel on Friday evening before the start of the race. This year it will take place on March 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m.. The Millennium hosts a fabulous gourmet seven course dinner, followed by an auction of many unique collector items.

Here is a recipe very similar to one I use for Teriyaki Grilled Salmon

• 1/4 cup brown sugar, not packed
• 3 tbsp. oil
• 3 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1-1/2 tbsp. minced fresh garlic
• 1-1/2 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
• 4 (4 to 6 oz. each) Alaska salmon steaks or fillets
• 1 sheet (12 x 18 inch) Reynolds Wrap® heavy duty aluminum foil
In a shallow baking dish, combine brown sugar, oil, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Place Alaska salmon steaks/fillets in a baking dish. Turn fish over several times to coat; refrigerate 30 to 45 minutes. Remove salmon from marinade. Cook on foil sheet on medium hot grill, turning once during cooking, about 6 to 12 minutes per inch of thickness. Do not overcook.
Makes 4 servings.

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