Many Ukrainians, especially politicians who some joke have more sins than most, step inside ice holes - cut in the shape of a cross - to honour the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River.

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"Even before you step on the ice, it really helps the room, " Tortorella said.

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One way to increase the probability of rain is to seed the formation not of water droplets, but of ice crystals, an important step in precipitation.

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And when you're playing against the sports minister for the pride of the British media well, we had no choice but to step up to the ice.

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After warming up in a Finnish sauna -- a national tradition -- guests don socks for a 50m, often naked run through the snow to a manmade hole in the ice, where they can safely use a step ladder to dip in the icy lake waters below.

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But tonight, as I prepare to step onstage, a hollow, little ice cube of doubt forms in the pit of my touchy stomach.

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Headlining the popular Stars on Ice tour in the United States, retirement seemed like a natural step for Zhao and Shen.

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Most people step off that snow lift for the first time and stare down in awe at the sheer expanse of ice that awaits them.

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