"�" instead of Emoji icon on iCloud calendar

Dear Apple Community,
my first question is: Apple, are you kiding me (us)?! The problem is, after 2 weeks, still there! Just swich that Emoji option "on" again. That's what you have switched "off" the last iCloud Server Problem, isn't it?
Well, since the "iCloud: Calendar and Reminders - 03/14/2012 17:00 PDT - 03/16/2012 15:30 PDT" (http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/systemstatus/) server problem some Emoji icons aren't anymore supported by an iCloud calender.
F.ex.: If my girlfriend creates an event at her calender, which is open for me (via her iCloud account - I use my own iCloud/iTunes Account) with an Emoji icons in the title, I see this "�", instead of the Emoji Icons. This happens f.ex. with the "Fork & Knife"-Emoji Icon. The "Heart"-Emoji Icon is shown correctly.
I also found out that if iCloud pushes the new created event to my iCal (on my Mac) or to the iCal of my girlfriend (on her Mac) the Emoji icons are also replaces by this "�" sign. o.O
After all, the old events, who was created before that iCloud Server still have their Emoji icons. Only new created events are affected. (After a switch on/off of the iCal in the iCloud on my Mac, all the old events now have also the "�" sign.)
Note: The events are always shown correctely on the device on which they are created. F.ex. if I create the event (with an Emoji icon) on my iPhone, it's shown correclty on my iPhone, but on my girlfriends' iPhone or Mac and even on my own Mac it has this "�" sign. Really strange.
P.S.: I already feedbacked it to iCloud Feeback. (http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html)
If you have the same problem, it would be good to feedback it!
Other people have the same problem:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17900284#17900284
APPLE FIX THIS!!! It looks horrible!

If you have the same issue feedback it! Weekly!
Apple has to react!!!
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
or (AND)
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ical.html
or (AND)
http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html

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