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TOP STORIES
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> GRAY WOLF: STILL ENDANGERED?

The gray wolf was officially removed from the Endangered Species Act's
"threatened" list Friday after three decades -- a decision that has stoked
controversy among environmentalists and ranchers.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/us/2008/03/28/natpkg.wolves.delist.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/28/gray.wolves/index.html

> U.S. TREASURY TO UNVEIL OVERHAUL OF FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT

The Federal Reserve would have the power to regulate virtually the entire
banking and securities industry under proposals to be unveiled Monday by
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, according to a summary of the proposals
provided to CNN late Friday.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/28/financial.oversight/index.html



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U.S. NEWS
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> SUSPECTS IN INTERSTATE SHOOTINGS ARRESTED

A manhunt for shooters whose potshots at passing cars shut down a mountain
highway ended Friday when authorities stormed a central Virginia farm,
arresting a teenager and firing at a man carrying a gun.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/crime/2008/03/28/sot.va.shooting.wvir
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/28/interstate.shootings.ap/index.html

> US AIRWAYS FINDS PROBLEMS ON 7 PLANES

US Airways Group Inc. has found problems on seven of its Boeing 757 aircraft
during inspections prompted by the loss of a wing part from another company
plane during a flight.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/03/28/us.airways.ap/index.html

> AFTER 2 IRAQ TOURS, MARINE GETS U.S. CITIZENSHIP

U.S. Marine Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta put on his freshly pressed uniform early
Thursday as a citizen of El Salvador. By the end of the day, he would be a
citizen of the United States of America.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/us/2008/03/28/marine.gets.us.citizenship.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/27/greencard.marine.folo/index.html

> ARMS DEALER'S DAD WANTED 'NICE' DOCTOR SON

Efraim Diveroli's father hoped his son would become a doctor or lawyer.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/us/2008/03/28/dnt.fl.arms.dealer.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/28/arms.dealer/index.html



.... More U.S. stories at http://www.cnn.com/US


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WORLD NEWS
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> VOTING BEGINS IN ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS

Voting has started in Zimbabwe's general elections in which President Robert
Mugabe faces the toughest challenge of his three decades in office.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/world/2008/03/29/curnow.lok.zimbabwe.elections.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/29/zimbabwe.election/index.html

> KENYAN LEADERS IN CONFLICT OVER CABINET

Kenya's two top leaders are still trying to work out how they will share
power, the president's rival said Friday -- more than a month after they
agreed to govern together in order to quell post-election violence.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/28/kenya.leaders.ap/index.html

> ANALYSIS: IRAQIS' BASRA FIGHT NOT GOING WELL

The Iraqi military push into the southern city of Basra is not going as well
as American officials had hoped, despite President Bush's high praise for the
operation, several U.S. officials said Friday.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/world/2008/03/28/bpr.iraq.uk.military.holloway.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/28/bush.basra/index.html

> DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR PEACEFUL DIALOGUE ON TIBET

The Dalai Lama Friday rejected a series of allegations from the Chinese
government, saying he does not seek the separation of Tibet and has no desire
to "sabotage" the Olympic games.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/world/2008/03/28/roa.intv.oster.tibet.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tibet/index.html



.... More World stories at http://www.cnn.com/WORLD


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SPORTS
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> STEWART MANDEL: DESPITE SEED, DAVIDSON IS NO CINDERELLA

The bracket says this was a big-time upset: The Midwest's No. 10 seed knocking
off the No. 3 seed. Same thing if you went by the names on the jerseys:
Wisconsin, champion of the vaunted Big Ten, losing to Davidson, champion of
the Southern Conference.

... FULL STORY: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/28/davidson.wisconsin/index.html

> BLAZERS SCOLD ODEN FOR PLAYING IN PICKUP GAME

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Injured center Greg Oden was reprimanded by the
Portland Trail Blazers for playing in a pickup game at a neighborhood gym.

... FULL STORY: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/03/28/oden.blazers.ap/index.html



.... More Sports stories at http://SI.com
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BUSINESS
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> 10 RESUMES A DAY, NO TAKERS

A week ago, Joshua Hager was despondent. Laid off by a mortgage company, he
has looked for jobs ranging from bank teller to risk analyst. He was sending
out as many as 10 resumes a day but was getting barely a nibble from employers
or recruiters.

... FULL STORY: http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/27/news/economy/hager/index.htm

> PAULSON TO PROPOSE FINANCIAL MARKET OVERHAUL

The Federal Reserve would have the power to regulate virtually the entire
banking and securities industry under proposals to be unveiled Monday by
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, according to a summary of the proposals
provided to CNN late Friday.

... FULL STORY: http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/28/news/economy/paulson_financial_overhaul/index.htm



.... More Business stories at http://CNNmoney.com
.... For market numbers see http://CNNmoney.com/markets


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HEALTH NEWS
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> IREPORT: 'NAUGHTY AUTIES' BATTLE AUTISM WITH VIRTUAL INTERACTION

Walk into Naughty Auties, a virtual resource center for those with autism, and
you'll find palm trees swaying against a striking ocean sunset. Were it not
for the pixelated graphics on the computer screen in front of you, you would
swear you were looking at a tropical hideaway.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/ireports/2008/03/27/sparrow.tour.iReport
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/28/sl.autism.irpt/index.html

> ASPERGER'S: MY LIFE AS AN EARTHBOUND ALIEN

Recently, at 48 years of age, I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. For
most of my life, I knew that I was "other," not quite like everyone else. I
searched for years for answers and found none, until an assignment at work
required me to research autism. During that research, I found in the lives of
other people with Asperger's threads of similarity that led to the diagnosis.
Although having the diagnosis has been cathartic, it does not change the
"otherness." It only confirms it.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/28/autism.essay/index.html



.... More Health stories at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH


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TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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> ICE SHELF COLLAPSE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

From krill to king crabs, the collapse of a 160-square-mile portion of the
Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica could mean many changes for wildlife at the
bottom of the world.

.. WATCH VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/tech/2008/03/26/intv.balog.antarctica.warming.cnn
... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/28/ice.explained/index.html

> CALIFORNIA LOWERS GOAL FOR ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES

California regulators have drastically cut the number of zero-emission
vehicles required to be sold in the state by the year 2014, a decision that
frustrated environmentalists but came as a relief to auto manufacturers.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/28/zero.emission.ap/index.html



.... More Technology stories at http://www.cnn.com/TECH


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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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> T.I.'S 'REDEMPTION' STARTS WITH EDUCATING YOUTHS

Rapper T.I. has admitted having unregistered machine guns and being a felon in
possession of a firearm. Now he has a chance to avoid a lengthy prison
sentence by telling kids not to make the same mistakes he did.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/28/rapper.service.ap/index.html

> POISON DRUMMER ACCUSED OF RAPE

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a rape warrant, and his case was
turned over to the district attorney's office for possible grand jury
consideration, officials said Friday.

... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/28/poison.drummer.ap/index.html



.... More Entertainment stories at http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ



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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:00:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: WWF - Conservation Action Network <ecomments@wwfus.org>
To: sondheim@panix.com
Subject: Earth Hour is Tonight:  10 Things You Can Do

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TODAY'S THE DAY FOR EARTH HOUR

Dear Alan,

Earth Hour is tonight, March 29, from 8 to 9 pm local time! Get ready to make it a great celebration for the planet.

Wondering what to do after you turn the lights out? Here are 10 fun ideas to help you, your family and your friends make a change and make a difference today.

1. Host a Green Party
Get your friends together for an Earth Hour eco-party. Fire up the flashlights and battery lanterns, serve organic food, avoid the disposable utensils, use natural d�cor (like flowers and hanging plants) and have a friend provide acoustic music. Talk to your guests about how you're each reducing your environmental footprint and share ideas and solutions for saving more energy, money and carbon dioxide.

2. Give Yourself an Energy Makeover
Use Earth Hour to make your home more energy efficient: Replace your old light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs; install power strips (so you can turn computers and electronics on and off more easily); and change your air conditioner filters. Or go one step farther and install one new energy-efficient item, like an EnergyStar qualified DVD player. And on Monday, call your local utility and sign up for green power-like wind, hydro or solar.

3. Go Green with Your Kids
Earth Hour is a perfect time to talk to your kids about the environment and why we need to protect our planet from the dangers of climate change. Check out books on the environment from the library and read by flashlight, or head into the yard and have a night picnic. Or how about a night of board games? Check out our downloadable Earth Hour kids' activities.
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4. Do a Recyclables Scavenger Hunt
Get your flashlights and scour your cabinets and shelves for cans, bottles and cardboard (like cereal boxes) that you don't normally recycle. Make a list of all the non-recyclable containers you're using now (like plastic shopping bags and butter tubs), and figure out ways to reduce your consumption of items that end up in landfills. One easy tip: get reusable grocery bags... and reuse them!

5. Green That Workspace!
Working the night shift? Even if you can't turn off all the lights at work, look around and see what you can unplug, turn down or use less of (like consuming less paper by printing double-sided). Every day millions of computer screens and speakers are left on overnight--shut 'em off! And talk to your coworkers about what they can do to help make a difference, too.

6. Involve Your Local Leaders
If your city or town isn't hosting an Earth Hour event, ask your local government to set up a community "green" discussion this spring. Help organize attendance by reaching out to local environmental and community groups, and come prepared to ask your leaders what they're doing to make your city greener.

7. Clean Up Your Neighborhood
Grab a flashlight and take a long walk through your neighborhood, picking up trash and recyclables as you go. It's a great chance to do some stargazing, too!

8. Unplug and Chill Out
Most of our daily activities--like watching TV, shopping online and texting friends--require loads of electricity, but do we really need to do so much stuff all the time? Take one hour for yourself to just chill... turn off the screens, put down the handheld devices and just take some "you" time to reflect, read or talk to your family. After all, why do more when you can do less?

9. Take Your Temperature
Your thermostat and your refrigerator are responsible for a huge portion of your carbon footprint. If you lower your thermostat by just 2 degrees and set your fridge to 37 degrees F. and the freezer at 0 degrees F., you'll make a big difference.

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jump to the point

Sheave skin / carapace like leather illustrating theoretical talk. I'm
sick of the human form. It jumps from one reading to another; it recep-
tion is too automated, too buried. It's far too familiar, too vulnerable
to defuge, over-cathecting, decathecting, arousal, hormonal secretions,
reflex archaeology of fear, flight, violence, love, imprinting, fetishiz-
ation. It's brutal; it catalyzes behavioral repertoires - states jump
catastrophically from one to another. It's as if there's no abjection or
no abjection worth talking about (you can't talk about abjection). I'm
sick of abjection, sick of steamy sleazy squeamed-space; its liminality
depends on the body and what's taken for its (sickening) normative form.
Bend it, twist it, otherwise transform it - the elements always assert
themselves, our eyes betray us into false familiarity. So here goes again
another variation just as almost every story is variation on bodies
through time, bodies squawking, squealing, mewling, talking, yakking,
yacking, yapping, humming, singing, whatever bodies do, I guess cry,
weeping, laughing. There's only somewhat bodies do; there's only somewhat
subjects see.

I'm sick of the discourse of bodies, fluids, war, violence, arousal, sex,
secretion, membrane, excretion, effluvia, defuge, liquidity, the damp and
scent, the odor and smell, wound, carapace, tissue, flesh, scar, pain;
what more could possibly be said, recast, transformed, transfused, in-
fused, written and rewritten, wrytten - in fact or fancy, inscription or
symbol, mark or token, analog or digital, subject or object, fissure or
sinter, sign or image, imaginary or imaginary? It goes on and on, struc-
ture and substructure, text and subtext, mathesis and semiosis, substance
and process, state and operator. It never breaks out; it can't break out,
it's all their is, even inscription goes on within it, emptiness goes on
within it, tantra goes on within and without it, analogic and metonymic,
metaphoric and contrary: discrete and the wound of nothingness.

So again it's trying to talk, trying to assemble, to dissemble, trying to
_seem,_ trying to walk-talk in airless space, in dimension-five space, in
slice-of-death. It's trying to tell us something, we're too bored to care,
too inundated to listen, too lost for comfort: we're the dis of dis/ease,
dis/comfort, dis/semble, dis/crete. Bodies churn, worlds are minimal, true
world is all there is, is there.

http://www.alansondheim.org/nsf2.mp4 new file w/old name, amazing

Stretched faces, I'm sick of stretching, I can't face them, you see the
faceless, you'll make something out of it, you'll make something with it,
you'll make something of it. I'm done with it, it's done with me, it's the
same old story that's the same old story, it's the other, there's none
other, there's nothing accountable, it's unaccounted-for, unaccountable,
uncountable, it's abject, I'm gone, I'm out of here, I'm lost in it, I'm
lost in you, I'm lost in them, I'm outside looking in, I'm inside looking
out.

(It's not Araki, Bellmer, Bataille, Spears, Hilton, twitch, shudder,
shutter, glimpse, diary, sickness, phallus, objet, ding, plastic, mobile,
film, tableau, dream, real, virtual, uncanny, fantasy, phantasy, inert,
obdurate, video, video-telephone, suture, surgery, mandala, mantra, life,
artificial, death, continuous, discrete, presence, absence, Being, beings,
nothingness, creation, annihilation. It's secret manic joy, shortcut
phenomenology, spinoff organism, crash-land Tokyo, hummock and plasma
ecology. It's high-speed try before I die, everything I didn't dream of,
deliverance from thought, one last chance, electrostatic kinography. It's
this misplaced paragraph, worlding as-if parenthetical enclosure con-
structs the good-old-fashioned-real, Beau-Brummel-Roseland-Cafe-Wha-Anti-
Club, Minutemen solo at the door. It's dead countries. It's dead.)