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Today Tuesday Wednesday High: 55 High: 51 High: 52 Low: 40 Low: 37 Low: 37 Precip: 60% Precip: 80% Precip: 40% IN BRIEF Militants kidnap Pakistani embassy employee BAGHDAD, Iraq — The family of a Pakistani embassy employee kid napped in Baghdad appealed Sun day for his captors to release him, and al-Qaida’s ally in Iraq claimed to have kidnapped and killed a sen ior police official. The kidnappings came as Iraq’s most feared terrorist organization is sued an Internet statement rejecting any efforts by the new government to make peace. Malik Mohammed Javed, a con sular and community affairs employ ee at Pakistan’s embassy, went miss ing in Baghdad on Saturday after leaving home to pray at a mosque, of ficials said. The previously unknown Omar bin Khattab group claimed responsibility for his kidnapping and Javed called the embassy to say his abductors had not harmed him, Pakistan’s Foreign Min istry said in a statement. Ministry spokesman Jalil Abbas Ji lani said he had no information about the group. Metasequoia proposed as state fossil SALEM — Oregon is the only west ern state without a state fossil, and Guy DiTorrice wants to change that. If DiTorrice can convince Legisla ture, the new state fossil will be the Metasequoia, a tree. The idea isn't unusual. California has the saber-toothed cat, Washing ton has the wooly mammoth and Utah has the Allosaurus. "Fossils are coming back. Ihe earth sciences are on die rebound," said Di Torrice, who is from Newport. I le first pitched the idea to lawmak ers in 2003. This time he's getting atten tion: I louse Joint Resolution 3, which would elevate the Metasequoia to a state symbol, recendy passed the I louse and is headed to the Senate. He's had the help of Mackenzie Smith, an 11-year-old paleontologist in training. "I thought it was a great idea," said Smith, who met DiTorrice while hunt ing for fossils near the Eastern Oregon town of Fossil. Smith's favorite fossil is a dinosaur called parasaurophus, but, alas: "You can't find it in Oregon," Smidi said. A state fossil could help promote tourism, said DiTorrice, who gives fos sil tours on the Oregon coast when he's not working as credit union manager. And Metasequoia fossils are abun dant in Oregon, DiTorrice said. "How many people actually get to see the fossil remains of a wooly mam moth?" he said. Rep. Alan Brown, R-Newport, who introduced the fossil resoludon, said a tree is an appropriate symbol for a state known for timber. Few states have chosen plants as their state fossil, although North Dakota picked Teredo, a type of petrified wood bored by marine clams. Metasequoia is also a living fossil. Metasequoias were discovered growing in a remote region of China in the 1940s and can now be found in nurs eries as "dawn redwood." —The Associated Press He/ U of 0, PLAYBOY is here this week/ Attention female student body! Ever fantasized about being pictured in the number one men's magazine in the world9 Now's your chance to turn fantasy into reality! Representatives from PLAYBOY magazine are in Eugene to interview and photograph female students for the fall 2005 "Girls of the PAC 10" pictorial. Thousands of coeds have tried out for PLAYBOY since it began its college conference pictorials 28 years ago. Many have gone on to become PLAYBOY Playmates, models and actresses. Who knows what the future holds for you? To be considered for this pictorial and to qualify for an interview, candidates must be at least 18 years of age and registered as a full- or part-time student at a PAC 10 university. Clear copies of identification—one verifying enrollment in school and one a photo ID that shows date of birth—must be brought to the inter view. All photos become property of PLAYBOY and cannot be returned. Interview sessions are being held APRIL 11, 12, & 13. HEALTH CENTER PROGRAMS HIMIM Boiling Water 101: II llegetarian Cooking Workshop Learn to prepare quick, easy and nutritious meats. IMshop fee of §15 includes mixing bouuls, skillet, and other helpful kitchen tools. PLUS you yet three weeks of hands-on cookiny and yreat meals. UJednesdays Hay 11th, 18th and 25th 4-5:30 pm. Call Kristen Olmos at 346-2204 to reyister CPR and First Rid Certification Class CPR only: April 4,18, Hay 2.16, and 31 (§30) • First did only. April 11,25, Hay 0. and 23 (§37.50) CPR/First Rid combo: April 16 and Hay 14 (§67.50) Call 346-2770 for times and to reyister. CRB Campus Rduisory Board on Tobacco Students and staff are inuited to join a campus aduisory board uuhich mill help design programs and policies to reduce tobacco use on campus. Call Paula Staight at 34B-2728 for more information. HRT Hicotine Replacement Therapy (patch and gum] is auailable at reduced cost at the Health Resource Center in the EMU for students mho are trying to quit tobacco. Stop by the nem Health Resource Center across from the Fir Room or call 346-4456 for information FPEP The federal grant prouiding free contraception and family planning seruices for qualified students has been extended at the Health Center until October 2006 Call 346-2770 or fill out the online application at http://healthcenter.uoregon.edu to see if you qualify. Relax and Renew Meditation Series Deuelop and strengthen your meditation practices for relaxation and mental clarity. Join Jude Kehoe for this free six-meek series. (Uednesdays 4:45-5:45, April 13-May 18 in the Bomerman Building Heritage Hall. Call 346-2768 for more information or 346-4456 to register Therapeutic Massage located in the Student Rec Center's Sports Medicine Clinic. Call 346-4150 for an appointment. Cost can be billed to your Oregon Hall account. university OF OREGON http://healthcenter.uoregon.edu • appointments: 346-2770
