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diff --git a/doc/site/src/default.template b/doc/site/src/default.template
index 61cfa76..37fbbce 100644
--- a/doc/site/src/default.template
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@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@
         <h4>NEWS</h4>
 
         <dl>
+          <dt>Mar-06-2006</dt>
+          <dd>
+            <h5><a href="{relocatable: news.html}">Mongrel 0.3.9 -- Gem Based Plugins</a></h5>
+
+            <p>This release features not only gem based plugins, but a new sub-project
+              named <a href="/gem_plugin_rdoc">GemPlugin</a> to support it.  There's a
+              sample plugin you can try out as well.  Read the news for more info.
+            </p>
+              <a href="http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306" title="Downloads">Download</a>
+              <a href="{relocatable: news.html}"><img src="{relocatable: images/li4.gif}" alt="more" /><br /></a></p>
+          </dd>
+
           <dt>Mar-04-2006</dt>
           <dd>
             <h5><a href="{relocatable: news.html}">Mongrel 0.3.8 -- Bug Fixes</a></h5>
@@ -110,16 +122,6 @@
               <a href="{relocatable: news.html}"><img src="{relocatable: images/li4.gif}" alt="more" /><br /></a></p>
           </dd>
 
-          <dt>Feb-13-2006</dt>
-          <dd>
-            <h5><a href="{relocatable: news.html}">Mongrel 0.3.2 Released</a></h5>
-
-            <p>Lots of little fixes and enhancements on the 0.3.1 release.  Still need to test
-              this release on win32.
-              <a href="http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306" title="Downloads">Download</a>
-              <a href="{relocatable: news.html}"><img src="{relocatable:images/li4.gif}" alt="more" /><br /></a></p>
-          </dd>
-
         </dl>
       </div>
       <hr noshade="noshade" size="1" />
diff --git a/doc/site/src/news.page b/doc/site/src/news.page
index 6adfcc9..a95a426 100644
--- a/doc/site/src/news.page
+++ b/doc/site/src/news.page
@@ -7,6 +7,38 @@ ordering: 2
 
 h1. Latest News
 
+h2.  Mar-06:  Mongrel 0.3.9 -- Gem Based Plugins
+
+This release features the beginning of a plugin system based
+on RubyGems to dynamically load installed plugins for Mongrel.
+The gist of it is that plugin authors create gems that users
+install via *gem install snazzy_plugin*.  Users then automagically
+get that plugin for Mongrel.
+
+What I've done with this release is break out this functionality
+into a new sub-project called "GemPlugin":gem_plugin_rdoc and
+released it with a Ruby license (rather than LGPL like Mongrel).
+This will let anyone else who needs a similar plugin system to
+*steal* this blind and use it.
+
+A sample plugin is available that you can install after this update.
+Just do:
+
+ $ gem install mongrel_status
+
+If you run mongrel_rails now you'll see a new command "status".
+Change to a Rails appliction directory where you have a daemon
+running and it'll print out the PID.
+
+There will be tons of documentation coming out, and the ability
+to write Handlers and Filters this way as well.  Feel free
+to write any Mongrel commands you want.
+
+A final note:  This isn't hooked into win32 yet.  That should
+come tomorrow.
+
+"Download 0.3.9":http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306
+
 h2.  Mar-04:  Mongrel 0.3.8 -- Bug Fix Release
 
 A small release that fixes a few bugs reported to the tracker and adds