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|Larry Rice faces a government shut-down in Springfield.
The move would shut down the day center for homeless people and return ownership of the property, a former Social Security office building, to the city.
Springfield's letter to Health and Human Services includes the accusation that Rice engages in consistent and flagrant disregard of local and state laws." Burris then lists some examples of such behavior, including:
-In January 2007, a store that was being used illegally by Rice as an overnight shelter was the site of a rape. Of the 25 people who spent the night there, five were registered sex offenders.
-A house owned by Rice's New Life Evangelistic Center was sheltering up to 20 people at a time; the house was in a residential Springfield neighborhood, and was not zoned to be a shelter.
-Burris also cited a man who attacked four people with a chainsaw at one of Rice's shelters in Callaway County, and the 2008 stabbing at St. Louis' New Life Evangelistic Center that killed 28-year-old Jeremy Dunlap.
Rice counters that events that happened outside of Springfield don't have any bearing on how the Springfield centers are operated, and further contends that the city is only going after him because they want the property.
You will notice that not one of those incidents the city listed happened at the Veterans Coming Home Center, which is the property that Springfield wants shut down; maybe Rice's second contention is valid.
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A new company wants to bring college students to live downtown Syracuse by turning a vacant office building near Armory Square into a dormitory for 146 students.
The project proposed by Syracuse Creekwalk Commons Inc. is unusual because the newly formed company is not affiliated with any college but hopes to redevelop the building as a nonprofit corporation exempt from income and property taxes.
Construction contractor James Breuer, a director of the company and one of the building's owners, said most of its tenants likely would be Syracuse University students. However, he said full-time students from any of the area's colleges and universities could live there.
The company has proposed transforming the E.M. O'Donnell Building at 324 Water St. into 69 apartments, along with 8,000 square feet of retail space. The building is owned by EMO Properties LLC, of which Breuer is a partner, and has been vacant for three years.

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An improved wetting solution for contact lenses is disclosed. The solution contains gelatin as a wetting agent in an amount less than 1% by weight of the solution so that the viscosity of the solution is substantially less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C. The solution may also contain a biguanide as a preservative.
1. An aqueous contact lens wetting solution containing gelatin as a first demulcent, in an amount of at least 0.01% by weight but less than 0.75% by weight, collagen as a second demulcent, boric acid and sodium borate as buffering agents, the amount of buffering agent being within the range of 0.05 to 2.5% by weight, sodium chloride and potassium chloride as tonicity agents so that the osmotic pressure of the solution approximates normal lacrimal fluids, and a microbicidally effective amount of a biguanide as a germicide, the viscosity of the solution being less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C.
2. An aqueous contact lens wetting solution containing gelatin as a first demulcent, in an amount of at least 0.01% by weight but less than 0.75% by weight, collagen as a second demulcent, boric acid and sodium borate as buffering agents, the amount of buffering agent being within the range of 0.05 to 2.5% by weight, sodium chloride and potassium chloride as tonicity agents so that the osmotic pressure of the solution approximates normal lacrimal fluids, a microbicidally effective amount of the hydrochloride salt of polyhexamethylene-biguanide as a germicide, and disodium edetate as a sequestering agent, the viscosity of the solution being less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C.
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 825,721 filed on Jan. 31, 1987, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improved wetting solution for contact lenses. In a specific aspect the novel wetting solutions of this invention have improved disinfecting and/or preserving properties.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Contact lenses in wide use fall into two categories: the hard or rigid corneal type lenses formed from materials prepared by polymerization of acrylic esters, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and gel, hydrogel or soft type lenses made of polymerized hydrophilic or hydrophobic monomers, such as 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA).
Cleaning, storing and wetting solutions are required for both the hard and the soft types of contact lenses. These solutions usually contain a wetting aeent to enhance wearer's comfort in combination with a germicide or preservative, a viscosity builder and salts that adjust the tonicity of the solution to make them compatible with the osmolality of the tear fluid. U.S. Pat. No. 4,323,467 describes wetting solutions that may contain gelatin as a viscosity builder and the gelatin is used in an amount sufficient to achieve viscosity of the solution of 15-750CPS at 25Ḟ C.
The hard acrylic type of contact lens is highly durable and, since the lenses do not absorb appreciable amounts of water, the selection of suitable disinfecting agents, cleaning agents or other lens care compounds is relatively non-critical.
However, unlike hard lenses, the soft type of contact lens and certain of the newer gas permeable hard contact lenses have a tendency to bind and concentrate significantly more fluids, environmental pollutants, water impurities, as well as antimicrobial agents found in lens care solutions. In most instances, the low levels of the ingredients in lens care solutions do not lead to eye tissue irritation when used properly. Nevertheless, because of the inherent binding action of protein deposits and soft lens materials, disinfecting agents and preservatives tend to build up on lens surfaces and become concentrated to potentially hazardous levels, such that corneal inflammation and other eye tissue irritation can result.
Previous efforts to alleviate the problem of binding and concentrating disinfectants and preservatives onto contact lens surfaces and reducing the potential for eye tissue irritation have not been totally satisfactory. For example, in spite of low toxicity levels, not all disinfectants are compatible for use with all types of contact lenses. Many hard lens disinfecting and preservative solutions contain benzalkonium chloride or chlorobutanol. Although they are effective antibacterial agents, their use can result in a loss of lens hydrophilic properties, cause solution instability or may even lack compatibility with certain types of hard lenses, e.g., high silicon content.
Other antibacterial agents were found to be more compatible with contact lenses and exhibit less binding on lens surfaces. Such agents are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,354,952, 4,361,548 and British Pat. No. 1,432,345. However, these compositions have exhibited serious disadvantages, and there is a need for improved disinfecting and preservative solutions which are compatible for use with most types of contact lenses while maintaining both a high level of antibacterial activity and low order of toxicity to eye tissue with little or no binding or concentrating of the disinfecting agent onto lens surfaces.
We have found that gelatin can be used in contact lens care solutions in amounts such that the viscosity of the solution is substantially lower than the viscosity of prior art contact lens care solutions and that the gelatin in our solutions is a highly effective wetting agent or demulcent. We have also found that the gelatin-containing solutions of our invention can also contain microbicidal effective amounts of certain biguanides or water-soluble salts thereof in such relatively small amounts that many of the problems of the prior art preservative and disinfectants are overcome.
In accordance with this invention, there is provided a contact lens wetting solution that contains gelatin in an amount such that the viscosity of the solution is substantially less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C. There is also provided a contact lens solution having a viscosity substantially less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ that contains gelatin and a microbicidally effective amount of a biguanide or water soluble salt thereof.
The solutions of this invention contain gelatin in an amount so that the viscosity of the solution is substantially less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C. The amount of gelatin that is used is less than 1% by weight of the solution and preferably not more than 0.75% by weight. Most preferably, the amount of gelatin is within the range of 0.01 to 0.75% by weight.
In addition to gelatin, the solutions of this invention may also contain other water soluble demulcents. Other demulcents are not required but among the demulcents that may be present are collagen and the water soluble cellulose derivatives, such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and the like. When other demulcents are used in addition to gelatin, the viscosity of the solution will be less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C. In the solutions of this invention, the gelatin improves the wettability of the solution and it increases the duration of wettability or retention time.
The solutions of this invention also contain water and one or more other components which are commonly present in contact lens care solutions, such as surfactants, germicides, buffering agents, tonicity agents and sequestering agents.
Any surfactant that is known to be useful in contact lens wetting solutions can be used in the solutions of this invention. A preferred nonionic surfactant is a poly(oxypropylene)-poly(oxyethylene) adduct of ethylenediamine having a molecular weight of 7,500 to 27,000 wherein at least 40 percent of the adduct is poly(oxyethylene). The adduct is used in an amount within the range of 0.01 to 15 percent by weight of the solution. This surfactant, which can be called a poloxamine, is markered under the trademark "Tetronic".
Any of the known buffering agents for contact lens wetting solutions can also be used. For example, any of the phosphate buffers can be used, but the borate buffers, such as boric acid, sodium borate, potassium tetraborate, potassium metaborate or mixtures thereof are preferred. Other buffers are sodium or potassium citrate, citric acid, sodium bicarbonate and various mixed phosphate buffers such as Na2 HPO4, NaH2 HPO4 and KH2 PO4. The buffers are used in an amount within the range of 0.05 to 2.5 percent by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 1.5 percent by weight.
The aqueous solutions for treating contact lenses preferably contain tonicity agents so that the osmotic pressure of the solution approximates normal lacrimal fluids which is equivalent to an 0.9 percent by weight solution of sodium chloride or a 2.5 percent by weight of glycerol solution. The solutions are made substantially isotonic with physiological saline used alone or in combination, otherwise if simply blended with sterile water and made hypotonic or made hypertonic the lenses will lose their desirable optical parameters. Correspondingly, excess saline may result in the formation of a hypertonic solution which will cause stinging and eye irritation.
The solutions also preferably contain a sequestering agent. Many organic acids, amines or compounds which include an acid group and an amine function are capable of acting as sequestering compounds. For example, diethylenetriamine- pentacetic acid, 1,2 diaminocylcohexane tetracetic acid, hydroxyethylaminodiacetic acid, ethylenediamine tetracetic acid and its salts, polyphosphates, citric acid and its salts, tartaric acid, and the like are useful sequestering agents. Ethylenediainetetracetic acid and its alkali metal salts are preferred. The most preferred agent is the disodium salt of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid, also known as disodium edetate.
The solutions also preferably contain a microbicidally effective amount of a germicide or disinfectant. Suitaole germicides include thimerosal, sorbic acid, 1,5 pentanedial, alkyl triethanolamines, Phenylmercuric salts, e.g. nitrate, borate, acetate, chloride and mixtures thereof. The preferred germicide is a biguanide or water soluble salt thereof having the formula ##STR1## wherein n is from 1 to 500.
The biguanides that are used include hexamethylene biguanides, their polymers and water-soluble salts of such base compounds and polymers. The polymers have molecular weights up to 100,000 and are present in amounts from 0.000001 to 0.0003 weight percent. The solutions may also contain any of the other germicidal agents that are not incompatible with the biguanides.
The biguanide-containing solutions are effective at low concentrations against a wide spectrum of microorganisms including S. epidermidis. C. albicans. A. fumigatus, etc.
The biguanides are much more effective against the various organisms than other disinfectants such as sorbic acid particularly when used at low concentrations. The biguanides can be low molecular weight oligomers where n in the above formula averages from 4 to 7, high molecular weight long chain polymers up to 100,000 M.W., as well as individual monomers of such polymers where n is 1. The biguanides also include the water-soluble salts of the free bases, such as hydrochloride and borate salts, acetate, gluconate, sulfonate, tartrate and citrate salts. Preferably, the water-soluble salts are compounds where n has a value of 2 to 12, most preferably 3 to 8. One preferred group of water-soluble biguanides have an average molecular weight of at least 1,000 and more Particularly from 1,000 to 50,000.
It is surprising that the lower molecular weight biguanides demonstrate less binding and lower toxicity levels than other disinfectants. Also, monomers, such as hexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride, provide good bactericidal activity at low concentrations with little binding effect as does polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride wherein is 4 to 7.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,428,576 describes the preparation of biguanides from a diamine and salts thereof and a diamine salt of dicyanimide. This patent teaches methods for making the hydrochloride salt of polyhexamethylenebiguanide which is commercially available from ICI Americas, Inc. under the trademark Cosmocil CQ. This biguanide is referred to hereinafter as "PHMB".
The solutions of this invention can be prepared by a variety of techniques. One method includes the preparation of a gelatin-containing solution by initially heating about 80 percent of the distilled water to be used to 80Ḟ C. With agitation the alkali metal chlorides, sequestering agents, buffering agents, surfactants, and gelatin are added in that order. Other demulcents such as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and collagen can then be added, if they are to be used. After the solution is cooled to room temperature, the PHMB is added, followed by the balance of distilled water. The solution can then be sterilized by forcing through an 0.22 micron cellulose acetate filter by means of a peristaltic pump and packaged in sterilized plastic containers.
The preservative efficacy of the solutions can be tested by exposing S. epidermis (1Ṫ106 microorganisms/ml), P. aeruginosa (1Ṫ106 microorganisms/ml) and E. Coli (1Ṫ106 microorganisms/ml) each to 20 ml of the solution at room temperature for 14 days. Subsequently, an aliquot sample of each is placed on an agar plate and incubated for 48 hours at elevated temperatures. At the conclusion of the incubation period, the plates are examined for the development of colonies.
The following examples illustrate the invention described above.
In this example gelatin-containing contact lens solutions were prepared according to the procedure described above. The solutions contained either PHMB or sorbic acid as a disinfectant/preservative, and the solutions were evaluated by the above test method for effectiveness against S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. coli organisms after 14 days. To be considered effective in this test, there must be at least 3 log (103) reduction in number of organisms for each type of organism at 14 days and at 28 days. The solutions are shown in Table I and the test results are contained in Table II. In Table I the percentages are in weight percent.
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________HPMC HEC Gelatin Collagen Tetronic Boric Sodium Sodium NaCl KCl PHMB SorbicSolution% % % % 1107% Acid % Borate % EDTA % % % ppm Acid__________________________________________________________________________ %1 0.15 0.32 0.10 0.01 0.85 0.11 0.022 0.20 0.30 1.102 0.20 0.24 0.10 0.10 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.20 0.30 0.553 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.0001 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.20 0.30 0.554 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.20 0.30 0.555 0.40 0.10 0.20 0.01 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.20 0.30 0.556 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.01 0.85 0.11 0.022 0.20 0.30 1.107 0.15 0.32 0.10 0.01 0.85 0.11 0.022 0.20 0.30 0.118 0.20 0.24 0.10 0.10 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.20 0.30 0.119 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.0001 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.20 0.30 0.1110 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.30 0.30 0.1111 0.40 0.10 0.20 0.01 0.85 0.11 0.011 0.30 0.30 0.1112 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.10 0.85 0.11 0.022 0.20 0.30 0.11__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE II______________________________________ S. aureus P. aeruginosa E. coliSolution 14 Days 14 Days 14 Days______________________________________1 6.6 6.2 6.02 6.6 6.2 6.03 6.6 6.2 6.04 6.6 6.2 6.05 6.6 3.2 6.06 6.6 6.2 6.07 1.5 6.2 0.98 1.6 6.2 0.99 1.9 6.2 1.010 6.6 6.2 0.811 2.0 6.2 0.812 2.8 6.2 0.8______________________________________
In this example, the effectiveness of polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (n=4.5 to 6.5) as a preserving agent in gelatin-containing contact lens solutions is evaluated, using an enhanced phosphate buffer system. Each preserved solution is prepared by the method described above and each is adjusted so as to be isotonic. All ingredients are by weight percent unless otherwise noted. Each solution is evaluated for effectiveness against S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. coli organisms after 14 and after 28 days. To be considered effective in this test, there must be at least 3 log (103) reduction in number of organisms for each type of organism at 14 days. The solutions and test results are tabulated as follows.
TABLE III______________________________________(FORMULATION) SOLUTIONSIngredient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7______________________________________Polyvinyl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0Alcohol (98%)Hydroxypropyl- 0.20 0.36 0.10 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30methylCelluloseGelatin 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10Dibasic Phosphate 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45Monobasic 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10PhosphateNa2 EDTA 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11Sodium Chlorate 0.61 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56PHMB 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1Poloxamine 1107 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.10Cocoamidopropyl -- -- -- 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10BetaineWater, qs to 100.0______________________________________
TABLE IV______________________________________(RESULTS)ORGANISM LOG REDUCTION.sup.(1)Solution S. aureus P. aeruginosa E. coliNo. T = 14 T = 29 T = 14 T = 28 T = 14 T = 28______________________________________1 4.7 2.9 1.4 1.3 5.9 4.92 4.8 5.2 1.6 1.3 5.9 4.93 5.0 5.2 1.6 1.2 5.9 4.94 6.2 5.1 5.7 4.6 6.0 5.05 6.2 5.1 5.7 4.8 6.0 5.06 6.2 5.1 5.7 4.8 6.0 5.07 6.2 5.1 5.7 4.8 6.0 5.0______________________________________ .sup.(1) 3 log reduction at 14 required for each test organism.
All of the gelatin-containing solutions of this example are effective wetting solutions for contact lenses. Since the solutions contain a phosphate buffer, an additional preservative, such as cocoamidopropyl betaine, may be needed in addition to the small amount of PHMB in order to obtain the desired organism log reduction.
In order that gelatin will provide the desired wetting properties when used in contact lens solutions it is most desirable that the viscosity of the solution be less than 15 CPS at 25Ḟ C. In this example the gelatin concentration was varied in a solution containing the following compounds in distilled water:
______________________________________Sodium chloride 0.2%Potassium chloride 0.3%Edetate disodium 0.2%Sodium borate 0.12%Boric acid 0.85%Poloxamine 1107 0.5%Hydroxypropyl 0.1%Methyl cellulosePHMB 0.0001%Collagen 0.1%______________________________________
All percentages are in weight percent.
The gelatin concentrations were varied and the viscosity of the various solutions is shown in the following table:
______________________________________Gelatin Concentration Viscosity (CPS)______________________________________0.25% 5.060.50% 5.760.75% 8.471.0% 23.731.5% 132.60______________________________________
These data were used in the preparation of the accompanying curve shown as FIG. 1 to demonstrate the relationship between gelatin concentration and the viscosity of contact lens solutions. The viscosity was measured by using a Brookfield Viscometer (Model LVT).
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Our Lady of Good Counsel High School rising junior Kyle Snyder is very blunt and confident in how he expects to perform on the wrestling mat.
"I want to dominate," the two-time Gazette Wrestler of the Year said during an interview at the Olney school last week. "My goal has always been to win and be the best. I expect to and everything I've worked on is to succeed."
The 16-year-old has good reason to display such poise. He owns a perfect high school record of 116-0 and has never been taken down in a high school match. Flowrestling.org ranks Snyder as the No. 3 pound-for-pound high school grappler in the country. He's also won the 2011 freestyle and 2012 Greco Roman competitions at USA Wrestling's junior and cadet national championships in Fargo, N.D. (The tournament includes Greco Roman and freestyle wrestling disciplines, as opposed to the more mainstream folkstyle, which is used in high school and collegiate competitions).
"Folkstyle is my home," Snyder said. "I like it the best because it is what I've grown up with. I'm just learning Greco and freestyle."
So with an impressive wrestling resume, Snyder decided to become a one-sport athlete. After discussing the change with his father last winter, the 5-foot-11, 220-pound Woodbine resident gave up football, his childhood passion since first grade, with little regret.
"I absolutely love everything about wrestling," said Snyder, who started at nose guard last fall for the nationally-ranked Falcons football program. "I love training and all the sacrifices. I just don't only love the competition. With football, I enjoyed the games and the guys on the team, but it just wasn't that fun anymore."
Snyder's success is no accident. His grandfather, Fred Snyder, wrestled in high school and his father, Steve, played football at Towson University in the late 1980s. Both encouraged the Carroll County resident to wrestle, and he began at age 5.
Kyle Snyder's youth wrestling tenure took off as a Howard County Warhawk. At age 12, as his older brother Stephen, currently a heavyweight at Army, started wrestling for the Falcons and Snyder became a regular in the high school practice room.
"He's so driven, so motivated and he knows exactly what he needs to do," Good Counsel coach Skylar Saar said. "The Olympics are going on right now and I imagine we will see him there in a few years. I know that is on his list."
Even with all the accolades, Snyder remains a vigilant worker and teacher for his teammates. He trains five days per week and is constantly watching wrestling matches online or on television.
"Every match, whether it is at Fargo or in the WCAC, I always learn something about myself," said Snyder, who is in the midst of a self-imposed month-long break from the mat. He still is lifting, running and consuming a lot of protein daily. "I'm really comfortable on my feet and on bottom, but my top game is just mediocre. There are so many little things I got to get better with."
In two years, due to his talent and success, he likely will receive a full athletic scholarship; a rarity in college wrestling since Division I programs are only allowed a maximum of 9.9 scholarships for a roster that often is three times larger. Snyder, who plans to drop to 197 pounds in college, has a list of six dream schools, including Oklahoma, Ohio State, Army, Virginia Tech, Maryland and Penn State, where Cael Sanderson, a 2004 Olympic champion and the only Division I wrestler to go undefeated, coaches.
"I still have a lot of goals left," Snyder said. "I want to finish high school and college unbeaten and win a gold medal in the Olympics. I don't think I'll be able to truly reflect until I am done, but at the same time, every wrestler should take some time out of their day and appreciate how hard they've worked."


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Cheers! Pubs celebrating Michelin guide accolade
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Two pubs are celebrating being included in the Michelin pub guide for the first time.
The Royal Oak, in Long Whatton, and the Jackson Stops Inn, in Stretton, are new entries in the 2013 compilation of the gastronomic guide, published today.
It brings to 11 the number of Leicestershire and Rutland pubs in the book.
The Royal Oak was opened by brothers Alex and Christopher Astwood three years ago.
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They praised head chef James Upton for helping to secure the gastro pub its prized place in the guide.
Alex said: "James was second head chef in a pub we used to run in Coalville. When we came here, he took on the job and has really proved himself. We had a lot of confidence in him and he hasn't let us down.
"We're thrilled to be in the guide. It's great recognition and it adds to several others we have already received, including Camra awards for good ale and AA rosettes for accommodation.
"Our food is traditional seasonal fare and, wherever possible, we use organic and locally-sourced foods.
"I think there's a growing place for gastro pubs. The market for fine dining is dying because of the economic climate, but what we offer is great quality food at a reasonable price in an environment that's relaxing and much less formal."
Robert and Julia Reid, both 55, have run the Jackson Stops Inn since January, 2011.
They said they were "over the moon" with the news.
Robert, who is also a trained chef, said: "It's very gratifying and we couldn't be more pleased for our head chef, Robert Knowles. He's been with me for the past 30 years and is a true master of the kitchen.
"Here at the Jackson Stops, we offer modern and traditional English food to a consistently high standard and it has stood us in good stead.
"Our food is as local as it can be, with Stilton from Melton and trout from Rutland Water, among others on our menu.
"We like to offer a warm and cosy environment to customers, so there's always a friendly welcome waiting and cosy log fire in the winter."
Mr Reid and his wife have run several establishments over the years, including the White Horse, in Empingham.
Among the criteria under scrutiny by mystery judges was the standards of their food and surroundings.
Each entry in the guide comes with an in-depth description and information about the style of cooking on offer.
It also highlights inspectors' favourites, which are those pubs considered extra-special due to their setting or character, service or the exceptional quality of their cooking.
Rebecca Burr, editor of the Michelin Good Pub Guide, said: "The standard of pub cooking just keeps getting better and better.
"Pubs are often the heartbeat of the local community and it's been exciting to see that more and more of them are specialising in their own regional ingredients."


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Teens Throw Project X Party At Former NFL Lineman's House While He's Not There (Photos)
This past Labor Day weekend, over 300 teenage kids threw a wild rager at the Stephentown, N.Y., house of former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway without his permission while he was away .
According to Deadspin, the kids trashed the place, left garbage all over the 200 acres of property he owns and even stole some of his stuff.
If this weren't stupid enough, the kids also tweeted and Instagrammed photos of the party while it was going on, leading to Holloway easily finding out why his house looked the way it did upon his return.
But instead of going on a shooting spree, Holloway created Help Me Save 300, an internet-based effort aimed at straightening out the lives of the 300 kids who cost him an estimated $20,000 worth of property damage.
The site features as many screenshots of tweets and photos from the party Holloway could find, not to shame the kids, but to get their attention so he could meet and speak with them.
He also wants them to come help him clean up their goddamn mess.
From his statement on the website:
"What is even more dangerous and shocking beyond the crimes, drugs and alcohol was reading the tweets and hearing them celebrate their destruction and documenting their crimes."
"However, I believe that "their ultimate party" of crimes can in fact become the ultimateTurning Point in the lives of these 300. I really do."
"Tammy and I have 8 children, and we've also live and pray during those long nights when our children go out, for them to make good decision."
"For 30 years I've worked with Governors of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis and New York's, Mario Cuomo's DARE programs; to provide the support, education and leadership to students who are at risk; peer pressure is real. Students do die from drugs and alcohol. It's the most painful thing in the world."
"Like all parents; every time I have looked down at the caskets of my children's classmates…I am haunted by a single question – Could I have done something to prevent this?"
"Today, I know I can do something; I know we can do something; to turn these kids around. I do know for a fact, if I do nothing, if we do nothing regarding these 300 students, we will have missed our chance to take a stand for their future."
A few kids from the area (who may or may not have been to the party) showed up to help the former New England Patriot begin this sure-to-be lengthy sanitation process today.
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Path to Vet School
Frequently Asked Questions About Preparation for Veterinary School
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Which college/major should I enroll in?
What courses should I take?
What about animal experience?
What's the deal with contract seats?
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Which college/major should I enroll in?
A student in any undergraduate school at Rutgers may enroll in the courses required for entry into veterinary school. Most pre-vet students at Rutgers are Animal Science majors at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) on the George H. Cook campus in New Brunswick. However a student could elect a major in such diverse subjects as biology, chemistry, economics or even history. As long as the pre-professional core of courses is successfully completed, it is recommended that students also obtain as broad an education as possible and that they explore other interests and careers. This leaves open the option of pursuing an alternative career if it turns out that acceptance to a school of veterinary medicine is not something they really want to pursue.
What courses should I take?
Vet schools do not require a particular major, but they do require that a certain selection of undergraduate courses to be completed. The courses required differ among the vet schools in North America (US and Canada); however most require at least 2 semesters of biology, inorganic chemistry, physics, and organic chemistry, plus courses in biochemistry, math, statistics, genetics, microbiology and english. Check the current Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United States and Canada, published annually by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, or visit the website of the individual schools for their specific requirements.
What about animal experience?
Veterinary medicine is an animal-oriented profession, and therefore animal experience and vet experience is an essential component of the vet school application. Animal experience can be obtained in an animal shelter, farm or research setting-just owning a pet does not really qualify! All of the schools require that you also have extensive experience working with veterinarians, in clinical and/or research settings to be sure that this profession is "right for you". The Department of Animal Science incorporates hands-on experience with animals into the curriculum. The horse, swine, dairy cow, small ruminant and lab animal practica allow experience with daily care of those animals. The Animal Handling, Fitting, and Exhibition course enables students to work with a farm animal in a show setting as well as preparation of their animal for the show. The Seeing Eye Puppy Club give students the opportunity to learn how to care for and train puppies for the Seeing Eye. Students also may find positions as a veterinary assistant or other animal oriented jobs to complete their experiential learning requirement through the Student to Professional Internship Network.
Acceptance to veterinary school (What's the deal with contract seats?)
There are only 29 veterinary schools in the US, and two states have two schools (California and Alabama). Most schools are state-funded, and therefore accept students mostly from their own state. New Jersey does not have its own vet school. In 1990 through 2007 there was a state funded "contract" program with schools in other states to "buy" seats reserved exclusively for New Jersey residents. The schools received a capitation fee for each ?seat? in return for reserving a place in the incoming class exclusively for a qualified resident of New Jersey. This meant that NJ residents were only competing against each other, not the entire population of applicants at large, for the seats, vastly improving their changes for admission. Funding for these seats was allocated annually in the state budget and distributed to the contract schools by the Department of Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA). In the recent past New Jersey had up to 24 contract seats in 7 schools (University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University (New York), Tuskegee University (Alabama), Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Illinois, and Tufts University (Massachusetts)). However budget cuts have resulted in the number of seats being cut to zero 2010 ).The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Education Contract Program has not been removed from the ?books?; however, and it is hoped that funding will be restored in the future.
Even without the contract program in place, qualified SEBS/Animal Science graduates over the past 10 years have had a success rate of 70% to 100% acceptance for those applying to veterinary schools, which is higher than the nationwide average of <50% acceptance for qualified students from states without a school of veterinary medicine.
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Chris Weidman says Brazilian fans want Anderson Silva to lose
Chris Weidman says Brazilian fans want Anderson Silva to lose - MMAmania.comUFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is on a rockstar level of popularity in his native Brazil. He has some of the biggest sponsors the country have to offer and is adored by fans. Most would agree with the final half of that last sentence, however 185-pound contender Chris Weidman seems to think Brazilian fans aren't as fond as Silva as people think.
According to Weidman, though, he did not get much heat during his time in Brazil. In fact, the New York native says the fans in the country where Silva is considered a national hero aren't as supportive of him as perceived.
Weidman talks to Kimura.se about the number of Brazilian fans telling him they want Silva to lose for the first time in his UFC career.
Weidman would not get into specifics as to why he thinks Brazilian fans want Silva to lose, he believes a majority of the group have nothing legitimate against Silva other than the fact they want to see the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world knocked off his pedestal."Not a couple, a lot, a good majority of them. Because I think I'm coming here confident I can beat Anderson, coming out in the public saying I can beat him, pretty much the ducking me thing. So I figured [the Brazilian fans] were going to be like, Hey, wait a minute.' But actually it was the opposite. You know, I guess there's a lot of reasons, but a lot of them want to see him lose and they want me to beat him, so I was surprised with that."
What "other reasons" Weidman is talking about are unknown, but what is known is Weidman will not be the next man to challenge Silva. That task is likely to go to Georges St. Pierre, should he defeat Carlos Condit at UFC 154 this weekend."Basically when someone's on top for a long time people kind of want to see someone fail, which is kind of like hating. So I think a majority of the people are probably just hating on him and want to see him lose, but I think there's other reasons too but I'm not going to go into that I'm not trying to butcher Anderson Silva."


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Badge, law work defended in court
May lawsuit provides view into dealings of man accused of posing as lawyer
CORPUS CHRISTI - Sworn statements in a Zapata County lawsuit provide a view into the world and business dealings of Mauricio Celis, the embattled law firm operator accused of impersonating a lawyer and sheriff's deputy.
Those statements by Celis in May claim that he is, indeed, a sheriff's deputy, that he has the clearance and credentials to practice law in Mexico and that he has found legal means to operate a law firm in Texas.
Celis, a major donor to Democratic causes in South Texas and nationally, was relatively unknown to the public until a series of bizarre events thrust him into the limelight last month.
On Sept. 17, a nearly nude woman fled his Kings Crossing home and Celis, 35, appeared on the scene flashing a Duval County sheriff's badge, asking that the woman be turned over to him, according to police reports. Celis' law enforcement credentials expired in 2003.
Then, local trial lawyer Thomas J. Henry began airing television commercials alleging Celis was not licensed to practice law anywhere.
Celis, a Rockport-Fulton High School graduate, has repeatedly declined interviews.
The Zapata County lawsuit stems from another lawsuit -- involving a 2004 house fire -- settled by McAllen attorney Jaime Gonzalez for what another lawyer describes as "a lot of money." Celis says he is entitled to at least $1 million for his share of the settlement.
A law firm Celis once worked for had loaned a plane to The Huerta Law Firm of Corpus Christi. The Huerta Law Firm, pressed for time, used the plane to travel to McAllen and obtain a signature on a legal services contract from a hospitalized woman injured in the fire, then referred the case to a law firm owned by Mikal Watts, who then referred the case to Gonzalez, according to Celis' testimony.
Celis is suing Gonzalez, Watts and Huerta to recover a portion of proceeds in the McAllen fire case. Watts, who ended a U.S. Senate bid Tuesday, is among Democratic recipients of campaign donations by Celis.
Under oath, Celis testified that he is not licensed as a Texas attorney, and he never registered his diploma in Mexico -- something he calls a formality. But, he testified, he nevertheless is allowed to practice law in Mexico because he graduated from law school there. When a lawyer accused him of breaking Mexican law, Celis responded:
"Are you going to dictate Mexican law to me? You are going to tell me about Mexican law? Are you a Mexican lawyer?"
He said operating his law firm in Texas is allowed because of legal rules in Washington, D.C., that permit non-lawyers and foreign lawyers to operate there. Once established in Washington, the right to operate is transferable, according to Celis' attorneys.
Asked if he ever obtained a written opinion as to the legality of that structure and whether it permitted him to operate in Texas, Celis replied: "I don't know if it's written, but we certainly obtained it."
Asked if he ever obtained an opinion about the legality of the firm's structure from the Texas Bar Association, Celis claims a lawyer working for him obtained one over the phone.
"Lawyers in the case asked Celis if he knew it was illegal to hold himself out as a lawyer.
"I do." Celis replied. "I'm a Texas peace officer. A deputy, a reserve deputy sheriff. So I do know that, sir."
Celis' peace officer license lapsed in 2003.
Celis has flashed a badge or claimed to be a police officer more than once in encounters with police, according to court documents.
Police reports show that Celis was pulled over for speeding in 2001, driving a black Mercedes Benz convertible at 54 mph near the 600 block of Doddridge Street. When asked for his driver's license, Celis reportedly showed a law enforcement identification card.
When the officer gave him a ticket, Celis asked: "It doesn't help if I'm a deputy?" Two days later, the officer called Duval County and was told Celis did not work for Duval County.
In 2002, police reports say, Celis forced his way into the apartment of a woman who worked at a strip club. When the woman locked herself in the bathroom, Celis told her that nothing would happen to him because he is an attorney and he knows people, according to the reports.
A few months later, a man told police Celis pointed a gun at him during a confrontation at the same strip club. When police arrived, police reports indicate, Celis was "identified as a reserve deputy from Duval County." The report does not specifically say that Celis displayed a badge to police.
As Celis left the scene, he threatened to sue the man.
In 2004, during another incident in which Celis was stopped for speeding, he claimed to be an officer with Duval County, according to a police report. But when asked if he commuted from his Kings Crossing home daily, according to the report, Celis responded: "Yes, and I'm also an attorney."
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Courts can remove ineligible chief executive
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Courts can remove ineligible chief executive
Precedent cited in appeal of California challenge to president's tenure
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In the United States, courts can, in fact, remove a chief executive officer of a government if that officer is found to be ineligible, according to a court precedent cited in an appeal of a California lawsuit that challenges Barack Obama's legitimacy in the White House.
A multitude of cases have been brought over the issue of Obama's eligibility. Some are by critics who have doubts about whether he was born in Hawaii in 1961 as he has written, and others are from those who question whether the framers of the Constitution specifically excluded dual citizens – Obama's father was a subject of the British crown at Obama's birth – from being eligible for the presidency.
The disputes revolve around the Constitution's demand that the president be a "natural born citizen."
Now in an appeal of a state court case in California that named as a defendant California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, attorney Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation is arguing that there already are two precedents that should be applied: one in a court case in which state officials removed from the ballot a nominee for president simply because he did not meet the Constitution's eligibility requirements.
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Obama's 16 Different Social Security Numbers
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Throughout the Old Testament, God commands Israel to destroy its enemies that the nation might survive. Somewhere along the way, both Israel and America lost sight of that imperative.
Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt agreed to divide Europe when WWII ended. General George Patton, driving hard for Berlin, was ordered to stop short at the Elbe. The seeds of limited objectives were sown, Communism enslaved all of Eastern Europe, and millions died or were sent to the gulag.
The policy gelled in Korea. President Truman ordered Douglas MacArthur, pursuing the retreating Communists northward, back to the 48th Parallel. The limited objective of "containing" Communism was codified. The people of North Korea were enslaved in unspeakable privation while South Korea thrived despite constant threat from the North.
Alluring half-measures and self-delusion about their effectiveness took over US strategic thinking. No offense in depth, certainly no destruction of the enemy's ability to make war. Just push them back behind their own borders and tell them to stay there like good little enemies. Total victory became politically incorrect before the term even existed. With the zeal of a reformed smoker, limited objectives became America's evangelical mission.
Israel in particular has been subjected to US tutelage in victory avoidance. While not quite believing that "the meek shall inherit the earth," the innate Jewish hunger for peace—and Israel's critical need for friends—predisposed them to submitting to American demands.
Amazing Plane: The Kalinin K-7
Amazing Plane: The Kalinin K-7
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Kalinin K-7 was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. K-7 was of unusual configuration with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun turrets.


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Madison Rondeau
Forward, AuSable Valley
Rondeau could be considered the sixth woman of the year, coming off the bench for the Patriots to score 145 points and connect on 15 three-pointers, tying her for fourth in the Valley. The sophomore also averaged four rebounds.
Logan Snow
Guard, AuSable Valley
The junior guard played her biggest game of the year against Hoosic Valley, scoring 20 in the upset victory. Snow finished the season with 182 points thanks to hitting 37 free throws and connecting on 15 baskets from long range.
Kyli Swires
Guard, Willsboro
Swires was the leading scorer in her senior season for the Lady Warriors, finishing second in the Valley with 21 three-pointers made as part of her 182-point season. Swires also finished in the top five in free throws with 37.
Kearsten Ashline
Forward, Elizabethtown-Lewis
Ashline, a senior, was the third leading scorer for the top offense in the Valley, scoring 164 points on the season while connecting on 14 three-point field goals along the way. She was the leading scorer in the Class D semifinals.
Naomi Peduzzi
Center, Keene
The sophomore center started her varsity career by scoring 178 points while connecting on 32 free throw attempts. Peduzzi was a solid post presence for Keene, as she controlled the glass and was able to affect inside shots.
Tucker Geiger
Forward, Keene
The junior forward rounded out the top 10 of Valley scorers with 173 points on the season while being a strong defender and rebounder for Keene, which posted one of its best records in recent years with a 13-5 mark.
Amanda Mahoney
Center, Willsboro
A senior center, Mahoney was one of the key factors as the Lady Warriors reached the semifinal round of the Class D tournament. She scored 175 points on the season, connecting on 78 field goals while hitting 19 free throws.
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"When Corporations Choose Despots Over Democracy" By Amy Goodman
"People holding a sign 'To: America. From: the Egyptian People. Stop supporting Mubarak. It's over!" so tweeted my brave colleague, "Democracy Now!" senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous, from the streets of Cairo.
Noam Chomsky (Part 2): "This Is The Most Remarkable Regional Uprising That I Can Remember"
In recent weeks, popular uprisings in the Arab world have led to the ouster of Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the imminent end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime, a new Jordanian government, and a pledge by Yemen's longtime dictator to leave office at the end of his term. We speak to MIT Professor Noam Chomsky in an extended interview about what these popular uprisings mean for the future of the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy in the region, how U.S. fear of the Muslim Brotherhood is really fear of democracy in the Arab world, and what the Egyptian protests mean for people in the United States. [includes rush transcript]
"I Either Leave Here Free or Dead": Egyptian Protester Refuses to Leave Tahrir Square Despite Violent Attacks by Mubarak Supporters
Egyptian protester Nazly Hussein describes bloodshed in Cairo and the role of the United States in funding the violent oppression by the Egyptian government. [includes rush transcript]
"It's a Massacre": Eyewitness Account of Attack on Peaceful Egyptian Protesters by Pro-Mubarak Forces
Cairo resident Salma al-Tarzi calls in a report from Tahrir Square, where over 500 people have been injured after pro-Mubarak forces attacked the peaceful protesters. [includes rush transcript]
Democracy Now!'s Senior News Producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous on MSNBC
On Monday, Democracy Now! Senior Producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show and The Ed Schultz Show to discuss the unfolding events in Egypt.
Egypt Protests Spread Across the United States
Across the United States protesters are standing in solidarity with the "days of rage" in Egypt. From San Francisco to Atlanta, Chicago to Miami, they have joined in calling for Hosni Mubarak to step down. On Monday, more than one thousand people gathered in front of the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan. Democracy Now! was there.
Live From Egypt: The Rebellion Grows Stronger
By Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Cairo, Egypt — In the second day of defiance of a military curfew, more than 150,000 protesters packed into Tahrir Square Sunday to call on President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The mood was celebratory and victorious. For most, it was not a question of if, but when, Mubarak would leave.
Live From the Egyptian Revolution
by Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Cairo, Egypt — I grew up in Egypt. I spent half my life here. But Saturday, when my plane from JFK airport touched down in Cairo, I arrived in a different country than the one I had known all my life. This is not Hosni Mubarak's Egypt anymore and, regardless of what happens, it will never be again.
Day 5 of the Egyptian Uprising: Ahmad Shokr Reports from Cairo (Audio)
In his second report today from Cairo, newspaper editor Ahmad Shokr recaps the latest developments in Egypt: the rising death toll, the continuation of mass street protests, and Hosni Mubarak's decision to name Omar Suleiman, the head of the country's intelligence services, to be vice president. [includes rush transcript]
Democracy Now!'s Sharif Kouddous on the Ground in Cairo, Egypt
Follow the latest developments in Egypt with Democracy Now! Senior Producer Sharif Kouddous reporting live from Cairo, Egypt.
Audio Report from Cairo: Egyptian Protesters Renew Call for Mubarak to Resign
Ahmad Shokr, an editor at the Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm, files a report from Cairo on Saturday morning, day five of the largest anti-government protests in Egypt in decades. [includes rush transcript]
Democracy on Trial: The Imprisonment of Indian Human Rights Activist Dr. Binayak Sen
An Indian high court is hearing arguments to release the nation's most famous political prisoner on bail and suspend his conviction. Last month, a trial court sentenced renowned physician and human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen to rigorous life imprisonment on the basis of an archaic colonial-era sedition law. [includes rush transcript]
"Sundance and the Art of Democracy" By Amy Goodman
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We speak with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, who traces the rise of the military-industrial complex through the story of the nation's largest weapons contractor, Lockheed Martin. [includes rush transcript]
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Amy Goodman on CNN
Democracy Now!'s award-winning host Amy Goodman appears on CNN's John King USA to discuss the lessons of the Tucson shooting.
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The Prairie View A&M men's basketball team picked up a late addition for its 2011-12 roster in junior college transfer Marcellus Jackson. A 6-6, 200-pound forward from San Jose, Calif., who played at Cerritos College, Jackson is a two-time California All-State and South Coast Conference Honoree. Jackson was named the 2009-10 South Coast Conference South […] [Read More]


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New York tops the list of cities with the costliest hotels, but it doesn't have the most expensive Airbnb properties to rent, a new index shows. Read More »
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New York tops the list of cities with the costliest hotels, but it doesn't have the most expensive Airbnb properties to rent, a new index shows. Read More »
The next front in the rivalry between Uber and Lyft may be your corporate expense report.
The smaller of the two ridesharing apps on Thursday announced "Lyft for Work," a service that lets companies issue their employees credits for free rides. Employers can give workers a monthly balance of free rides, and set limits on where and at what time of day credits can be used. Read More »
Are we ready to start making phone calls and sending texts on a plane?
Like it or not, the technology is here. At South By Southwest, Gogo, a company that sells Wi-Fi access on commercial flights, demonstrated some of its latest technology for using phones on planes above 10,000 feet. Read More »
Pinterest launched a new category of pins focused on travel that could prove a lucrative future advertising opportunity.
Besides looking for recipes and hunting for fashions, Pinterest users like to pin the places they have traveled to or want to visit. The company says its users already create 1.5 million pins tagged to locations every day, adding up to 750 million total across the site. So it was just a matter of time until Pinterest added "Place Pins." Read More »
The worldwide use of mobile devices to search for flights, hotels and other travel information is growing, and Sequoia Capital is betting on one mobile app maker to become the leader in the sector.
The Silicon Valley venture firm has made one of its largest equity investments ever, acquiring shares of Skyscanner Ltd. in a deal that values the Scotland-based company at $800 million.
Sequoia Capital Chairman Michael Moritz, whose investments include early bets on Google Inc., PayPal and LinkedIn Corp., called Skyscanner "one of the most attractive tech companies in Europe," citing the expected growth in online travel search. Read More »
HotelTonight, an app for last-minute hotel room deals, plans to announce Thursday that it raised $45 million — funds it hopes to use to expand into new international markets and to grow its workforce.
The company, based in San Francisco, helps travelers find same-day discounts on empty hotel rooms through its mobile application. CEO Sam Shank said the growth of the two-year-old free app depends on reaching new deals with hoteliers, as well as planned expansion to several countries in Europe.
HotelTonight's fundraising round was led by hedge fund Coatue Management and includes venture capital firms GGV Capital, Battery Ventures, Accel Partners, U.S. Venture Partners and First Round Capital. Read More »
If you are one of those people who update their Facebook status asking for advice before traveling to a new city, you now have more options. Gtrot, a new social travel network that officially launched on Monday, promises to do that and more.
Here's how it works: You log in to gtrot using your Facebook account and enter information about your travel itinerary. Gtrot then finds your Facebook friends who live in the city to which you're traveling, as well as who has been there before and who has an upcoming trip to the same city. Gtrot has been available in a "beta" version since 2009, when it was launched by Harvard undergraduates Zachary Smith and Robert Corty. The official launch comes after gtrot received funding from venture-capital firm Lightbank. Read More »
Some Internet junkies flying this holiday season will be in for a treat, thanks to the gift of free in-flight Wi-Fi from Google.
The search giant is teaming up with in-flight Internet company Gogo to provide Wi-Fi on domestic flights on AirTran, Delta and Virgin America from Nov. 20 of this year to Jan. 2, 2011. Usually, the service costs $4.95 for a short flight, up to $39.95 for a 30-day unlimited pass. A Google spokesman declined to provide details of the company's deal with Gogo.
The deal will bring free Internet service to more than 700 planes and about 15 million passengers, Google said in a statement. Read More »
Apple acknowledged complaints about dropped calls and signal strength in an open letter addressed to iPhone 4 users, explaining that issues are actually due to a glitch in the iPhone 4's cellular reception indicator, which may incorrectly display more bars of signal strength than are actually available. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher and the Wall Street Journal's Spencer Ante discuss what the glitch means for consumers considering purchasing the new iPhone.
Also, the Wall Street Journal's Julia Angwin and Amir Efrati talk about Google's announcement that it will acquire flight-information software company ITA for $700 billion; Mr. Ante reports on location technology and mobile advertising.
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The University of California, Davis, generated $5.5 billion in local economic activity during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, according to a new report by the university's Office of the President.
UC Davis said it benefits the local region through the 56,000 jobs at its campuses, the goods and services that the school purchases and produces and through the intellectual property that the school generates.
"Clearly, this powerful academic enterprise is a boost to the economic activity in our region," said Chancellor Linda Katehi.
During the most recent 2010-2011 fiscal year, preliminary figures show that UC Davis faculty members obtained 73 new U.S. and foreign patents and 67 licensing agreements. School officials said the university's existing portfolio of 419 patents generated $10.4 million in licensing income last year.


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I would drop all Bobs Red Mill products. I am one who reacts to gluten free oats and I react to all BRM because of the gluten free oat contamination. Last Jan. I ate at a dedicated bakery that used BRM products. Ugg..I reacted terrible!
Thanks for posting that about BRM. I just purchased two of their products, one being the chocolate chip mix. I had already decided to return it because it contained soy. I have Hashimotos too and SOY is out for me. No one should consume soy unless it is fermented (my opinion). Now I am returning all of their products. Great tip!