Approved an agreement to purchase an agricultural conservation easement to permanently protect the agricultural values and open space character of the Wasserman Farm.Council approved a budget adjustment of$390,000for the purchase.

In the dramatic twist of Randall Miller’s upcoming film Bottle Shock, an intern and the heir to Calistoga’s Chateau Montelena winery make a shocking discovery about a batch of Montelena Chardonnay. The pair, played by Rachael Taylor (Transformers) and Chris Pine (Just My Luck, Smokin’ Aces), head east for some expert advice – at UC Davis.

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Editor’snote:This week for10questions TheCaliforniaAggie grilled UC Davis professor Elizabeth Applegate about what it’s like to be a nutritionist.Dr.Applegate has adoctoratein nutrition from UC Davis,has appeared on CNN and ESPN as a nutrition expert,has served as a team nutritionist for both theOakland Raiders and theGoldenState Warriors and teaches the popular Nutrition10class on campus.

With the recent approval from the University of California Board of Regents for the creation of two new medical schools, UC is hoping to help alleviate the severe shortage of physicians in California’s rural and minority regions.

As the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games nears, UC Davis’ own husband and wife veterinary team are preparing to lead the Olympic equine veterinary facility. Jack Snyder and Sharon Spier have worked at every Olympic game since 1988 when they were first asked to help during the Korea games because of their combined experience and the lack of equine veterinarians in Korea at the time.

My column this week aims to salute to those people and companies that have a different, refreshing way of doing business. Recently there were murmurs of concern over the health of Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, Inc.

Most students have had this nightmare before — they are sitting in class, talking to their friends and all of a sudden, their mother walks into the classroom.

Hundreds ofDavis residents turned out last February to see cyclists racing in the Amgen Tour ofCalifornia whiz through town.Next year they’ll get to see more.

The University of California Board of Regents had the first of many discussions about a faculty proposalaiming to expand the number of freshman applications entitled to review at its meetingearlier this month.The proposal,pending approval from theregents,would take effect infall of2012by eliminating the requirement for applicants to submit two SAT II subject test scores.

He‘s so excited,and he just can’t hide it The Davis Police Department has received six reports of indecent exposure since July7.

Despite what some believe, karaoke is fit for more than the bar townies or “American Idol” wannabes. According to Raina Lee, UC Davis alumna and author of the newly released Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Ultimate Guide to Karaoke Domination, karaoke is fun for everyone.