README.rdoc in taxamatch_rb-0.9.8 vs README.rdoc in taxamatch_rb-0.9.9

@@ -6,25 +6,24 @@
 
     require 'taxamatch_rb'
     tm = Taxamatch::Base.new
     tm.taxamatch('Homo sapien', 'Homo sapiens') #returns true
     tm.taxamatch('Homo sapiens Linnaeus', 'Hommo sapens (Linn. 1758)') #returns true
-    tm.taxamatch('Homo sapiens Mozzherin', 'Homo sapiens Linnaeus') #returns false 
+    tm.taxamatch('Homo sapiens Mozzherin', 'Homo sapiens Linnaeus') #returns false
 
-Taxamatch_Rb is compatible with ruby versions 1.8.7 and 1.9.1 and higher
+Taxamatch_Rb is compatible with ruby versions 1.9.1 and higher
 
 == Installation
 
     sudo gem install taxamatch_rb
 
 == Usage
 
-    require 'rubygems' #not needed for ruby > 1.9.1
     require 'taxamatch_rb'
 
     tm = Taxamatch::Base.new
-    
+
 * compare full scientific names
 
     tm.taxamatch('Hommo sapiens L.', 'Homo sapiens Linnaeus')
 
 * preparse names for the matching (necessary for large databases of scientific names)
@@ -36,14 +35,14 @@
 * compare preparsed names
 
     tm.taxamatch_preparsed(parsed_name1, parsed_name2)
 
 * compare genera
-    
+
     tm.match_genera('Monacanthus', 'MONOCANTUS')
 
 * compare species
-    
+
     tm.match_species('fronticinctus', 'frontecinctus')
 
 * compare authors and years
 
     Taxamatch::Authmatch.authmatch(['Linnaeus'], ['L','Muller'], [1786], [1787])