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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Black &amp;amp; White...
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/black-white/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Got this from a friend by e-mail...
Black and White(Under age 40? You won't understand.)
You could hardly see for all the snow,Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.Pull a chair up to the TV set,'Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet.'
My Mom...   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:48:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/black-white/?partner=RSS</guid><category>yournews/yn-ventura</category></item><item><title>Do me a party favor: Quit those birthday blowouts, already
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/do-me-a-party-favor-quit-those-birthday-blowouts/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ I'm doing something utterly outrageous for my son's third birthday party this month. I mean completely over the top. In fact, I'm pretty sure all the moms will be copying me next year  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/do-me-a-party-favor-quit-those-birthday-blowouts/?partner=RSS</guid><category>lifestyle/lifestyle</category></item><item><title>Play with a purpose
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/play-with-a-purpose/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Trouble ensues for Curtis, a bright-eyed tot with a bandanna and pirate's hat, when Pushy Pete elbows him at the amusement park and knocks his tokens down the drain.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/play-with-a-purpose/?partner=RSS</guid><category>lifestyle/lifestyle</category></item><item><title>It's dealer's choice &amp;#8212; with deuces wild
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/its-dealers-choice-8212-with-deuces-wild/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ It's a friendly game of poker &#8212; dime limit, dealer's choice &#8212; and the dealer says, &quot;OK, it's five-card draw &#8212; with deuces wild.&quot;  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/its-dealers-choice-8212-with-deuces-wild/?partner=RSS</guid><category>lifestyle/lifestyle</category></item><item><title>School has started, beware of Hula-Hoops
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/school-has-started-beware-of-hula-hoops/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Seriously. A good friend of mine recently shared with me that she witnessed her (Midwest) suburban elementary school have its teachers gather their students in each grade to explain to them, as they sat cross-legged on the playground on their first day of school, the dangers of that 1950s icon, the Hula Hoop.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/school-has-started-beware-of-hula-hoops/?partner=RSS</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Editorial: Care centers feeling pinch
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/care-centers-feeling-pinch/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ The Legislature's failure to enact a budget has reached the stage where some people's health, welfare and, possibly, even their lives are in jeopardy.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/care-centers-feeling-pinch/?partner=RSS</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>British comic will bring a twist to MTV awards
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/british-comic-will-bring-a-twist-to-mtv-awards/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ In his native England, he's a comedy giant &#8212; instantly identifiable by his Einstein-like tousle of black hair and formfitting, chest-baring, glam-rock clothes &#8212; a television host and stand-up comic with his own radio show and weekly column in The Guardian.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/british-comic-will-bring-a-twist-to-mtv-awards/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/television</category></item><item><title>Vince may tumble, but 'Entourage' is better for it
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/vince-may-tumble-but-entourage-is-better-for-it/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Hot movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) had one major film flop during last season's &quot;Entourage.&quot; Now, with the new season (beginning 10 p.m. Sunday, HBO), Vince's career is in the toilet.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/vince-may-tumble-but-entourage-is-better-for-it/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/television</category></item><item><title>Griffin, Rickles paired as Emmy Award presenters
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/griffin-rickles-paired-as-emmy-award-presenters/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[  Kathy Griffin, who shook up an Emmy ceremony last year with her rowdy acceptance speech, is bringing her act to this year's prime-time awards show  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/griffin-rickles-paired-as-emmy-award-presenters/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/television</category></item><item><title>Moore to release new film online for free
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/moore-to-release-new-film-online-for-free/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/moore-to-release-new-film-online-for-free/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Talk about a stuffed shirt: Steiff to make a Lagerfeld teddy bear
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/talk-about-a-stuffed-shirt-steiff-to-make-a-bear/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ A German company is making a high-style teddy bear modeled on the Paris-based fashion designer, right down to his white-collared shirt and jet-black tie.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/talk-about-a-stuffed-shirt-steiff-to-make-a-bear/?partner=RSS</guid><category>lifestyle/lifestyle</category></item><item><title>Pa Ventura
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/ob13paven06/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Pa Ventura offers his words of wisdom.   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/ob13paven06/?partner=RSS</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Temple Beth Torah in Ventura to celebrate 70th anniversary
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/temple-beth-torah-in-ventura-to-celebrate-70th/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Ventura's Temple Beth Torah turns 70 this month, and next weekend is earmarked as a big birthday bash for the temple community. It also is a time for looking back at a rich local history.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/temple-beth-torah-in-ventura-to-celebrate-70th/?partner=RSS</guid><category>lifestyle/lifestyle</category></item><item><title>CBS seeks free use of NFL stats on players
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/cbs-seeks-free-use-of-nfl-stats-on-players/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[  CBS has filed a federal lawsuit to establish its right to use without charge the statistics that underlie fantasy football leagues.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/cbs-seeks-free-use-of-nfl-stats-on-players/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Oxnard seminar scheduled on doing business in China 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/oxnard-seminar-scheduled-on-doing-business-in/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ For Ventura county residents interested in doing business with China, a seminar in Oxnard next week will provide a source of practical, cultural, business and legal information.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/oxnard-seminar-scheduled-on-doing-business-in/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Overspending leading cause of bankruptcies
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/n14fcbankruptcy06/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/n14fcbankruptcy06/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Moore's prot&amp;#233;g&amp;#233;s go it on their own
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/moores-prot233g233s-go-it-on-their-own/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ They make movies that deal with unpleasant topics such as war and racism, yet are entertaining and even humorous. They're passionate, mischievously creative, politically liberal.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/moores-prot233g233s-go-it-on-their-own/?partner=RSS</guid><category>lifestyle/lifestyle</category></item><item><title>Developer of T.O. center razing site to start anew
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/developer-of-to-center-razing-site-to-start-anew/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Demolition of a shuttered Home Depot in Thousand Oaks is under way to make way for a $40 million development that will include a Hampton Inn Suites hotel and Walgreens.  ]]></description><author>shoops@venturacountystar.com (Stephanie Hoops)</author><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/developer-of-to-center-razing-site-to-start-anew/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Private motor club puts wealthy drivers on the ...  fast track
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/na14fctrack06/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Bill McMichael braked his new Ferrari F430 Scuderia into the turn, downshifting as he went into the corner. Then he punched it on the straightaway. Pedal down, engine whining an octave higher, the sleek, black car closed in on 140 mph within seconds.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/na14fctrack06/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Bear credited with raiding secret pot site 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/bear-credited-with-raiding-secret-pot-site/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ PANGUITCH, Utah (AP) — One Utah community is cheering a special bear — but don't call him Smokey.

  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/06/bear-credited-with-raiding-secret-pot-site/?partner=RSS</guid><category>news/national</category></item></channel></rss>