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</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>Overspending biggest culprit in bankruptcy cases
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/05/overspending-biggest-culprit-in-bankruptcy-cases/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Overspending has become the leading source of personal bankruptcies in recent years, according to a recent study from the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:04:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/05/overspending-biggest-culprit-in-bankruptcy-cases/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>More boomers are finding meaning at nonprofit groups
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/05/na14fcgates05/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[  Bill Gates, former full-time executive of Microsoft, now co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is among an estimated 1.1 million baby boomers who have traded corporate jobs for work at nonprofits, according to a recent survey by Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/05/na14fcgates05/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Physicists need a little comic relief
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/04/physicists-need-a-little-comic-relief/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland turn to improv comedy to encourage quick responses.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:10:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/04/physicists-need-a-little-comic-relief/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Murdoch's Star India TV agrees to U.S. distribution deal
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/04/no-headline---na14fcbollywood04/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Rupert Murdoch's Indian television unit has inked its first U.S. cable distribution deal with Cox Communications, bringing three top Hindi-language channels to northern Virginia, the companies said.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/04/no-headline---na14fcbollywood04/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Passengers stranded by budget airline collapse
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/30/no-headline---na20fcstranded30/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Thousands of passengers scrambled to rearrange travel plans Friday after the sudden collapse of trans-Atlantic budget airline Zoom.   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/30/no-headline---na20fcstranded30/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>2 gold medalists to be on Wheaties box
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/29/na14fcwheaties29/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ At the Olympics in Beijing this month, Nastia Liukin followed in the footsteps of Mary Lou Retton and Carly Patterson, the two other American gynmasts who have won Olympic gold in the all-around competition.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/29/na14fcwheaties29/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Mystery Asian iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/28/na16fciphonegirl28/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity and her fate.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/28/na16fciphonegirl28/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Clover brewing arrives at Starbucks
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/27/na10fcstarbucks27/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Starbucks unveiled its $11,000, high-taste Clover brewing machine at several Seattle stores Tuesday, with plans to add it to stores in Boston and San Francisco.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/27/na10fcstarbucks27/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>MGM Studios says it is not for sale'
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/26/na12fcmgm26/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. says it is &quot;not for sale&quot; after a report in BusinessWeek on Saturday that MGM's owners were looking to sell the movie company for $5.2 billion.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/26/na12fcmgm26/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Local Business Briefs: Aug. 23
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/23/no-headline---na15fcnews23/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ This morning, free shower heads, toilet flappers and faucet aerators will be given to residents of Oxnard's Lemonwood/Diamond Bar neighborhoods, whose homes were built before 1992.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/23/no-headline---na15fcnews23/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Amgen blood-clotting drug OK'd
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/23/amgen-blood-clotting-drug-okd/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Friday approved a biotech drug from Amgen Inc. to treat a rare blood-clotting disorder.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/23/amgen-blood-clotting-drug-okd/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Snickers, M&amp;amp;Ms maker raising prices
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/22/no-headline---na12fccandy22/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)— The maker of Snickers bars and M&Ms candies says it is raising prices on various items to offset the higher costs of raw materials, packaging and energy.   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/22/no-headline---na12fccandy22/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Seinfeld to pitch Microsoft products
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/22/seinfeld-to-pitch-microsoft-products/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK — Junior Mints, Yoo-hoo, Drake's Coffee Cakes, puffy shirts: These are all things Jerry Seinfeld has endorsed — at least in his alter ego on his classic sitcom. Now, add Microsoft software.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/22/seinfeld-to-pitch-microsoft-products/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Business People: Aug. 21
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/no-headline---na13fcpeobiz21/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Bank appoints senior vice president  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/no-headline---na13fcpeobiz21/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Rachel Maddow to launch MSNBC talk show
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/no-headline---na12fcmsnbc21/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann is getting a new running mate, Rachel Maddow, who will follow Olbermann's "Countdown" with her own prime-time hour.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/no-headline---na12fcmsnbc21/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Miller Lite revives 'Great Taste, Less Filling' ad
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/na8fcmillerlite20/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[For years, Miller Lite drinkers, including notables like comic Rodney Dangerfield and football coach John Madden, bickered back and forth. Some said the drink tasted great. Others said it was less filling.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:40:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/na8fcmillerlite20/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Analysts: US consumers buying fewer cell phones
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/bc-cell-phone-sales-1st-ld-writethru0435-us-cell/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ U.S. consumers have been buying significantly fewer cell phones but paying higher prices for them, according to a research firm.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:01:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/bc-cell-phone-sales-1st-ld-writethru0435-us-cell/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>Carwash workers underpaid, city says
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/16/na14fccarwash16/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ For the price of a couple gallons of gas, you can get your car dazzlingly clean in New York City, usually by a crew of immigrant men who speak little English.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/16/na14fccarwash16/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item><item><title>New BlackBerry expected within a month
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/15/na10fcblackberry15/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[ The new BlackBerry model should be coming to North America within a month now that Research In Motion Ltd. has started selling it in Germany and Chile.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/15/na10fcblackberry15/?partner=RSS</guid><category>business/watercooler</category></item></channel></rss>