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Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA) back issues
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T.O. firm's gene work aims to boost use of ethanol.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Allison Bruce
Oct. 28--Standing in a room full of clear plastic boxes stacked on shelves, Richard Hamilton reaches into one of the boxes and pulls out a small, clear vial of seeds with a label on the side.
Each of the seed samples has been altered slightly to see if a little...
County's home sales drop again, CAR says.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Jenni Mintz
Oct. 25--Anemic sales and flat home prices persisted last month in Ventura County, partly because the credit crunch seems to have dried up funding for loans.
Sales of existing single-family detached homes were down 43.4 percent from August and 47.3 percent from...
A different flavor.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Jenni Mintz
Oct. 24--Trendy junk food. Door-to-door limo service. Cocktail manicures.
The owners of Karma Lounge, an upscale dance club that opened Friday in Ventura, want their venue to be different in terms of service and atmosphere.
"I'm trying to bring a different...
Gas prices are rising again in the county.
October 23, 2007... Byline: Jenni Mintz
Oct. 23--Consumers normally expect gas prices to spike in the summer and drop in the fall.
But for the past five years, that hasn't been the case.
In Ventura County, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.11 a gallon Monday, up 9 cents from the...
Magnetically powered induction stoves making their way to U.S. markets.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Allison Bruce
Oct. 1--The demonstration is striking -- water boiling in a pot on the stove right next to a stack of ice cubes.
This is cooking with induction, which involves a powerful, high-frequency magnet that transfers energy to your cookware, actually causing things to...