Source code of Westmont College’s website was recently sabotaged when a Canadian pharmaceutical company exploited vulnerability in the site’s web publishing software-WordPress-in an attempt to “artificially increase” its own Google ranking.
Former Santa Barbara Mayor Harriett Miller joined the advisory board of the Environmental Defense Center on 11/21.
The Santa Barbara Downtown Organization is seeking volunteers to help staff this year’s 55th Annual Downtown Holiday Parade on Friday, December 7, from 5:30-8:15 p.m. A 30-minute training session will take place on Thursday, November 29. Call 962-2098 x23 or email < ahref="mailto:gfriedman@sbdo.org">gfriedman@sbdo.org.
Lee Hamilton has one of the most interesting and impressive resumes in Washington. A former Democratic congressmember from Indiana, he was the vice chair of the 9/11 Commission and co-chaired the Iraq Study Group (also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission). He is now the director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. We recently spoke by telephone.
Ever see the stage rushed after a show at SOhO? Me neither; until last Wednesday night, that is, when a gaggle of girls flew to the front of the club when Leisha Hailey-one half of electro/pop outfit Uh Huh Her-started to tear down her equipment post-performance.
•The annual RAWA Holiday Handicraft Bazaar takes place this Saturday, December 1, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 435 East Pedregosa Street. Look through unique crafts, jewelry, and carpets, with live music and food. Proceeds will help Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.
Those of us not blessed with that creepy “I get all my holiday shopping done by Thanksgiving” gene are likely currently in crisis mode, facing overcrowded malls, credit card meltdown, long lines, bad music, and the kind of time-is-running-out panic that drives us to spend hundreds of dollars on useless crap that nobody wants to find under their tree. But before the most wonderful time of the year turns you into a Scrooge, check out these tips for smarter, saner holiday shopping.
Holiday airport traffic at Santa Maria Airport was slowed on 11/22 when a small, twin-engine Beechcraft plane made a crash landing at the airport just before 10:30 a.m.
1)Because you love Oscar Wilde and/or Monty Python. Evan Smith’s comedy is full of droll reflections, absurd inferences, and hysterically proper Victoriana-even though it was only written a few years ago. Smith is a master at constructing convincing scenarios that take his characters-and the audience-all the way over the top.
The University Religious Conference of Santa Barbara is sponsoring a photo competition to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Camera-wielders 18 years and older are invited to snap a shot that answers the question, “What’s sacred?” Rules and entry forms are available online at urcsb.org/photocontest. Awards include cash, prizes, and a chance to take part in an exhibit at the University Religious Center in Isla Vista. The deadline for submissions is midnight on Saturday, December 15.
