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    Scientists: Dolphins killing porpoises off California coast  Nov 8, 2009
    Okeanis is collaborating with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the Marine Mammal Center, Long Marine Lab and the Moss Landing Marine Mammal Center to find out why the relatively docile dolphins are attacking. HonoluluAdvertiser. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Randy Quaid, wife post bond in hotel bill case  Nov 7, 2009
    "They have posted bond," Santa Barbara Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter tells PEOPLE. If they don't show up to court, "a bounty hunter will go and get them," Carter says ... The pair were arrested in Marfa, Texas, on Sept. 24 after allegedly running out on a bill at the exclusive San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif. (MSNBC -- News)

    Festival profiles a man who tweaked the system  Nov 7, 2009
    Ferry had never heard of Nordwall the first time he saw him at a 2005 group show of Indian artists at the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara. With his long gray braids and buckskin shirt, Nordwall stood out from the crowd. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Dolphins May Be Cause of Spike in Porpoise Deaths  Nov 7, 2009
    Biologists at the Moss Landing-based group are working with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Marine Mammal Center and other groups to find more evidence. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)

    San Diego family confirms loss of Fort Hood victim  Nov 7, 2009
    Erica is the daughter of Michael and Silvana Giovannetti and is a graduate of Central High School and University California, Santa Barbara with a degree in microbiology ... Justin is the son of Douglas Scarfeo and LuVerne Bobier of San Diego, He is a graduate of La Jolla Country Day High School and University California, Santa Barbara with a degree in mechanical engineering and is presently completing his MBA. He is employed by Synteract Inc. in San Diego where he is a manager of clinical... (Fresno Bee -- State)

    University researchers to study video games' affect on health  Nov 6, 2009
    "Digital games are interactive and experiential, and so they can engage people in powerful ways to enhance learning and [change health-related behavior], especially when they are designed on the basis of well-researched strategies," said Debra Lieberman, a communication researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research. Lieberman, a leading expert in the research and design of interactive media for learning and health behavior... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Cardinal Insider: Stanford's Weekly Sports Notebook  Nov 6, 2009
    In what is becoming a tradition in the program, the freshmen choreographed and performed a synchronized swimming routine at halftime of the men's water polo game Saturday against UC Santa Barbara. The general reaction: They weren't bad. (Gostanford.com)

    Rapid Supernova: New Class Of Exploding Star?  Nov 6, 2009
    Proposed by Lars Bildsten and colleagues -- Bildsten is a professor of physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara -- the theory involves AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) binary systems, which are composed of two white dwarfs, one of which is primarily made of helium that is being slowly pulled by gravity onto its companion. White dwarfs are the remnants of stars that burned their hydrogen down to carbon and oxygen or, in some particular cases, to helium. (Science Daily)

    Sneak Previews for 11/06  Nov 6, 2009
    Anne Van de Water of Santa Barbara, Ca. was the officiate at Kate and Jason's wedding. An evening reception for friends and family was held at the heinrich residence. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)

    Bulldogs Coast Past Fresno Pacific  Nov 5, 2009
    Fresno State begins regular season play on Nov. 13 when they play at Big West champion UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs then play at USC on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. The Dogs first home game is Nov. 22 against Saint Mary's at 2 p.m. ... "Tonight was good for us to get our kinks out. It gives us time to get ready for Santa Barbara." ... "We Are Your Team" - The Women's Basketball team will head to Southern California to take on UC Santa Barbara and USC on Friday, November 13, and... (Gobulldogs.com)

    No. 1 USC Squares Off With No. 4 UCLA In MPSF Bout  Nov 5, 2009
    LAST WEEK: USC served up some stingy defense once again last week, holding No. 9 UC Santa Barbara to just four goals as the Trojans pinned up a 6-4 win over the host Gauchos in an MPSF game ... USC first topped Bucknell 21-4, and then tallied four goals in USC's second game of the day -- a 17-3 win over UC Santa Barbara to move into Sunday's semifinals ... Kurzeka served up three multiple-goal games at the tournament, including two goals in the championship win over #7 UC Santa Barbara and two... (Usctrojans.com)

    No. 2 Cal Men's Water Polo Visits No. 9 UC Santa Barbara and No. 8 Long Beach State  Nov 5, 2009
    Head coach Kirk Everist and the Golden Bears travel to southern California for MPSF matches at UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State ... Nov. 7 at UC Santa Barbara, Campus Pool Santa Barbara, Calif ... Bear Bites: No. 2 Cal men's water polo (16-4, 3-1) travels to southern California this weekend for a pair of noon MPSF matches, visiting No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (10-10, 0-3) Saturday, Nov. 7 and No. 8 Long Beach State (8-9, 1-4) Sunday, Nov. 8. (Calbears.com)

    No. 13 UC Davis Takes On Stanford Wednesday  Nov 4, 2009
    Aggies head into final stretch before conference tournament (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Enters Home Stretch, Hosts No. 1 USC  Nov 4, 2009
    Sunday, November 15 - 12 p.m. - at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (10-10, 0-3 MPSF) at No. 4 UCLA (18-5, 4-2 MPSF) All-Time Series vs. UC Santa Barbara: UCLA leads, 88-16-1 This Season vs. UC Santa Barbara: First meeting ... After closing its season with home games against No. 1 USC and No. 9 UC Santa Barbara, UCLA will enter a two-week break before playing in the annual MPSF Tournament ... Rounding out the top 10 selections, respectively, are Loyola Marymount, UC Irvine,... (Uclabruins.com)

    On The Clock With Kristen Dealy  Nov 4, 2009
    Through 20 matches this season, the Santa Barbara Calif. native is averaging 3. (Und.com)

    Call for Artists : 2010 CALIFORNIA CLAY COMPETITION  Nov 4, 2009
    Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (27) Glendale (20) Laguna Beach (23) Long Beach (41) Los Angeles (507) Oakland (71) Pasadena (32) Sacramento (62) San Diego (172) San Francisco (307) San Jose (60) Santa Barbara (42) Santa Cruz (25) Santa Monica (37) Santa Rosa (25). - Susan Hobbs Gallery - Artery - Artist Cooperative of Davis - Brooklyn Museum of Art - Maddox Arts - Sunrise Gallery - SHINE - Agora Gallery - Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie - Pekin Fine Arts. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    CONFERENCE PREVIEWS  Nov 4, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara took a 22-10 overall record into the NCAA tournament, where it lost to No. 2 Stanford. UC Riverside was close behind at 19-12 and advanced to the WNIT, where it lost in the first round. (USA Today -- Sports)

    No. 3 Stanford Opens Three-Game Week Wednesday Against No. 16 UC Davis  Nov 4, 2009
    - vs. - No. 16 UC Santa Barbara (12-13) - 7 p.m. ... Last Time Out Stanford broke open a close battle against No. 9 UC Santa Barbara last Saturday at Avery Aquatic Center and went on to claim a 13-8 victory ... Stanford In The National Rankings Following a 13-8 win over No. 9 UC Santa Barbara last Saturday, Stanford remained at No. 3 in the Varsity Top 20 Poll for the fourth straight week. (Gostanford.com)

    2009 Salute To Small Business Winners  Nov 3, 2009
    For 2006, 2007, 2008 won The Preferred Tax Professional award from Santa Barbara Bank and Trust. And this year won the U.S. Commerce Best Tax Preparation Firm, The Salinas Californian Best Accounting and Tax Service. (KSBW 8, CA)

    Erdelyi And Sterling Named USC Credit Union...  Nov 3, 2009
    The redshirt junior driver Sterling scored a pair of goals to help USC come back from an early deficit at No. 9 UC Santa Barbara and secure a 6-4 win. UCSB scored first, but Sterling answered with back-to-back scores to put the No.1 ranked Trojans on top 2-1. (Usctrojans.com)

    Catching up with Malibu's new sheriff's liaison (2)  Nov 3, 2009
    "Patrick, 25, recently graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in classical history. He is currently attending graduate school with the hopes of one day working in Congress.Gabrielle, 17, is a junior at Moorpark High School and works as a camp councilor for young children during the summer.In addition to spending time with his family, Dickey enjoys maintaining peak physical fitness by lifting weights and practicing martial arts. "I'm a second-degree black belt,... (Malibu Times, CA)

    First-Place Aggies Head To Fullerton, Long Beach  Nov 3, 2009
    Varney earns Big West Conference Player of the Week honors. I think our serve-receive line was very strong, not only in having perfect passes but also in keeping the ball in tempo and rhythm. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    No. 2 Cal Men's Water Polo Wins at No. 16 UC Davis, 11-4  Nov 2, 2009
    Cal faces UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 7, before taking on Long Beach State, coached by former Bear All-American and Olympian , on Sunday, Nov. 8. No. 2 California (16-4) 3-3-2-3 -- 11 No. 16 UC Davis (12-13) 0-1-0-3 -- 4. (Calbears.com)

    M/W Indoor Track  Nov 2, 2009
    at Cal Poly Triangular (w/ UC Santa Barbara). San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    * Taiwan News Quick Take  Nov 2, 2009
    Yang, who is now the chancellor of the University of California at Santa Barbara, took over the position on Oct. 20, The institute said in a statement on Saturday. Yang has been a member of the AAUs executive committee since 2005. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Saturday's local high school and college results  Nov 1, 2009
    West Los Angeles 42, Santa Barbara 40. Volleyball. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    KAY BERTKEN AND YVONNE FREVE: Dropouts are entire community's problem  Nov 1, 2009
    For California, it adds up to an annual cost of $46 billion, according to a study from the University of California, Santa Barbara. With numbers like this, the dropout problem is everyone's problem. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Pac-10 Men's Basketball Composite Schedule  Oct 31, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara @ Arizona State. Tempe, Ariz. (Pac-10.org)

    Dark matter sleuths to design world's largest WIMP catcher  Oct 30, 2009
    Scientists from California Institute of Technology, University of California at Santa Barbara, and South Dakota School of Mines , are among the newcomers. The LZ team is a merger of the LUX collaboration and European researchers from the ZEPLIN-3 collaboration at Imperial College of London; Moscow Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics; University of Coimbra, Portugal; Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, a United Kingdom national laboratory; and University of Edinburg. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    No. 24 Aztec Men's Soccer Wraps Up Three-Game Road Trip at Michigan State Sunday in...  Oct 30, 2009
    It was his second multi-goal game of the season (he had two goals and an assist against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 25) and third of his career ... The scoreless streak started in the second half against UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 25 and ended on Oct. 4 at the Beavers ... Of SDSU's 13 opponents, four are former national champions (Michigan State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Wisconsin). (Goaztecs.com)

    Broncos To Face UC Santa Barbara At Home  Oct 30, 2009
    - The No. 13 Santa Clara men's water polo team will play No. 9 UC Santa Barbara this Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Sullivan Aquatics Center. The match is the second-to-last home game as the Broncos embark on a five-game road schedule over the next two weeks before returning home for a pre-WWPA tune-up against California on Nov. 15. (Santaclarabroncos.com)

    Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups  Oct 30, 2009
    Aware of scant supplies up front, Santa Barbara County clinics administered their 4,400 shots to pregnant women only. San Diego County is only immunizing those on the priority list, but is taking the word of residents. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    LA council chair resigns from prison board  Oct 30, 2009
    From 2001 to 2003, he was publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press, and from 1993 to 2001, he was publisher of The Signal in Santa Clarita. From 1987 to 1993, he was publisher of Los Angeles Independent Newspapers. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Stem cell agency awards $230 million in grants  Oct 30, 2009
    University of Southern California and UC Santa Barbara. -- $9 million to treat sickle cell disease by modifying patients' blood-forming stem cells so they produce normal red blood cells. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Randy Quaid and wife no-shows for court  Oct 30, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... The Quaids were due in court in Santa Barbara, Calif. (MSNBC -- News)

    No. 1 USC Holds Strong At UC Santa Barbara  Oct 30, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. - The No. 1 USC men's water polo team served up some stingy defense once again, holding No. 9 UC Santa Barbara to just four goals as the Trojans pinned up a 6-4 win over the host Gauchos in an MPSF game on Thursday ... UC Santa Barbara put the pressure on the top-ranked Trojans to open the game, as the Gauchos got on the board first to force USC to play catchup. (Usctrojans.com)

    3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland  Oct 30, 2009
    The storms had stalled over an area of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, a few hundred miles off the coast of Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara, said Bruce Rockwell, a specialist with the National Weather Service. "It's stationary off the coast and constantly pumps in moist water from the south," he said. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)

    No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Looks for Road Wins in MPSF Action  Oct 29, 2009
    7 at 7 p.m.) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov ... Rounding out the top 10 selections, respectively, are Loyola Marymount, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara and Concordia ... UCLA concludes its regular-season schedule with a home match against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. (Uclabruins.com)

    Terps Host Virginia Halloween Night  Oct 29, 2009
    PACKING THE STANDS Maryland is currently second in the nation in attendance this season, trailing only UC Santa Barbara ... UC Santa Barbara 4836 2. (Umterps.com)

    Yves Saint Laurent named world's richest dead celebrity  Oct 29, 2009
    Pop star Michael Jackson waves to supporters as he leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse after he was found not guilty in Santa Maria, California in this June 13, 2005 file photo. Michael Jackson was nominated on Oct. 13 for five prizes at the 2009 American Music Awards, including artist of the year. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Stretching: No sports panacea  Oct 29, 2009
    William Meller, an internist in Santa Barbara, Calif. goes a step further in Evolution R{-x. (USA Today -- News)

    No. 1 USC Goes Up Against The Gauchos  Oct 29, 2009
    The Trojans are off to UC Santa Barbara for a Thursday match this week ... The Trojans (18-1, 4-0 MPSF) head over to No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (9-8, 0-1) this week for a 4 p.m. game against the Gauchos on Thursday (Oct ... UC Santa Barbara is ranked No. 9 this week. (Usctrojans.com)

    Libero Lau gives Linfield a lift  Oct 29, 2009
    Nordyke notched 11 kills and 13 digs in Friday's five-set loss to UC Santa Barbara ... UCLA junior Brittany Beauchan (Punahou '07 of Honolulu) won the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events Saturday in a meet against Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    How Bioluminescence and Chemilumine...  Oct 28, 2009
    Haddock, S.H.D.; McDougall, C.M.; Case, J.F. "", University of California at Santa Barbara. The copyright of the article How Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence Work in is owned by. (Suite101.com)

    Vikings picked fourth in GNAC Coaches Poll, receive two first-place votes  Oct 28, 2009
    Gothenburg, Sweden) and Brittany Collins (5-11, Sr., Santa Barbara, CA - Alemany), guard Nikki Aden (5-8, Jr., Portland, OR - West Linn) and center Viki Wohlers (6-4, So. Wolfenb. (Wwuvikings.com)

    Alumni update  Oct 27, 2009
    Warmerdam, a senior defender, played 90 minutes in her last home game for the Aggies in a 4-1 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Friday ... On Sunday, she played 94 minutes as the Tigers tied UC Santa Barbara 0-0 in double overtime at home. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Suzanne Tucker's old love of antiques  Oct 26, 2009
    A native of Santa Barbara, Tucker grew up in a house that she describes in her book as "gracious and comfortable, with an elegant, collected sensibility." At the age of 12, she already exhibited an innate understanding of scale and proportion, selecting the perfect 12-arm crystal chandelier for the dining room. She began her college career studying art history at the University of Oregon and later earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from UCLA. She then worked in couture at I. Magnin in Beverly... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    No. 1 USC Defeats No. 6 LMU 11-4  Oct 25, 2009
    USC's next competition will be at UC Santa Barbara Thursday (Oct. 29) at 4 p.m. in another MPSF match up. (Usctrojans.com)

    Meter fuss leaves PG&E smarting  Oct 25, 2009
    7 million of the new electrical meters at homes in its service territory, which stretches from Santa Barbara to Shasta County. They replace the old-style mechanical meters monitored each month by meter readers. (Fresno Bee)

    Forum: 'America's Best Idea' meets one of worst  Oct 25, 2009
    Marijuana growers building a campfire set off the recent La Brea fire, which scorched 90,000 acres of California's Santa Barbara County. Businesses serving tourists warn visitors against armed drug gangs protecting their crops. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Tour of California missing out on a Valley ride  Oct 25, 2009
    "We're not going to address or handle this win any different than we do any other week' Enter the Warzone, back with a vengeance.-- The only negative to hosting an event like the Tour of California is when the race goes elsewhere the following year, it's easy for feelings to get hurt.So Visalia should be proud. And Clovis has good company in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, cities the tour has bypassed in recent years.Nothing against the stages they chose. But one between Clovis and Visalia up... (Fresno Bee)

    Wild money lead lengthens in MID race  Oct 24, 2009
    This included $1,000 from Thomas Harriman of Santa Barbara. Harriman has borrowed $4,450. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Palm Coast woman among pilots honored for service to country  Oct 24, 2009
    "In Santa Barbara, California, I ferried private planes from the factory to the dealer."I went to Saudi Arabia to take a job as a secretary. But after I took the test, I qualified as a payroll clerk. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)

    Malibu residents push for a safer highway (282)  Oct 23, 2009
    I use PCH to avoid traveling across the valley when ever I travel north bound to santa Barbara and beyond first because I appreciate the magnificent view of the ocean, second because it is a differnt ride altogether from the inland routes. I obey the speed limits, I know PCH is dangerous. (Malibu Times, CA)

    What Does the L.A. Times Do Right?  Oct 23, 2009
    Sue Laris wrote on Sep 4, 2009 2:16 PM:" Downtown News reader Richard N. Meyer has sent a great story about Daniel Ellsberg, among his very interesting historical take on the L.A. Times:What the Los Angeles Times Gets Right a remembrance In the interest of full disclosure, my forebears arrived in Los Angeles when neither the Mirror nor the Times existed. With the union of those two papers, many families like mine grew up here. What the Times has gotten right, almost despite itself, since... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Aztec Men's Soccer Begins Key Three-Game Road Trip Friday at No. 17 Stanford; Plays...  Oct 23, 2009
    The scoreless streak started in the second half against UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 25 and ended on Oct. 4 at the Beavers ... Of the team's 13 opponents, five are predicted to make the NCAA tournament according to Top Drawer Soccer, including California, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Stanford and San Diego * Of SDSU's 13 opponents, four are former national champions (Michigan State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Wisconsin) * Of the Aztecs 18 games, seven are against teams who made the NCAA tournament a... (Goaztecs.com)

    Artist Brad Nack Takes His Reindeer Paintings on Tour This 2009 Holiday Season  Oct 22, 2009
    Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. This year marks the 12th Annual Brad Nack 100% Reindeer Art Show and his first international Art Tour, with exhibits in 25 cities stretching from California to the U.K. Take a Reindeer Home For the Holidays. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    CAIN SCHULTE GALLERY - SF|BERLIN - upcoming Openings  Oct 22, 2009
    Originally from Oklahoma, Connie Connally lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA. She shows in Texas, California, and New York, and has won several awards nationwide. Artist reception: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00pmAt Sagan Piechota Architecture, 315 Linden street (@ Octavia). (AbsoluteArts.com)

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    Artist Brad Nack Takes His Reindeer Paintings on Tour This 2009 Holiday Season - Yahoo. Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Yellen: No Tightening in Next Several Months  Oct 22, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California -- The U.S. Federal Reserve has not decided on the sequence of measures it will use to pull back its extensive support for the U.S. economy when the time comes to do so, and that time is not close at hand, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. "We have used the language of an extended period," Yellen told reporters after a Fed conference. (Newsmax)

    UCLA Softball Announces 2010 Schedule  Oct 22, 2009
    The Bruins return to California and travel to UC Santa Barbara for a Feb. 17 doubleheader before opening their home schedule with the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (Feb. 19-21). (Uclabruins.com)

    Asia, the Financial Crisis, and Global Economic Governance, Speech by John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Conference, Santa Barbara, California  Oct 22, 2009
    Speech by John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Conference, Santa Barbara, California October 20, 2009. As Prepared for Delivery. (IMF News)

    Entertainer Spotlight on Marston (85)  Oct 22, 2009
    Majoring in both math and music at UC Santa Barbara, Marston dropped the math major and received a B.A. in Musical Performance. While attending college, he began playing with Little Emo, a group that would perform Brandenburg Concertos as wild theatrical antics would carry on around them. (Desert Entertainer, CA)

    Navy petty officer to face punishment in hazing  Oct 22, 2009
    Aaron Belkin, who studies the dont ask, dont tell policy as director of the Palm Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, said the Navy was sending an important message. I just think its really important that this shows the Navy is not going to tolerate anti-gay abuse and how the reaction is a professional one and it signals the new day thats coming on gays in the military, Belkin said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Current global recovery may stall: IMF  Oct 21, 2009
    "But even for the average Asian country, without fiscal adjustment, debt-to-GDP ratios are projected to remain above pre-crisis levels through 2014," he said at a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco conference in Santa Barbara, California. The debt-to-GDP ratio is a measure of a country's federal debt in relation to its gross domestic product, a basic measure of its economic performance. (India Times)

    Falcons Host New Mexico and UNLV This Weekend  Oct 21, 2009
    Jeremy Fishbein (UC Santa Barbara, 1989) UNM: 106-31-15, 8th Season Overall: 202-95-25, 17th Season. Mario Sanchez (Fresno State, 1999) UNLV: 22-38-7, 4th Season Overall: Same. (Airforcesports.com)

    Fed's Yellen: No Tightening in Next Several Months  Oct 21, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - The time for the U.S. Federal Reserve to start pulling back its extensive support for the economy is not close at hand and policymakers have time to decide what sequence of steps they will take, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. "We have used the language of an extended period," Yellen, a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, told reporters after a Fed conference. (ABC News -- Business)

    Sarah Mandala  Oct 21, 2009
    hit 15 kills with two assists, a block and a dig in home opener against UC Santa Barbara (9/5). recorded 13 kills on. (Usfdons.com)

    Lifting the Ban Would Do a Rank Disservice  Oct 21, 2009
    The Michael Palm Center, a think tank in California at UC Santa Barbara that gives academic cover to the campaign to bring open homosexuality to our nations armed forces, issued a 29-page in May. The short of it is that they want President Obama to issue an executive order to get around the law passed by Congress in 1993. (Townhall.com)

    Job market lands more grads back at home  Oct 21, 2009
    Isola, 23, earned a sociology degree in 2008 from UC Santa Barbara, part of one of the world's most prestigious university systems. Like most people with a fresh diploma, she saw it as a hall pass to a career in her field. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Gears Up to Play Four Matches  Oct 21, 2009
    Rounding out the top 10 selections, respectively, are Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and Concordia ... 7) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov. (Uclabruins.com)

    UC Davis at Northridge, Hosts No. 22 UC Irvine  Oct 21, 2009
    SCOUTING THE MATADORS: Cal State Northridge snapped a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 upset win over No. 3 UC Santa Barbara Saturday ... 3 UC Santa Barbara took a 3-0 win Thursday at Aggie Soccer Stadium after the game was pushed back a day to accomodate unplayable conditions due to heavy rains in Davis. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    Nanosystems institute at UCLA, Photron to collaborate on specialized instrumentation  Oct 20, 2009
    The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA is an integrated research center operating jointly at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara whose mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations for discoveries in nanosystems and nanotechnology; train the next generation of scientists, educators and technology leaders; and facilitate partnerships with industry, fueling economic development and the social well-being of California, the United States and the world. The CNSI was established in 2000 with $100... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Trial starts in slaying of East Palo Alto cop  Oct 20, 2009
    May, a native of San Luis Obispo, was a police officer for 14 years in Lompoc (Santa Barbara County) before joining the East Palo Alto force about 18 months before he was killed. Alvarez, a parolee with a prior felony conviction for gun possession, was arrested the day after the killing while hiding in the backseat of a friend's car. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Fed chief: Cut budget deficit  Oct 20, 2009
    The Fed chief's remarks to a Fed conference in Santa Barbara, Calif. came after the government said Friday that the U.S. budget deficit hit a $1. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Crisis Shows Need to Right Imbalances: Bernanke  Oct 19, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - The financial crisis has spotlighted the importance of dealing with global imbalances in trade and capital flows, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Sunday at a Fed conference on Asia. "The crisis has ... highlighted the need for many policy reforms that range from improving financial regulation to addressing global imbalances," he said in brief introductory remarks. (ABC News -- Business)

    3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland  Oct 19, 2009
    The storms had stalled over an area of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, a few hundred miles off the coast of Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara, said Bruce Rockwell, a specialist with the National Weather Service. "It's stationary off the coast and constantly pumps in moist water from the south," he said. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)

    Gauchos Drop Overtime Thriller to Seattle, 3-2  Oct 19, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara Official Athletics Site ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... UCSB Athletics has a new weekly radio show called which airs every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on AM 1490 KIST. The show is broadcast live from State and Grill, located on the corner of State Street and Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Deborah Maier Leads Cal Women to 13th at Pre-National Meet  Oct 18, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara 849; 33. Jacksonville 855; 34. (Calbears.com)

    On the move in 2007 (2)  Oct 18, 2009
    " (/News-Sentinel)Background: Perry received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Hayward, now CSU East Bay, in kinesiology. He taught physical education and coached basketball in Livermore for about five years before moving into the wine industry. He began his wine career in 1981 managing retail sales for Wente Vineyards. He has also served as executive director of the Santa Barbara Winegrowers Association, opened the Ridge Winery tasting room in Sonoma and managed the... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Blue - Green Rivalry - A Series for Sustainability  Oct 17, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara Official Athletics Site ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... - The athletics rivalry between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly has grown in recent years, and now the schools plan to put their competition to good use. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Elliott Homes founder dies at 96  Oct 17, 2009
    Harry Cecil Elliott II, founder of homebuilding company , has died at the age of 96 in Santa Barbara, Folsom-based. said Friday. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

    Real Estate Roundup  Oct 17, 2009
    The Santa Barbara-based company acquires property in Hillsboro and Vancouver ... Nevins Adams Lewbell Schell, a Santa Barbara, Calif. (Portland Business Journal, OR)

    Police: Credit card thefts at Lodi schools related to Galt cases  Oct 16, 2009
    "It seems purchases may have been made there and returned to the Roseville store. The stuff bought in Sacramento using the Galt woman's credit card was returned to a Nordstorm's in Walnut Creek for cash," Trevino said, adding that there may be further ties to Santa Barbara. "We believe these people are going up and down the state.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    The Right Time For Everything  Oct 16, 2009
    Born and raised in Santa Barbara, California by her Christian pastor parents, Perry released a self-titled gospel album in 2001 under the birth name. In 2007, after signing with the Capitol Music Group, she took her current stage name and released her first mainstream album, One Of The Boys. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

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