<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/local-experts-discuss-world-flat.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>02/02/2007</pubDate><title>Local Experts Discuss 'The World is Flat'</title><excerpt>Four Santa Barbara college professors will participate in a panel discussion on Thomas Friedman’s book, “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century,” as part of Westmont Downtown: Conversations About Things that Matter. The event is free and open to the public, Thursday, Feb. 15, at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St., at 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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