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December 2006

Ojai 2006 in Six Words

by Tyler Suchman December 19, 2006

The Huffington Post is having a little contest where readers can leave six-word New Year’s Resolutions – they borrowed the idea from magazine SMITH, which had a Six Word Memoir Contest. A few examples from HuffPo:
Act honorably or be held accountable.
I’m the Person of the Year.
We are all in this together
Seek…

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Frost Advisory in Ojai tonight, Freeze Watch Wed. AM

by Tyler Suchman December 18, 2006

The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for early Tuesday morning and a Freeze Watch for Wednesday early AM.
A Frost Advisory means that affected areas can expect at least two hours of subfreezing temperatures between 28 and 32 degrees…with possible damage to crops and tender vegetation. Measures should be…

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Lawsuit stirs up guacamole labeling controversy

by Raymond Powers December 18, 2006

In our beautiful land od Avocado orchards this is quite the dichotomy.
Lawsuit stirs up guacamole labeling controversy
By Jerry Hirsch
Times Staff Writer
Published November 30, 2006
Peanut butter is made from peanuts, tomato paste is made from tomatoes, and guacamole is made from avocados, right?
Wrong. The guacamole sold by Kraft Foods Inc., one…

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Update on ownership of solar REC’s

by Michael Lind December 18, 2006

On December 7, 2006, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a Proposed Decision regarding Distributed Generation Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in the California Solar Initiative (CSI) proceeding. President Peevey is the assigned Commissioner and Maryam Ebke is the Administrative Law Judge.
The proposal will be on the January 11th Commission meeting…

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Support The Ojai Poetry Festival

by Robert Peake December 18, 2006

Poetry Matters! In preparation for what promises to be an outstanding festival this coming May, The Ojai Poetry Festival just launched a newly redesigned website where you can learn more about the biennial event that brings famous poets such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Galway Kinnell, Robert Bly, Jane Hirshfield, and Gary Snyder to Ojai. The…

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Hanta Yo — Clear The Way!

by Millennium Twain December 16, 2006

“Listen to what I am about to sing.
Listen to my stamping.
I tear up the ground.
Listen to my groaning.

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Turning slime into gas

by Raymond Powers December 16, 2006

Turning slime into gas
By TOM FITZSIMONS | Saturday, 16 December 2006
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/3901432a30.html
That slime at the bottom of your local pond could be just the thing for your car – and the planet.
A world-first bio-diesel, derived from wild algae in sewage ponds, was launched in Wellington yesterday.
It could potentially burn 90 per…

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Got a Second Life?

by Tyler Suchman December 15, 2006

Perhaps you’ve read about Second Life in Wired or Forbes or the NY Times. It’s a 3D online world that has grown from 150,000 people at the start of the year to over 2 million as of today. If you’re online, send me (Greater Goode) an IM, or join Clan of…

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The Matilija Dam

by Mike Didj December 13, 2006

Attention Ojai: We will begin demolition of that damn Matilija Dam February 1st 2007. My budget does not have room for kickbacks, bribes, red taped BS or any other unnecessary expenses. It’s all about reducing overhead not increasing it, kind of a 180 from the norm.

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Thanks for making me a leader

by Mike Didj December 12, 2006

I want to thank Brandon from the bottom of my plastic heart for declaring me one of the leaders of Ojai. Initially, the undeserved honor shocked me: “Me, a leader… wha… huh?…” But now, 20 or 30 minutes of time passing, has allowed me to integrate this new data. So,…

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