Archive for April, 2008

SPOTLIGHT: Todd Lucal

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Polish Interview Questions Part 2

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The second half of me answering the interview questions sent by the Polish poi spinners.

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Turning with the 3-Beat Weaves

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This one is for those newer to poi: A poi lesson on turning with the 3-beat weaves. Worth watching even if you can do the move, as it will help you teach it to others. Enjoy! :)

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Looking for hot San Francisco kitchens

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The Virtue of Justice and Its Limitations

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The Greek philosopher Diogenes commented that there are three things which are most difficult to do. The first is to keep a secret. The second is to find a useful way to spend one’s leisure, and the third is to accept an injustice.

-The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law.

Meteor 101

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Our first non-poi tutorial! Meteor is like combining poi and staff spinning, and it's fun! This video shows you how to get started. Filmed in Switzerland.

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2008 Regional Leadership Summit

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Back in February we hosted a not-so-little event at Burning Man HQ in San Francisco called the Regional Leadership Summit.

2008 is the second year we have hosted the Summit, geared towards Regional Contacts and other community leaders. It provides an opportunity for Regional Contacts from around the world to get together face to face to share ideas, attend work shops and trainings, ask questions and spend some quality time in person with their fellow cohorts and colleagues from around the globe.

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Les Burners en Francais

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Bonjour mes amis!

It’s been quite some time since we’ve had an update from Regional Land and I’m here to do just that. This chapter in the adventure takes us through Europe searching out the Euro Burners and finding new Regional Contacts to put our growing Regional Network on the map in several new countries. First stop - Paris, France. Here I caught up with the Paris Regional Contacts Eddy, Marc and Philippe.

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