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	Poi (food) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poi is a Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian staple food made from the corm of the kalo plant (known widely as taro).
		Poi is produced by mashing the cooked corm (baked or steamed) to a highly viscous fluid.
		Poi should not be confused with Tahitian po'e, which is a sweet, pudding-like dish made with bananas, papaya, or mangoes cooked with manioc and coconut cream.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poi_(food) (556 words)

	Poi (juggling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poi is a form of juggling with balls on ropes, held in the hands and swung in various circular patterns, similar to club-twirling.
		Poi are considered a form of juggling, and poi dancers can often be found performing alongside jugglers, staff spinners and other similar performers.
		Sock poi are made from tubes of fabric (frequently socks), with a ball or weight on one end, and knots for counterweight and grip on the other end.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poi_(juggling) (2286 words)

	playpoi \| Ideas and inspiration, for the love of poi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Poi is a form of dance, where balls on the ends of ropes are swung through a variety of patterns.
		Poi was popularized throughout the world largely by fire spinning, spawned when the ancient art of poi met modern day dance parties.
		Poi appeals to those who are looking for an active and engaging physical activity that is more stimulating than tai-chi or yoga but less intense and competitive than martial arts or competitive sports.
	playpoi.com (1371 words)

	Paradise Cove Luau - Fun Facts - Poi
		Poi comes from taro, one of the world’s oldest cultivated crops, and was brought to Hawai‘i by its earliest voyaging settlers.
		Poi is made from the bulbous, potato-like underground corm of the taro plant that is cooked, mashed with water and allowed to ferment.
		Poi and taro are used in a variety of different ways including taro cakes, taro puffs, taro chips, kulolo (taro and coconut milk pudding) and poi bread and poi pancakes.
	www.paradisecovehawaii.com /FunFacts/poi.htm (359 words)

	Apache Jakarta POI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		POI, a sub-project of the Apache Jakarta Project, provides pure Java libraries for reading and writing files in Microsoft Office formats, such as Word and Excel.
		The name was originally an acronym for "Poor Obfuscation Implementation", referring humourously to the fact that the file formats seemed to be deliberately obfuscated, but poorly, since they were successfully reverse-engineered.
		Since all Microsoft Office files are OLE 2 files, this component is the basic building block of all the other POI elements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apache_Jakarta_POI (309 words)

	Poi: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bowl of poi was considered so important and sacred a part of daily Hawaiian life that whenever a bowl of poi was uncovered at the family dinner table, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Poi stored in the refrigerator should be squeezed out of the bag into a bowl, EHandler: no quick summary.
		This is fire dancing[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] when the poi are made of wicks and set on fire.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/poi.htm (1397 words)

	POI, DANCING and FLAGGING
		"Poi" is a native New Zealand word for a ball on a cord that is swung around the body.
		The Maori are natives of New Zealand that use Poi in a dance for the females and co-ordination training for the warriors Poi can be swung and bounced off the hands, arms and body.
		Poi is very similar to Flagging, the Art and practice of spinning silk flags around the body in hypnotic patterns to dance music.
	www.bustersworld.com /dancin.htm (481 words)

	Food Features: Poi: Wisdom of the Ancients Hawaii Healing Food Today
		Poi is the ceremony of life that brings people together and supports the relationship of family.
		They also replanted their wetland taro lo’i (irrigated terrace) to provide the most important food staple, poi, in what was, during that time, a mostly subsistence diet consisting of fish and seaweed from the ocean, garden vegetables and fruit from a family orchard fed by spring water, and poi made from taro.
		Poi was not only a cultural food prized by our family for its nutritional benefits, but it also served to bond families in a way that has been lost today.
	www.westonaprice.org /foodfeatures/poi.html (2460 words)

	HPC Foods, Ltd. - Taro & Poi Info
		Poi was made by mashing cooked, peeled taro corms with a stone pestle, or “poi pounder”.
		The terms “one finger, two fingers and three fingers poi” refer to the consistency; the thicker the poi, the fewer fingers needed to eat it.
		Poi was not only the staple carbohydrate in the diet of the early Hawaiians, but also served as an excellent source of vitamin B, calcium and phosphorous.
	www.hpcfoods.com /html/taro___poi_info.html (269 words)

	Clubthings: Zuni Poi Swings
		Poi was originally used many years ago by the indigenous Maori people of Polynesia to increase their flexibility, strength, and coordination.
		Poi swinging competitions are held throughout the world, and Poi has now found a new home in the nightclub as a visual art.
		Our Zuni Poi Swings are made of a durable ripstop nylon, and the elegant tails are designed to float nicely behind the weighted head of the Zuni- showing the orbits made by the poi and adding to the beauty of the activity.
	www.clubthings.com /product267.html (345 words)

	POI Loader
		The POI Loader allows for two categories which will provide both a visual and audible alert, when you are within a certain distance and/or speed.
		Speed POI's will allow you to set a location where there is a speed camera, school zone or where police often set up radar, and provide you a warning if you are exceeding the speed you have set in the POI.
		This is for POI's that you want to save in memory, such as restaurants, hotels, etc. You will get no alerts using a generic file name, but you can select a location from this file and be routed to it.
	www.gpsinformation.org /penrod/poiloader/poiloader.html (3059 words)

	Poi
		Poi, the staple of the traditional Hawaiian diet, is made from taro, an ancient root crop grown throughout the tropics for its edible corms and leaves.
		Poi was the staple carbohydrate in the diet of the early Hawaiians and also served as an excellent source of vitamin B, calcium, and phosphorous.
		Because of its small starch grains, poi is an easily digested carbohydrate - an excellent choice for infants, the elderly and those who must choose their diets carefully.
	www.hawaiiankinestuff.com /poi.html (294 words)

	The PURL-based Object Identifier (POI)
		The use of the POI is closely related to the use of the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) [2] and with the OAI identifier format (oai-identifiers) [3] used within that protocol.
		The primary intention of the POI is as a relatively persistent identifier for resources that are described by metadata 'items' in OAI-compliant repositories.
		However, POI assigners are strongly encouraged to configure the PURL system to resolve their POIs as described in the POI resolver guidelines.
	www.ukoln.ac.uk /distributed-systems/poi (600 words)

	Poi Toa - New Zealand in History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Māori had names for each Poi Toa exercise, these varied from tribe to tribe, and as we have seen with the development of "fire poi" worldwide, the names of such exercises is better understood from within a local context.
		The Poi Toa can only be caught on the rope (not the head or "ki" part) and if two players both catch the Poi Toa at the same time the player who caught it closest to the end of the rope wins.
		One player with the Poi Toa stands inside the five metre zone (see the "handling" section), of the end gym wall they are defending, and spins the Poi Toa – they then release it, throwing it, towards a team mate.
	history-nz.org /poi.html (2186 words)

	Fire By Riz - Poi - www.firewhip.com
		All fire poi wicks have a dual cable attachment system holding the wick together, each cable is rated at 440lbs.
		With numerous web sites offering information on fire poi, we understand it can be confusing for an individual trying to purchase their 1st set of fire poi.
		Without the long tails and weight difference of standard style poi to hamper you, these are excellent for fire practice or play.
	www.firewhip.com /poi.html (861 words)

	What Is Poi Anyway?
		Poi is made from the popular taro plant: the 14th most cultivated crop on earth.
		Known in scientific circles as Colocasia esculenta, taro is cultivated both in the dry uplands and in marshy land irrigated by streams.
		Poi is also a common term for a variety of other things, including fire poi for dancing, Jakarta POI for Apache, and P.O.I.
	www.poico.com /artman/publish/article_16.php (653 words)

	Home of POI and Fire twirling.
		Home of Poi aims to be your poi, staff and fire spinning resource on the internet and supplier of the highest quality spinning equipment.
		'Poi' are a traditional Maori dance prop from New Zealand and has given rise to a contemporary style of spinning popular all over the world.
		Poi and Staff spinners and fire jugglers are now common across the globe with more people starting everyday and the art being advanced quicker than ever before.
	www.homeofpoi.com (196 words)

	Beginning poi lessons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sometime in the 1970's a group of travelers discovered poi and began spreading it throughout the world, although it isn't known by whom or where the first fire poi were developed.
		Many of the people I first learned to spin poi from had either learned directly from this original group or were part of it, and my primary teacher and insperation learned from the Maori and had been spinning for nearly two decades.
		The word Poi is now used to describe a variety of toys that consist primarily of two balls attached to strings or chains.
	www.fireshaman.com /lessons.html (641 words)

	Garmin: POI Loader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		POI Loader is free software for your PC that lets you upload customized POIs to your compatible Garmin unit.
		POIs include restaurants, hotels, post offices, emergency services, entertainment, plus much more, and are represented by small icons on the maps displayed on your unit.
		With POI Loader, you can configure your unit to alert you when you are within a certain distance of a point or if you are driving over a certain speed near a point — perfect to warn you about upcoming school zones, red lights, and speed cameras.
	www.garmin.com /products/poiloader (503 words)

	Matt Carmichael's Poi Dog Pondering Photos
		Poi joined with the Chicago Sinfonietta for a special performance.
		On Voting Day, 2004 Poi Dog Pondering joined with other local artists in a performance at the Park West that was free to all who voted in this critical election.
		In June, 2004 Poi was invited to open for David Byrne for two nights at Navy Pier.
	www.rocknroll.net /poi (468 words)

	The History of Firedancing (New Zealand Maori, Samoan Fire Knife, Hawaiian, Thailand)
		Maori poi balls are percussive and dance instruments that are used in a variety of ways, including storytelling and exercise.
		(Poi Spinning by Michal Kahn is a much better book for learning the moves.) Dances of Life will be broadcast on PBS and looks like a promising film about these traditions.
		Maori poi dancing is not traditionally done with fire, but it is the closest relative to fire poi.
	www.luxotica.com /education/history.cfm (527 words)

	Poi to the World at Christmas with Hawaiian Poi Clothing and Gifts
		Their goal was to make poi "cool" again, and introduce its subtle taste and hypoallergenic benefits to new consumers.
		Poi has the unique advantage of having a creamy "mouth feel" – but without any fat.
		Poi cartoons are also featured on the new line of poi clothing.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/11/emw180373.htm (669 words)

	Poi — plone.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Poi is not and will not be a track-anything-and-everything tracker, a help desk product or anything else.
		Additionally, when an issue is marked as "resolved" by a tracker manager, the submitter will receive an email asking him or her to mark the issue as confirmed closed.
		Poi is maintained using ArchGenXML (current svn or at least version 1.4), with a Poseidon model found in the model/ directory.
	plone.org /products/poi (713 words)

	Luau King - Fresh Poi (Shipped frozen)
		Poi is a Hawaiian delicacy made from taro (kalo).
		Poi has a paste-like consistency and is often used as a side dish with other Hawaiian entrees.
		Poi can be served in individual bowls or one community bowl.
	www.luauking.com /poi.html (371 words)

	Prezzybox.com: Classic Cobra Poi Poi Â£12.95
		And that is what a poi poi is. Two, one meter tails with weighted balls attached to cords that will create a wonderful, fun and original way to dance and perform.
		Spinning Poi has many real benefits which are inherent to their use.
		Poi Poi Classic Cobras are available in array of eye catching fluorescent colours which include yellow/fl, yellow/orange, blue/pink, blue/green, green/orange.
	www.prezzybox.com /products/index.aspx?pid=3444&TID=901 (202 words)

	Jakarta POI - Java API To Access Microsoft Format Files
		The POI project consists of APIs for manipulating various file formats based upon Microsoft's OLE 2 Compound Document format using pure Java.
		POI is your Java Excel solution as well as your Java Word solution.
		The following are components of the entire POI project and a brief summary of their purpose.
	jakarta.apache.org /poi (659 words)

	Hawaiian Food
		Poi, a glutinous purple paste made from pounded taro root (one of the most nutritious carbohydrates known) is the staple starch food of the Hawaiians.
		Poi had great significance in the Hawaiian culture, as it represents Haloa, the ancestor of chiefs and kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiians).
		It was unforgivable to have a quarrel, argue or haggle when poi was on the table.
	www.alternative-hawaii.com /hacul/food.htm (907 words)

	ONJava.com -- Opening Microsoft File Formats to Java
		POI (Poor Obfuscation Implementation, the name that seemed to describe the format best) is a high-quality application that can read and write Excel and other MS-format files right from inside of your Java application.
		POI consists of various parts that fit together to deliver the data in a MS file format to the Java application.
		Write the authors of this article and of the POI library and explain to them how misguided they are.
	www.onjava.com /pub/a/onjava/2003/01/22/poi.html (3308 words)

	CNN.com - Traditional Hawaiian staple of poi in short supply - May. 16, 2003
		Poi, the starchy Hawaiian food staple made of taro root, is in short supply these days.
		Overall, 5.7 million pounds of taro was milled for poi last year, a drop of 6 percent over the previous year, according to the Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service.
		Poi millings had been on the increase -- an average of 2 percent annually -- for the last decade.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/West/05/16/poi.shortage.ap (364 words)

	SuperLink Software - Custom enhancements and Commercial Implementation for Jakarta POI
		SuperLink founded the POI project at Apache in order to support its financial reporting clients.
		POI™ is a pure-Java API for reading and writing Microsoft Excel 97+ files (XLS).
		Technically speaking POI is a Java port of the Microsoft OLE 2 Compound Document Format as well as a collection of ports for working with file formats based on the OLE 2 Compound Document Format.
	www.superlinksoftware.com /services/poi (223 words)

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