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The Jack Rabbit Speaks Volume 14, Issue #8 December 15, 2009
« on: December 16, 2009, 08:31:39 AM »
Burning Man Update: The Jack Rabbit Speaks
Volume 14, Issue #8
December 15, 2009



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INTRODUCTION

LATEST NEWS:
+ BURNING MAN 2010 TICKET INFORMATION
+ JOB OPENING: BURNING MAN SEEKS ACCOUNTING MANAGER
+ DO WE HAVE YOUR 2009 LOST CAMERA (OR CAMERA CARD)? - LOOK HERE & 
RESPOND BY 01/13/10
+ NEW DATES FOR THEME CAMP REGISTRATION IN 2010, AND A NOTE ABOUT CAMP 
SIZE & INTERACTION
+ FEED THE ARTISTS PROGRAM 2009 RECAP
+ RENO-SPARKS RECYCLING PROJECT 2009 RECAP
+ RENO KIWANIS BIKE PROGRAM 2009 RECAP

PARTICIPATE:
+ BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS REPORTS: KENYA & SAMOA

EVENTS & HAPPENINGS:
+ FROSTBURN - PITTSBUGH, PA - FEBRUARY 12-15

PHOTOS & IMAGES:
+ BURNING MAN 2009 PHOTO GALLERY FROM SCOTT HESS

CONNECT WITH BURNING MAN:
+ Burning Man on your favorite social networks

ADMINISTERRATA:
+ Want to unsubscribe from the JRS? Srsly? OK, here's how: http://tinyurl.com/2rwqzx


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Happy holidays, everybody ... hope you're surviving the onslaught in 
good form! Oh and hey, one way we've found to bring a little of the 
ol' playa spirit to the season is to DIY (that's Do It Yourself, yo) 
our gifts. It seems to soften the rough edges a little, adding a 
personal touch of immediacy to the whole shebang, and it's oh so much 
more satisfying. Food for thought.

We have IMPORTANT news today for the matter at hand -- Burning Man 
might seem far off, but we have NEWS already - including the new 
EARLIER DEADLINE FOR CAMP PLACEMENT. Plus, this ish is chock full of 
recaps of various programs and projects from 2009, including the Reno-
Sparks Recycling Program, the Kiwanis Bike Program, and Feed the 
Artists.  Also, an opportunity to become part of the Burning Man Staff 
for you money-minded beancounter types (not it!).

By the way -- a few dozen of the core Burning Man staff wrapped up our 
annual Staff Retreat (the second four days' worth) recently, wherein 
we spent intensive hours visioning the long-term future of Burning 
Man, and how to get there.

At the Retreat, we had the opportunity to gather as a group to burn a 
tiny temple and say goodbye to Burning Man's long-time receptionist 
(and Burning Man's second-ever employee), Joy Orabella. Joy passed 
away on November 20th, surrounded by friends and family, after a 
courageous battle with cancer. Joy was the absolute spiritual heart of 
the Burning Man Project. She was everybody's friend, supporter, mother 
figure, and touchstone, and her giggle was a part of the music of our 
lives here at HQ for over 11 years. While we know she'll always be 
watching over us (of this there's no doubt), she is dearly missed, and 
we plan to make sure Joy remains a part of Burning Man -- in name and 
in deed.

However you swing your holiday season, our very best to you and yours.


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BURNING MAN 2010 TICKET INFORMATION

We'll keep this short and sweet.  Tickets for Burning Man 2010 go on 
sale on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010, at 10am PST.  All the info you 
need to know to prepare yourselves for that auspicious day of glory 
can be found on our ticketing page:

http://tickets.burningman.com

Now, every year there's a big crush of people hammering at the site to 
get the cheapest tickets possible (our systems will be ready for the 
onslaught), and there's a general gnashing of teeth about the whole 
thing. In light of that, we'll just offer the following gentle 
reminders (please indulge us):

a) If you don't end up getting one of the cheapest tickets, it's only 
a little bit more money we're talkin' about here, and (trust us) 
you'll completely forget about that extra cash when you're standing on 
the playa, basking in the mind-blowing wonder that is Black Rock 
City ... and

b) in the spirit of supporting our (economically diverse) community, 
we really do encourage you to purchase the highest priced ticket you 
can afford, as it leaves the cheapest tickets for the folks who need 
them most, while subsidizing the same.  It's all about the love, people.

So, take a moment to consider that ... breathe, and chill. And then go 
get your tickets!


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JOB OPENING: BURNING MAN SEEKS ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Black Rock City, LLC. Open Position: Accounting Manager

Black Rock City/Burning Man is currently in need of an experienced 
Accounting Manager responsible for the general accounting functions of 
the department.  Assist with the month, quarter, and year-end close 
preparation of financial statements. Manage/Supervise payroll process. 
Assists the Controller in maintaining all accounting systems. Prepares 
periodic financial reports. Supervises the staff accountant(s).

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
*Train Staff Accountants in all areas of their job.  Responsible for 
managing all Staff Accountants' work.
*Supervise AP process and check runs (back-up to Staff accountant)
*Supervise expense reports process (back-up to Staff accountant)
*Manage or supervise payroll processing / payroll accruals
*Manage Inventory transaction postings and reconciliations
*Manage revenue and deposit postings and reconciliations
*Manage PO system development
*Supervises HCSO reporting (back-up to Staff accountant)
*Supervise preparation of all city, county and state required 
statements and tax documents for both CA and NV.
*Assist in all aspects of the accounting departments affairs
*Assist in budgeting process
*Assist in month-end review and close
*Assist with worker comp audit
*Lead and manage 1099 printing and mailing process
*Assist in intradepartmental budgeting

DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU?
*Education equivalent to Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting, or 
the equivalent in related work experience.
*Demonstrates excellent knowledge of computer software applications, 
including Quickbooks, Microsoft Excel, and Word.
*Supervisory experience demonstrating the ability to plan and 
supervise the work of others
*Five or more years of Accounting experience demonstrating an in-depth 
knowledge of the month end close process, general ledgers accounts, 
payroll, budget development and preparation of financial statements.
*Excellent communication skills and the ability to write reports and 
business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information 
and respond to questions from owners, managers, employees, vendors and 
the general public.  This position requires the ability to respond 
politely to all individuals and work well as a team player.
*Must be a self-starter who can multi-task  in a small, busy office 
Monday through Friday
*Ability to set priorities and stay on track with deadlines is 
essential. Ability to stay focused on accuracy and timeliness.
*Ability to work with business mathematics and mathematical concepts 
such as probability and statistics. Ability to apply concepts such as 
fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
*The ability to work effectively within an organization that 
encourages creativity and radical self-expression along with communal 
effort
*Ability to live and work in the harsh physical environment of the 
Burning Man event location on the Black Rock desert of Nevada for 2-3 
weeks out of every year, mostly during August and September, as well 
as make possible periodic trips to Nevada for various meetings or 
other finance department needs.

This is a full-time, regular position eligible for benefits in our San 
Francisco office.  If you are interested and qualified, please send 
your resume to accounting_position@burningman.com and include 
“Accounting Manager Position” in the subject line.


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DO WE HAVE YOUR 2009 LOST CAMERA (OR CAMERA CARD)? - LOOK HERE & 
RESPOND BY 01/13/10

The fine volunteers at Playa Info take great care of all the found 
items, including cameras and memory cards from Burning Man and SF 
Decompression. A small sampling of images from each of these items 
from 2009 are posted at the link below, with accompanying lost item 
inventory numbers, as in "09-###-G".

Peruse the images. If not your personal images, maybe you'll spot 
those belonging to a friend? The people who camped next door? Stranger 
things have happened.

o       Did you lose a camera?
o       Did you lose just a camera card?
o       Maybe a whole bag or backpack with a camera inside?

see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/44352854@N03/

Twenty-four web photo pages of dusty, smiling Burners!

If you spot your images, write lostandfound@burningman.com and include:

o       The camera/card or bag inventory number
o       A description of the make and model of the lost camera/card, or bag.
o       A description of other (non-posted) images from the same source.

Hurry up: we end preceding-year found item return efforts when regular 
tickets go on sale mid-January for the current year. Yes, that means 
we're done with 2009 items on January 13th, 2010.

Here's to happy reunions!


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NEW DATES FOR THEME CAMP REGISTRATION IN 2010, AND A NOTE ABOUT CAMP 
SIZE & INTERACTION

2009 was a seminal year for Burning Man Placement. We had the 
challenge of more questionnaires filed than in 2008, but with less 
reserved camping space for theme camps. So we needed to apply our 
criteria more comprehensively, and in the end could not find space for 
over 130 camps. We did our very best, but had very little time or 
resources to examine appeals to our decisions.

We have debriefed on last year. We have reviewed the feedback from 
participants. Specifically we have heard the complaint that has been 
growing louder every year: announcing Placement on August 1st is a 
huge obstacle to travel planning for the east coast and international 
members of our community. To address this requires a new commitment 
from both from the Placement volunteers and YOU:

        o We are "churning cycles of invention and destruction" by asking 
Theme Camps to meet the same, APRIL 29TH PLACEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 
DEADLINE to which our infrastructure departments are held.

        o Here's the benefit: This will allow us to commit to announcing camp 
placement ONE MONTH EARLIER: BY EARLY JULY.

We would like to connect earlier still with those that are traveling 
far distances and/or have significant infrastructure planning needs. 
While the placement process HAS NOT become 'first come, first served', 
the earlier the questionnaire is in, the better the chances of making 
this happen.

Of course as always, we will remain ready and standing by to consult 
with you on the inevitable succeeding tweaks to the original plans 
submitted: some shifting of contents will always occur.

As project manager Sweetthang wrote back on July 15th of this year:

"...we seem to have more requests for larger camps, but the 
interactivity has not grown. Larger camps that appear to be blossoming 
bedroom communities that are simply adding space to accommodate more 
campers, but no [additional] interactivity have become very difficult 
for us to place."

On a purely practical basis, it is simpler to map more smaller camps 
in our city.

The Placement team of volunteers have exponentially increased their 
meeting schedule to facilitate a higher degree of collaboration with 
theme camps. Our ears are open at placement@burningman.com. We have 
evolved, and are ready to mid-wife the life you will bring to Black 
Rock City 2010.

- Placement Team


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FEED THE ARTISTS PROGRAM 2009 RECAP

OK, so have you heard about the Feed the Artists Program (FtA, if 
you're short on time)?  If not, here's a quick snapshot ...

A few years ago, Burners Colonel Angus and Chef Jean-Pierre got 
together and decided to show their gratitude and support for Burning 
Man artists by hosting setup week dinners for the hard-working artist 
crews.  Makes sense, right? These crews were working their tails off, 
sweating and bleeding in the hot sun, deep into the night, well into 
the wee hours of the morning, creating art for Black Rock City. What 
better way to show appreciation and support than to feed them healthy 
gourmet meals while they're pushing themselves to the edge of 
exhaustion?

They started with a kitchen out of Ashram Galactica, where they fed 
115 people over three nights.  Then, they spent the next year 
planning, organizing, and -- most importantly -- spreading the word to 
other camps. In 2008, they added six Theme Camps to help feed a total 
of 674 people.  By 2009, FtA had recruited 35 Theme Camps to join the 
effort, allowing this program to feed over 1000 artists!! That's 
right, 1000 meals were served.

See where this is going? To coin a phrase, it's Radical Collaboration. 
Folks in our community are giving the gifts they can share, supporting 
other folks who are giving the gifts *they* can share. And the cycle 
continues and grows ... and we all benefit. As Colonel Angus describes 
the FtA mission: "FtA is an ideavirus that spreads and infects its 
host community with a deeply felt sense of appreciation, community, 
and purpose."

So, with HUGE appreciation for their efforts, here are the Theme Camps 
who participated in FtA in 2009 by hosting artists for dinner(s):

Raygun Gothic Rocketship, Ashram Galactica, Camp of the Living Dead, 
Windbinge, Camp Condom, Purple Palace Camp, Happy Camp, Root Society, 
Tree Ring Circus, evoLLution, Midnight Poutine, Spin Art Camp, Camp 
Condom, Heebeegeebee Healers, Alternative Energy Zone, American Steel 
Camp, Peace Camp, Black Rock Diner, Midnight Poutine, Shadyvil, 
Twilight Spaghetti Theater, White Trash Superstars, Super 8 Sasquatch, 
Tast-E-Vin, Peace Camp, The Feed, Entheon Village


Colonel Angus also notes that "special mention should be made of a few 
camps. Sacred Spaces Village is an amazing story.  They were a small 
group of about 7 people during setup week that fed FAR more artists 
than any other theme camp (well over 150 people), including the 
feeding of the entire Temple crew (75+ people)!  The Lightning Temple 
crew hosted two separate dinners where they fed over 60 artists.  And 
finally, Ashram Galactica, where FtA was born, also stepped up to the 
plate and fed the entire Raygun Gothic Rocketship crew (50+ People)."

In future editions of the JRS, we'll give YOU ample opportunity to 
participate, and talk about ways in which this concept can be taken 
out into the real world.  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, if you want to 
learn more, check out the FtA website:

http://feedtheartists.net

Thank you, Feed the Artists, for all the work you've done, and for 
providing a wonderful model of gifting in a community!


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RENO-SPARKS RECYCLING PROJECT 2009 RECAP

The Reno-Sparks Recycling Project, as operated by Save Mart 
Supermarkets and Whole Foods Market, returned another very successful 
year in 2009, thanks primarily to the increased participation of you, 
Burning Man participants.

More of us are recycling! Participation in the program as a percentage 
of the Black Rock City population increased by about 12-13% over 2008. 
Thank you very much for your participation and care!

Most of the recyclables (glass, most plastics, and metals) that Whole 
Foods Market collected went to Waste Management, while cardboard 
remained in-house with its regular recycling.  All the metals 
collected by Save Mart went to Schnitzer Steel, plastics to Earth 
First Recycling, glass to Waste Management, and cardboard and plastic 
bags remained in-house with Save Mart's regular recycling. All 
bicycles collected by both chains went to the Kiwanis Bike Project in 
Reno, household batteries to Whole Foods and then on to Ecycle 
Environmental in California, plastic bags to Save Mart, and all 
garbage to Waste Management.  All food and water deposited by 
participants were donated to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

Save Mart raised $190 from the return on the metals it collected 
(metals are the only recyclable that currently has a realizable profit 
in the region).  Whole Foods Market was unable to cash in on any of 
its recyclables due to its year-round recycling contract with Waste 
Management; however, Whole Foods chose to donate the proceeds raised 
in the garbage disposal services they provided to participants, which 
amounted to over $600.  Both Whole Foods and Save Mart have chosen to 
match the proceeds raised -- Save Mart will donate $380, and Whole 
Foods will donate $1000.

In total, $1380 will be donated to Black Rock Solar for the second 
phase of its solar installation project at the Pyramid Lake Paiute 
Tribal Medical Clinic in Nixon, due to be completed by early 2010.

If you have any feedback, please email it to RenoRecycling@yahoo.com.

Below are the totals in recyclables.  Also provided in parentheses for 
comparison are some of the totals collected by Save Mart in 2008. 
Unless otherwise noted, the unit of measurement is a 4' x 4' x 3' bin:

Save Mart:

Plastics  --  144 bins (183)
Aluminum  --  15  (9)
Other Metals  --  8  (7)
Glass  --  19  (34)
Cardboard  --   63  (64)
Bicycles  --  122  (61)
Batteries  --  40+ lbs
Food  --  3 Barrels
Water  --  1074 gallons

Whole Foods:

Plastics -- 32 bins
Aluminum & Other Metals  --  6
Glass --  3
Bicycles  --  40
Batteries  -- 40+ lbs
Compost -- 150+ lbs
Food  --  1 barrel
Water  --  250+ gallons

Totals:

Plastics  --  176 bins
Aluminum & Other Metals  --  29
Glass  --  22
Cardboard  --  63+
Bicycles  -- 162
Batteries  --  80+ lbs
Compost  --  150+ lbs
Food  --  4 barrels
Water -- 1324+ gallons


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RENO KIWANIS BIKE PROGRAM 2009 RECAP

Ellen Jacobsen of the Reno Kiwanis Bike Program writes in to let us 
know how their program fared in 2009.  We were happy to have Ellen and 
her crew join us for a day on playa this year, where we got to know 
each other, and her crew enjoyed a tour of Black Rock City.  Great 
group of folks!  She writes:

"We sold 550+ bikes to people from 32 countries (maybe not living 
there now, but homelands) that they pinned on our map of the world 
including Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, British Virgin Isles, and Bahrain 
all new this year.  Bikes sold included Burning Man Bikes and bikes 
for college kids who came in to our shop for the extended hours  Net 
proceeds from pre-sales and on-site sales was approximately $20,000 
net which is 25% higher than last year and will allow us to do 
significant service within the northern Nevada area including 
bicycling safety and incentive programs, pedestrian safety programs 
for younger kids, support for our middle, high school and adult 
outreach programs, book programs, dolls for hospitals, etc. etc. 
Without support from the Burning Man community our programs would be 
much smaller and less complete .

Participating in the Burners without Borders fundraiser pushed our 
sales over the top.  It was a fun event, but it also helped us finish 
off our reservations about 3 weeks earlier than last year (and we 
reserved more bikes as well).  Plan on our participation again next 
year please.  It gets the Burning Man Community talking about us and 
that's huge. And we soooooo appreciate the support for us through the 
Jack Rabbit Speaks.  The free advertising is wonderful and much 
appreciated.

And we tallied over 300 hours of service by volunteers who helped with 
bikes during August and early September  It not only included the 
sales for your bunch, but also a veritable army of kids (high school 
and college age) who came in to learn more about bike repair and doing 
"earn a bike" to get a bike for transportation to and from school and 
work.

We got 254 bikes back to be recycled as of tonight and it included 
quite a few new ones that we didn't sell to them both at the shop and 
at the SaveMarts and at Whole Foods.

We collected over 250 bikes total as of this afternoon with 75 at 
Keystone, 30 from Lakeside and 24 from Whole Foods and over 100 at our 
shop. These were transported back to Reno by the Burners who support 
us and our recycling efforts.  We'll clean them up and either store 
them to use next year or fix them up for kids in the area to use right 
now.  Many of the rest of the bikes we had sold were stored by Burners 
who said they kept them because they liked them and wanted to use them 
again (e,g, we brought one back and kept one comments).

The Whole Foods trailer was full and this is outstanding for a first 
ever collection point -- thanks for making it happen. And they 
indicated they might be interested in a bike drive or PR event 
sometime later this year.

The word is out about SaveMart Keystone and we had superb support from 
them.  They not only sold bikes for us, but they also collected bikes, 
bike pumps, racks, etc. that we'll use this year.

This is also great for international awareness for Kiwanis and the 
service we do worldwide.  There were lots of folks who inquired about 
the organization and what we do worldwide which is great community 
relations..and we're looking forward to what it may nurture..

We're headed to the playa on Saturday to pick up kids bikes, and as 
many adult bikes too as we can handle (3 trucks, 3 trailers and 7 
people). I'll let you know how it works out....

Thanks for all you do to make this happen. This was by far our most 
successful event to-date."


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BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS REPORTS: KENYA & SAMOA

Motomoto Circus is Thriving in Kenya

Will Ruddick has been teaching street children in Mombasa, Kenya how 
to spin fire so that they might be empowered to raise themselves out 
of poverty and thrive. The fire troop known as Motomoto Circus is 
proud to announce that they have just performed at the Lamu National 
Cultural Festival where they were very well received. BWB was able to 
fund the performers' trip to the festival because of generous 
donations from our community, and BWB could use your continued support 
in helping to make this project a success. You can check out the whole 
story here at BWB's Blog:

http://blog.burnerswithoutborders.org/


Update on BWB Deployment to Samoa and Indonesia

Recently, several long-time BWB volunteers landed in American Samoa to 
assess a possible volunteer deployment there. Due to the many 
challenges dealing with transportation and creating a viable 
infrastructure, BWB will not be deploying at this time. Neesh 
continued on to Indonesia where he is working with the fine volunteers 
of Hands On Disaster Response who are responding to the needs from the 
earthquake that struck two months ago. If you are interested in 
volunteering in Indonesia, get more information at:

http://www.hodr.org


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FROSTBURN - PITTSBUGH, PA - FEBRUARY 12-15

When a group of Pittsburgh Burners thought to themselves: "What makes 
Burning Man special?" the answer was resounding: harsh conditions, 
amazing art, good people.  And what harsh conditions were available? 
Winter, of course...cold, snowy, Pittsburgh winter. And thus 
"Frostburn" was born.

Imagine the climatic opposite of Burning Man: not a Playa but a 
Tundra, where ice and snow join fire and steam as mediums...  Where 
sharing warmth is not just a figure of speech, but a necessity.  Where 
radical self-reliance and communal effort are critical for human 
survival...

Frostburn is now entering its third year and has thus far been a 
resounding success in bringing people together, showing off new art, 
and reminding us why we liked to play in the snow in the first place. 
We've had sweat lodges, viking ships, effigies not-so-vaguely 
resembling male genitalia, naked Mr. Rogers sing-alongs, and even full 
service sports bars serving pierogies.  Not to mention the normal snow-
ball battles,  polar bear plunges, and normal winter activities.  One 
of the most rewarding things, however, has been seeing people realize 
what they can do....huge contingents bringin' it from climates where 
the temperature never sees 50 (go Alchemy crew!), while others have 
come back just because they realized what they can do.  Plus it's made 
hot chocolate all the sweeter...

Frostburn has some amenities...limited electrical sites, RV access, a 
heated bathroom...but more and more, people have been creating warm 
spaces for people to gather and be together and share stories 
(umm...and party).  Won't you join us?

Frostburn takes place 50 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA over 
Presidents' day weekend: February 12-15th.  Tickets start at $35 and 
are on sale now at

http://www.frostburnpgh.com


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BURNING MAN 2009 PHOTO GALLERY FROM SCOTT HESS

Scott Hess offers up this amazing gallery of Burning Man 2009 
shots ... Scott's a part our Documentation Team who sure seems to know 
his way around a camera.  These shots exemplify why this Rabbit just 
leaves his camera at home.  Enjoy:

http://bit.ly/CALS2


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The Burning Man Regional Network - connect with Burners in your 
hometown:
http://regionals.burningman.com

Visit our own Lyceum and engage with published authors, bloggers and 
thinkers in and around the Burning Man community as they observe and 
comment on our culture and like-minded cultures around the world:
http://blog.burningman.com

The Official Burning Man Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/burningman

Official Burning Man Twitter Account - All Things Burning Man:
http://www.twitter.com/burningman

Black Rock City Twitter Account - All Things BRC:
http://www.twitter.com/blackrockcity

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