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Nobody has a better perspective on the business of social media than Michael Lazerow.
Back in 2007 the former journalist started Buddy Media, a company that helps brands advertise on Facebook, Twitter, and wherever else people are having conversations online.
Today, Buddy Media is up to 200 employees and 600 brands. For the 2011 Digital 100 list, we estimated that Buddy Media is on pace to double its revenues this year, reaching an estimated $20 million. An August funding round valued the company at about $500 million.
Last week, we got on the phone with Lazerow and picked his brain for a state of the industry. He told us that nobody uses Google+, Facebook is in a league of it's own, Twitter is experimenting, and Tumblr "is the next great Internet business."
If you spend or receive digital advertising dollars – or someday plan to – you better read on:
Business Insider: How big is the company at this point?
Michael Lazerow: Way over 200, maybe 210. We're hiring people every week. We've grown the client base over 600 brands, and agencies.
BI: Huge. How'd that happen?
ML: We realised two years ago we are a software as a service company. We switched successfully to monthly or annual licensing model. People know social media is big, but they don't necessarily know what to do with it.
On the product side, we took a leadership position in Facebook, and as Facebook grew, we grew along with it. Now we're very active on Twitter, e-mail, and websites. We've gone very deep on analytics, as people try to figure out what it means for their business. We have great brand relationships, and relationships with agencies.
BI: Do you see Facebook's growth continuing at a steady rate?
ML: I think they'll grow as fast as they want to grow on the advertising side. They haven't launched a ton of products, but what they have launched has been incredibly successful. They've been really careful not to launch stuff that gets in the way of user experience. What they launch is going to be massive, and if it's not, they'll either kill it or re-launch it. It needs to be worth billions in revenue.
BI: Does Facebook have enough people on the ad side?
ML: I've seen them go from 200 employees to 3,000 and grow the ad sales and strategic account group, from 0 to at least over 100, globally. When you have a company that everyone in the world wants to talk to, it's hard to staff that. It takes time to hire, and that's what they've done for the last two years. The benefits from that investment will come in the next 5 years.
BI: Facebook is eating Yahoo's lunch, taking away brand advertising market share. Why is that happening?
ML: When you add a social context to advertising, it becomes much more memorable. When I see 5 of my friends are doing something, it sticks more than a banner ad. We've had 10x response rates when you can get more than 5 friends in an ad.
BI: You've mentioned the Buddy Media platform has expanded onto Twitter. How does Twitter work for brands?
ML: The ad products are much more experimental for our clients on Twitter. There's a belief that if you can buy positive word of mouth through Twitter, that's valuable. Our data shows that it's really promising. We can now show our clients how their customers are sharing content on different social media platforms. Twitter is third in revenue per share, behind Facebook and e-mail advertising.
BI: Do you think that Twitter's current ad products are products that will get the company to billion dollar plus revenues?
ML: They need to figure out how to get the right ad to the right person. They won't be global ads, it will be pocketed audiences, based on words. How they tweak those algorithm will determine whether this is a $100 million a year business, or a $10 billion a year business.
If I see an ad about something I'm interested in, and I engage with it, that's a very valuable business. If the ad is so far out of left field, that it seems like an ad, then the ad product is going to fail. That's the only thing they need to figure out: how do we make advertising seem like content and be as valuable as content. If there's content telling me how to get backstage at the Phish concert, I'm clicking on that.How would you evolve these products?
BI: What do you make of Tumblr's suddenly huge popularity?
ML: Tumblr is a massive business. They're the ultimate story in scaling without a lot of money or people. They've built the #2 social media site behind Facebook, according to Neilsen.
Tens of millions of people are running their online identity through Tumblr.
If you look at where young people, and young women are, Tumblr dominates. Pretty much every high school kid is decorating their Tumblr.
Monetization follows engagement, so I assume they'll do well. We have a lot of clients who invest heavily in their Tumblr site. It's an easy way to get the message out there.
It's still early. Tumblr really blew up late last year. It's giving Twitter a run for it's money. With 600 million minutes per month spent on the site, this is the next great Internet business waiting to happen, I think.
BI: It feels like they can watch Facebook, and do what works. Does that sound accurate?
ML:They're both following and leading. The Facebook timeline product, letting you highlight things on your timeline, and add apps, is a nod to Tumblr. That's what Tumblr is. The whole idea of Tumblr is really a digital scrapbook for people, and so people have reacted to that.
BI: Do you think Tumblr can reach the type of scale Facebook has reached?
ML: No. They're playing in a different league. It's like pre-school football versus the NFL. They're executing at such a different level of innovation.
BI: What about Google+?
ML: It's early. I don't know anyone who uses it regularly, and since I'm in a hyper connected social media world, that doesn't lead me to have very positive feelings about their long term viability. The more competition the better though. For Buddy Media, the business, I love that Google is investing in this.
If they can stay around for long enough, maybe it works, but it's very hard to replicate the social graph of Facebook, or the interest graph of Twitter, or the expression graph of Tumblr. It's much easier to copy design elements.
But it's early.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The United State Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the State of Florida in Florida v. Clayton Harris, deciding that police dog Aldo's sniff constituted probable cause for Liberty County K-9 Officer William Wheetley to search Clayton's Harris's vehicle for illegal drugs. The Court's decision is important to law enforcement officers throughout the nation because it clarifies the legal standards governing their reliance on drug detection dogs, a common law enforcement practice.
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Florida Supreme Court's judgment and declared, "Because training records established Aldo's reliability in detecting drugs and Harris failed to undermine that showing, we agree with the trial court that Wheetley had probable cause to search Harris's truck."
"This victory is paramount to preserving our law enforcement officers' ability to use police dog alerts to locate illegal drugs and arrest those who possess them," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi. "The Supreme Court correctly held that a police dog's reliability is determined through a common-sense evaluation of the relevant circumstances, rather than through a rigid set of judge-created requirements."


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Transfer news: Manchester City defender Maicon completes Roma move
Manchester City defender Maicon has joined Roma on a permanent deal for a fee in the region of £3m.
Last Updated: 18/07/13 11:56am
The Brazil full-back moved to the Etihad Stadium from Inter Milan last summer after making just 11 appearances under former City boss Roberto Mancini.
The 31-year-old was subsequently told by new manager Manuel Pellegrini he had no future at the club and he was left out of the club's pre-season tour to South Africa.
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I love this photo I took of my youngest two kiddos. My baby girl adores her big brother! I created this using bits and pieces from current and past Scraps of Elegance kits. I added in a few Dusty Attic chippies as well. As always I am selling Dusty Attic chippies in my Etsy shop.
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Extra fees worked so well for airlines that now hotels are starting to do it.
Nancy Trejos at USA Today reported on just how well airlines have done adding fees to just about everything: "Airlines throughout the world reported making $22.6 billion in fees for add-ons such as extra services and frequent-flier programs in 2011, a $20 billion jump since 2007, according to a review by IdeaWorks Company, a consulting firm that specializes in so-called ancillary revenue, and Amadeus, which processes transactions for the travel industry. For some airlines, such as Spirit, that makes up more than 30 percent of their total revenue. U.S. airlines in the first half of this year collected $1.7 billion in baggage fees alone, according to the Transportation Department. Delta led the pack with $430 million. United followed with $351 million."
So in a down economy, hotels could smell the blood in the water.
Fodor's listed several extra fees to avoid:
- Towels at the pool
- Business center, fitness room "Resort fee"
- Safe
- Housekeeping, bellman gratuity fees
- Water and newspapers
- Early check in or out/extended cancellation
- Shuttle service
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- Bartenders gratuity fees
- Room block fees
How are hotels doing with fees like this?
Hugo Martin with the Los Angeles Times looked at the numbers: "The nation's hotel industry is expected to collect $1.95 billion this year from such things as Internet fees, telephone surcharges, business center fees and resort fees, according to a study by New York University professor Bjorn Hanson. That revenue represents a 5 percent increase from last year, when hotels amassed $1.85 billion, said Hanson, a hospitality expert who attributed the 2012 rise to improved hotel occupancy rates and higher charges for many of the same services."
Clem Bason, a Fox News contributor from Hotwire.com, says: "Most of these charges are for added services that patrons aren't required to use, such as parking, WiFi, gyms, etc. You can avoid the cost by not using the services. Some visitors, however, expect these services to be complimentary, and finding out otherwise when they're already on vacation can cause sticker shock."
Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott talked about some of these fees on his blog and how to kill them. "If you find yourself staring down one of these surcharges at check-out, you should protest — first to the front-desk employee, then to a manager, and finally to your credit-card company," he says. "Common sense is your most effective weapon against these unreasonable fees. Not only are they often improperly disclosed, but they also fly in the face of reason. The cost of your room should include housekeeping. Use of a concierge or bellhop should be optional, not mandatory. Explain to a manager that if they ever want your business again, the fees must be removed. Immediately."
Elliott says many fees are kept hidden because the hotel hopes you won't notice. "Given the surprise nature of these bizarre charges, negotiating them off your bill shouldn't be too difficult," he says. "A property charging mandatory resort fees, valet fees, safe fees or energy fees doesn't just hate its customers — it probably also has a death wish."
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University College Dublin has a thriving graduate community of some 6,800 students who work and learn on two world-class campuses, and in numerous associated research and teaching institutions. Through our seven Colleges, UCD offers Ireland's most diverse range of graduate opportunities. Programmes are led by academic experts and offer students unparalleled choice at all levels. UCD offers Doctoral Programmes, taught and research masters, graduate diploma and certificate programmes and higher diplomas in more than 290 areas of study. Our taught programmes are modularised to facilitate access, continuing professional development and life-long learning.
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YORK City are hoping summer signing Dave Winfield can feature during this week's Scotland tour despite missing Saturday's pre-season curtain-raiser against Sheffield Wednesday.
Winfield sat out the 2-0 home defeat against the Owls, who wrapped up victory in the first half courtesy of a Keith Lowe own goal and Scotland international Chris Maguire's speculative 30-yard strike.
The former Shrewsbury centre-back was left out as a precautionary measure due to a hamstring twinge, meaning fellow defenders Lowe and John McCombe completed the full 90 minutes with Dan Parslow also still on his way back from cruciate ligament damage.
Winfield's absence left City with just 16 fit senior professionals, including goalkeepers Jason Mooney and Michael Ingham, against the Championship visitors, but Worthington will not rush him back for tomorrow night's friendly at Raith Rovers if he has not recovered fully.
"He just felt a bit of tightness in his hamstring on Thursday and, at this stage of the year, you don't want to take any risks and push people through games unnecessarily," Worthington explained.
The City boss went on to admit that his side's sweltering start to pre-season was great for fitness levels, saying: "That was our first 11 v 11 game and there has been a lot of hard work done over the last two weeks.
"It was very hot and we were playing against a Sheffield Wednesday team who showed their Championship class at times, so it was a very good workout and great for fitness. We are getting up to speed and there were many good things we can identify to work on to make sure we are ready for Tranmere on August 9."
Worthington pointed out there were lessons to be learned, though, from the manner in which City conceded both goals – the first from a Maguire free-kick and the second from his long-range pot-shot.
The Minstermen chief added: "We haven't done a lot offensively or defensively on set-pieces and we will build on that in pre-season but the first goal proved that, if you get the ball into the box with pace, it can come off anybody and I think it ended up hitting Keith. The second goal showed that if you don't press the ball quickly in any league then somebody can do what their lad did."
Youth-team trio Callum Rzonca, Adam Morley and Ben Hirst, meanwhile, were all given second-half run-outs as substitutes by Worthington.
Rzonca was the only City player to trouble the visitors' goal in the second half and Worthington feels the experience represented great exposure for all three teenagers in front of a 3,312 crowd, boosted by a 1,993 visiting contingent.
"It is good for the young lads to get a feel of things," the City boss reasoned. "They were playing against a Championship side and that's nice for their families to see too.
"Young Callum made a great run through the right and got a good shot off and that's what you are looking for because you want to see how young players deal with these situations. I enjoy bringing young players into the team because this is a tough game to be in and, by giving them opportunities, you learn whether they can do it or not."
Despite their involvement at the weekend, City are not expected to take any of the club's scholars to Scotland with Worthington saying: "It means everybody will be getting plenty of game time."
Midfielder Tom Platt is also being challenged to prove his versatility, having started in a central position against Wednesday before moving out on to the right flank in the second half.
Worthington has also played the ex-youth team skipper at full-back in the past and explained: "When he's on his game, he is capable of playing in a number of positions. At the minute, he's getting frustrated with himself and he's got to steer away from that because you have to stay positive in this game."
On his old club's contribution to Saturday's match on and off the pitch, Worthington added: "The turnout from Sheffield was fantastic for a pre-season friendly.
"It is pretty much like us when we go away – they turn out in force. I would also like to thank Stuart Gray for bringing his team here."
Stirling University is now the destination for Worthington and his squad for a training camp that will be supplemented by a game at Scottish Cup winners St Johnstone on Saturday following tomorrow's contest in Raith.
On his objectives for the trek north of the border, the City manager said: "We will be working hard but enjoying it at the same time. We will be looking at getting our shape right, passing well and working the ball forward to get through on the opposition's goal.
"It will be wonderful to lock everybody away for a week of working, eating and living together. People really get to know each other that way and what to expect from each other."


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I spotted him through the crowd on a busy Thursday evening at Finn McCool's Irish Pub in Santa Monica. He was tall and good-looking. Even better, he was accompanied by two friends, the perfect counterpoint for my own trio, which included my cousin and high school friend, all of us eager to socialize.
I ordered a beer from the bartender to be sent his way, a move I had executed exactly once before, and only with some serious encouragement from a much bolder wing woman.
Soon the six of us had bellied up to the bar, engaged in introductory conversation. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the man who had caught my attention, Josh, and I had a bit of shared family history.
He explained that he owned a produce distribution company, and he had just returned from the Central Valley, where he conducted a warehouse inspection. Not an obviously sexy story, but my grandfather and uncles are produce men, and I figured that anyone who can talk fruits and veggies is nothing if not grounded.
A half hour later, the pub had grown crowded, and my new acquaintance and I had to holler at one another to be heard. I suggested we step outside. He agreed.
In my mind we would take a seat on a bench under a tree, carry on our conversation and enjoy a beautiful spring evening while waiting for our respective companions to wrap up inside.
"Should we get a cab?" Josh asked, just steps outside the door.
I shouldn't have been surprised — at 28, I've done plenty of dating and bar hopping in my native Los Angeles and elsewhere. But I was.
How was it possible for two individuals of the same generation, raised in the same geographic location, with similar levels of education and parallel family backgrounds to so dramatically misinterpret one another's flirtations?
I wanted Josh to ask me for my phone number and take me out to dinner. Josh wanted to take me back to his friend's apartment and hook up.
It is a dating climate impossible to explain to my parents, who celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last month, or to my three older brothers who have 25 years of marriage and seven children among them. It is tricky to discuss even with my 18-year-old sister, who has plenty of her own dating tribulations ahead of her.
There is a part of me that admires the most sexually liberated of my peers. I've considered whether I shouldn't add a few nameless notches to my bedpost if only for the adventure of it. And really, no one has ever died regretting a life of too much love making, have they?
Still, be it the eight years of Catholic education, anxiety about unwanted pregnancy and disease or the sheer terror of being seen naked by a stranger, I've never really been able to see it through.
And so, with an impenetrable wall of disillusionment between us, Josh and I stepped into a now very long line to reenter the pub with the intent of rejoining our friends and, in my case, to get my hands on a stiff drink.
Self-help book titles began flowing through my brain: "How to Flirt Just Enough to Get a Date but Not Enough to Imply You Will Hook Up" and "I Like You, but No I Won't Star in Your Home Video Before Meeting Your Mother." I figured I might have a bestseller on my hands.
I don't fault him. Women are a finicky bunch. Some of us are offended if men don't hit on us; others are offended if they do. I suspected Josh had heard the word "yes" plenty of times in the past, and he had no reason to know I would be any different. I simmered in self-induced mortification, kicking myself for my own naivete.
We did exchange phone numbers, and later a few half-hearted text messages. At one point he invited me to visit him in San Diego. He said we could spend the day at the beach. A nice offer, I suppose. If only it didn't require translation.
Megan O'Neil is a Los Angeles-based journalist and graduate student at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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The apocalyptical road sign hacking continues after zombies attacked Austin a few days ago. Now, fossil raptors have been revived in Indiana and they are attacking motorists. At least, that's what some of them think.
One of the drivers interviewed by The Indy Channel in Hamilton County said: "it's kind of crazy. I'm totally confused. I'm kind of expecting... dinosaurs to run down the road, or something." Yes Beavis, zombie raptors are going to eat us all. [The Indy Channel]


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
EEOC Says Jewelry Retail Giant Discriminated Against Thousands of Women Nationwide
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sterling Jewelers Inc., the largest specialty retail jeweler in the country, violated federal law by discriminating against a large class of female employees at stores nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a systemic lawsuit filed yesterday under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
In its suit, the EEOC asserts that Sterling Jewelers pays its female retail sales employees less than male employees performing equal work and denies female employees promotional opportunities for which they are qualified. Sterling Jewelers intentionally discriminates against female retail sales employees by maintaining a system for making promotion and compensation decisions that is excessively subjective, and through which Sterling Jewelers has permitted or encouraged managers to deny female employees equal access to promotion opportunities and the same compensation paid to similarly situated male employees, the EEOC states in its suit.
The EEOC filed its lawsuit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement (EEOC v. Sterling Jewelers Inc., Civil Action No.08-CV 706, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo). The EEOC seeks monetary relief, an order requiring the company to implement new policies and practices to prevent discrimination, training on anti-discrimination laws, posting of notices at the worksite, and other injunctive relief.
"We hope this case is a wake up call to corporate America that sex discrimination in employment must be taken seriously and addressed appropriately," said EEOC's New York District Director Spencer H. Lewis, Jr. "It should be a 'no-brainer' in the 21st century workplace that women deserve pay and promotional opportunities based on merit, not gender. Employers who fail to grasp and abide by the letter of the law do so at great risk."
EEOC Philadelphia District Director Marie Tomasso added, "In granting managers discretion to make pay and promotion decisions, employers need to ensure that they are not also granting discretion to engage in sex discrimination. Every person deserves the freedom to compete and advance in the workplace as far as their talent and ability allows."
In Fiscal Year 2007, the EEOC received 24,826 charges alleging sex-based discrimination, up 7% from the prior year to the highest level since FY 2002.
According to its web site (www.sterlingjewelers.com), "Akron, Ohio-based Sterling Jewelers Inc. is the U.S. operations of London-based Signet Group plc, making it part of the largest specialty retail jewelry company in the world. Sterling is the largest U.S. specialty retail jeweler as ranked by sales with 1,308 stores in 50 states. Its' mall stores are known nationwide as Kay Jewelers, and regionally under a number of well-established and recognized names, such as JB Robinson Jewelers. Sterling's destination superstores are known as Jared The Galleria of Jewelry."
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Wirtz Q&A: No long-term damage from NHL lockout
Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz kept a low profile during the NHL lockout, but he was solidly behind commissioner Gary Bettman.
Wirtz, a member of the league's board of governors executive committee, is allowed to talk now and told the Daily Herald he doesn't believe the NHL suffered any lasting damage during the more than three-month shutdown. He also said he was prepared for the season to be canceled if it came to that.
Here is the full question-and-answer session with the Hawks owner.
Q. What damage was done to the game?
A. "I don't think any, to be honest with you. Short term there's pain. I think you have the natural anger and resentment and disappointment, but long term I don't think there was any damage because the owners and players are truly joined at the hip now with a 50-50 deal. The owners can't do any better and the players can't do any worse and vice versa.
"It behooves both of us to build this game back to where it was. We said that seven years ago, but when the players have 57 percent and the owners get 43 you can say it all day long, but now you really have incentive for both people to grow the game. The more we grow the game the more the players are going to have. You can't be any fairer than 50-50."
Q. Do you think this was necessary?
A. "I do because there were too many teams losing money. I don't know how many because the league doesn't share that, but I know there are plenty that were really having trouble. The thing you have now is all 30 teams have the ability to make money. If we're struggling making money in Chicago -- in an Original Six market -- I can imagine if you're in a nontraditional market how tough it is."
Q. Are you losing money?
A. "Yeah, we are. As far as just the Hawks themselves, we're not where we have to be.
"We're shrinking the gap, but we started six years ago with such low ticket prices, we were second lowest in the league. We've been able to inch them up, but you can only go up so much.
"Now we're able to get other ancillary income, if it's corporate sponsors, which help a lot. The fans have to realize it's 12 percent off the top goes to the county and city, so for every Blackhawk ticket you're dealing with 88-cent dollars. You're not dealing with 100 cents on the dollar before you pay the rent on the United Center or anything else."
Q. What are your plans to win back those unhappy fans?
A. "We're certainly going to address it for the fans, both season-ticket holders and those that don't have tickets. I think the best way is to get back on the ice and show this great game to them. Just let the process work itself out."
Q. Where there plans in place to cancel the season?
A. "Absolutely. I was prepared personally. I had earmarked money for what it would take to cancel. I didn't know until the very end.
"I gave it a 50-50 chance that we would not have a season. I was prepared that the season wasn't going to go. If the owners and the players couldn't get on the same page, those deadlines were true deadlines."
Q. What are your thoughts on Gary Bettman?
A. "Gary Bettman did exactly what the owners asked him to do. I don't see any difference than what Don Fehr did for his players. Don Fehr did a great job negotiating and representing his players, and I think Gary Bettman equally did a good job in doing what the owners asked him to do.
"They said we have to get to some kind of contract that everyone can make money and if that means you have to cancel the season, you have to cancel the season. But the owners were all in lock step. I read some things that there were groups out there that wanted to do different things, but the owners were very united."
Q. Did anybody win this thing?
A. "I don't think anyone won. It was difficult because you lose money on the short term, the players lost money. I think it's a win-win long term and in the short term no one won."
Q. Jonathan Toews had some strong comments. What do you think of those?
A. "I think he was speaking from the heart of what he believed, and I respect his views. I just think Jonathan hasn't gone through labor negotiations and unfortunately sports is a labor negotiation and it's a process.
"So many times, as frustrating as the process is, what you heard from Jonathan wasn't personal. I just think it was frustration. I respect the frustration, but you have to have gone through labor negotiations to realize what kind of process you go through. Some of it's just a lack of knowledge.
"When the players hired Don Fehr you knew exactly what the process was going to be because he wasn't going change at this stage of his business career what he had done in the past any more than what Gary Bettman had done in the past. If Jonathan had been around back then, I think he would have realized this is the process you have to go through."
Q. How close did you come to layoffs?
A. "Even if we canceled the season we weren't going to lay anyone off. We knew that this was going to end some time. It took six years to get the organization where it is today with full-time staff members. When it was going to end we wanted to hit the ground running."
Q. What would you say to those fans who remain bitter or angry?
A. "All I can say is thank you for sticking with us and I'm sorry that we couldn't start the season on time. I want to thank them for their passion that they're angry. Don't forget back before fans were so indifferent they couldn't care less when we lost the season. I'm thankful that they're at least angry.
"Hopefully they trust us that we're going to do everything we can to put the best team on the ice and set our sights high that we want to win."
Q. Do you like this team?
A. "I do. I think there are quite a few question marks, like with anything, but I think we have a good nucleus and I like the development at Rockford. In this shortened season we're going to need those players. With injuries, if you don't have any kind of bench you've got a real problem."
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Ez's Butterfly Jacket
Did you hear it's snowing today in Portland/Vancouver?? I'm sure for most of you in colder regions this isn't that big of news except for here - it's a big thing! Everything is closed - schools, government and roads and everyone just stays home. So strange!
Anyhow - so my point is - it's cold here right now and I haven't lived in a cold climate for ages so I have barely anything appropriate to wear. This morning I was craving something warm and wooly. I went digging through my closet and guess what I found -
In my flurry of finishing this summer I wove in the ends of this FO and threw it in a drawer somewhere. I have to admit - I wasn't impressed. The fit and style was well, blah. But today, in the cold weather with a little mixing and matching - it took on a new form, just as a butterfly does and I love it! It feels infinitely wearable and best of all wooly and warm. Just as a Zimmerman knit should be.
Here's a view from the back. (shoulda done it seamless but I was lazy)
I knit it in Berrocco Ultra Alpaca (2 skeins - eeked through, barely) and the pattern is from Wool Gathering #78 (since sold out, and the pattern is now sold as a spun out and it's called the butterfly jacket. It's a modernized version of the classic rib warmer. More details on ravelry as always.
Happy Knitting!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Seamless Hybrid Sweater
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Modular Tomten Jacket
Me with the displayed Tomten and wearing my newly completed Seamless Hybrid Sweater in Cestari yarn, also by Elizabeth Zimmermann.
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• The Schedule
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Big West Tournament First Round
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara at No. 3 UC Irvine (13-16, 9-7)
at UC Irvine's Bren Events Center (4,984)
Series record vs. the Anteaters – 56-26
Streak – Lost 2
Last time out vs. the Anteaters – L, 72-65 (@ UCI, 2/18/12)
Game broadcast on AM 990 KTMS and streaming online by clicking here
Friday, March 9, 2012 – if necessary
Saturday, March 10, 2012 – if necessary
Big West Tournament Semifinals & Finals
Game broadcast on AM 990 KTMS and streaming online by clicking here
• On The Radio
All UC Santa Barbara basketball games are broadcast live in Santa Barbara on AM 990 KTMS and will stream live online by clicking here with the pregame show starting 30 minutes prior to tipoff.
The Opponent
• at UC Irvine, 3/6
Led by Kassandra McCalister in both games, UC Irvine swept the season series over UCSB for the first time since the 1987-88 season. McCalister, an All-Big West First Team pick, had 21 points in UCI's 61-53 win over the Gauchos and a career-high 36 in the Anteaters' 72-65 victory two weeks ago. Anete Klintsone averages 9.3 points per game for UCI and Jacquelyn Marshall scores 9.0 points per game for Molly Goodenbour, in her fourth season at Irvine. UCSB is 2-2 vs. UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament.
• What an Honor
For the fourth consecutive season Emilie Johnson was honored by the Big West as she was named to the All-Big West Second Team. She becomes the first Gaucho since Kristen Mann (2001-05) to be honored by the conference in all four seasons at UCSB. Joining Johnson in being honored was her backcourt mate, Nicole Nesbit, who was named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention squad and was Co-Sixth Player of the Year. Nesbit, who is second on the team in scoring, is the first Sixth Player of the Year at UCSB since Ashlee Brown was honored in 2008.
• 22 and Counting ...
With its victory at UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara assured itself of finishing Big West regular-season play at 8-8, marking the 22nd consecutive season the Gauchos have finished at .500 or better in conference action.
• Tenacious D
UC Santa Barbara is continuing its defensive dominance this season, holding opponents to just 51.0 points per game, best in the Big West and ranking the squad sixth in the nation. The Gauchos are also allowing opponents to shoot just 35.5% from the floor, which is the best mark in the conference and 33rd in the nation.
• This Defense Doesn't Rest
Should the Gauchos' points allowed per game average – or anywhere near it – hold up, it would rank as one of the best defensive seasons in school history. The top two marks: the 1973-74 squad allowed opponents an average of 43.6 points per game, while the 2008-09 team allowed 55.5 points per game.
• For The Record
At 14-15, this UCSB team could become the second squad in three seasons to post sub-.500 marks, and only the first time since eight teams did it from the 1982-83 through 1989-90 seasons.
• CLASS-y Lady
Senior Emilie Johnson has been named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the Lowe's Senior CLASS award, given annually to the best senior who exemplifies hard work on the court, in the community and great character. Johnson is the first Gaucho to be chosen one of the 10 finalists. Fans can vote for Johnson by going to www.seniorclassaward.com.
• Eight is Enough
By finishing at 8-8 in Big West play, the Gauchos dropped more games than they have since the 1990-91 team went 10-8 in Big West play.
• Climbing the Charts
With 24 points last week at UC Riverside and UC Irvine, Emilie Johnson tied Kayte Christensen (1998-2002) for 15th all-time in school scoring history. At 1,318 career points Johnson is nine points shy of Becky Brown (1989-93) for 14th place and 28 points from overtaking Kristen Nicholson (1982-86) for 13th all-time in Santa Barbara history. Johnson has reached double figures in 11 of her last 13 games and the Loomis, Calif. native has 11 20-point games in her UCSB career.
• Top-Ten Time
It's not just points where Emilie Johnson ranks among the best in UCSB history. Johnson is third in career three-pointers made (207, eight behind Jess Hansen), first in career three-pointers attempted (630), eighth in career assists (330, 21 behind Erin Alexander) and second in career free throw percentage.
• Three, It's the Magic Number
In just 59 games at UCSB, senior Kelsey Adrian already ranks in UCSB's top-10 in career three-pointers. Adrian has nailed 94 three-pointers in her Gaucho career, placing her seventh all-time as she passed Erin O'Bryan (2003-06) this past week. Adrian's 36.1% from downtown leads the team and is seventh in the Big West and her average of 1.48 made per game ranks her sixth in the conference.
• Aiming for a Perfect 10
With Emilie Johnson as the Gauchos' leading scorer at 9.4 the team does not have a scorer averaging 10.0 or more points per game. At this rate, Johnson needs 26 points to finish at an even 10.0 points per game vs. UC Irvine. Only once in UCSB program history has a team not had at least one player average double digits. That came in 1982-83 when Thyra Ladyman led the way with 9.7 points per game, a team that averaged 61.7 points per game.
• Wake Me Up Before You Score, Girl
UCSB is at the bottom of the Big West's scoring average – just 51.9 points per game – and rank 321 out of 336 teams ranked nationally in that category, one of just two teams in the bottom 15 with double figures in wins (the other is Savannah State). Yet, the Gauchos are still not on pace to set a school record for futility. The lowest per game average by a UCSB team was 45.2 in the 1973-74 season. This year's team is on pace for the third-lowest point total in school history.
• Board Games
Santa Barbara's two frontcourt stalwarts – Kirsten Tilleman and Sweets Underwood – are two of the best rebounders in relation to their Big West peers. Tilleman ranks second in the conference with 8.3 rebounds per game and Underwood is sixth with 7.0 per game. There has been just two games this season where one of the two didn't grab at least seven rebounds.
• Turning Things Around
As a team, UCSB is averaging just 14.8 turnovers per game, ranking it 38th in the nation. In an odd twist, UCSB is averaging 16.6 turnovers in each of its wins and 13.1 in its losses. It's a far cry from just two seasons ago when the Gauchos committed 649 total turnovers (20.3 per game) in the 2009-10 season, the eighth-highest mark in program history.
• UCSB or UCS-D?
Over the past few years UCSB has been a dominant defensive force. Last year UCSB led the conference in field goal percentage defense (18th in the nation) at 35.5%. In 2009-10, UCSB allowed opponents to shoot 36.3%, which was 31st in the nation, and in 2008-09, the Gauchos allowed opponents to hit 34.6% of their shots, ranking eighth in the country. Also, since the new millennium, seven Gaucho teams rank in the single-season top-10 in opponents' points per game.
• It's Not AARP, but 60 is the Number
The 60-point barrier is a pretty simple one for UCSB in determining who will win. When the Gauchos score at least 60 points, they are 7-1 this season. When an opponent scores at least 60 points, the Gauchos are 1-7. On the same token, when UCSB shoots 40% or better in a game, the Gauchos are 12-5. When an opponent hits 40% or more shots, UCSB is 0-10.
• No Points for You!
UCSB has allowed just one opponent to score more than 70 points in a game this season and has not given up more than 49 points in 14 games this year, going 10-4 in those contests. Santa Barbara set a new school record earlier this year when the team did not allow six straight opponents to break the 50-point plateau.
• Tilleman's Top Ten
It's not just in total rebounds where Kirsten Tilleman ranks as one of the best in the Big West. The junior from Bozeman, Montana is seventh in blocked shots per game (0.90), fourth in offensive rebounds (2.59), second in defensive rebounds (5.76) and seventh in minutes played (32.00).
• Probable Starters - Quick Fact
F 1 Sweets Underwood - Tied her career-high with 4 assists at UC Davis
F 2 Kelsey Adrian - Career-high 21 points in win over UC Davis
G 10 Emilie Johnson - Has hit double figures in 11 of last 13 games
G 33 Destini Mason - Started 21 of her 28 games this season – & 8 in a row
F/C 32 Kirsten Tilleman - Second in the conference in rebounding at 8.3 per game
• Probable Reserves - Quick Fact
G 3 Nicole Nesbit - Named Big West 6th Player of the Year
G 5 Madeline Campbell - 5 points vs. Bakersfield were a season-high
F 15 Adaeze Okolie - Played at Pacific on 3/1; 1st action since Jan. 19 @ Long Beach
F 21 Jackie Luna-Castro - Grabbed 4 rebounds at Pacific, one off career-high
G 22 Melissa Zornig - Has not had 20 or more minutes in 7 straight games
G 24 Angelei Aguirre - Pulled in season-high 7 rebounds in win over Long Beach


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There are few historical entities that engender as much debate,
confusion, and acrimony as the nature and reality of Shaolin. We have
heard distinguished university professors categorically deny the existence
of either Shaolin or its problem-children Tongs; that only authenticated
accounts by the Communist Chinese government are to be trusted; or that
the temples are fictitious, based on stories in old novels.
The following accounts are taken from sources who 1) practiced
the specific kung fu styles to Master level from the "supposed"
temples, 2) learned their arts AT those temples before the temples were
destroyed, or 3) were taught by practitioners from those temples. Also,
our sources were corroborated by at least three individuals (standard rule
of evidence accepted by most professional journalists). The masters,
however, have declined to be named for the reasons that 1) they do not
want to engage in controversy-the information is here to accept or reject
as you like (as directed by the last lesson of the Buddha), 2) they have
assumed new names after leaving China because, as refugees, did not want
their families to suffer for their actions. Having said that, and agreeing
in advance to protect the confidentiality of our sources, we have been
told that...
The Shaolin order dates to about 540 A.D., when an Indian Buddhist
priest named Bodhidharma (Tamo in Chinese), traveled to China to see the
Emperor. At that time, the Emperor had started local Buddhist monks
translating Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to Chinese. The intent was to
allow the general populace the ability to practice this religion.
This was a noble project, but when the Emperor believed this to be his
path to Nirvana, Tamo disagreed. Tamo's view on Buddhism was that you
could not achieve your goal just through good actions performed by others
in your name. At this point the Emperor and Tamo parted ways and Tamo
traveled to the nearby Buddhist temple to meet with the monks who were
translating these Buddhist texts.
The temple had been built years before in the remains of a forest that
had been cleared or burned down. At the time of the building of the
temple, the emperor's gardeners had also planted new trees. Thus the
temple was named "young (or new) forest", (Shaolin in Mandarin,
Sil Lum in Cantonese).
When Tamo arrived at the temple, he was refused admittance, probably
being thought of as an upstart or foreign meddler by the head abbot (Fang
Chang). Rejected by the monks, Tamo went to a nearby cave and meditated
until the monks recognized his religious prowess and admitted him. Legend
has it that he bored a hole through one side of the cave with his constant
gaze; in fact, the accomplishment that earned his recognition is lost to
When Tamo joined the monks, he observed that they were not in good
physical condition. Most of their routine paralleled that of the Irish
monks of the Middle Ages, who spent hours each day hunched over tables
where they transcribed handwritten texts. Consequently, the Shaolin monks
lacked the physical and mental stamina needed to perform even the most
basic of Buddhist meditation practices. Tamo countered this weakness by
teaching them moving exercises, designed to both enhance chi
flow and build strength. These sets, modified from Indian yogas (mainly
hatha, and raja) were based on the movements of the 18 main animals in
Indo-Chinese iconography (e.g., tiger, deer, leopard, cobra, snake,
dragon, etc.), were the beginnings of Shaolin Kung Fu.
It is hard to say just when the exercises became "martial
arts". The Shaolin temple was in a secluded area where bandits would
have traveled and wild animals were an occasional problem, so the martial
side of the temple probably started out to fulfill self-defense needs.
After a while, these movements were codified into a system of
As time went on, this Buddhist sect became more and more distinct
because of the martial arts being studied. This is not to say that Tamo
"invented" martial arts. Martial arts had existed in China for
centuries. But within confines of the temple, it was possible to develop
and codify these martial arts into the new and different styles that would
become distinctly Shaolin. One of the problems faced by many western
historians is the supposed contraindication of Buddhist principles of
non-violence coupled with Shaolin's legendary martial skills. In fact, the
Shaolin practitioner is never an attacker, nor does he or she dispatch the
most devastating defenses in any situation. Rather, the study of kung fu
leads to better understanding of violence, and consequently how to
avoid conflict. Failing that, a Buddhist who refuses to accept an
offering of violence (i.e., and attack) merely returns it to the sender.
Initially, the kung fu expert may choose to parry an attack, but if an
assailant is both skilled and determined to cause harm, a more definitive
and concluding solution may be required, from a joint-lock hold to a
knockout, to death. The more sophisticated and violent an assault, the
more devastating the return of the attack to the attacker. Buddhists are
not, therefore, hurting anyone; they merely refuse delivery of intended
The Shaolin philosophy is one
that started from Buddhism and later adopted many Taoist principles to
become a new sect. Thus even though a temple may have been Taoist or
Buddhist at first, once it became Shaolin, it was a member of a new order,
an amalgamation of the prevailing Chinese philosophies of the time.
Other temples sprung from Henan.
This happened because the original temple would suffer repeated attacks
and periods of inactivity as the reigning Imperial and regional leaders
feared the martial powers of the not-always unaligned monks. Refugee
Shaolin practitioners would leave the temple to teach privately (in Pai)
or at other Buddhist or Taoist temples. In rare cases, a new Shaolin
Temple would be erected (Fukien, Kwangtung) or converted from a
pre-existing temple (Wu-Tang, O Mei Shan). Politically and militarily
involved monks (such as the legendary White Eyebrow and Hung Tze Kwan)
would be perpetual sources of trouble for the generally temporally aloof
The Boxer rebellion in 1901 was the beginning of the end of the Shaolin
temples. Prior to that, China had been occupied by Western and Japanese
governments and business interests. The British had turned the Imperial
family into an impotent puppet regime largely through the import and sales
of opium and the general drug-devastation inflicted upon the poor
population. This lead to the incursion of other European powers, including
Russia, France and Holland, and later the Japanese and Americans. By the
late 1800s, China was effectively divided into national zones, each
controlled by one of the outside powers (similar to post World War II
Berlin, on a hugely larger scale). The long standing animosities between
China and Japan worsened, and extended to include all other "foreign
devils" as well. Coupled with the now almost universal disdain by the
Chinese for their Empress, a Nationalist movement with nation-wide
grass-roots support was born. Among the front line soldiers of the new
"order" were the legendary and near-legendary martial
artists-many Shaolin-known as Boxers (remember how Bruce Lee, in his
films depicting these times, refers to himself as a Chinese boxer...).
Though their initial assaults on the military powers of the occupation
governments were not entirely successful (many believed in Taoist magical
spells that would make them impervious to gunfire), their temporary defeat
would lead to a more modern reformation that included adopting modern
military weapons and tactics.
The withdrawal of western forces was prolonged over many years, and by
the end of World War I saw China in an almost feudal state of civil war.
Not only were national troops fighting loyalists, but both sides had to
fight the Japanese (who still held much of the northern Manchurian region
of China) as well as many powerful, regional warlords. Many parts of China
were virtually anarchies, but by 1931 almost all non-Asian occupants had
been successfully driven out (with the interesting exception, in the late
1930s, of the volunteer American airmen known as The Flying Tigers, who
helped repel Japanese forces prior to World War II), and the major
combatants within China were the Nationalists and the Communists. Both
sides displayed the typical jingoistic attitudes of forces in mindless
warfare-if you aren't with us, you are against us. Neutrality meant
nothing except the possibility of a later enemy. Consequently, Shaolin and
other monks were routinely murdered by soldiers from both sides. One
result of this program of murder was the exodus of many monks into the
hills, or abroad, with the hope that Shaolin knowledge might survive even
if the temples themselves did not.
The temples were unfortunate victims of war in a land that had
abandoned its historical practice of respecting posterity and ancestors.
All were ransacked and looted by various armed groups. O Mei Shan Temple
("Great White Mountain"), in Szechuan Province, was situated on
a mountain top and deemed by Chinese officers to be a fitting target for
artillery practice. It was shelled in turn by Nationalist and Communist
armies. In a fitting twist of fate, this one-time site of medical and
natural history knowledge was rebuilt by the Communists in the mid 1970s,
and now stands as the National Park and Research Headquarters for the
panda preserve.
There are various stories coming out of China today referring to the
history of Shaolin, particularly over the past 300 years. However, many of
these stories are suspect (compare Chinese accounts of Tiananmen Square
with CNN news coverage), with the more commonly "authenticated"
versions coming from government records. The fact that Chinese authorities
outlawed Shaolin and martial arts practices makes any story about their
history from such sources suspect. The prevalent wu-shu styles originated
as a result of a compromise between the post-World War II governments and
the national need and history of having a martial arts tradition. Wu-Shu,
however, was not designed as a martial art (strictly illegal), and claims
to the contrary date back only a decade or so, following on the popularity
of Kung Fu.
There were 5 main temples at the height of the Shaolin
order, though all 5 temples were rarely active at the same time.
Henan: This is "the" Shaolin temple seen
in Chinese kung fu movies, and the one portrayed in the ABC-TV "Kung
Fu" series of the 1970s. The physical premises, located in Loyang, a
small mountain town southwest of Beijing, have been restored by the
Chinese government in the mid 1970s (the temple was destroyed as a result
of the Boxer Rebellion of 1901, but probably not until the late 1920s),
and subsequently become a tourist/martial arts Mecca. Most of the resident
"monks" seen today are actors, similar to the people you would
meet in Colonial Williamsburg and other historical sites. During most of
its history, Henan Temple was the seat of the most senior monks in the
Shaolin Order.
Fukien: Probably built around the same time as
Henan Temple, but originally a mainstream Buddhist temple until the early
1600s. This temple was integrated into the Shaolin order around 1650.
Larger than the Henan Temple, Fukien served as the
"headquarters" during times when Henan was either destroyed or
under threat. The southern styles of praying mantis, snake, dragon, and
Wing Chun were all developed in Fukien Temple, or by its masters. The
temple was burned during the Boxer Rebellion, and its remains were
rediscovered in the early 1980s.
Kwangtung: southern school, taught many great
warriors, snake temple. Temple was built in late 1700's as a Shaolin
temple, built in a mountain area overlooking the ocean near the city of Canton in Canton Province. This
Cantonese temple was close to (ca. 150 miles southwest) Fukien, and was
home to many southern styles, including Choy Li Fut and dragon (styles
often originated in one location and were modified at others). Shelled
during the civil warring following the Boxer Rebellion.
Wutang: Tiger temple. Located near the town of
Wutang. Built in a politically unstable area (near Manchuria and the
Korean peninsula). Probably the temple most involved with temporal
concerns, and consequently often besieged by one army or another.
Mercenary monks, including Bok Lei, Hung Si Kuan, and Bok Mei all came
from Wutang, eventually moving to Henan (and thus involving Shaolin in its
biggest political incursion). Very old temple, integrated into the Shaolin
order around AD 800.
O Mei Shan: (literally, "Great White
Mountain"), northern, library and medical temple. This temple was
located in an inaccessible area of the Szechuan province and imported
monks much like research institutions do today. The temple itself was very
old, probably Taoist in origin. Integrated into Shaolin order around AD
1500. Was in close contact with Tibet. Crane temple. This was a major
medical "school" for four centuries, the libraries filled with
tomes from East and West. The buildings were used for artillery practice
by the armies of both Shang Kai Shek and Mao Tze Tung, but restored in the
early 1970s. Today, the "temple" serves as the conservation
service headquarters for the bamboo forests of Szechuan and research
center for the pandas.
The first four temples had the brands of the tiger and
dragon on the left and right forearms respectively. The O mei shan temple
had the mantis and the crane on the right and left forearms.
The Shaolin had a limited class structure with three major
levels: students, disciples, and masters. At the base was the student
class, which held the most individuals. Members of this group cooked all
the meals, washed clothes and performed all other menial or manual labor.
Their station was such in order to teach them humility and respect, but
also to provide the masters with an opportunity to observe potential protégés
before entrusting them with martial arts skills. One who entered before
you and was still in your class was an older brother or sister.
The next class of the Shaolin was composed of disciples.
They were students who had demonstrated that they were worthy of learning
the martial arts of the temple. Upon entrance into this class, they spent
from two to four years in the exclusive study of the Shaolin arts of war
and medicine, having already received their basic philosophical training
as students. As students they learned the principles of Shaolin ethics; as
disciples, their time had come to live those ethics, posing as examples
for others to follow.
Above the disciples were the masters, who were accorded
status as full monks of the temple. The title of master had been bestowed
upon them because they had learned completely a system of martial arts
from their temple and perfected it, thus achieving technical mastery.
Also, they had succeeded in learning the philosophy of the temple well
enough to teach what they had learned. Indeed, this was their function in
the temple. They were the dispensers of knowledge to the student classes.
Among themselves, they had levels of excellence which indicated their
martial arts prowess and their grasp of the Shaolin philosophy.
The title "grandmaster" is not a traditional
rank, but a modified term to indicate that the master had also been a
teacher of other students who had attained master rank. There was no test
or formal requirement for the use of this title, and grandmasters rarely
use the term in reference to themselves.
These titles are in Mandarin
Junior Student
White Sash
Senior Student
shigoo mei
Black Sash, 1st-2nd
Black Sash, 3rd-4th
Senior Instructor
Black Sash, 5th
Gold Sash, 5th-7th
Red Sash, 8th and up
These titles are in Cantonese
sigoo mui
There are four traditional sash colours in Shaolin (master
ranks are divided into a lower gold and higher red levels):
white sash: student
black sash: disciple
gold sash: weapons master, basic unarmed master
red sash: unarmed master, pries/monk level
The standard uniform is white with the colors used below
as trim:
Choy Li Fut: tan stripe, symbolic of horses
Crane: white stripe, symbolic of the crane
Tibetan white crane: pale blue stripe
Cobra: emerald stripe, origin unknown
Dragon: color of style of dragon studied
Snake: very dark green stripe
Tiger: red stripe, symbolic of healthy muscle
The young student was curious about why some wore the
black sash and others didn't, though both showed similar martial prowess.
The Master was approached, and the questions presented to him. His answer
was lucid.
"What is a black sash? By now you know that it means
entry into discipleship, one who has proven himself over a period of
rigorous training. He is dedicated, loyal, knowledgeable and above all,
trustworthy. So trustworthy, in fact, that they alone in the organization
have a rank which automatically expires annually unless they prove they
are still worthy.
"It is not an automatic award; there are no specific
physical requirements to met for all. The number of forms is irrelevant.
Intangible elements are the most important elements in this promotion.
Taking responsibility for one's life and actions; the ability to respect a
trust; the ability to be friend, counselor, sibling, or training
companion. Out of the nearly 3000 students in this pai, only a very few
have been the black sash.
"They do more than what is asked of them, seeing
tasks not as duties but as challenges to learn from. They sacrifice time
and effort. Rather than neglect work or school, they learn to cultivate
each with their Kung Fu. They are competent in their chosen field, and use
this knowledge to enhance that competence. They do not forget the
philosophical principles after each class; they LIVE them. And they
persevere, even-ESPECIALLY-when things get rough.
"They lead, not through intimidation or rank, but
through compassion and respect. They are models, and people openly and
genuinely respect them. And they learn, always."
The student pondered this answer for some time. He watched
the senior students and new disciples work out, then he watched them
during non-training time. In time he saw the difference in action between
those who acted in full knowledge of their actions, and those desperately
fighting a flow from outside
Finally he understood the whole point of the structure of
Shaolin ranking, as it were. You could not be made into a worthy one, but
rather you acknowledge that you are by being one. How subtle! How
appropriate. How Shaolin.
It would be as difficult to describe an
"average" day in the life of an "average" Shaolin monk
because, as with almost all other human activities, each day and each life
was different. What we shall attempt is a guided tour through a temple
(based on oral history from Canton's temple) as it existed until about
1915. The features are generalized, but intended to give a vicarious feel
for what the reality was like.
The grounds outside the temple contain a variety of
agricultural gardens, where most of the monk's food is grown. The front
walls, however, are landscaped to reflect Shaolin concepts of peace and
harmony. Pine and bamboo are carefully tended to line the approachway, but
a grassy area separates the front gates from the trees. This
"moat" is about 40 feet wide, and provides an area of no cover
for potential intruders to hide behind. It is also out here where most of
the weapons practice takes place (only Hollywood could afford a temple so
large that all its functions were contained within walls). The main
entrance is barred by two huge, wooden gates, that close at right angles
to each other; one swings like conventional doors, the other slides
laterally from one wall to the other, providing extra protection against
battering ram assaults. Normally, the front gates are used for ceremonial
occasions, such as the exiting of a recently promoted monk. For today, the
gate is secured, and we must enter by a smaller gate on one of the side
As you walk along the side wall, you may observe a few
monks playing traditional musical instruments, or attending a
philosophical discussion with a senior monk. Though movies portray Shaolin
as testosterone-enhanced mega-jocks, the temples were actually cultural
centers, something like modern universities. It was believed that mastery
could only come from attaining a harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Each
monk, therefore, was versed in more than martial arts, which were actually
considered among the lower levels of accomplishment. (Here we must
digress; Shaolin did not belittle their kung fu, but saw it and the
practitioner incomplete and rather wasted if fighting was all he could do
well. Kung fu proved a peace of mind through superior firepower, but was
mainly used for physical discipline. That discipline was expected to be
used to improve the holistic person.)
You enter through a narrow stone portal, and pass into
another garden, possibly planted with a variety of flowers. In a small
adjacent courtyard some disciples are training in kung fu. Along the walls
are benches, where younger students are mending clothes, making baskets,
or practicing calligraphy. A stone building on the left is the granary,
and just beyond are more monks making flour. All around you are people
doing rather mundane activities, for this is the guts area, where food is
stored and prepared, students study, and daily business with the outside
world transacted. A large structure twenty yards to the right looks like a
temple; you enter to find a small temple area, with an altar, statues, and
burning joss sticks at the far end. This is not the main temple, but a
disciple and student area for daily meditation. It is here where they
receive morning and evening instructions in meditation and visualization,
and during the daytime disciples are taught other aspects of coordination.
It is here where you may first notice that not all the
inhabitants are men; nor are men the only monk trainees. Shaolin was
dedicated to the universality of human experience, and denied no one with
qualifications admittance (again, contrary to television). Among the most
famous Shaolin were some of the "nuns", including southern green
dragon co-founder Ng Mui, Wing Chun founder Ng Mui (separated by about ten
generations, and probably no relation), and others. The chauvinistic idea
that Shaolin was for men only is loudly declaimed by the very existence of
two of the Temple's most famous and prestigious styles. As for the term
"nun," a sad choice, but, like "priest," was taken
from the familiar structure of Christian missionaries to name their
"heathen" counterparts. Women in the temple had the same rights,
privileges, responsibilities, and offices as the men. All were addressed
as (loose translation) "monk." Only titles of specific address
were gender-related (see RANKING), such that senior women were called
"older sister", training masters called "aunt", and so
Moving out the far door and continuing to the left, you
walk through a beautifully manicured garden. The path meanders among short
islands of grass and carefully raked sand and gravel. Small trees are
dotted among the islands. A pool of fish is on one side, and sitting near
it is a monk in meditation. At the far end are some students, also
meditating. Your walk ends abruptly at another wall, and you may go either
left or right; going right, you eventually come to the end of the wall,
which is the south face of the main and ceremonial temple building. Ahead
some 200 feet is the main gate again, but instead we turn left and proceed
across the barren courtyard towards the temple's entrance. We climb three
sets of stone stairs and pass through an intricate door, each side
supported by a column carved to resemble upwardly-flying dragons, their
scale edges colored with gold, their bodies painted dark green. Across the
entrance is a red plaque with gold characters that translate into
"Shaolin Temple." Huge wooden doors would normally be closed,
except when the temple is in ceremonial use; for now, they are open and we
proceed inside.
Our eyes slowly adjust to the dark interior, illuminated
today by a minimum number of candles along each wall. Above and behind the
candles are statues, each 2-3 feet in height; along the left wall are
various incarnations of the Buddha, Bodhidharma, and important Shaolin
patriarchs from history. Along the right are depictions of the classical
animals in a variety of fighting stances, each posed as if defending its
human counterpart across the aisle. At the far end of the long hall is a
giant statue of the Buddha.
As you leave by a small rear door from the main temple,
you can again see the food area to the far left; ahead are the kitchens,
eating, and sleeping areas; and to the far right a string of low buildings
that house the common rooms, library, and writing areas. You walk through
the dining hall into another narrow courtyard bordered by a low wall. At
intervals along the wall are narrow entrances, each with a wooden door.
Beyond each door is an area for the training and instruction of kung
fu-these are the legendary chambers.
The training chambers of Shaolin have assumed a nearly
mythical status among martial artists, probably because of the legendary
results of their successful students. In reality, the chambers were simply
training areas for different aspects of kung fu. Some were style-specific,
that is, where you would learn the kuen (formwork) of tiger or dragon.
Others were places for muscular development, such as horse-training and
water-carrying chambers. Some taught coordination and reflex drills;
combat and sparring; weapons use; and meditation and visualization
techniques. The actual number of chambers varied, depending upon which
temple you were in, the combination of skills taught as a "core"
by particular training masters, and, naturally, the size of the temple. In
Canton, for example, many chambers served double or triple functions. You
might study a crane form in chamber 4 at 8 a.m., practice sparring there
at 12, and return for coordination drills at 5.
It is important to stress that more myth surrounds our
general beliefs about Shaolin monks than is warranted. Among the readily
dismissed fallacies are: Shaolin were all male, were celibate, were
primarily warriors, studied primarily kung fu, were all trained
physicians, were different somehow from other people. Myths place real
people on pedestals, and this does nothing for potential students. After
all, who could possibly and realistically expect to attain demi-godhood?
Shaolin had their heroes and villains, ascetic priests and political
rebels, devout celibates and prolific parents.
The most universally held belief seems to be that Shaolin
was a place to study, first and foremost, kung fu. China has a history of
hundreds of martial arts, only a small fraction being true
"Shaolin" practices, so it was virtually never necessary to get
thee to a convent to learn pugilism. In fact, the combat side of kung fu
was taught to Shaolin disciples as a means of combating the self, to
restrain ego and develop physical domain over your own body. Consider how
little true control people generally have over themselves; we are never
far from a "pathological" klutz, or people who revv their
physical energies to little avail. When Bodhidharma instituted the
practices that evolved into kung fu, his primary concern was to make the
monks physically strong enough to withstand both the isolated lifestyle
and the deceptively demanding training that meditation would require. In
fact, it is one of the oldest Shaolin axioms that "one who engages in
combat has already lost the battle." Such philosophies, alas, make
for terrible movie plots...
The early phases of Shaolin training involved a lot of
what we would call grammar school (for most students, entry was made when
under the age of ten). Long days were spent learning to read and write,
and quality calligraphy was seen as proof of a good education. Students
also learned math, history, manners and customs, Taoist and Buddhist
philosophies, painting, music, textile work, agriculture, pottery, and
cooking. To be anything less than self-sufficient was seen as a failing of
the training regimen. Older students and disciples would often write books
of history, poetry, or natural history, while others would form musical
ensembles (often with a master or two), paint, or learn medicine. It was
one's development of the cultural side of life that mainly marked one's
standing in the Shaolin community.
Hence the rather large amount of building space for
housing a library, art materials, a music area, and other life-skills.
Such interests were actively encouraged, and to again draw a parallel to
modern American universities, such monks often taught "outreach"
sessions to the local community. Wandering monks brought art, reading,
medicine, and agriculture to remote villages, while people near a temple
could come for sessions in all these topics. Mainly, however, they came
for farming and medical assistance, as most Chinese villagers were not as
intellectually active as some "New Agers" would have us believe.
Now for a controversial note: our instructors, all
products of the old temples, taught that if a person study Shaolin and
learn little more than kung fu, he was not Shaolin. All the arts of the
temple were aimed at leading one closer to enlightenment by providing
tools to make a whole person, or what we often call Renaissance people. A
jack of many trades, master of one or two, those are qualities that define
a priest, according to those who long made such designations in China. If
you are a young person in school, do not sacrifice studies for martial
arts; even if you learn skill, a tool with a dull edge is a dull tool of
limited use.
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