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Rhee Kibong at Tina Kim Gallery: There is No Place
by Events Editor posted 13 May 2011 23 Nov 2017 updated 23 Nov 2017
Notice of an upcoming exhibition at Tina Kim Gallery in New York:
TINA KIM GALLERY
KIBONG RHEE: There is No Place
May 13 – June 17 2011
Opening Reception Friday, May 13th 6 – 8 PM
Installation view of There is No Place – Rhee Kibong's solo show at Tina Kim Gallery
Tina Kim Gallery is proud to present Kibong Rhee's There is No Place in his first solo exhibition in New York. In addition to paintings from his newest body of work, the artist will be installing a major site-specific environmental sculpture. Kibong Rhee's work consistently challenges the eye, encouraging the viewer to look intently at his exquisitely rendered landscapes. Primarily interested in the delicate balance between temporal fleeting moments and the eternal, Rhee's poetic tableaux evoke a rare balance of sensuality and meditative distance.
In his widely celebrated paintings, the artist uses a complex layering technique to create incredible depth and movement. This three-dimensional optical dynamism married with natural scenes constitute an essential part of the artist's oeuvre. For his site-specific installation, Rhee will be creating a diorama-like scene replete with a life-sized replica of a tree and time based misting elements — an effect that literally animates his interests in nostalgia and ephemerality.
The artist's installations and works on canvas reflect his interest in the subtle nature of change and he has observed that all things are in a continual state of evolution and disappearance — a phenomenon he has likened to water flowing. Rhee's unique painting technique, along with the highly specific landscapes he chooses to paint, frame this cycle. The artist feels that disappearance is a physical process of nature that arouses a sense of beauty, reflection and fantasy; in this way physical experiences expand to become both spiritual and transcendent.
Born in 1957, Kibong Rhee graduated from the Seoul National University with a Master's degree in painting. He first gained attention when he was awarded the Grand Prix at the National Art Exhibition in 1986, and has established himself as one of the leading artists in Korea. His work has been collected by many renowned institutions worldwide including the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art and the Korean National Museum, Hoam Art Museum, and ZKM Museum (Germany), in addition he has been included in the Busan Biennale 2010, Biennale Cuvée 2009, the 2008 Sevilla Biennale, and the Singapore Biennale, 2008.
Tina Kim Gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm.
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Liberte, egalite, Super Junior..France rally for K-Pop concert extension
Exhibition visit: Monologues at the KCC


Just lovely! And I recognize so many of those designs from my youth, which suddenly seems long ago now that I apply the word 'vintage'.
Vintage is meant in the fondest way possible of course! There is a nostalgia to the prints, even if we did not have them ourselves.


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NewsCovering California
Coronado Union School District holding emergency meeting over tortilla incident
As Coronado school district officials meet over the recent tortilla throwing incident, local Hispanic leaders are calling for punishment for the actions.
By: Jared Aarons
CORONADO, Calif. (KGTV) - The agenda for an emergency board meeting of the Coronado Unified School District shows trustees may take decisive action against students and staff involved in Saturday night's tortilla tossing incident at a basketball game.
The agenda says the board will hear public comment on Tuesday afternoon, get a full report on the incident, and then go into a closed session.
In that session, the agenda says they'll discuss three items:
Public employee discipline
Student Discipline Matters
Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Superintendent
The meeting will start at 5 p.m., and anyone interested in commenting can attend the meeting in person, leave a voicemail at (619) 522-8900 ext. 1025, or send a written comment (less than 250 words) at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMTfDV2uNrfxD23XJA8LcqIrLTAprUVjzbWijLVg7CrSKdDA/viewform.
Meanwhile, Coronado High School dismissed all students and staff from the school at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, so they could be off campus by the time a rally began at 12 p.m.
Tortillas hurled at Orange Glen HS basketball team after game vs. Coronado HS
Mimi Elkalla
5:52 AM, Jun 21, 2021
The noon rally featured speakers from the Chicano Federation, Gente Unida, La Raza, and several other Latino/Hispanic advocacy groups. They called for strict punishments against everyone involved in the incident.
"We want to make it very clear to Coronado High School that this type of a behavior is not acceptable in Coronado or anywhere in San Diego," Enrique Morones, the executive director of Gente Unida, said prior to the rally,
Morones said the apologies and statements denouncing racism that have come out since the incident are nice, but their words won't mean anything without strong action to back them up.
"If they get a slap on the wrist, they could do it again," Morones added. "Words mean nothing. It's actions that we're looking for. So, we want some people to be fired. We want the basketball team to be sanctioned. We want CIF to get involved. We want there to be a forfeit."
Morones also said they're in contact with law enforcement and the FBI to see if the incident qualifies as a hate crime.
"We've got to put an end to this," Morones said. "The tortilla curtain has come down, we're going to be very loud, and we're going to be demanding."

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Much has changed in Menlo Park since 2010, when two incumbents who are now running for re-election to the City Council were elected to their first council terms. And though change is inevitable and some of the changes in the last eight years have been positive, too many have adversely affected the quality of life for residents — or threaten to do so in the future. Many of those residents are calling for change, citing transportation and housing crises stemming from the jobs-to-housing imbalance exacerbated by shortsighted approvals of big developments.
Incumbents Kirsten Keith of District 2 and Peter Ohtaki of District 4 are asking voters to return them to the council for third terms. Their challengers point to what they see as the current council's record of accommodating developers at the expense of residents' needs, and to a lack of transparency in how the city governs.
Voters can look at the records of Keith and Ohtaki to determine for themselves whether the changes the incumbents have supported argue for their return to office come December. But it would be difficult to consider changes that have resulted in roadway gridlock, a burgeoning of office space where housing and retail might have been built, and the severe housing-to-jobs imbalance as positive.
Both incumbents can rightfully boast of accomplishments that served the community well. They have also been part of majority votes supporting, for example, the adoption of a general plan update that greatly increased allowable development on the city's Bay side before working out a plan for needed infrastructure to support that growth. They were part of a four-member council majority that ignored Councilman Ray Mueller's request to discuss a proposal aimed at increasing transparency by requiring council members to make their calendars of council-related meetings with others — developers, businesses, residents and others — available to the public. And they tacitly supported the city manager's opaque strategy of working directly with billionaire developer John Arrillaga in pursuing Arrillaga's offer of millions of dollars to rebuild the main library in a process marred by secrecy and a "public" process that amounted to a charade.
The city faces many difficult challenges that have grown in scale over the last eight years and that stem from rapid development, traffic gridlock and a housing crisis. Three non-incumbents can offer fresh thinking and approaches to confronting those challenges.
We endorse Cecilia Taylor for the District 1 seat. Taylor grew up in the Belle Haven neighborhood, and since her unsuccessful run for council in 2016, has founded and led Belle Haven Action, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of those in the lower-income, traditionally unrepresented community. She often attends City Council and other public city meetings, and her understanding of the development, housing and safe streets challenges facing the city would make her a valuable member of the council.
Taylor's challengers have much to offer, but would do better serving Menlo Park and their Belle Haven community in other capacities: George Yang, an impressive "idea man," would be a positive force in efforts working toward transportation and housing solutions; and Mike Dunn, who is concerned about the poor quality of schools in the district that oversees Belle Haven School, would do well to run for a seat on the Ravenswood City School District board, where strong leadership is needed to solve the district's multi-layered problems.
We support Drew Combs for the District 2 council seat. Yes, he's a Facebook employee who would have to recuse himself when matters involving his employer were before the council. But that's not as problematic as it might appear to be at first glance. With a four-member decision-making body, any project approval would still need three votes. One could argue that such a requirement might make greenlighting a project even more difficult.
Combs forcefully argues for a stronger commitment by the city and the council to addressing residents' needs and concerns, giving them just as high a priority as the needs of developers. He also is an advocate for more transparency, which we agree has been lacking in City Hall.
She also has a strong commitment to address the jobs-to-housing imbalance, in part by supporting more transit-oriented development.
We're grateful for the service Peter Ohtaki has given the city during the last eight years, and for Ron Shepherd's oversight of city spending as a member of the city's Finance Committee.and Audit Committee.
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Yes Drew Combs must recuse himself. However that doesn't solve a bigger issue - District 2 will have NO voice in any decision involving Facebook that will affect District 2 more than most parts of the City (except Belle Haven) is Drew is elected.
Vote for Kristen Keith. She will be able to put our voice into the decision making process. A vote for Drew is a vote for no voice at all on Facebook decisions.
The Almanac in this editorial endorsing Combs said it best. Removing Keith from council arguably will make it harder for Facebook to receive its approvals. That means removing Keith from council will actually put the City in a better position to negotiate with Facebook.
The Daily Post endorsed Drew Combs over Kirsten Keith as well.
Both newspaper editorial boards, who follow City matters closely, endorsed Combs, not Keith.
Don't be fooled by the half truths.
It's nice to see the almanac come to the same conclusion that many of us have. The recusal issue is not what Keith and her supporters want us to believe. While it's true that Combs will have to recuse himself on Facebook issues, that does not make it any easier for Facebook to push through their massive developments. If anything it makes it even more difficult. If you look at Keith's record she is a rubber stamp to approving everything Facebook requests. I believe she voted in favor of the rezoning of the land that Facebook purchased for Willows Village in order to make it possible for them to move forward with that project. Please correct me if I'm wrong. She has eight years where all she has done is support big developers and not support the residence of District 2 or the residents of Menlo Park as a whole.
I do find it funny that about the only thing that Keith and her supporters have found to go after Combs on is his employment at Facebook. If you look at Keiths record, not only being a proponent of big development she has also been an opponent of the sunshine proposal from Mueller which would make are city council and City staff more transparent and who they're meeting with that is doing business with the city. She has also been slow to act on traffic issues and a myriad of other things proven by her record. We have given her eight years I don't feel the city is any better now than it was 8 years ago in fact I think there are a lot of things have gotten significantly worse and traffic is only one of them. Time to give somebody else a chance.
"A vote for Drew is a vote for no voice at all on Facebook decisions."
I guess it would be fair to say that a vote for Keith is a vote in favor of all Facebook development as well as any other large projects that come across the city council for approval.
Just to follow up, the Daily Post has also endorsed Combs as well as Taylor and Shepherd. It is a very interesting article and points out a lot of the issues that we have been complaining about for the last 8 years.
Brian, please provide a link to CCIN from 8 years ago to back up your claim. Did you ever write in to city council until recently?
Before moving to Menlo Park and joining a city commission 6 years ago, your candidate, Drew Combs, was registered to vote in LA County but living in Mountain View where he never registered to vote and never voted.
"In District 2, the incumbent is Kirsten Keith. When you ask her about traffic, she'll respond by pointing to the city's Transportation Master Plan, which has yet to be completed. Maybe a consultant-driven plan will be a panacea? Assuming it will be, why wasn't she working on this eight years ago, before the problem got out of hand? Offering this Master Plan in her eighth year in office strikes us as too little, too late.
Combs is thoroughly knowledgeable about city issues and the process at city hall, and if elected, will be able to hit the ground running. We enthusiastically endorse him for District 2."
Another post another new anonymous name. Why hide behind a pseudonym?
Ask anyone who has lived in Menlo Park for the last 8 years, is this city better that it was 8 years ago for the residents? What answer do you think you will get? Worst traffic, speeding through residential neighborhoods, cut through traffic, massive new office development on both sides of 101, a messed up Willow/101 Interchange that will likely be a problem for Menlo Park residents for the next 50 years. I have been here over 50 years and I can tell you Menlo Park has gotten worse in the last 8 years. Don't believe me? Try this, leave City Hall at 5:30 in the afternoon and drive to Facebook. How long does it take you?
Yes I have written in to the council in the past, I have talked to many council members and mayors over the years. The current council is the most difficult to deal with to get any action taken. I am not alone in this, you can talk to anyone in the Willows who was part of the petition drive and they will tell you how much work it was to get action taken. Keith likes to say how when she was contacted about the cut through traffic she put it on the agenda and got the "No Through Traffic" signs. In reality she left half way through the discussion on the topic to catch a flight and didn't even vote to approve the signs.
I don't know if and where he was registered to vote before moving here, but why does it matter? It seems like all you can do it make pathetic attacks on Combs because you can not run on Keith's record. He is registered to vote here, he has actively participated in city government for years. I personally don't care about where he was or was not registered to vote and I doubt many people do care, it is another smoke screen to hide a pitiful record of supporting developers over the residents of the district and the city.
I liked the Almanac endorsement, it was well written and very positive on Combs, but I thought the Daily Post was better at making the case against Keith. I won't quote it here but I recommend it for anyone who is still undecided or wavering.
If you want to talk topics maybe you can explain why Keith opposed the Sunshine proposal? It would have made our city government much more transparent and let the voters see who our city leaders are meeting with that have business before the city. Is there any downside to that?
If you don't want to talk about that maybe you are up for a discussion about the trips Keith took to China "paid for by a nonprofit that appears to be funded by Chinese businesses"? I can only assume she was given those trips because she is an elected official, I don't see that a Defense attorney would warrant that kind of a trip. Does that strike you as ethical? How about misrepresenting herself as Mayor when she was not?
Happy to engage on these topic or others.
The current Council wants to take 6 YEARS to build a much needed Belle Haven Library.
A new library needs land.
Find and buy the land NOW.
Start designing the library NOW.
If the Council don't know how to do that then just ask the Fire District which has made a series of strategic land acquisitions in recent years - including the sites that were necessary to expand Station 2, Station 6, Station 3 , Station 4, Station 1 and a new Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Warehouse and has already built 2 new fire stations using that acquired land.
Note that this is the same city staff and Council that turned down the Fire District's offer to fully fund a Hawk crosswalk on Middlefield in front of Station 1 because they were too busy - doing what??
Do not vote to re elect the current Council members - they have absolutely no sense of what are the community's priorities.
What?! I am disgusted with the Almanac Editorial Board's disregard for residents of this neighborhood. District 2 residents need a VOICE in these huge decisions. It is critical that Keith win so that we have a representative who can be part of the conversation from start to finish, including the vote.
If Combs wins, it's not just the vote count that is the issue, it's the fact that he would have to recuse himself from ALL conversations around the matter. That means he cannot advocate for traffic mitigations on Bay Road, Willow, or any where in this district. And, with district elections, no other council member would feel compelled to pay particular attention to this district. Recusing means we would literally have no advocate, no voice, no council member accountable for the impacts of projects on Suburban Park, Lorelei, Flood Triangle or the Willows. Unacceptable!
It is critical that KEITH wins this election so we have an advocate paying attention to impacts in our neighborhood.
I have to disagree. First off based on her record a vote for Keith is a yes vote for pretty much whatever Facebook wants.
Second why would he need to recuse himself from everything related to projects happening within District 2? It sounds like you don't quite understand what he would need to recuse himself from and what he would not. You might want to reread the article. There's a lot of misinformation going around.
Keith has not bothered to look at the impact of development on District 2 for the last 8 years. Why do you think she would start looking at it now? There's also the issue that even if she were to win who's to say she wouldn't run for another office like she did last time she was elected. So you're not even sure if you're voting for somebody who's going to stay on the city council in a year or two.
With her record for the last 8 years, all of the issues that she's been part of such as traveling to China, missing important discussions on the Facebook projects because she was in China, opposition to the sunshine proposal to provide more transparency to our city leaders, Brown act violations, Etc. All that combines to tell me that she is not the right person to represent this district for the next four years.
DISTRICT 1: Cecilia Taylor is by far the best choice, so good call there.
DISTRICT 2: Kirsten Keith hasn't done herself any favors with all the ethical missteps, but I'm confused by the Steve Schmidt crowd's embrace of Drew Combs. On the Planning Commission, i think he's voted in favor of every big development project he wasn't absent/recused from? If your main criteria is "is this candidate a different person than Kirsten Keith?", OK, sure- go for Drew. But if you're expecting him to "fix traffic" or totally change his views on development, I think you're going to be disappointed. I'd flip a coin in this one, personally.
DISTRICT 4: I like Betsy Nash's claim that she's pro-housing on transit corridors, but I haven't seen her step up and actually fight for past projects that were adding homes. I'd go with Peter Ohtaki here, since he made stuff like the downtown plan and good balanced projects there happen. He listens, tries to reach good compromises, and doesn't have a traditional politician ego- we're lucky he's up for another 4 years!
Combs has been endorsed by many leaders of BOTH sides of the Measue M debate. That speaks to his balanced approach to development. He also has been endorsed by the Almanac, the Daily Post and the Sierra Club and ten former Mayors (more than Keith.) That's hardly just the "schmidt crowdl". People in this town have a hard time letting go of past political battles. Drew has overcome that in his support and has it from all sides of the tents in Menlo Park.
He is an easy choice over Keith this election.
Her campaign has literally been reduced to pointing at his employment, rather than running on her record.
Rachel, re: 'political ego': I also find Peter to be a good person and I agree with many of his decisions. But he is also an aspiring politician, having run for State Assembly in 2016 as a Republican. On development, Peter voted for the Connect Menlo plan for the Belle Haven and Facebook areas. Connect Menlo was not approved by the Planning Commission because it lacked an infrastructure component - mostly meaning transportation. The city now has to deal with an over-promise on Bayfront development and an under-promise on transit/infrastructure.
This whole new version of the election is going to be a big wet blanket. Firstly, with the new redistricting, are we expecting candidates to represent their constituents? Are they going to be speaking on behalf of their neighborhood or for Menlo Park as a whole? Then why the pandering to their local crowd?
A good candidate will represent both the city and their District. The same way and I had state senator should be representing their state and the country as a whole. As for your assertion that some of these problems are not solvable I would have to disagree. In regards to traffic there's a lot that can be done. It just takes a council that is focused on solving the traffic issues and not adding to them, to make a difference.
Drew's election would be a "feel good" experiment, but he can't represent his constituents on the most important issues. He moved to the district a few months ago and his core support comes from outside the district. He touts endorsements from several former Menlo Park mayors that moved out of Menlo Park. Even though he voted for both large office projects on El Camino Real, his supporters want to take down Keith simply to flex their political muscle... at the expense of having full representation for District 2.
Combs has been endorsed by six former Mayor who lived in District 2 when they served on council. Three still live in District 2.
Keith has been endorsed by one former Mayor who lives in District 2.
It's not close. Combs enjoys much more support from former elected officials currently living inand whom have lived in District 2.
Across the city, residents wanted more than weeds and cyclone fences on El Camino Real, and the voters rejected Measure M and Combs in 2014. Now Combs has the same voting record as Keith on large development projects in El Camino Real.
Combs has been recused on all the projects that matter to District 2. Combs should have been truthful with his new neighbors. Combs hiding the true impact of his employer goes to his integrity.
The Almanac, the Daily Post the Sierra Club, they all disagree with your broad side swipe. They all endorsed Drew Combs.
Keith didn't gain one endorsement from a newspaper editorial board that covers Menlo Park.
Spare us the baseless attacks.
Doesn't it bother you to make such incorrect and misleading statements? I have faith that voters in Menlo Park, and especially District 2 can see through the misleading posts you are making. Read the Almanac and the Post, they both make good cases for voting for Combs over Keith. Keith has a record of approving everything developers want. You bring up the cyclone fences on El Camino, do you think the residents of this city really wanted Stanford, a Non-Profit, to buy them and not have to pay taxes on them. Anyone living in that massive development who has kids will be sending them to Menlo Park schools without contributing any revenue toward their education (Stanford agreed to a one time lump sum payment of &1.5 million and nothing past that). That tells me that the School District will try for more bond measures and parcel taxes to compensate for the added burden something that Stanford will be exempt from.
Combs absolutely does not have to recuse himself from all projects that matter to District 2, not by a long shot. I know that is what you would like people to believe, but the Almanac has debunked that lie already. If this is such a hot topic when why did Keith chose to miss a key planning session on the topic to take a trip to China paid for by a Chinese organization backed by Chinese businesses (and incorrectly represented herself as mayor while there)? Voting for Keith is voting to approve Facebook Village without any work on Traffic Impact (Keith has refused to add traffic impact on District 2 to any of the big Downtown projects she has voted to approve). Combs still has a voice on Facebook projects and with a 5 person City Council even with his recusal on Facebook Village it is the same as "No" vote (still takes 3 yes votes to approve).
I am endorsing and supporting Taylor, Combs and Nash for MP Council and Ballard, McLaughlin and Jones for the Fire Board because I think local government needs new leadership. That is also why I decided not to run for re-election to the Fire Board.
"...his [Combs] core support comes from outside the district". Not really accurate, have you seen the number of signs supporting him around District 2? I know I support him (lived in the Willows 50 years) as do many of my neighbors in District 2.
I decided that such a statement would be easy to check so I took a look at the contributors to Keith's campaign using the link to her filed form 460 from the Almanac article. In addition to many of the largest ones being from developers I was surprised at how many of them do not even live in Menlo Park. Since they don't have street addresses I can't tell how many are from outside of District 2 but they do list their city so I can tell how many are outside of Menlo Park. Using the data from her for 460, less than 52% of Keith's contributors list Menlo Park as their address (61 of the 118 listed). When you look at the amounts she has received the numbers get even worse, over two thirds (68%) has come from people who do not indicate they live in Menlo Park ($12,425 of the $18,400 reported).
By contrast the reported contributions for Combs, using the lint to his filed form 460 from the same Almanac article show that 88% of his contributors list Menlo Park as their address (38 of 43) and 91% of the contributions to his campaign are from those people who list Menlo Park as their address ($6,230 of the $6,880).
So I have to say the numbers show that Keith is the one getting the majority of her support from out of town people and developers. While the bulk of Combs supporters are in Menlo Park. I guess you are wrong on another point.
*I did note that the periods covered are different. Keith's form was Jan 1 through June 30. Combs's form was from Aug 1 through Sept 22. Not a surprise as Keith know she was running a lot sooner than Combs.
The incumbents did vote to support the adoption of a general plan. Residents of Belle Haven came to city council in force and demanded that their community have amenities that are available to the rest of the city. This did increase allowable development on the city's Bay side, but that does not mean that Facebook's Willow Village and other projects are now magically approved. If we are to believe that all that allowable development has already been approved, there would be no need for the Transportation Management Plan. Moving forward with the general plan update simply allows us to have a clear picture of what is being proposed while being compassionate toward the voices from the Belle Haven neighborhood.
How come none of the papers describe Belle Haven showing up "in force" at the General Plan Meeting?
Looks like one maybe two speakers from Belle Haven? The Almanac and Daily Post articles don't describe any such large group? This is just more spin.
The Almanac, The Daily Post, the Sierra Club, 10 former Mayors - six from District 2, all endorsed Drew Combs for City Council.
Kirsten Keith did not receive any newspaper editorial board endorsements. She only has one endorsement from a former Mayor from District 2.
Vote Combs for Menlo Park City Council.
The Transportation Management Plan is a joke, it is like trying to fix the barn doors after all the animals have gotten out and disappeared. There should have been a Traffic Management Plan long before the massive developments were approved. Many of us asked to have traffic for the Willows Corridor studied as part of the Stanford and Greenheart developments before approving them, those requests were ignored (by the current council). Many of us in the Willows asked for measures to reduce cut through traffic, we were told the city would do another study in 2 years, it took a well organized group and hundreds of signatures to get any action taken. Is this what we expect from our elected officials?
We want better. We deserve better. Keith and Ohtaki are just more of the same. And if re-elected who knows how long they will even stay. They both ran for different offices shortly after they were re-elected 4 years ago. I want to vote for someone I know is going to represent the residents of the district and be there for the next 4 years, that is why I am voting for Combs.
I'm tired of the incumbents in MP. They crow about how much they've done, and it's really been almost nothing. Facebook gets their way and a lot of El Camino has looked like a war zone for the last deacde. Time for some new people, new ideas.
Quit fear-mongering. You sound like the incumbent who's on her way out.
No need to insult people. It's also dubious to know which camp you are actually in as it's an anonymous post.
Let's keep it focused on campaign issues.
Vote Combs for District 2!
Apparently you can copy other people's handles and pose as them.
This is the original "Suburban Park Voter." I did NOT change my mind. Kirsten Keith for Council!
I want our district representative to be able to be part of the process on our behalf on every issue, specifically, Dumbarton Rail, Facebook, and any/all properties that are within a radius of Facebook. Thus, the ONLY candidate anyone in this district should consider is Kirsten Keith.
Combs would have a really easy job-- recuse from anything controversial and enjoy never having to be part of the process to help this district improve quality of life. But, as he's lived here for a total of 3 months, I am not sure that matters to him.
Kirsten, by contrast, has lived in the Willows for 22 years and cares deeply about this city, these neighborhoods.
People couldn't use your handle if you were a registered user instead of posting under different names.
It would be nice if you stopped lying/misrepresenting the facts. I know that Recusal is the only horse Keith has but at least represent it accurately, is that too much to ask?
There is no indication that Drew would need to recuse himself on Dumbarton Rail. If you have a statement of fact from the city attorney then share it, otherwise move along. The city attorney did say that Drew would not need to recuse himself on development around Facebook that is not Facebook itself, so any housing projects, other business development, etc he can participate and vote on. Finally his recusal is only with property owned by Facebook but does not cover buildings rented by Facebook.
If you have information that contradicts that from reliable sources please share it. If you don't, quit spreading misinformation.
Property leased by Facebook and transportation projects funded by Facebook are likely also to be affected.
The City attorney has been pretty conservative about recusals. For example, when we were discussing Oak Grove bike lanes, Ray Mueller had to recuse himself from the discussion at one point because his company was talking about leasing property on Chestnut (adjacent to proposed bike Lanes). They didn't, so he participated in later meetings.
All Kirsten Keith and her supporters ever talk about is Drew Combs works for Facebook. The Almanac and the Daily Post both knew that and discussed in their editorials endorsing Combs.
you might want to read it again. "could" and "Might also" are qualifiers the only definitive thing that Combs will need to recuse himself on is Facebook owned property and projects. McClure won't actually do the research until Combs is elected but he will have a say in development and the items going on in East Menlo even if that is only the voice of a resident on some of them. In my opinion that is much better than the "YES" vote Keith is going to give any Facebook Development projects. Her record is all Pro Facebook approving millions of square feet of development without worrying about the impact that has on residents.
If Drew is recused that is an effective No vote since there would still be 3 Yes votes required from the remaining 4 council members (one of which will represent East Menlo residents). So if a project is good and in the benefit of the city and the neighborhoods then they can probably pass it, if it is not it will be harder without Keith to get it through City Council.
What voters need to ask themselves is are they better off now than they were 8 years ago in terms of traffic, safety on our streets, quality of life, etc? Has all the development helped them in any way? From my viewpoint, No.
*There is a huge hole in the ground where my parents used to take me for an ice cream on hot summer nights and I won't be able to take my kids there for the same great memories.
*I have to think about going uptown because trying to come back on Willow at commute time is going to add an hour to my trip.
*traffic anywhere near 101 has gotten horrible, I occasionally take Bay road and there are backups trying to get to Willow and Marsh at different times of the day, not to mention the people speeding on Bay.
* I am happy that the car lots are being developed but not happy that it is a Stanford project and they will not be contributing their fair share of money to our schools and city services (they are a non-profit and exempt from those taxes). Additional students in the districts means less spending per student or more money from the residents to make up for what Stanford won't have to pay.
*We have a city council that does not want the residents of their own city to know who they are meeting with about business before the city. They would not even discuss the sunshine proposal Mueller proposed. Can you or anyone who supports Keith say why she is opposed to an open and transparent City Government?
*If you live in Belle Haven you have millions of square feet of new office space and a huge hotel but you still don't have a grocery store or a full service bank or even a good library. Are you better off?
Is anyone who supports Keith willing to discuss these topics that are impacting Residents now? How about her opposition to making our city government more transparent? Why won't she even allow a discussion on revealing who in city government is meeting with people who have business before the city? It begs the question what do they have to hide?
Menlo Park Politics have reached the low level of national politics. Wait until the state of California "Sanctuary State" provisions get over turned by the new majority of the US Supreme Court, under the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution. As the Obama Administration used against the state of Arizona 3 years ago.
The Almanac and Daily Post are not real media sources,they are advertisement supplements for our real estate industry here locally. We don't care who they endorse, they have shown their bias options, many times.
Wake up sore losers, you lost, the President of the United States will be here until 2020 or maybe longer! Start working together, Democrats and Republicans, we as taxpayers want that and we also want our republic to survive.
All newspapers though depend on advertisements to help supplement revenue. Most people would agree the Almanac and Post are at times pretty different papers. But on this issue both papers found common ground!
Also the Almanac and the Daily Post aren't the only endorsements for Combs!
Citizen sounds like s/he is just angry at the world. I believe "All Politics is Local" and am doing what I can to make a difference. If you don't want to be involved then by all means stay out of it but don't join the conversation just to tell people they should not care about their community. I can tell you the people supporting each candidate in District 2 care about the community and the city regardless of who we are supporting.
I'm not angry, but disappointed in you and many here in Menlo Park. We are above and better than all these angry people.
You guys? have both drank the Cool aid. Oh, those media sources, there's for free, if they charged, their circulation would be lower than it is now. They should pray everyday that the real estate boom continues here!
Thank you Keith and Combs for running, in this tonic environment.
If you are not angry then you are naive. What you see on these boards is called civil political discourse and it is the cornerstone of the American Political system. No one is calling names "Lyin Ted?" or fabricating allegations of crimes. We are discussing the topics relevant to District 2 and to Menlo Park. You are free to choose to not participate or even read the discussion.
How in one breath are you disparaging our local newspapers and in the next accusing others of being negative! All newspapers rely on advertising. Sorry but the tactic smells of just trying to undercut the validity of the endorsements for Combs.
The Almanac and Daily Post editorial boards follow the actions of City Council every week. Both editorials came out with strong endorsements for Combs, and fair criticisms of Keith's record on City Council.
Drew Combs has been endorsed by the Almanac, the Daily Post, the Sierra Club, 10 former Mayors, and six former Mayors from District 2. Keith received no newspaper endorsements, and has less former Mayor endorsements and only one former Mayor's support from District 2. Don't buy another tactic trying to credit those endorsements. Vote Drew Combs for City Council!
Let's see what happens. I predict no change, and in fact, Combs who moved into district 2, has my distasteful form of the dirty politics that has been formulated by you angry people, and the so called media. I'm not buying it, so will others. Keep writing endorsement facts about Combs, it's not working for me.
Just like national politics when the Kennedy's and Clinton's moved into New York State to run for the senate. Worked for them, but, not in the long run.
Combs will be thrown to the wolves once he doesn't do what you angry people want him to do, as Keith was the fair har favorite years ago.
Enjoy your great property values from Combs's FACEBOOK Employment group.
Be careful your true colors are showing.
Your first post was a purposeful misdirection tea party style rant with an undercutting of Combs endorsements thrown in.
Your second post just went after the endorsements and threw in something nice about Keith and Combs.
Your third Post started to go after Combs, his supporters and his endorsements!
Subtle, but obvious. Your intent is to undermine Combs endorsements and him personally, his campaign, and his supporters. Basically you are desperate to undermine anything you can.
Spare us the negativity and misdirection!
Combs received both newspaper endorsements! Keith received zero newspaper endorsements. The editorials contained substantive criticisms of Keiths tenure in office. The Almanac, The Daily Post, ten former Mayors, six of whom who live in District 2, and the Sierra Club have all endorsed Combs!
Vote Drew Combs for City Council!
Sad, but I have to agree. Citizen looks like another person who would rather attack Combs but who is not willing to discuss the issues. This is getting to be a pretty common tactic, why are people so afraid to talk about the issues and Keith's record?
This will be my last post here on this thread.
Combs Moves into District 2.
Combs could move out of neighborhood just as easy.
Endorsements from media.....who cares....Dave Price and Renee Batti, don't live in Menlo Park and I'm going to depend on my decision as to vote on from them....HA!
Combs hope you're ready if you don't fall in line, they will turn on you as they have done with Keith.
You have gone and completely exposed your bias now.
Once again, all Keith's supporters do is talk about Combs employment status. This last attempt to undercut his endorsements while doing so was poorly advised.
Four posts later the tactic is clear. Now attacking the editors of local papers as well. Basically you are desperate to undermine anything you can. Somehow I dont think this is your last post. We will just see a new tactic, again to stress the same talking points.
Combs received both newspaper endorsements! Keith received zero newspaper endorsements. The editorials contained substantive criticisms of Keiths tenure in office and also considered Combs employment. The Almanac, The Daily Post, ten former Mayors, six of whom who live in District 2, and the Sierra Club have all endorsed Combs!
Who cares? You have to work somewhere and a large percentage of Menlo Park works at Facebook. That is not a bad thing, even if you think so. He was upfront about his job and the need to recuse himself on decisions directly related to Facebook projects. Where his wife works is not anyone's business but hers.
You might want to mention that shortly after winning her second term Keith ran for a different office and lost. Had she won she would have left her role in City council and we would have had an appointed council member that we did not vote for. What guarantee do we have that she will even serve her 4 years? None.
"I want our district representative to be able to be part of the process on our behalf on every issue, specifically, Dumbarton Rail, Facebook, and any/all properties that are within a radius of Facebook. Thus, the ONLY candidate anyone in this district should consider is Kirsten Keith."
Kirsten has turned a blind eye to all of our traffic and construction concerns on or around Bay Rd. That is to say, she has repeatedly declined to represent us, to help us get preemptive mitigation -- even when asked quite directly for help with FB, ConnectMenlo, and Bridge traffic issues. She has been development-without-mitigation happy for every nasty project that has come our way. Our council, in general, should have had our backs -- put the time in to make certain the current mess was kept in cheque. There has been no residential benefit on this side of 101 that I can think of and there was so much they could have negotiated for up front. Quite the contrary. We will be feeling the revirberations of our councils' disinterest from now until forever. I don't view Drew as a panacea, but I'm not fool enough to think Keith will be any more responsive to our nieghborhoods' issues going forward than she has been in the last 8 years.


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In social life, given the important role of Barcelona. People of all ages are constantly found, communicate, acquainted and move from one bar to another, go to clubs, in cafes and restaurants, and otherwise entertain themselves outside their homes and apartments.
According to statistics, Spain is the country with the highest number of bars per capita. On average, for every 500 inhabitants of one bar. Barcelona is no exception. Bars here - a favorite meeting place, here come the young and old, locals and tourists, to discuss the latest news, find new friends, complain about the government, cheer for your favorite football club, and, of course, drink.
We have selected the most original, unusual and not very tourist places, where the Barcelona youth goes and where the fun is being poured over the edge.
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Luxury hotel The Barcelona Edition opened recently and immediately became a cult place among Barcelona's party. It is worth a visit just before sunset, climb to the roof and enjoy the magnificent views of Barcelona. Bright roof of Santa Caterina Market, houses Born area and seagulls against a blue sky will give a romantic mood.
One of the most frequent questions, I hear from tourists, came to rest in Barcelona, associated with cannabis associations. Many have even decided, that the team Happy in Spain has its own club, and often there are reports, how to join it.
A tiny place with great coffee just off La Rambla. Coffee connoisseurs will be delighted - you can order a Double Shot Espresso, Flat White with oat milk, Ice or Matcha Latte and other pleasures of coffee lover.
The oldest cocktail bar in Barcelona called Boadas and is located in the city center, virtually bulyvare Ramblas. Here expensive cocktails and there is a dress code. Bartenders in evening dress. An elegant place in the art deco style.


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THE NATURAL STATE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE Volume 2 by William H. Adams, M.D.
THE NATURAL STATE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE Volume 2
HIPPOCRATIC EVIDENCE
by William H. Adams, M.D.
Dimensions: 7 x 10
MEDICAL - History
HISTORY - Ancient - Greece
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES - Linguistics - General
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In this, the second volume of The Natural State of Medical Practice, new translations from the Greek of several Hippocratic works by Dr. Adams confirm and expand the evidence of clinical acuity and scientific nature of Hippocratic physicians, and an updated wordlist and phraselist oriented to clinical translation of their medical writings is provided. Translation of a section from the Histories of Thucydides supports the contention that "Hippocratic" medicine preceded the legendary Hippocrates, and translation and explication of the famous Oath declare its primacy in the history of medicine. The clinical insights of Hippocratic physicians, as displayed in this volume, support the claim in volume 1 of this work that ancient Greek physicians initiated the natural state of medical practice, did so over a period of approximately two hundred years, and, had they been permitted to continue unfettered, would have approached early 20th century Western medicine in effectiveness before the Christian era.
William H. Adams, MD, FACP, DCMT(London), an internist with the subspecialty of hematology and with clinical credentials in tropical medicine, began his translations of Hippocratic medical treatises while on the staff at a large municipal hospital in New York City. His application of modern knowledge in medicine and physiology to several works of Hippocrates provides an updated perspective on the clinical competence of ancient Greek medical colleagues, one that is even more favorable than prior translations. Beyond that, the new version provides practical support for the surprising conclusions of volume 1 of this work, The Natural State of Medical Practice: An Isagorial Theory of Human Progress.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child
Kensington Palace announced the happy news this morning
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child together, Kensington Palace has confirmed. The palace took to Twitter and Instagram this morning to announce the happy news, adding that the baby is due in spring 2019.
'Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019,' the palace tweeted.
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019. pic.twitter.com/Ut9C0RagLk
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Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019. Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public. PA
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The couple also thanked fans for all the support they have received since they got married in May, saying that they were 'delighted' to be sharing this news with the public.
Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public.
Both Harry and Meghan have been very open about their desire to start a family – and even spoke about it in their engagement interview.
'Of course. You know, one step at a time. Hopefully we'll start a family in the near future,' Harry said during the interview, to which Meghan nodded her head in agreement.
Meghan also made a comment during the couple's tour of Northern Ireland, which led to suggestions that they were hoping to have a baby sooner rather than later. When speaking to the owners of a company that makes hypoallergenic baby products, the duchess reportedly said: "'I'm sure at some point we'll need the whole thing.'
As is often the way with A-list couples, speculation about whether Meghan might be pregnant began soon after they tied the knot, with it only increasing this weekend when the Duchess wore a loose-fitted Givenchy coat to the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, and did not remove it during the ceremony.
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The couple have just arrived in Sydney, Australia ahead of their 16-day tour, so we will be seeing much more of the parents-to-be this week.
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I found a really terrific article today about one couple who saved their marriage by (of all things) rehearsing their divorce.
The couple had been bickering and disagreeing for years, and finally decided they'd had enough of each other. However, when they sat down together to rehearse how they were going to tell their kids about the divorce, they ended up actually talking to each other for a change. It was a real turning point for their marriage, and changed things for the better.
Personally, I think rehearsing your divorce is a fantastic idea, if you can really get both parties on board for it. Unfortunately, marriage-ending decisions aren't always thought through to all possible consequences in advance – if they truly were, maybe the divorce rate would be a far cry from what it is.
I will say, that out of all the difficult conversations that Peter and I had during this process, having to tell our daughter was far and away, the hardest thing I had to do. It's been almost exactly a year since that day, and I still struggle with the memory. How do you explain the collosal failure as her parent, her source of safety and security – it was just overwhelming to me (and to her). I remember telling Peter afterward, "We just destroyed her belief in forever. Doesn't that mean anything to you?? He had no answer for me then, and I suspect he still has none.
What If you'd had to role-play telling the kids, your family and friends, dividing up cherished possessions, dealing with girlfriends and boyfriends and all the muck in between? Do you think it would have made a difference if you'd had to "rehearse" your divorce before going through with it?
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Now take your cut out felt piece and trace a second piece that will be cut out to the same size. Now you have two felt pieces that are barrette shaped.
Now I needed to create a pocket so that my barrette could slide into the felt part. To do this I took one of my felt pieces and cut it into two pieces about 3/4 of the way down toward the larger end of the piece.
Using the two pieces you will be able to slip the barrette into the felt pocket once it is all sewn together.
Now take your thick thread or embroidery floss and sew the felt pieces together.
Start by laying them out back to back. You will want to sew on both pieces of the one felt piece you cut.
Now stitch the pieces together. I used a simple running stitch with my black thread. You can choose to use another type of stitch instead.
Note: If desired, you can decide to stitch a little design on the front piece of the felt before stitching the pieces together. I really liked the color of the felt so I decided not to. A little stitching on the front could give a extra cute design.
Once you have sewn all the way around remember to tie your thread off so the stitching doesn't come out.
Now what you should be left with is a felt piece with a pocket in the back. Open the barrette and slide the long end into the pocket. With the back end you should be able to fold the other side of the felt over top leaving the top of the barrette nicely encased in the felt pocket.
Congrats! You are done! Make as many as you would like.


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I bought this because I don't want to replace the original Mercedes COMAND unit. There are replacement after-market units that theoretically work like the COMAND, but I don't trust that they will work correctly.
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*I did NOT want to always have to hook up the phone or iPod when I get in the car.
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*I want to leave an iPod or retired iPhone in the glove box and have music in the car. I it to be charged when the car is on.


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Q: Changing Class and Mode from Character to Numeric Below is a sample dataset and a few lines of code that are troubling me.  I can not figure out how to turn these derived variables (Year and Session) into numeric, so that I can then get proper summaries and use the "subset" function.
##Generate sample dataset
df=data.frame(StudyAreaVisitNote=c("2006 Session 1","2006 Session 2", "2008 Session 4", "2012 Session 3"))

##Create new column denoting year and session on their own
as.factor(df$StudyAreaVisitNote)
df$Year <- substr(x = df$StudyAreaVisitNote, start = 1, stop = 4)
df$Session <- substr(x = df$StudyAreaVisitNote, start = 13, stop = 14)

##Summary of Data
summary(df)  ## Year and Session are Class and Mode "Character", summary provides little info

##Turn Year and Session into Numeric
as.numeric(df$Year)
as.numeric(df$Session)

##Try Summary of Data Again
summary(df)  ## Again, Year and Session are Class and Mode "Character", summary provides little info

A: The lines
as.factor(df$StudyAreaVisitNote)
as.numeric(df$Year)
as.numeric(df$Session)

do not permanently change the values in df. They return transformed vectors that are printed to the console, then, because you do not save them anywhere, they disappear as soon as that line in done being called. Generally objects in R are not updated via referece, you must alwayts re-assign the returned result to wherevver you would like to store it. So try
df$Year <- as.numeric(df$Year)
df$Session <- as.numeric(df$Session)

instead

A: You are not assigning them to anything...
as.numeric(df$Year)
as.numeric(df$Session)

Should be:
df$Year <- as.numeric(df$Year)
df$Session <- as.numeric(df$Session)


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How to make good habits stick
Air Date: December 16, 2021 10:00 am
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Most people have the best of intentions to exercise regularly, eat right, and finish work or that home project on time. But our gym membership or home exercise equipment often sits idle and we enjoy too many donuts, burgers and fries. A new study in the journal Nature, however, offers some hope to getting people motivated. Looking at over 60,000 participants, researchers found that paying people – just pennies — to workout turned out to be a powerful incentive.
This hour, we talk with one of the lead authors, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School's KATY MILKMAN, about the study's findings and how the lessons can be applied to our own lives, so we make habits that stick. Milkman is an expert on behavior change and the author of the recent book, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to where You Want to Be.
Katy Milkman, Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and co-director of The Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She's the author of How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to where You Want to Be. @Katy_Milkman , Podcast: Choiceology
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These Muslim Female Boxers Are Packing A Punch
We love showcasing Muslim female athletes on Ummahsonic. Not only are they peak sportswoman with skills both awe-inspiring and envy-inducing, they are stereotype-bashing superheroes who put haters and naysayers well and truly in their sad, pathetic place.
But while we love showcasing female athletes, we really love talking over-excitedly about Muslim female boxers. Because while they also exhibit unmatched athletic prowess and equally powerful stereotype-smashing, they literally punch people in the face while doing it (note that we only condone such feats *inside* the boxing ring).
For this reason, we wanted to look at some of our favourite Muslim female pugilists, whose recent efforts in—and out—of the ring have everyone at Ummahsonic shadow boxing in appreciation. Which is a very embarrassing site to see.
Ramla Ali
Dream big #teamnike #justdoit
A post shared by Ramla Ali (@somaliboxer) on Jan 22, 2019 at 12:17am PST
Ramla Ali is a 29-year-old Somali British boxer who has won a number of amateur titles, boxed for England and become a Nike athlete, an incredible journey that seems almost implausible when you hear how she got to this point.
Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. In the midst of the country's civil war in the early 90s, the family home's garden was struck by a stray grenade, killing her brother. Vowing to never lose another child, Ali's parents fled the country, a perilous journey that saw the family travel by boat to Kenya, where they stayed for a few years, and then onto London.
At about age 12, Ali began to get bullied by her classmates because of her weight. Thanks to a tough-love—but apparently constructive—bit of advice from her mum, Ali joined a gym.
"I remember my mum kept telling me: 'You've got to start thinking about your health, no one's going to want you,'" Ali recalled to the Guardian. At the leisure centre in East Ham, she discovered Boxercise. "I thought, 'This is amazing!'" Soon after, she joined a boxing gym.
Ali loved boxing. Along with dropping weight, it provided another significant benefit: "More than anything I liked that in the boxing gym, everyone is equal….It's like a respect."
Unfortunately, Ali's passion was at odds with her mother, who thought it immodest for women to play sports. In the ensuing years, Ali would drop in and out of boxing, struggling to reconcile it with her faith. But the urge was too strong. She got back to the gym, met a new coach, Richard Moore (who later became her husband) and has been competing ever since. Even her mother is on board. According to Refinery29, after Ali won a tournament in Denmark last year, she called her mum and "You could hear how proud she was."
In 2017, Ali made the bold decision to represent Somalia in the sport, a move that required her to set up a boxing federation in the country. She now hopes to represent Somalia at Tokyo 2020. When Moore asked her why she wanted to represent her birth country over Britain, she said: "It's about showing other Somali girls, other girls in Africa, that it's all possible, if you set your mind to it."
Amaiya Zafar
Second round stoppage for that belt— me and my brothers out in Florida giving that work work?????#Family #COD #SugarBertBoxing
A post shared by Amaiya Zafar (@amaiya_zafar) on Nov 18, 2018 at 3:24pm PST
In 2017, Amaiya Zafar became the first amateur allowed by USA Boxing to compete in a hijab.
It was a historic moment, and while the fight ended with Zafar losing, the spectacle drew heavy media coverage.
Zafar, who was 17 and still in high school when the bout took place, set a precedent for the sport to become more accepting of religious values. At the end of last year, German boxer and hijabi Zeina Nassar (we'll have more on her later) caught the world's attention after she was featured in a high profile Nike ad. Like Zafar, she also fought a boxing governing body to be able to compete in a hijab.
Amaiya Zafar, who hails from Minnesota, is still boxing and she's also coaching other girls. Even if she doesn't achieve global dominance in the ring, her impact out of it will resonate for a very long time.
"To see her at 16 going to full-time college, driving herself around, mentoring young girls, and to walk into her ring while making hijab part of the uniform single-handedly just brought tears in my eyes," her father told the Washington Post. "My girl is a trailblazer with a humble, strong heart who doesn't just think of herself but how her resiliency will affect girls who will follow her."
Bianca Elmir
Bianca 'Bam Bam' Elmir is a 36-year-old boxer from Canberra, Australia. Now, we're not going to sugarcoat this one for you guys: Elmir isn't exactly a superstar. In fact, her boxing career is more persistent underdog than pay-per-view champion. She's failed to qualify for the Olympics—twice—and she's served a doping ban after taking a tablet to reduce swelling during a flight.
HOWEVER, her backstory shows why she's never been anything if not determined. Bianca spent the first years of her life in Lebanon having been born in Saudi Arabia. Aged two, her parents divorced, and it was decided that she would live with her father's parents. Her mother, who is of Lebanese heritage but was born and raised in Australia until marriage, was only able to see her on weekends. Shaken by the culture shock of Lebanon and refusing to accept the custody situation, Bianca's mother did something drastic.
"One weekend she picked me up in a car, sped to Beirut airport, got on a plane and called her parents from Sydney,' Bianca wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald. 'She told them we were in Australia. She told them we were never coming back."
Bianca's mother forged a new life for them in Australia, where Bianca got into a range of sports. She also fell into the wrong crowd and regularly got into trouble. At the end of year 7, she was sent back to Lebanon to live with her maternal grandparents. The culture shock was huge, but she coped by rediscovering her faith.
Less than two years later, she was back in Australia, and back to her old ways. Yet this changed when she discovered kickboxing. The discipline it required allowed her to focus and find her own identity:
"The controlled environment of the ring, where I could learn highly sophisticated skills, attack and defend, gave me an elevated sense of confidence I had never experienced before. I kickboxed because there were no conflicting values in the ring," she wrote in 2014.
Along with boxing, Bianca focuses her efforts on environmental issues and empowering women through sport. They've also made a documentary about her life. Check out the trailer above.
Zahra Butt
Training for me has always been the best type of therapy, stress relief and a magical place where I rediscovered my identity. We often get mixed messages about what's a healthy way of life. I always get grilled about the amount of time I spend in the gym and whether I should re-evaluate how to deal with stress and manage my anxiety. However I can't tell you how important it is to do those things that bring you joy. So whether it's the outdoors, journaling, the gym, cooking, eating delicious food, spending time with loved ones or watching a movie. Make time for the things that bring you joy…you will instantly feel uplifted and empowered to be the best version of you. #fromweaktowonderwoman #stress #joy
A post shared by Zahra Butt (@officialcoachzara) on Oct 18, 2018 at 9:38pm PDT
For the true boxing heads out there, we're also including a coach on this list. We mean, it is boxing. You've all seen Creed. Coaches are vital.
But this one is a little different. Zahra Butt is the first hijab wearing amateur boxing coach to be qualified with the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA). "I think my hijab has always really empowered me….I've always trained with my hijab."
The mother-of-three, from Nottingham, took up the sport after suffering from postnatal depression.
"I felt like I lost my own identity. I couldn't really reconnect with myself," she explained to the BBC last year. "My brother suggested boxing….after my first session it was like, 'oh wow this is amazing. This feels so good."
Zahra now coaches women who are often going through challenges similar to the one she faced before taking up the sport. As part of her training, she incorporates life-coaching into her classes to help her students regain their confidence.
To resort to a very predictable idiom, we'd love to have her in our corner.
Zeina Nassar
Ich wünsche euch allen ein gutes und wunderschönes Jahr meine lieben! Setzt euch Ziele und verwirklicht sie! Danke für jede Unterstützung und Motivation. Was sind eure Vorsätze für 2019? ???
A post shared by Zeina Nassar (@zeina.boxer) on Dec 31, 2018 at 3:38pm PST
If you've spent any time on the internet in the last year, you'll recognise Zeina Nassar from Nike's viral ad campaign fronted by Colin Kaepernick. The 21-year-old boxer from Berlin, Germany wears a hijab when she's in the ring (she's of Lebanese heritage). The fact she's able to do so is down to her own resolve and determination.
With the help of her coach, a teenage Nasser successfully challenged a rule that outlawed hijabs in the boxing ring. "This was probably the most important triumph of my entire career," she told Material Magazine. "Something that, even now, years later, keeps me passionate and lends me the strength I need to push through and overcome every obstacle."
The rule change, while undeniably positive, often overshadows her achievements in the ring (she is the five time Berlin Boxing Champion and the 2018 German Champion, after all). Yet she is working to refocus the narrative:
"I'm proving them wrong by showing what I can do," she explained to Refinery29. "The pressure is still there but I stay true to myself, and meanwhile I got pretty good at it."
Ruqsana Begum
#gymshark #gymshark66 @gymshark @gymsharkwomen #weightoftheworld
A post shared by Ruqsana Begum (@ruqsanabegum_mt) on Jan 28, 2019 at 10:21am PST
At age 34, Ruqsana Begum is a relative newcomer to the sport of boxing. But that's only because she spent the previous decade as a champion kickboxer.
Born in Essex to Bangladeshi parents, Begum took up kickboxing as an 18-year-old student. She was initially scared to tell her parents about her new passion, but that started to change when her dad asked her why she was "walking like a boxer?"
Begum decided to bring her parents to watch her train. While they weren't exactly thrilled, they accepted the path she was pursuing. That was 2006. Since then, she's become the first Muslim British woman to be crowned Muay Thai Atomweight Kickboxing Champion, and she's served as captain of the British Muay Thai team.
However, there were many challenges on her journey to kickboxing glory. "Once I finished university I had an arranged marriage which failed miserably," she recently told the BBC. "That led me to a low patch in my life and at that point I felt like I lost my identity."
Begum was also diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in 2010, a chronic fatigue illness that severely limits her training.
Despite these setbacks, Begum still reached elite status in her sport. Even so, her competitive spirit was not satisfied. Last year, Begum announced she was making the switch to professional boxing with the backing of former heavyweight champion David Haye's Hayemaker Promotions. Her first fight, in March 2018, was ruled a draw.
Given her past success, we're backing her to win the next one.
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