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Lee, on a two-day trade mission to Mexico City, will announce Tuesday the launch of LatinSF, an economic development program designed to promote business ties between San Francisco and Latin America.
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PHOENIX, AZ () Inspiration can come in all forms, even in the body of a little dolphin with a special tail.
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The aim is to attract Latin American businesses to San Francisco and help local companies <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/gucciusaonlineoutlet.php> cheap gucci</a>  expand into Mexico, Central America and South America.
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Fernanda Rubio, who is only 7, walks and even runs in her pink prosthetics she calls stubbies.  
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The program, a joint initiative between the city and San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, is modeled on ChinaSF, which has brought more than 45 Chinese companies to San Francisco since it was founded in 2008.
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I can walk, she said as she made her way down the aisles of a Valley library.
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Lee sees San Francisco not only as an attractive technology hub for Latin American companies, but also as a gateway to Asian markets for those businesses.
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But it wasn t long ago that even the thought of putting on prosthetics would bring about tears.
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鈥淭his is part of an expanded international economic outreach plan鈥?that will only bolster the city鈥檚 status as a 鈥済lobal gateway,鈥?Lee said before he departed for Mexico on Sunday.
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She was with them for a year, she kept crying, Fernanda s mother, Edith Rubio, said. She didn t want them. She kept crying.  
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San Francisco is not necessarily trying to supplant Miami, the long-standing U.S. nexus for Latin American business, or other hubs, like Houston and Los Angeles.
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Fernanda s original prosthetics were tall and made it hard for her to balance.
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Instead, the focus is on attracting business interests tied to the Bay Area鈥檚 leading industries 鈥?tech, bio-tech and clean energy 鈥?while opening up a region with a growing consumer class to San Francisco companies.
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I was scared, she said in a quiet voice.
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But one day she and her parents watched the movie Dolphin Tale, a storyabout a dolphin named Winter who needed a prosthetic tale to get around.
  
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Lee is to make the announcement at Silicon Valley Day in Mexico City, a conference organized by San Francisco technology companies such as customer service聽 software company Zendesk.
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He has a prosthetic leg, like me, Fernanda said as she wiggled the tale of a stuffed Winter.  
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鈥淚nterest in Latin America keeps growing within San Francisco technology companies, and this event is proof of it,鈥澛?Fernando Franco, trade and investment deputy commissioner at ProMexico, that country鈥檚 foreign trade and investment agency, posted in comments online.
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She <a href=http://www.symbiose.ca/images/christianlouboutin.gwij.php>Christian Louboutin Outlet</a>  was very excited that there was a dolphin just like her that was using a prosthetic leg, her father, Julio Rubio, said. So that encouraged her to use her prosthetics.
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LatinSF is primarily focused on Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru 鈥?members of the Pacific Alliance trade bloc 鈥?as well as Brazil and Argentina, said Una Fannon, San Francisco鈥檚 director of international business development.
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In fact, the Rubios contacted the same company that made Winter s prosthetic tail, and that company developed Fernanda s shorter, more stylish legs.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 a growing region right on our doorstep,鈥?Fannon said.
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They even arranged for Fernanda to go to a <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/gucciusaonlineoutlet.php> cheap gucci</a>  special camp in Florida called No Limits, where she got to hang out with other kids like her.
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Getting there is not necessarily that easy though. San Francisco International Airport has nonstop flights to Mexico but currently none to South America. That could change if there is more business demand for routes.
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She even got to meet and touch her inspiration, the real Winter.
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鈥淟atinSF will improve connections to the region,鈥?Fannon said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a chicken-and-the-egg problem. You have to build the business need to make it attractive to the airlines.鈥?
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And I touched his tail, she said through a wide grin. I gave him a high five.  
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San Francisco taxpayers are kicking in $100,000 <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/anel.php> Christian Louboutin Shoes Outlet</a>  for the initiative, with the private sector expected to match that. So far,聽 the Mita Institute and Tech Accelerator has committed $15,000, <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/guccioutlet.onlinesalecc.php>Gucci Outlet Store</a>  and Aeromexico has donated two free flights for the program, a city official said.
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The story would be amazing enough if it ended there, but the day Fernanda was with Winter, the film crew for Dolphin Tale 2 was there, as well, and now Fernanda is going to have a guest spot in the movie.
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Unlike ChinaSF, which has an office in Beijing and Shanghai, no overseas office is planned yet for LatinSF, which will operate out of space from the Chamber of Commerce.
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She didn t even notice the cameras in there, nothing, her mother said. She was just focusing on Winter and all her friends were there so she was so happy to do that.
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San Francisco has identified a director for the program but would not yet release the person鈥檚 name. He or she is expected to start in 鈥渁 month or so,鈥?Fannon said.
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Yeah, she thinks she s a movie star, Julio Rubio said.
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While in Mexico, Lee met with U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne on Monday to discuss the influx of undocumented youth. Lee is also meeting Mexican business leaders from the financial and technology sectors.
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One thing is for sure, Fernanda is more confident around her classmates, her parents said.
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Lee is not the only U.S. politician with eyes on Mexico.
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That was evident as she celebrated her birthday with her class and joined in on the fun.
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President Obama earlier this year made his fifth trip to Mexico as president. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was there last week, as was potential rival 2016 presidential candidate Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey. Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti each visited earlier this year.
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Fernanda, you know, she has gone through a lot, but she is a very brave little girl, Julio Rubio said. Today, she turns 7, and it s her birthday, and she s just a really happy person, a very happy little girl.  
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John聽Cot茅 is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: jcote@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @johnwcote
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A day of celebration it was. And, of course, there were the traditional items.
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I m getting presents, Fernanda said.
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So proud of her, Edith Rubio said. Because we waited so long, it was two years after she d been sick, we thought she <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/guccioutlet.onlinesalecc.php>Gucci Outlet</a>  was not going to walk. Now seeing her with new prosthetics and balancing and trying to walk, it was so exciting for us.  
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Dolphin Tale 2 opens Friday, and the whole Rubio family will be front and center for her starring scene.
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And camp No Limits is coming to Arizona in March.

Revision as of 05:29, 30 September 2014

@@@ PHOENIX, AZ () Inspiration can come in all forms, even in the body of a little dolphin with a special tail. Fernanda Rubio, who is only 7, walks and even runs in her pink prosthetics she calls stubbies. 

I can walk, she said as she made her way down the aisles of a Valley library.

But it wasn t long ago that even the thought of putting on prosthetics would bring about tears. 

She was with them for a year, she kept crying, Fernanda s mother, Edith Rubio, said. She didn t want them. She kept crying.

Fernanda s original prosthetics were tall and made it hard for her to balance. 

I was scared, she said in a quiet voice.

But one day she and her parents watched the movie Dolphin Tale, a storyabout a dolphin named Winter who needed a prosthetic tale to get around. 

He has a prosthetic leg, like me, Fernanda said as she wiggled the tale of a stuffed Winter. 
She <a href=http://www.symbiose.ca/images/christianlouboutin.gwij.php>Christian Louboutin Outlet</a>  was very excited that there was a dolphin just like her that was using a prosthetic leg, her father, Julio Rubio, said. So that encouraged her to use her prosthetics.

In fact, the Rubios contacted the same company that made Winter s prosthetic tail, and that company developed Fernanda s shorter, more stylish legs. They even arranged for Fernanda to go to a <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/gucciusaonlineoutlet.php> cheap gucci</a> special camp in Florida called No Limits, where she got to hang out with other kids like her. She even got to meet and touch her inspiration, the real Winter. 

And I touched his tail, she said through a wide grin. I gave him a high five.

The story would be amazing enough if it ended there, but the day Fernanda was with Winter, the film crew for Dolphin Tale 2 was there, as well, and now Fernanda is going to have a guest spot in the movie. 

She didn t even notice the cameras in there, nothing, her mother said. She was just focusing on Winter and all her friends were there so she was so happy to do that. 
Yeah, she thinks she s a movie star, Julio Rubio said.

One thing is for sure, Fernanda is more confident around her classmates, her parents said. That was evident as she celebrated her birthday with her class and joined in on the fun. 

Fernanda, you know, she has gone through a lot, but she is a very brave little girl, Julio Rubio said. Today, she turns 7, and it s her birthday, and she s just a really happy person, a very happy little girl.

A day of celebration it was. And, of course, there were the traditional items. 

I m getting presents, Fernanda said.
So proud of her, Edith Rubio said. Because we waited so long, it was two years after she d been sick, we thought she <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/guccioutlet.onlinesalecc.php>Gucci Outlet</a>  was not going to walk. Now seeing her with new prosthetics and balancing and trying to walk, it was so exciting for us.

Dolphin Tale 2 opens Friday, and the whole Rubio family will be front and center for her starring scene. And camp No Limits is coming to Arizona in March.

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