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Chinese Lunar New Year's Event of Ibeehub |Chinese Venture Capitalist and Angel Investor Panel|Real Estate and technology startups Panel
Chinese Lunar New Year's Event of Ibeehub is
now official.
Invite all friends to join us to look back on 2017 and to look forward to 2018
Come to enjoy food and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year!
This event will not only have excellent investors
Mr. Wu Gang from Newtown Capital and James Chen, the founder of Ibeehub
where they will share their investment experience in both China and US
We also invited five outstanding real estate industry experts and founders,
Tim Milazzo from StackSouce, Philip Askeroth from Realicity, Sam Lin from Utofun,
Matthew Lerner from Metrobutler
And Grace Ma from Real Estate Development & Investment department of Connell Real Estate and Development Co.,
to moderate the Panel,
They will be talking about their entrepreneurship experiences in the real estate industry.
Panel Guests:
Chinese Venture Capitalist and Angel Investor Panel
We understand the struggles and great passion of start-ups, especially how they have to negotiate with investors in order to raise money and nourish business. How many of us truly understand investors' concerns? What are the similarities and differences between China and the United States in terms of venture capital investing?
We are honored to have two guest speakers to walk us through their thoughts and experiences about venture capital investing.
George Wu CEO, DoubleBridge Technologies, Inc.
Founder, New Town Capital
Founder, Zen Water Capital
James Chen Co-Founder, iBeehub
Co-Founder, Chlys Capital
Harumi Urata-Thompson Former COO of CFA Society New York
Founder and CEO of HUT Consulting
George Wu, CEO at DoubleBridge Technologies, Inc., founder of New Town Capital, founder of Zen Water Capital, CTO at ChinaSoft International. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange values ChinaSoft at HK$13.1 billion today. The DoubleBridge component of ChinaSoft's portfolio has been critical to the development of the company's Western interests. Dr. Wu is interested in investments related to IoT, Fintech, big data, wearable devices, energy, ect. In a personal capacity, he encourages Chinese businesses and individuals to invest in the United States. Dr. Wu graduated from Peking University in Beijing in 1982 and continued his education by earning a doctor of philosophy in engineering from Colorado State University in 1992. He has worked on a number of notable transportation projects in the United States and abroad, contributing to Metro New York's and Greater Philadelphia's EZ Pass systems, as well as the Guatemala public transportation eCard system. He also currently works with several international conglomerates, providing consulting services in the field of mergers and acquisitions.
James Chen, Co-Founder of iBeehub, a high-tech incubator based in NYC; Co-Founder of Chlys Capital, an angel investment fund; Board member of iBeehub Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundation.
James has over 15 years of multicultural team building experience. He held various managerial positions in fast-moving consumer products, consulting, finance and Big Four accounting firms in China, United States and India. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in both China and United States, a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and an international tax & business advisor. James earned 4 Master's degrees with 5 majors in New York. Graduated from Peking University and came to New York more than 15 years ago, he is the founding chair of the Entrepreneurship Group of Peking University Alumni Association of Greater New York.
Harumi Urata-Thompson, Former COO of CFA Society New York; Founder and CEO of HUT Consulting
Harumi Urata-Thompson is founder and CEO of HUT Consulting. She specializes in leading and advising companies on taking innovative paths to achieve strategic, operational and marketing success in their businesses. Currently, she is consulting to and serving on the board of directors of several companies.
Prior to starting HUT Consulting, Harumi was the Chief Operating Officer for CFA Society New York (previously New York Society of Security Analysts), a nonprofit affiliate of the CFA Institute with 10,000 financial professionals previously. As COO, she was responsible for operating all aspects of the organization, and successfully improved its performance through offering better value to its members, instituting significantly better operating processes, developing corporate partnerships, and establishing a new business model for attracting revenues from sponsors. Before CFA Society New York, Harumi spent 14 years at Thomson Reuters where she held various positions including: Director at the corporate level overseeing innovation and managing a portfolio of mobile products across divisions; Chief of Staff to the CEO of the Healthcare and Science business, where she oversaw all management activities of five business units, including acquisitions, business and product management, and planning for an annual $900M budget covering 4,300 employees; and Product Manager looking after the company's fixed income business, while launching the most significant product in this division's history. Harumi began her career in investment banking with Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, working in fixed income sales and mergers & acquisitions.
Harumi has an MBA from INSEAD in France and a BA, magna cum laude, in business from Sophia University in Japan. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Project Management Professional certified, an Advanced Communicator and Leader of Toastmasters, and bilingual in English and Japanese. Harumi has traveled extensively, plays piano, keenly follows performing arts, and speaks at numerous events.
Invested Startups: USEE, Yuzhi Technology, Baoerwuyou, Nitero, Pill Club, RapidFind, VisualPathy, etc. www.ibeehub.org
Real Estate and technology startups Panel
"Listen to real estate experts and founders about their startup experience of using technology to disrupt the real estate industry."
The real estate industry is consider an industry that is slow to adopt new technology. But since the past ten years, Airbnb, Wework, Costar, Zillow, Redfin these real estate companies have won a big success. This lets more people start to bring new ideas to the real estate and technology industry. This time we are honored to have five real estate experts and founders to share their experience of using technology to disrupt the real estate industry. Their startups news, overcome the limitation and bring new rules using their technical ideas!
Tim Milazzo
Founder and CEO
Tim comes from tech giants Facebook and Google where he helped expand B2B marketplaces in Ad tech. Though being a top IT talent, Tim decided to quit his job because he became interested in the real estate business and founded StackSource. StackSource is a tech-enabled commercial real estate loan platform. They connect investors who are developing or acquiring commercial properties with financing options like banks, insurance companies, and private lenders through an easy, transparent process. Compared with traditional loan intermediaries, Stack Source is simple and transparent, has a wide range of coverage and obvious advantages, and has served more than 10 customers from 2017 to now, making profits. Stacksource aims to be the best of commercial mortgage brokerage.
Philip Askeroth
Co-Founder | CEO
Broker turned real estate innovator, Philip has over a decade of experience in the commercial and residential markets of New York City and beyond. With over 1000 transactions under his oversight, Philip has an intimate understanding of the industry, providing the insider-know how behind Realicity's cutting edge approach. Realicity liberates homeowners from the expensive and opaque brokerage industry and from the inefficient and underwhelming FSBO alternative. Selling through Realicity, homeowners save tens of thousands of dollars in broker fees and forget about the worry & hassle of trying to sell on their own.
Sam Lin
Co-Founder | CEO
Sam had more than 10 years of experience in Real Estate, Politics and Economy. He is passionate with Real Estate, Finance, Big Data, and Tech Innovation. He believes data-driven innovation is key to drive business in various industries with new opportunities. He is one of long-time senior employees at Streeteasy, acquired by Zillow in 2013, responsible for identifying opportunities and developing strategies for business growth by interpreting real estate and housing data from various sources.
UTOFUN is a date-driven real estate investment information platform that offers Chinese investors and home buyer comprehensive information and analysis regarding real estate projects and sales listings in the United States. For real estate developers and brokers, they help them effectively and precisely reach Chinese investors to shorten the period of purchasing. Their mission is to construct a trustworthy information platform to get both investors and developers organically connected.
Matthew Lerner
Founder | CEO
Matthew Lerner is a great serial entrepreneur, and he has already started 2 successful ventures and currently working on his third one called MetroButler. His first venture, EatBlue, specialized in advertising and PR campaigns for over 200 restaurants. After selling that company, he co-founded his second company, Gift Connect, in 2011. Gift Connect is a unique, performance based gifting platform, and has closed over $6M in funding through Series B financing. MetroButler is now his main business focus, and it offers a property management and concierge service specifically tailored to short-term rentals. By providing a seamless technology platform, cleaning and management services, and concierge offerings, they have helped New Yorkers make money by renting out their homes, thousands of times, to qualified guests from around the world.
Grace Ma
Grace Ma is the Real Estate Development and Investment Associate at Connell Real Estate & Development Co., with responsibility for development and investment of multi-family and mixed-use investments in Northern New Jersey, Seattle, Dallas, Denver, Portland and North Carolina. She has been working in real estate industry for over 9 years in China and the US, experienced in asset management of commercial properties, capital Market and acquisitions of multi-family and mixed-use properties. Grace Ma graduated from Schack Institute of Real Estate of New York University with a master's degree in Real Estate Finance.
In this 2018 New Year event, Ibeehub will join hands with Chinese and American friends to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, and together to discuss the true stories of technological innovation and venture capital.
There will be lots of memorable moments, food and stories.
We welcome everyone to join us!
Location: Artino Auctions
Fl 16, 265 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
Time: 2018.2.11 Sunday noon 11:30 am- 4:00 pm
11:30 am: Sign in
12:00 pm: Chinese Venture Capitalist and Angel Investor Panel
1:00 pm: Buffet lunch
1:30 pm: Real Estate and technology startups Panel
2018 Ibeehub Lunar New Year's Event
Limited Time Price :
Early Bird: $ 69 / person
Regular: $ 109 / person
(For tickets, please click on the Eventbrite Link:
Early Bird price until February 9 11:59 pm)
Tickets included:
Two Panel Discussions, New Year lunch buffet, and social reception.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, an investor or a social person
You can see, learn and understand the
professional, practical, and the real venture capital stories here.
In New York City, everyone may have a dream of owning a company!
Listen to successful venture capital investors talking about their experiences.
Maybe you will be inspired by the stories you'll hear
And even inspired you to become a founder of a company
You might even find people who shared the same passion in the same issue you want to solve
This is an event that should not be missed
Opportunities are in front of you
Are you ready?
About us
IBeeHub Inc. is a New York-based incubator located in the Wall Street district. Established by Peking University and Fudan University alumni in April 2015, IBeeHub is often referred to as the first professional Chinese incubator on the eastern side of the United States.
We provide services and advice regarding consulting, incubation, and seed funding to early-stage startup companies, and also serve as a dynamic social platform. Our advantage lies in our angel investment opportunities, expert execution team with practical entrepreneurship experiences, strong network of professionals and scholars, and research capabilities, which is at the forefront of the east coast.
So far IBeeHub has received much attention and has been widely reported in Chinese and foreign media. It was complimented by the Xinhua News Agency as "the most grounded incubator".
IBeehub is changing the history of China entrepreneurship on east coast of USA and growing with more than 20 entrepreneurial camps, dozens of entrepreneurs in the field of professional mentors, thousands of entrepreneurs, and investors from different industries.


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Meet the Plumbs team in Falkirk…
Ray Boyd covers a number of different towns in Falkirk including; Airth, Carronshore, Stenhousemuir, Banknock, Denny, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Laurieston, Brightons, Maddiston, Polmont, Redding, Camelon, Grangemouth, Larbert
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Our background
We've been established in the UK for over 50 years now, providing a high quality, tailored furniture covering and reupholstery service across most of the country, including Falkirk.
We are a family-run business which has passed on our passion for the industry through the generations, meaning we take extra care with each and every order, giving it the attention it deserves.
Our products
We provide a wide range of products in the Falkirk area, including a number of loose cover designs, reupholstery options, quality curtains, dining chair covers and beautiful blinds. Those who wish to add any finishing touches can do so easily by selecting any one of our fabric-matched accessories.
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Catherine Emond fills Mahe's vacancy at Telefilm
The former Alliance Numerique executive director takes over the public and government affairs role following Jean-Claude Mahe's retirement.
Telefilm Canada has appointed Catherine Émond as its new director, public and government affairs, replacing longtime exec Jean-Claude Mahé.
Émond comes to the funder from Alliance Numerique, where she represented the Quebec new media and interactive digital content industry as the organization's executive director. She joins the organization effective immediately.
The news follows Telefilm's recent announcement that Mahé, who has been with the organization since 1996, will step down at the end of the year. Prior to Christa Dickenson's appointment as Telefilm's exec director, the exec spent four months leading the organization as its interim executive director.
Prior to working for Alliance Numerique, Émond was a political advisor to the minister of culture and communications. She has also served as a policy advisor to the Montreal Mayor's office where she worked on the revitalization of Montreal's culture and entertainment space Quartier des spectacles and as an attaché to the minister of education, sport and leisure.
"Ms. Émond has a proven capacity for strategic communications and a unique vision. She brings with her a varied background and a breadth of experience working with different levels of government, as well as with industry and public stakeholders in the cultural milieu. She will be a true asset to both Telefilm and the Canadian audiovisual industry," said Telefilm head Christa Dickenson in a statement.


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Precision Joint Solution Plus was developed by an equine sports therapist and avid rider who was looking for a more complete supplement that would support and strengthen the entire mobile structure of the horse. After seeing more and more injuries on horses of all ages, Cherie discerned that horses were developing problems earlier in their lives than ever before. With changes in nutrition, environment, increase in competition and training stress, it was taking a toll on the overall health and strength of the equine. Cherie began looking for an answer to combat these changes.
Cherie's answer was the formulation of Precision Joint Solution Plus, a complete all-in-one leg support. Precision is a one of a kind leg solution that is designed to support joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, hooves, muscles and connective tissue.
The Precision all-in-one is unique and one of a kind product in the fact that it supports all the parts of the leg matrix and can replace multiple products in one. It is designed to help increase mobility and comfort at a cellular level. She wanted a formula that focused on the big picture, not just one part.


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Literary Afternoon Tea with Jon Stock at Bowood Hotel Wednesday 9th November
PUBLISHED: 14:02 07 October 2011 | UPDATED: 20:06 20 February 2013
Enjoy a delicious Afternoon Tea in the company of friends and a famous author. This month, Jon Stock will be returning to Bowood to talk about his newest release, 'Games Traitors Play' the sequel to 'Dead Spy running'.
Literary Afternoon Tea with Jon Stock at Bowood Hotel
For more information or to make a reservation please call Bowood Hotel Reception on 01249 822228.


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Oliver Singleton, president of the MBL, dies
4/15/2016, 6:16 a.m.
For more than 13 years, Oliver Rodney "Rod" Hunt Singleton played a critical role in providing more opportunities to minority-owned businesses as the president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Business League in Jackson Ward.
In his MBL post, the genial man with a charitable heart and warm smile connected many small businesses with larger ones to foster business development and expansion.
Overseeing an average of about 150 MBL member businesses annually, he also helped small businesses set up benefit packages for their employees, helped MBL members and non-members alike draw up business plans, held seminars for business owners and prospective owners, served as a mentor to countless entrepreneurs and spotlighted MBL members in the newsletter he wrote.
Whether he was meeting with business leaders in a corporate boardroom or a small coffee shop, Mr. Singleton was known for earning their trust with his business savvy, charm and sincerity.
He also organized the Women Who Mean Business Summit, one of the largest conferences for professional and executive women in the region.
In recent years, Mr. Singleton soldiered on despite excruciating chronic pain he suffered after going through multiple back surgeries.
"Oliver Singleton was a champion of small businesses, a cheerleader and had a passion for the business community," said Metropolitan Business League board Chair Sharon Dabney-Woolridge, president and CEO of Kleane Kare Team Inc.
Mr. Singleton is being remembered following his death Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in Richmond. He was 63.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at the Free Press publication deadline.
A public tribute to Mr. Singleton is to be held in conjunction with the 25th Annual Metropolitan Business League Awards Dinner and Reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the John Marshall Ballrooms, 101 N. 5th St. in Downtown, according to a release by the group. For more information, go to www.mbl25.eventbrite.com.
News of Mr. Singleton's death spread quickly in the community and those who knew him best praised him as a man whose legacy is that of a community servant.
"I met Oliver Singleton on my first day as a student at the University of Virginia," recalled George Keith Martin, managing partner at McGuireWoods law firm. "I knew then that he was special. He was a dear friend. He blessed so many people with his love, intellect and humor.
"Richmond was his adoptive home," he added. "He loved it and worked hard to make it better. He believed in the Metropolitan Business League and its mission. He will be sorely missed. My prayers go out to his friends, family and community members."
Jack Berry, former director of Venture Richmond and now a candidate for Richmond's mayor, called Mr. Singleton "a giant in this community who helped so many people from all walks of life to reach their dreams."
"Oliver is the one who talked me into running for mayor," he noted. "He was the chairman of my campaign and we were doing this together as teammates and best friends. His loss is devastating to me and so many others."


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NEW DELHI — Three Indian states — Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh — have proposed including the life of the new prime minister, Narendra Modi, in classroom textbooks and in school curriculums, though Mr. Modi has expressed his reluctance to be included.
The education minister in Gujarat — the state where Mr. Modi was chief minister until his election — suggested that the chapter might include "his struggle," presumably from his relatively humble beginnings, how "as a child, he caught a crocodile," and his years as a propagandist for the Hindu nationalist organization, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
But Mr. Modi himself — or the team managing his Twitter feed — took to the site on Friday morning to squelch the idea.
Am reading in the news that some states want to include Narendra Modi's life struggles as a part of their school curriculum.
I firmly believe that the life story of living individuals should not be included as a part of the school curriculum.
India has a rich history of several stalwarts who made India what it is today. Young minds should read about these greats & emulate them.
It was a gesture of apparent humility after a campaign that prominently featured Mr. Modi's larger-than-life image. That image had been everywhere — at hundreds of rallies, eliciting crowds of ecstatic followers; on television, where he dominated the airwaves over his rival political candidates; and in a comic book dedicated to his life, which depicted him swimming in a lake full of crocodiles and rescuing a pigeon from a near-fatal experience. And his 3-D image was beamed to remote areas he couldn't reach — from a studio in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Mr. Modi stood in front of hanging lotuses, the symbol of his party, his image indistinct, his vigorous speechifying quite apparent.
The presence of that image has abated somewhat since he was sworn in on Monday. Still, posters populate the capital city — Mr. Modi's new home — projecting a softer, gentler leader, including one that portrays him hugging Rajnath Singh, the new home minister. On May 20, he knelt at the steps of the Parliament building and touched his forehead to the ground, indicating reverence. In a speech inside, he choked up, comparing serving the country to serving his mother.
The issue of school curriculums is a fraught one in India, especially since the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has made it clear that an overhaul of textbooks is on their agenda, honoring India's Hindu tradition.
But the three state governments proposing the inclusion — all run by Mr. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party — have indicated that Mr. Modi might be in the category of "stalwarts who made India what it is today."
"Like freedom fighters and other leaders of repute, the life of Modiji too would inspire the young minds," the education minister of Madhya Pradesh told the Press Trust of India, adding the Hindi honorific -ji to Mr. Modi's name.


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The biggest reason why most content marketers fail to drive desired results. About 70% of marketers don't have any integrated content strategy. After working for over 200 companies from 11 countries, I have observed a common mistake pattern among most of them. Avoiding them will surely take their content effort to the next level.
Here are the 5 most common content marketing mistakes that are weighing down the company's effort.
When you don't know your customer persona, how would you pinpoint their pain area or even understand their needs. The first step to any content marketing campaign should begins with customer persona identification. There is no point building content when you don't have any idea about your customers pain point or their burning issues.
Customer persona is a group of people with shared commonalities. Arriving at an accurate customer persona help target audience in a best possible way. Customer persona is a technique that involves creating a fictional and generalized representation of the ideal customer. The technique helps to discover the problems and the needs that the target audience may have. When you know the problems and the needs of the target audience, you can easily build effective content that your target audience can correlate with.
Here is a simple example for a buyer persona for sales of a SAAS products. The fields described below are only for illustration purpose. Based on your marketing campaign, your product, and the result you are looking to achieve, you may need to collect more information in order to arrive at accurate buyer persona.
Building accurate customer persona, helps to segment audience based on various factors, because not every customer will have the same problems or needs. From the example above, the marketing manager may not have enough time to manage their team while junior salesman may have a problem dealing with rejection.
A good understanding of the customer persona will help build content that solves real problem specific to the customer segment.
It was revealed in the Jakob Nielsen's report that people read less than 20% of the content. Moreover, most people scroll through only about 50 to 60% of an article page. This study is disheartening for many because of the fact that building of content take several hours and days to complete.
However there is a way around. if you want the readers to read the full article you have written, You will have to create content optimized for the web. You can easily create content optimized for web by following a few simple rules. Understand that readers will scan be article as much as they can, while pausing in between to read the content of their interest.
If your article is a big lengthy wall of text, the visitors will quickly bounce of your website because they may not find your article easy to scan and pick those pieces that are of their interest or importance. Here is a short list (bare minimum) that you need to follow in order to create reader friendly article that is easy to scan while reading and locate important information. You can add more points to the list below, since it's not an exhaustive one.
Readers scan article with the help of of heading, subheadings and images.
Promotion is purpose you are doing content marketing. So this advice might appeared counter-intuitive. From customers perspective, they are not here to read a sales pitch. They are here to search for solutions to their problem. If your article is not doing that, they may quickly move on to other websites where they will find information they are looking for.
Visitors are going to stay on your blog, if it is genuine providing value. In the process your blog will build trust and the visitors will be more likely to listen to you when you recommend them solutions to the problem.
Content marketing work by attracting, persuading, and converting the readers in to customers. The ultimate goal of a content marketing effort is to generate a sale, but that should not be in the wine when you are building content. Your content should genuinely help and built the authority of the brand that people can trust. Here is a complete cycle of content marketing:
For some customers, this can be a long journey while for many it could be a short one. In either case, as a content marketer you should take the opportunity to nurture your relationship with the prospective customers.
Internet is flooded with generic content that provides no real value to the reader. Google is getting smarter at picking blogs that have something fresh to offer. That's the reason why the blogs that make the top 10 list don't share the same information. They all brings fresh value to the table.
There is hardly any topic about which nothing is written. In fact every topic has been covered thousands of times. So a question could come to your mind that you how can you bring fresh value or information in your blog that is not available anywhere else? You can do this easily by bringing a fresh perspective to the topic cover or cover in angle that has not been covered before.
Creating such kind of content will require massive amount of research and reading. But that's the entry barrier that will distinguish you from your competitors. Also, that's the kind of content Google wants to rank. Here is a quick process that you can follow to generate high quality content every time.
A topic on content marketing mistakes cannot be completed without discussing the lack of strategy. Last in this list, but the most important factor that leads to content marketing failure. If you want to see the results from your marketing efforts, you will have to be consistent. In a B2B research it was found that only about 35% of B2B content marketers have laid out throw content marketing plan for their organisation. Without a concrete plan, things will gradually fall apart and you will not achieve expected results from your content marketing efforts. It will be even harder to measure any effectiveness of your content marketing efforts.
The first step to any content marketing effort should begin with a well thought, written plan that That is focused on targeted personas, topics, keywords, timing and marketing goals. The documented plan should be printed and distributed in the team. It can also be emailed to everyone to help the entire team stay focused. Track and measure marketing goals from month to month. you should also continually set the bar higher for the coming months based on the performance of the existing efforts and the outcome.


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Alfredo Giron is a fifth-year PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. He was born and raised in Mexico City, where he lived until the end of high school. Giron first moved to La Paz, Baja California where he studied marine biology, then transferred to the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Ensenada to study oceanography.
Giron is now in the biological oceanography program at Scripps where he conducts research on fishery sustainability in the Gulf of California in the labs of Octavio Aburto and George Sugihara. We talked to Giron to find out what made him choose Scripps, what sparked his passion for oceanography, and more.
explorations now: Why did you choose to attend Scripps to pursue a PhD?
Alfredo Giron: Scripps is a major oceanographic institution in the world, and since the start of my undergraduate studies I always dreamed of coming here to pursue my PhD.
en: What are you researching at Scripps?
AG: I study fisheries in the Gulf of California and how sustainable they are. I have also estimated how much revenues fisheries generate in the region, and how do they compare to poverty thresholds.
en: Does your research ever take you out in the field?
AG: Yes, and I love it! Part of my research also includes estimating the health of the rocky reefs in the Gulf of California in relation to fisheries and Marine Protected Areas. We spend the summers diving from Cabo San Lucas to Bahía de los Ángeles counting fish and invertebrates. You can see some footage of this research in this video.
en: What tools do you use to conduct your research?
AG: Once I get back from the field, I do a lot of data processing back at my office. This includes querying for publicly available data, as well as data collected by other research groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) both in Mexico and the U.S. I spend a great portion of my time cleaning those datasets and making sure that they can communicate with each other. I also make sure that the clean versions are made publicly available through our science communication platform DataMares. Once I am done with the data cleaning, I run different models to estimate the total revenues that fisheries generate and how it compares to economic thresholds for well-being. Part of this research has already been published and you can read about it on the Scripps website, Crónica, and more.
en: What's life like as a Scripps student?
AG: My typical day includes a lot of answering emails early in the morning, followed by a couple of meetings and time for reading, writing or analyzing data. I try to read for at least 30 minutes per day. I also travel a lot to conferences, meetings, and workshops both in the United States and other countries. I am very lucky that my work involves getting to explore many cool places.
en: What's the most exciting thing about your work?
AG: I am really excited to study problems that affect both ecosystems and coastal communities. I am always excited to look for venues to share my research that could generate an impact in the way that we manage fisheries or think about sustainability.
en: Are there any role models or mentors who have helped you along the way?
AG: Octavio has been a role model when it comes to applicable science and the strategies it takes to get it to the correct target audiences. Additionally George Sugihara has influenced me a lot in the way I think about scientific problems, always trying to highlight the importance of data collection and data-driven science. I also had wonderful PhD student (Natalya Gallo) and postdoctoral (Andrew Johnson) mentors who helped me navigate Scripps and science in general.
en: What are some of the challenges you face as a student?
AG: Time management is always a challenge. This is not only evident when dealing with deadlines, but also when managing the balance between personal and work life.
en: What are your plans?
AG: I want to get a postdoctoral position at an institution that allows me to keep expanding my research on the social-ecological system.
You can find Alfredo on Twitter @jgironna and Facebook as Alfredo Giron.
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The Brazilian job
PUBLISHED: 11:39 20 November 2008 | UPDATED: 13:46 06 May 2010
JAMES WATTS of East Herts, the only Herts representative in the Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil, saw his hopes of finishing champion dashed after leading the field with a round to go. In the main Under-21 event over 54 holes held at the coastal Costa d
JAMES WATTS of East Herts, the only Herts representative in the Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil, saw his hopes of finishing champion dashed after leading the field with a round to go.
In the main Under-21 event over 54 holes held at the coastal Costa do Sauipe course, 40 miles north of Salvador, former Herts Boys champion Watts opened with a one over par 73, to be six strokes off the lead held by Scotland's Andrew Wallace, 67, with Steven Brown of Chobham sharing third place on 72.
With all the players coming under scrutiny from Nick Faldo during the contest and in conditions which most of the 83 finalists in six age groups from 10 nations had never encountered before, with temperatures of 30-plus degrees, a testing sea breeze, undulating greens and varying grasses making club selection difficult, Watts produced the round of the event the next day.
In a brilliant performance he picked up seven birdies without dropping a shot for a round of 65 to move him into a three-stroke lead over Brown, 69, with Wallace slipping back with 77.
Sadly for Watts, he could not produce the same form on the final day, opening with two bogeys and, after a birdie at the next, dropping shots to be five over par at the turn and finishing with 79 for a 217 total, one over par, to share second place with Wallace, 73, as Brown claimed the title on 213 after a 72.
Afterwards Brown said "The hardest shot today was on the first tee, with the cameras on me and Nick Faldo watching, but I never put myself under pressure. With names like Nick Dougherty and Oliver Fisher on the trophy, it feels special and I hope I can follow in their footsteps."
As Nick Faldo made the presentations to the group winners, there was not only the Under 21 Trophy and the Harold Riley prize as Faldo Series Champion for Steven Brown, and also an invitation to play in the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills in China and an amateur invite to compete in the European Tour's Russian Open next season
As well as watching the players in all groups - under 18, 17, 16 and 15, and one for girls - Faldo gave a clinic for the contestants on short-game techniques, and also took the opportunity to watch another champion in action, taking a flight to Sao Paulo to see Lewis Hamilton become youngest winner of the Formula 1 crown.
With the success of the event staged on a new continent, Faldo said "The Faldo Series is about helping as many young golfers in as many countries as possible, so I feel we are on the way to achieving that".
Also attending his sixth grand final, his first overseas, was Chris James, manager of the boys county team, one of three R&A qualified referees. His role in addition to referee duties over the three days' play was to prepare local rules, select pin positions and teeing areas.
Chris, who had previously officiated at Faldo Series grand finals at Brocket Hall, Burhill and for the last three years at Celtic Manor, said: "The course is a holiday resort complex overlooking a beautiful coast, with interesting wild life - iguanas seen on the fairways and overhead colourful birds and sea eagles.
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May I present, our garden of love, in honor of Earth Day 2012
Once upon a Sepia Saturday, a very long, long time ago, there lived an old woman, and she lived in an even older house, surrounded by millions of weeds.
Millions I tell you!
Now, you're probably expecting to hear about the local children from this charming neighborhood and their adventures of chasing a bouncing ball into the old lady's grounds?
Photo courtesy of Bayview Alabama, School Garden Tennessee Coal and Iron and Railroad Company of children gardening.
Sorry, that's not my story.
Well, these are a few of the neighborhood youngsters, but they weren't after a lost ball at all. Although, they did have a mission.
They were celebrating, Earth Day (which was in the distant far-away future) and BE KIND to YOUR NEIGHBOR WEEK.
They knew deep down in their sweet little hearts, and growing minds that there was a sad old lady who lived by herself. Mostly, they knew she needed their kindness.
I'm just saying, who would argue that this isn't a true story here at Sepia Saturday?
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Grigory Garkusha (Swansea): Framed correspondences, part IFramed correspondences were invented and studied by Voevodsky in the early 2000-s, aiming at the construction of a new model for motivic stable homotopy theory. Joint with Ivan Panin we introduce and study framed motives of algebraic varieties basing on Voevodsky's framed correspondences. Framed motives allow to construct an explicit model for the suspension P1-spectrum of an algebraic variety. Framed correspondences also give a kind of motivic infinite loop space machine. They also lead to several important explicit computations such as rational motivic homotopy theory or recovering the celebrated Morel theorem that computes certain motivic homotopy groups of the motivic sphere spectrum in terms of Milnor-Witt K-theory. In these lectures we shall discuss basic facts on framed correspondences and related constructions.
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Vietnamese girls are considered the best wife for men in Vietnam and in Western countries. Vietnam women locally and internationally have suffered discrimination and life conditions that dehumanized their powers a long time ago. Nowadays, women in Vietnam stand up for their rights to gain the equality treatment in society. Vietnam girls are treated equally as men but they are still under-pressured by the husband. So, this article is about how Viet men should treat the wife in a better manner. You know why we stand up for Vietnamese girls? Because they are the best wife that cannot be found in other Western wives.
Vietnamese men are lucky so much to have the wife who can take good care of the family, who ensures an organized house, who can cook delicious daily meals, and who can take good care of your children. They can sacrifice themselves for your own goods. Long time ago, Vietnamese women cannot make their own marriage but the parents arrange everything. Some of them have to live with the husband whom they don't know anything about to the rest of their life. Nowadays, they can date with the man whom they like and love. But after marriage and have children, most of them become housewives.
In this modern century, there are online dating services that both single Vietnamese women and men can register to find their second half, such as VietSingle com site. They can go to VietSingle.com dating site and search for the man of their dreams, including local men in Saigon, Hanoi, etc, and Vietnamese-American men (Viet Kieu). Let's speak about these online dating sites a little bit. Some of you may not know about how popular these dating websites can help. Vietnamese dating sites (ket ban tam tinh) are free and fun to find your ideal partner. What you need to do is to set up a personal profile by writing your location, age, career, interests, what type of persons you are seeking. After you finish your profile, you can search for men and women and interact with them by sending out an email message.
According to this Internet world, looking for love and romance, relationship and marriage online is the best way. You can find a long-term partner who can share with you the joys in life. You don't have to gather at the clubs or bars to find a short-term date anymore. These places usually don't generate lifeterm partners. If you want to find a lifetime companion, then you should find her or him at Viet dating sites.
Single Vietnamese girls and men can find love and relationship online easily and conveniently. If you don't have a computer at home, you can come to the Internet clubs to find your love. What you need is the email address or nick name from someone you like and you can go from there.
Generally speaking, Vietnamese dating services (tim ban bon phuong) are the solution to find your soul mate. Take action today.


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Students will be taking all courses at METU-Ankara during first two semesters.
The mission of the Master of Science Program in Mechanical Engineering is to train graduates of related undergraduate programs in a more advanced way, taking into account the needs of new technologies, emerging research fields, industry and society, and deepening them in a particular field.
The main aim of the Master of Science (M.Sc.) Program in Mechanical Engineering is to provide graduates with the latest developments in information and technology, and to provide them with specific field expertise in line with the needs of today's technology and industry. The post-graduate courses are designed to provide a solid foundation to facilitate students' efforts to understand and solve many of the problems they face in their thesis projects and professional careers. Students will be able to have a wider knowledge of their field of study with the courses they are taking and will learn to conduct in-depth research on a particular field with their thesis work.


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A highlight of my stay in Basel was spending an afternoon by the River Rhine. There was something calming about it, sitting by the bank and watching the currents, the boats that passed by, the beautiful architecture across the river and the people whiling their time away.
For the more athletic type, swimming or doing some serious paddling are some options.
But what I loved most about enjoying Basel by the River Rhine was the Braille Model designed for the visually impaired so that they may get to have a feel of the layout of the city and its beautiful architecture.


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I seen the post started by another person about how sandbox MMOs dont work, he is wrong. There are many different levels or types of sandbox games out there. And to say all will fail or dont work is like saying all Toyotas will fail because they are Toyotas.
To set the record straight, Mortal online lost most of its population not because the game is boring or people got bored, they left because of bad programming skills and subpar patches that introduced more bugs than they fixed.
Darkfall Online started off as a sandbox loaded with bugs, exploits and errors, but now they are about to release Darkfall2, which is ANOTHER sandbox. Ultima Online the longest running sandbox MMO in modern history is STILL running and is still mildly successful, which is why EA still keeps the servers up.
Eve online which is by far the most popular sandbox game on the market has been running almost 10 years now, CCP is even expanding into the console FPS market with Dust514, and making another MMO based on the popular pen&paper RPG "World of Darkness" which may likely be sandboxish.
Then there is The Repopulation which is due out in the coming months, it too is a sandbox game. Star Wars Galaxies is a sandbox game and still going, not run by SOE though.
Hell one of the BEST sandbox games I ever played was Roma Victor, even though it was buggy, and missing a great deal of features, it was a great sandbox.
As I said there are many different levels of sandbox games, some are simple and quaint like Mount&Blade Warband, others are deep and rich like Ultima Online.
I may no longer play Xsyon, but thats because I dont agree with the price. Its just not worth the 14.99 monthly for it, when many games on the market in the "sandbox" genre are cheaper, or just better. Did I give up on Xsyon, no, before I quit I took everything I knew I would need to start over and anything of great value and stuck it on my character. So IF and WHEN I come back I have all that I need.
And I am not going to be that a55h0le that decides that I will need to say the last thing then say close the thread.


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October 9, 2019
Prayer: May we see Your blessings, Oh Lord, when life takes a turn and we fear it is for the worse. Surely, You are there with good things planned for us and our lives. Thank You. Amen
Scripture: And God is able to provide you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Cor. 9:8 NIV
At the movie theater we had ordered two small bags and a super large bag of popcorn. Just as the previews began my husband noticed that Chandler had almost finished his bag and tried to quietly take it out of his hands to refill it from his super large bag. For some reason Chandler thought that He was taking his popcorn bag away and he began acting uncharacteristically angry, disrespectful and pouted. My husband and I stared at him in disbelief, "What is going on?" I asked. Chandler explained that he thought dad was taking away his popcorn, he thought he was being punished or hurt for no reason. "Has your dad ever punished or hurt you for no reason?" I asked. "No, never," Chandler answered. We explained that he was just going to fill his bag up with more popcorn, not take it away. Chandler was agreeable to that. If Chandler had waited one minute before reacting he would have seen the blessing. How often have I acted this way when God was trying to bless me and I reacted disrespectfully or hurtfully, thinking I was losing not gaining?
As I pouted about missing the gold finches and beautiful red cardinals outside my windows in St. Louis, hawks and eagles soared over my home in Colorado. I did not lose friends when I moved, I gained more. I am not losing health; I am gaining opportunities to minister and to glorify God.
So many times I react as if God is hurting me when He is really blessing my socks off. I can clearly see how experiences and struggles I have gone through were preparation for ministry.
My prayer for you is that you would see God's blessing where you had not seen it before.
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Cannabis farmer Buddy Fisher keeps Colorado's legalization euphoria at arm's length. Banned from going legit due to prior felonies, he's happy living off the radar breeding super-potent hybrids, catering to the underground cannabis culture, and watching the sun set over the land his family has farmed for three generations. But keeping a low profile becomes tricky when skyrocketing demand for his bootleg weed catches the attention of an agribusiness giant wanting to cash in on the burgeoning marijuana market.


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India vs Ireland, Women's Hockey World Cup Highlights: India Lose 0-1 To Ireland In Their Pool B Match
Women's Hockey World Cup Highlights, India vs Ireland Hockey Match: Ireland secured the quarter-final berth in the 2018 Women's hockey World Cup with 1-0 victory against India in their pool B game.
India women suffered a 0-1 loss to Ireland in their second Pool B match at the Women's Hockey World Cup encounter at the Lee Valley Hockey Center, London on Thursday. With a comfortable win against India and a total of two victories in the group stage, Ireland secured their quarter-final berth in the tournament. Anna O'Flanagan was the lone goal scorer in the match as both teams failed to net the ball after the initial 12th-minute goal. Shirley McCay's sweep off the penalty corner was brilliantly deflected by Anna O'Flanagan as Ireland took the lead in the first quarter. Post that, both teams struggled and India in particular, looked sloppy in the final quarter. Towards the end, skipper Rani Rampal had a brilliant opportunity to find an equaliser for India in the 57th-minute but her strike was blocked by the Irish keeper. India, who will next play USA on July 29, are placed third in the table and still have a chance for qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Highlights Between India vs Ireland, Women's Hockey World Cup at Lee Valley Hockey Center, London
20:00 IST: Thank you for joining us for the live blog.
19:55 IST: And it is over! Ireland beat India 1-0 to enter quarter-finals to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament.
19:53 IST: Just under two minutes to go, India still trailing 0-1 against Ireland.
19:51 IST: Rani with a brilliant shot on target but the Irish goal-keeper stands in-between. Another missed opportunity for India. Ireland 1-0 India
19:48 IST: Penalty corner for India and yet again saved with comfort by Irish defenders.
19:46 IST: Nicola Evans misses a simple chance on the back-post. The ball went through the two Indian defenders but Evans fails to net the ball. Ireland 1-0 India
19:44 IST: Multiple circle penetrations from India in last few seconds. India building on the momentum but Irish defenders are looking solid too.
19:41 IST: Neither side looking to make quick passes at the moment. Game moving relatively slow for India. Ireland dominating possession.
19:38 IST: Whistle from the umpire and the final quarter gets underway.
19:36 IST: Hooter and Ireland still in front at the end of third quarter. Ireland 1-0 India
19:35 IST: Penalty corner number six for India and another missed opportunity. Deepika tries reverse-hit on the second attempt but misses.
19:34 IST: Just under two minutes to go for the third quarter. No addition to the scoring. Ireland 1-0 India
19:31 IST: Brilliant counter-attack from Ireland at the moment. They have twice penetrated the Indian circle in the last few seconds. Long corner for Ireland.
19:28 IST: Penalty Corner for India and another miss for India. Ireland continue with brilliant defensive game. The ball goes over the post.
19:27 IST: Penalty Corner for India but a brilliant diving save from goal-keeper Ayeisha McFerran.
19:25 IST: Brilliant defensive game from Ireland at the moment. They are just not providing space to the Indian attackers in the circle. Ireland still lead 1-0 against India.
19:22 IST: India looking strong in the opening minutes of the third quarter but Irish defenders a up to the mark. Ireland still lead 1-0 against India.
19:21 IST: Ireland skipper Kathryn Mullan gets a green card from the referee.
19:18 IST: Whistle from the umpire and third quarter gets underway.
19:08 IST: Hooter and it's the end of second quarter. Ireland 1-0 India at half-time.
#HWC2018 @TheHockeyIndia v @irishhockey https://t.co/uCW6eHh8Fp pic.twitter.com/Nwhha3Pebg— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) July 26, 2018
19:06 IST: Udita with the deflection but the ball goes off wide.
19:06 IST: Just under two minutes to go for the second quarter and India still looking for the equalizer. Ireland 1-0 India.
19:02 IST: Penalty corner for India and another miss from India. Brillianty defended by Hannah Matthews.
18:59 IST: Indian women playing under pressure at the moment. They are just not able to penetrate through the Irish defence. Ireland 1-0 India.
18:55 IST: Another penalty corner for Ireland. Cleared by the Indian defenders.
18:54 IST: Penalty corner for Ireland.
18:54 IST: Sunita Lakra gets a green card. Third for India so far in the tournament.
18:51 IST: Whistle from the umpire and the second quarter begins.
18:48 IST: Hooter and it's the end of first quarter. Ireland 1-0 India.
18:43 IST: Penalty corner for India and its another missed chance for India. Gurjit Kaur's shot is brilliantly defended and ball goes wide off the net.
18:43 IST: GOAL! Ireland take the lead as Anna O'Flanagan nets the ball with a brilliant last-second touch. Ireland 1-0 India.
18:43 IST: First penalty corner for Ireland in the match.
18:41 IST: 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter! Both teams are goal-less at the moment but India surely have the upper hand.
18:34 IST: Missed! Hannah Matthews clears the ball with ease. Gurjit's attempt from the set-piece is blocked by the strong Irish defence as India fail to take an early lead | India 0-0 Ireland
18:34 IST: Penalty corner for India! First one for India in the tournament.
18:33 IST: Indian attackers moving the ball brilliantly in the opening minutes of the game.
18:30 IST: Whistle from the umpire and the first quarter gets underway!
18:25 IST: Both teams are at the centre along with match officials for the national anthems. We are just minutes away from the start.
Here they come! 5 mins till show time, @IreWomenHockey vs India live on BT Sport #HWC2018 #greenarmy pic.twitter.com/L7IYmTOZCm— Irish Hockey (@irishhockey) July 26, 2018
18:05 IST: Here are the teams for today's encounter.
Just 1 hour to go until @IreWomenHockey take on India! Check out the starting line ups #HWC2018 #GreenArmy pic.twitter.com/iRpOEvcQug— Irish Hockey (@irishhockey) July 26, 2018
18:00 IST: We are just 30 minutes away from India's second group clash of the World Cup against Ireland.
17:58 IST: Spain beat South Africa 7-1 in the Pool C encounter
#HWC2018 @AbsolutaFem v @SA_Hockey https://t.co/uCW6eHh8Fp pic.twitter.com/kuWS1kft39— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) July 26, 2018
17:10 IST: Currently, in group C clash, Spain Women are 2-0 ahead against South Africa at half-time.
#HWC2018 @AbsolutaFem v @SA_Hockey https://t.co/uCW6eHh8Fp pic.twitter.com/NZMo8uzHkl— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) July 26, 2018
17:05 IST: In group B, India are currently placed third on the table while Ireland are the table toppers with 3 points.
17:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live updates of the Women's World Cup match between India and Ireland.
"I think it was a great match, a good start for us. There are so many positives that we can draw from that match which will help us in the upcoming matches in the tournament. I don't think we surprised with our performance because we have done well against England in the past and this time we went for a win," Rani said. The Indian captain further added that the team is prepared for the Ireland challenge. "The entire team including support staff sat down for a meeting after the match to discuss our performance. We also discussed the goal we conceded and how we could have averted it. Our team feels we can do better than what we played against England and the aim is to improve match-by-match," Rani asserted. "Yes, we have watched videos from Ireland's match against USA and credit goes to them for a good start and good defending to hold their lead till the end. In the three days' rest that we have had, we played few practice matches among ourselves to try out different methods in goal scoring and keep up the momentum. We need to make a good start against Ireland and keep up the pressure on them. We are confident and ready for the next challenge," she concluded.


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my addictions the little things I am currently maxing out on this month are the following:
Harold – he is just so fantastic. Harold's Planet is my second favorite planet (after Earth, naturally). Harold just knows life. I have you to blame for this Whit.
Cauliflower – this falls in the healthy addiction category so really it's more a good thing than a bad thing. This cauliflower recipe was fabulous, and this one really brought me some fall cheer..and a soup belly.
Cupcakes – back in August I hit the cupcake wall where I just wanted to bake.decorate.eat.repeat with cupcakes and I still haven't gotten my fix. Even more torturous – a friend found this gem. A group of us are on the verge of placing an order. But really I just wanna make some mini cupcakes likes these…sigh
70 degree days in November – yes I will continue to soak up the rays as this is one of the nicest introductions to November that I have ever had. Fingers crossed the weather sticks around since I have a friend visiting in two weeks!
Browsing through blogs, but more specifically through the blogs of people I have met while abroad. Alex's blog is like mine in that it shifted from a baking focus to a study abroad focus for her time in Istanbul and Shaye's blog is just her take on Istanbul and some of the interesting things she has found about the city and can be described in the one quick word of cool (:
What are your current favorites – share with me and maybe I will have you to blame for a future earworm – the highest of compliments


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The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) condemns the discriminatory rhetoric and racist attacks against the Asian Pacific American (APA) community in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
While many of our leaders and ordinary citizens have inspired us through strength and resilience during the coronavirus outbreak, others have taken the opportunity to launch bias-motivated attacks on members of the APA community across the country and around the world. This is simply intolerable.
These attacks are based on misguided assumptions and misinformation suggesting that APAs are more likely to carry and spread the coronavirus. Instead of referring to the outbreak as either coronavirus or COVID-19, individuals have used dog-whistle terms like "China Virus," "Kung-Flu," or "Wuhan Virus" to encourage the racialization of the disease and justify discrimination against APAs.
The coronavirus is not linked to race or ethnicity. This pandemic presents public health and economic challenges unlike any that we have seen during our lifetime. Divisive rhetoric and violent attacks based on misinformation and racism stoke fear at a time when it is critical that we come together to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. and across the world.
AABA denounces anti-Asian discrimination and racial intolerance. Xenophobia and racism have no place in our country. Rather than dividing our country and spreading misinformation, our country's leaders should be speaking out against the xenophobia that is endangering our community. We echo the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in urging elected officials, community leaders, and the media to share only confirmed and verifiable information relating to the coronavirus, to help bring an end to racist coronavirus-based rhetoric and violence, and to focus efforts on reducing the spread of the coronavirus in order to save lives.
AABA expresses its deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims of Saturday's shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego County. The shooting was on the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday commemorating the liberation of Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt. The attacker chose a date six months to the day after the mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, which was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States. The suspect apparently published an anti-Semitic and white supremacist manifesto online the day of the attack. AABA stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Jewish community, and we unequivocally condemn the rise of anti-Semitism and white supremacy. Please consider a donation to groups that fight the spread of hate:
June 27, 2018
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) is greatly disappointed by the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision yesterday upholding President Trump's "Muslim Ban" and overturning the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Trump v. State of Hawaii. The Ninth Circuit had previously blocked Trump's executive order banning persons from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
The State of Hawaii, and other challengers of the travel ban, had argued that Trump's executive order exceeded his authority under immigration and constitutional law. Yet the Supreme Court upheld the ban, accepting the government's argument that the ban was based on national security concerns, as opposed to religious discrimination against Muslims.
In a searing dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the majority's opinion "leaves undisturbed a policy first advertised openly and unequivocally as a 'total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States' because the policy now masquerades behind a façade of national-security concerns."
As an API legal community, AABA is especially disappointed by the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiments underlying the Court's decision. AABA is concerned that the Supreme Court's decision promotes continued racist and xenophobic attacks against Muslims, and goes against our nation's values of inclusion, diversity, and equality. We stand by our brothers and sisters of all kinds, including the immigrant community.
"We must work harder than ever to protect our inclusive values and resist racist and ignorant laws," said David Tsai, AABA President.
In the Hawaii decision, the Court also expressly overruled the 1944 Korematsu v. U.S. decision which had upheld the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The majority's opinion stated that "Korematsu was gravely wrong the day it was decided, has been overruled in the court of history, and—to be clear—'has no place in law under the Constitution.'" However, AABA remains concerned that the same discriminatory rationales underlying the Korematsu decision are now being used against the Muslim community.
"History has shown that our courts have erred in the past when targeting racial groups under the guise of national protection and security," Tsai stated. "We look forward to the day when today's decision is added to the line of wrong rulings which are eventually made right."
AABA has consistently opposed Trump's series of travel ban executive orders, and also joined over 60 APA bar associations in an amicus brief supporting the preliminary injunction of Trump's March 6, 2017 revised executive order. AABA will continue to work to oppose and resist the effects of these discriminatory travel bans.
Today, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court. AABA hopes that the confirmation process for Justice Kennedy's replacement will be fair and efficient, and that the newest Justice will uphold our nation's Constitution and principles of equality.
With over 1,300 paid members, AABA is the largest local Asian American bar association in the country and is one of the largest minority bar associations in California, with members who are lawyers, judges, law students and others, representing the entire spectrum of political, social and legal concerns. It is active in six Bay Area counties – including San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Marin and Santa Clara.
In 2017, AABA was recognized with National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) 2017 Affiliate of the Year Award. In 2009, AABA received the California State Bar's Diversity Award (bar association) in honor of its long history of advocating for diversity in the legal profession.
June 22, 2018
AABA strongly opposes the Trump Administration's indefinite detention of immigrant children and parents, demands immediate family reunification, and a halt to aggressive and unnecessary border crossing prosecutions.
Since the Trump administration instituted the so-called 'zero tolerance' policy on border crossings of undocumented migrants, thousands of young children attempting to enter the United States have been forcibly separated from their parents. On June 20, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order that claims "to maintain family unity," but actually directs authorities to detain families together. The Executive Order is inadequate on several fronts: it does not reunite families that have already been separated, and appears to allow for the indefinite detention of families who arrive in the United States with children. Indeed, President Trump seeks to reverse a court settlement (Flores v. Reno) that requires children who come with family to be released from detention within three weeks.
AABA condemns the practice of separating parents from their children without a hearing and in the absence of legal representation. Such a practice is immoral and inhumane. Additionally, AABA strongly opposes any policy to detain families indefinitely at the border.
"Indefinite detention of children and families is a cruel and inhumane immigration policy," remarks David Tsai, AABA's President. "As lawyers, we stand by the thousands of undocumented parents, children, and families whose hearts and bonds have been broken by this disastrous and ineffective policy."
AABA demands an immediate halt to any practices that result in the forcible separation of children from their parents. We demand that authorities reunite broken families as quickly as possible, and end the indefinite detention of families at our border. AABA also recommends that its members and supporters donate to the American Civil Liberties Union and Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus, two organizations that are working actively to support affected families.
April 10, 2018
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area ("AABA") is pleased to announce that it is endorsing the following candidates for the June 5, 2018 election for San Francisco Superior Court judges ("June Election"): Hon. Andrew Y.S. Cheng, Hon. Curtis Karnow, Hon. Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee, and Hon. Jeffrey S. Ross.
AABA is committed to promoting a strong and impartial judiciary and participating in the important work of evaluating judicial candidates. "AABA believes that a qualified and diverse judiciary is a critical component of our legal system. Our courts cannot perform their integral role in society without skilled judges who evaluate and apply the law fairly. AABA believes that the judiciary is at its best when judges are individuals with strong ethics and a commitment to the advancement of justice in society," said Michelle Park Chiu, AABA Secretary.
AABA is proud to endorse Judges Cheng, Karnow, Lee and Ross. Each of these candidates is an outstanding jurist and an upstanding member of the community. They are models of integrity and judicial competence and have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of justice. AABA believes each candidate deserves to be re-elected to their judicial seat in the June Election.
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The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) was founded in 1976 to provide Asian American attorneys with a vehicle for the unified expression of opinions and positions on matters of concern to all Asian American attorneys. AABA also encourages and promotes the professional growth of its members, serves the Asian American and minority community, and fosters the exchange of ideas and information among its members and with the legal community at large.
In 2017, AABA was recognized with National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) 2017 Affiliate of the Year Award. In 2009, AABA received the California State Bar's Diversity Award (bar association) in honor of its long history of advocating for diversity in the legal profession.
March 7, 2018
On March 6, 2018, US Attorney General Sessions announced that the president will file a lawsuit against the state of California regarding the state's sanctuary laws. California's sanctuary state laws are supported by the people of the state of California and support and protect our state's diversity, inclusive of our immigrant communities. California's sanctuary laws were enacted in 2017 and limit local cooperation with federal immigration (ICE) enforcement.
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) disapproves of this lawsuit, which threatens other states and localities who oppose the current administration's racist and discriminatory agenda.
"This lawsuit is an attempt to shame and intimidate California and other states that support immigrants' rights, which have protected its residents against anti-immigrant policies," said David Tsai, President of AABA. "AABA will continue to oppose immigration policies, whether local or federal, that threaten the welfare of our diverse communities."
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In 2017, AABA was recognized with National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's (NAPABA) 2017 Affiliate of the Year Award. In 2009, AABA received the California State Bar's Diversity Award (bar association) in honor of its long history of advocating for diversity in the legal profession.
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January 17, 2018
San Francisco, CA - The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) congratulates Alex G. Tse on being named Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. Mr. Tse became the Acting United States Attorney on January 7, 2018, upon the resignation of Brian Stretch, in accordance with the Vacancy Reform Act.
Mr. Tse, who is an AABA member, served as the First Assistant United States Attorney since February 2016. Prior to that position, he served as the Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office from 2012 to 2015.
Mr. Tse began his career at two large law firms based in San Francisco. In 1994, he joined the U.S. Attorney's Office as an AUSA in the Civil Division. In 2001, he was promoted to Deputy Civil Division Chief. Between 2006 and 2012, Mr. Tse worked at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. Mr. Tse is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and U.C. Hastings College of the Law.
"AABA congratulates Alex Tse for his new role as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California," said Miriam Kim, Co-President of AABA. "As a veteran federal prosecutor, Mr. Tse has provided valuable support to AABA's efforts to diversify the federal bar. We congratulate him on this opportunity to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office."
November 28, 2017
The Bay Area Asian American General Counsel (BAAAGC), the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association – Silicon Valley (APABA-SV) are hosting a celebratory event recognizing the region's more than 100 Asian American general counsel. A reception will be held on November 29, 2017 in Palo Alto, California, where California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu will be the keynote speaker.
"When we founded BAAAGC six years ago, there were about thirty Asian American general counsel in the Bay Area," said Andrew Kim, one of the three co-founders of BAAAGC and senior vice president and general counsel for NETGEAR. "Reaching the milestone of a hundred general counsel is a significant achievement, but there's still a lot more work to be done to diversify the top echelons of the profession."
The event will also raise awareness that Asian Americans continue to be significantly underrepresented in the upper levels of the legal profession, as revealed by a recent report entitled A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law (Portrait Project), which was coauthored by Justice Liu and funded by Yale Law School and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing minority group in the legal profession for the past thirty years, but they continue to be significantly underrepresented in the leadership ranks of law firms, government and academia.
"The Portrait Project report is incredibly eye-opening and confirms what we have been feeling," said John W. Kuo, co-founder of BAAAGC and senior vice president and general counsel for Varian Medical Systems. "This phenomenon is also present in the corporate world, as evidenced by the fact that only a small percentage of Fortune 500/1000 companies have Asian American General Counsel/Chief Legal Officers at the helm of their legal functions."
Two years ago, NAPABA, which represents the interests of over 50,000 lawyers, launched an initiative to land at least 20 Asian American general counsel in Fortune 500 companies by 2020. "NAPABA is pushing to diversify corporate legal departments," said Pankit Doshi, President of NAPABA and a partner at DLA Piper. "The fact that we have a hundred Asian American general counsel in the highly competitive Bay Area market reaffirms that there are highly qualified Asian American candidates who should be considered for general counsel positions at Fortune 500 companies across the country."
"While we are proud to have over a hundred Asian American general counsel in the Bay Area, the Portrait Project findings remind us that we have to help more lawyers advance to the highest ranks," said Julian Ong, co-founder of BAAAGC and vice president and general counsel for NIO U.S., a start-up developing a next-generation autonomous electric vehicle platform.
To help address the issue, BAAAGC recently launched a general counsel fellowship program in partnership with AABA.
"We congratulate the over a hundred general counsel on this incredible milestone," said Miriam Kim, President of AABA and a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson. "AABA looks forward to continuing to work with BAAAGC to empower the next generation of Asian American general counsel."
"These general counsel reflect the best of our profession," said Hogene Choi, President of APABA-SV and a partner at Baker Botts. "We congratulate them on reaching this milestone and thank them for their leadership."
Premier sponsors of the event include: Alston & Bird; Baker Botts; Boies Schiller Flexner; Cooley; Covington & Burling; DLA Piper; McDermott, Will & Emery; Morrison & Foerster; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Ropes & Gray; Quinn Emanuel; and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
For further information on the Celebration of 100 Bay Area Asian American General Counsel event, visit the event web page.
October 12, 2017
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) 2017 Affiliate of the Year. The Affiliate of the Year Award recognizes outstanding affiliates for their best practices and accomplishments in their local communities. The award will be presented to AABA at the 29th Anniversary Gala during the 2017 NAPABA Convention in Washington, D.C. on November 4, 2017.
AABA's selection as NAPABA's Affiliate of the Year reflects the culmination of its 41-year legacy of standing up for justice. Since its inception in 1976, AABA has stood up for justice by coming together as a community and mobilizing its members to defend the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), serve the community, and advance to higher positions of influence in the legal profession. AABA's ongoing work would not be possible without its founders, leaders, 15 committees, sponsors, and over 1,200 members.
"AABA is honored to be selected as NAPABA's Affiliate of the Year," said Miriam Kim, President of AABA. "We extend a heartfelt thank you to our members and community partners for their continued involvement and support in carrying on AABA's legacy of civil rights, community service, and career advancement."
For more information, read the NAPABA press release.
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Andrea Perugini graduated in piano, organ and composition at the Conservatory of Bergamo (Italy), going on to win several competitions.
He has performed as piano and organ soloist in various chamber groups and with orchestras.
He was artistic director of the International Organ Festival 'Luigi Toja' held in Rho, a member of the jury at the International Piano Competition 'Bruno Bettinelli' in Treviglio and the piano competition of the Bellagio and Lake Como Festival.


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Oisin Murphy is set to be crowned 2019 Champion Flat Jockey for the first time when the Championship concludes on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday 19th October.
The 24-year-old will become the youngest Champion Flat Jockey in 13 years since Ryan Moore secured the prestigious title at the age of 23 back in 2006.
With only four days remaining until the finale of the Championship at Britain's ultimate raceday, Murphy is currently on 166 wins for the season, 35 ahead of second-placed Daniel Tudhope and 73 clear of third-placed Jim Crowley (2016 Champion Flat Jockey) – see the latest standings by Great British Racing here.
Murphy's incredible tally of wins in the campaign eclipses his previous season best of 120 and is the highest total since the 208 wins recorded by Richard Hughes in his 2013 title winning season.
To mark his maiden title, Great British Racing has produced a two-part video series, Oisin Murphy: Born to Win to tell the story of the 2019 Champion Flat Jockey's journey from an aspiring young rider from Ireland to the outstanding champion of his trade.
Episode 1 is set in his hometown of Killarney, Ireland and features his mother (Maria Culloty) who reveals the story of Oisin's premature birth and how his famous racing uncle, Jim Culloty, led Murphy to fall in love with the sport:
Episode 2 focuses on Oisin's move to England and Andrew Balding's yard in Kingsclere, which didn't get off to the best of starts. However, his hard work and determination has led him to become retained rider for Qatar Racing, and now on the verge of being crowned 2019 Champion Flat Jockey:
Videos courtesy of QIPCO British Champions Day.
On the prospect of being crowned Champion Flat Jockey, Murphy said: "I've always wanted to be Champion Jockey, although I never thought I'd be in the position I am now. Some of the trainers who have been my biggest supporters, the likes of Andrew Balding, Archie Watson, Ed Walker, and Hughie Morrison have enjoyed good seasons which has been a massive help.
"Sheikh Fahad encouraged me to go for it, and I've got a good team behind me – my agent, form adviser, driver, my family and friends who have had to put up with me. I've given it everything."
Talking about his highlights this season, Murphy said: "Deirdre's success in the Qatar Nassau Stakes was phenomenal. It was nice to get the call-up for several big winners during the year I rode three Group 2 winners for Richard Hannon and of course Veracious for Sir Michael Stoute in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes."
Murphy also enjoyed success with long-term partner Benbatl in the Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket in September and the Lambourn-based jockey is expected renew partnerships with Deirdre and Benbatl in the QIPCO Champion Stakes and The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes respectively on QIPCO British Champions Day – the same day he will be presented with the illustrious Champion Flat Jockey trophy.
Murphy has had a total of 844 rides so far this season with a strike-rate is 20%, earning over £3.5 million in prize money. His most successful trainer partnership has been with Andrew Balding – securing 35 victories together – and his top performing racecourse has been Kempton where he has enjoyed 29 wins. In total, Murphy has secured nine UK Group victories during the campaign.
Britain's ultimate raceday, which boasts prize-money of more than £4 million, is again packed full of quality from start to finish and Murphy will be hoping to finish of his remarkable 2019 season in style.
Ahead of QIPCO British Champions Day, he said: "It will be huge. Obviously, I don't really know what to expect. It's something I've worked towards, and I'd like to think with the help of everybody it will be like Sheikh Fahad's and Andrew Balding's Championship as well."


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Model structure¶
A structure plot presents the crystal structure of a model by drawing lattice sites as circles and hoppings as lines which connect the circles. At first glance, this seems like a combination of the standard scatter and line plots found in matplotlib, but the specific requirements of tight-binding complicate the implementation. This is why pybinding has its own specialized structure plotting functions. While these functions are based on matplotlib, they offer additional options which will be explained here.
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Structure plot classes¶
A few different classes in pybinding use structure plots. These are
Lead and
StructureMap. They all represent
some kind of spatial structure with sites and hoppings. Note that most of these classes are
components of the main
Model. Calling their plot methods will draw the structure which
they represent. The following pseudo-code presents a few possibilities:
model = pb.Model(...) # specify model
model.attach_lead(...) # specify leads
model.lattice.plot() # just the unit cell
model.plot() # the main system and leads
model.system.plot() # only the main system
model.leads[0].plot() # only lead 0
In the following sections we'll present a few features of the structure plotting API. The examples
will involve mainly
Model.plot(), but all of these methods share the same common API.
Draw only certain hoppings¶
The structure plot usually draws lines for all hoppings. We can see an example here with the
third-nearest-neighbor model of graphene. Note the huge number of hoppings in the figure below.
The extra information may be useful for calculations, but it is not always desirable for figures
because of the extra noise. To filter out some of the lines, we can pass the
draw_only argument
as a list of hopping names. For example, if we only want the first-nearest neighbors:
from pybinding.repository import graphene
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 3))
model = pb.Model(graphene.monolayer(nearest_neighbors=3), graphene.hexagon_ac(1))
plt.subplot(121, title="Unfiltered: all 3 hoppings")
plt.subplot(122, title="Filtered: shows only nearest")
model.plot(hopping={'draw_only': ['t']})
We can also select hoppings in any combination:
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 3))
plt.subplot(121, title="$t$ and $t_{nn}$")
model.plot(hopping={'draw_only': ['t', 't_nn']})
plt.subplot(122, title="$t$ and $t_{nnn}$")
model.plot(hopping={'draw_only': ['t', 't_nnn']})
Site radius and color¶
The site radius is given in data units (nanometers in this example). Colors are passed as a list of colors or a matplotlib colormap.
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 3))
model = pb.Model(graphene.monolayer(), graphene.hexagon_ac(0.5))
plt.subplot(121, title="Default")
plt.subplot(122, title="Customized")
model.plot(site={'radius': 0.04, 'cmap': ['blue', 'red']})
Hopping width and color¶
By default, all hopping kinds (nearest, next-nearest, etc.) are shown using the same line color,
but they can be colorized using the
cmap parameter.
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 3))
model = pb.Model(graphene.monolayer(nearest_neighbors=3), pb.rectangle(0.6))
plt.subplot(121, title="Default")
plt.subplot(122, title="Customized")
model.plot(hopping={'width': 2, 'cmap': 'auto'})
Redraw all axes spines¶
By default, pybinding plots will remove the right and top axes spines. To recover those lines
call the
pltutils.respine() function.
model = pb.Model(graphene.monolayer(), graphene.hexagon_ac(1))


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Seven to ten days before Friday: Tasha is having trouble moving about the house. The right leg that has steadily been failing sometimes operates like a limp, crooked costume tail lifelessly dragging behind. This is the point she has to stop going for walks as the dragging of that back leg looks like it might snap a joint given some of the awkward angles it occasionally rests at. Limbs bent at unnatural angles elicit my gag reflex. The big, trusting eyes and face of a 10 yr. old boxer looking up at you with the will to go for a walk but not the mechanics elicits my tears. It is easy to anthropomorphize the creature. I do. And during our last attempt at her most beloved activity, she peers into my eyes wordlessly saying: "I'm trying. I really want to go for this walk. But… But I can't." How confusing and frightening it must be for every creature that loses its mobility or the means to feed or clean themselves. This is the tipping point. We knew it was coming. It actually came slower than expected. She got in more walks, more treats, and more naps than the odds predicted. Beating the odds is a rare thing.
Friday: Decision day. Thankfully, degenerative myelopathy is mostly a painless process. As it has progressed, the dog has adapted to each new setback. But the setbacks are coming quicker and progressing geometrically. A simple limp from the bedroom to the kitchen exhausts her. She sometimes spins halfway around ("like rowing with one oar" as my wife says). Her back left leg is now starting to give out. Her behavior is changing. She seems confused. Forgetful even—thinking it is mealtime almost immediately after eating. The night before she broke into a bag of dog food on the floor while we were out for two hours at an event. She has never attempted anything like this before given ample opportunities in the 11 months we've lived together. Uncharacteristically, she peed in the house. She almost falls over when trying to "do her business" outside. It is painful to watch. Watching something you love die is always painful. My wife calls the vet and requests an appointment for Monday to euthanize the dog. My wife will spend the next few hours questioning and agonizing over this decision even though it is the right one. She always makes the right decisions—she has a sixth sense about these sorts of things. I cannot be trusted with such decisions lest I search for one last miracle or duct-tape "solution" (I would have loved to be a neighbor staring out the window watching me try to salvage Tasha's quality of life in a vain attempt to make walks still possible. On our last outing, I tried to tie the back right leg up to her mid section with an ace bandage—my weak attempt didn't hold for more than a few seconds and even the dog looked at me with a WTF expression. My attempt to squat behind her and move one back leg at a time with my hands around her ankles must have looked equally strange or comical. Thanks to my upbringing, I have no issues with making a fool of myself—it comes in handy in loving and caring for others.) It will be a long, emotional weekend.
Saturday (4:30am): Already she has woken up several times to go out and had loose stools. Hard to say whether this is a result of chowing down on nearly a pound of her younger canine brother's dry dog food two nights ago or part of her degeneration. Having not bothered to get on the bed (a favorite resting spot) the previous day she does so around 2a.m. to wake my wife from whom Tasha seeks and gets the reassurance and comforting she needs. Near 4:30am, she pops her head up from the foot of the bed again. I take her out back. I walk outside wearing only boxer shorts intending to help her should she have trouble with her footing. She looks at me like I'm crazy. I back off. We come back in, limp back to the bedroom, and she stares at the door again. I take her back out and realize on our just-finished trek back to the bedroom that she had diarrhea on one of the rugs (our upstairs hardwood floors are covered with a hodge-podge of runners, welcome mats, and carpet remnants so she will not slip on her way to eat or go out). She finishes up outside. I soak some paper towels with warm water and wash the shit off her back right "elbow". I pour some baking soda on the carpet. I wait for the offensive spots to dry by writing about how my dog is dying. By trying to accept her impending death.
We adopted her from a local shelter knowing she didn't have much time left (as much as anyone knows such unknowns). But the averages would never have predicted what a pure and gentle spirit we would discover in Tasha. She immediately became an integral part of the family, a loyal companion, a delightful distraction from our current houseboundedness, the most excited front door greeter you'll ever meet, and a moderate annoyance to our existing dog, an 8 yr. old Shih Tzu, not given to acts of charity, who has waited out Tasha's stay with reluctant acceptance and small Machiavellian maneuverings such as his blocking access to the bed or stealing her bones.
There is no easy way to say goodbye.