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Cuban athletes begin journey toward a new life. Following in the footsteps of many Cuban athletes before them, seven soccer players who defected to the U.S. are finding that making their new lives work isn't easy.

Miami Herald7, 14 May 2008

A Greyhound bus was pulling out of El Paso, Texas, a few weeks ago when U.S. immigration officers stepped on board and asked for documents.

Three Cuban passengers -- Yenier Bermúdez, José Manuel Miranda and Yordany Alvarez -- looked at each other nervously. They didn't have U.S. passports, don't speak English, and where they're from, the very sight of a government official is reason to feel uneasy.

Bermúdez reached into his backpack and produced a stack of newspaper clippings that caught the officials' attention.

''Oh, you're those Cuban soccer players who defected in Tampa,'' exclaimed one officer, who turned out to be a soccer fan. ``Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos!''

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Jet maker in line for $12M in incentives. Local officials face tough assignment in the budgeting.

Florida Today, 14 May 2008

Local officials will be under intense pressure the next few weeks to pony up economic development money for Embraer to proceed with building its U.S. headquarters for Embraer Executive Jets at Melbourne International Airport.

The payoff for the more than $12 million in proposed local and state financial incentives for the project would mean a $41 million capital investment at Melbourne International by Embraer, the Brazil-based jet manufacturer and designer, and at least 200 new jobs -- many, if not most, hired locally -- with an average annual wage of $50,000.

The company plans to build two facilities -- an assembly plant and a sales showroom -- on General Aviation Drive, off Apollo Boulevard, at the north end of Melbourne's airport, with an expected January 2010 opening. Embraer expects to produce eight business jets a month in Melbourne.

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