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Cancer Patient Enjoys Utopia For A Day – Harrison News Herald

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(left to right): Roxilana, Tyberius, Trisha and Katana

JEWETT Even for one day its possible the world can seem trouble-less, pain free and without a care in the world. One would hope it would have that effect for someone like Trisha Ten, for she has terminal cancer. Her illness is called Leiomyosarcoma and there is no cure.

According to Trisha and Sarcomahelp.org, this cancer is a soft-tissue sarcoma and is described as aggressive. After having a five-pound tumor removed from her body the cancer still spread costing her, her gallbladder, a kidney and spreading to her pancreas and liver. She was also given no timetable, just that she should prepare for the end of life. There isnt anything as sudden as that.

For one day, though, Trisha and her three beautiful children, Roxilana, Katana and son Tyberius, Faith Ranch became their little Utopia last Friday, even if it was only for a day. They enjoyed lunch, rode horses compliments of One Day To Remember (ODTR), according to Executive Director, Rachel Antin.

Its basically a day of respite so the family can spend some time together, Antin explained. Later, the Ten family was treated to a dinner in Pittsburgh, the area where she grew up. She later moved to New Mexico where her three children were raised.

Exceptional Limousine Service out of Bridgeville provided the transportation but in the meantime, a sunny day of riding and enjoying the countryside is exactly what Trisha wanted and she was thrilled to be with family and enjoy the day.

Trisha was diagnosed back in July of 2014 where her doctor eventually suggested the ODTR people to her.

Were blessed, she said with joy. Im not going to waste my cancer, my kids have been amazing. Im a better person and a better parent now. What is remarkable is her openness about her cancer and said she and her family talk about everything.

Trisha moved back to Western Pennsylvania to receive a special chemotherapy called Yondelis, which is specifically geared towards soft tissue sarcoma, which she said was recently approved by the FDA. Her kids still live in New Mexico as she wants them to stay in school and be around their grandparents.

The cost of Yondelis? $45,000 for one day, she said. The good news is that since this new chemotherapy has been used, the cancer has not spread, though shes been told it also doesnt kill cancer cells, it only prevents the spread of them, or at least slows the spread of it down.

Trisha said that the cancer began in the blood vessels then spread to her abdomen where she said it could spread anywhere. Muscle and nerve pain are very difficult to deal with but spoke highly of the treatment shes been receiving at Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh.

Its amazing how these intelligent young women are changing medicine, she said.

Another positive side of things was that her ex-husband has been brought back into the picture and into the their lives, though she didnt elaborate further. But she seemed very happy over that aspect.

Antin said the Ten family is the first to enjoy an outing by her group, which she said began back in August and is now officially a 501c3 organization since last December. Faith Ranch, though, has been around a while led by Director, Cindy Smith and Liz Boggs, program director and the many people who support the ranch in various departments, such as Tiffany Smith, Eric Eash, John Kaminsky, Dale Lackey, Reggie Conley, Linda Maxwell Renee Lackey, Jen, Macie and Makenna Eash; Tom Smith, Troy Lynn Boggs and volunteer, Dixie Hole.

Still, Trisha worries about her childrens future and what will become of them if and when shes not around before they grow to adulthood and graduate high school.

God has been amazing, she said concerning her childrens future and who will take care of them. She said her parents recently told her that they just cant do it I feel God is going to provide answers when needed.

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Today’s Architects Are Obsessed With Inflatable DesignHere’s Why – Co.Design (blog)

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By Diana Budds 05.02.17 | 9:00 am

Utopian architects tend to be irrationally confident that their work will make the world a better place; even if their designs never quite deliver in the real world, theyre damn convincing as images. Inflatable design, in particular, has been inextricable from architectural constructs of utopia for decadesthough its never fully taken off.The New Inflatable Moment, a new exhibition at BSA Space, home of the Boston Society of Architects, dives into why.

Inflatables are big, cheap, easy to make, and transform life into this magic bubble, Mary E. Hale, co-curator of the exhibition, with Katarzyna Balug, says. And now, theyre experiencing a renaissance, driven by cultural, political, and economic forces.

The inflatable experiments of the 1960s and 70s are seared into my memory as the embodiment of utopian architecture. Take Ant Farm, an experimental art collective active in the 1960s and 70s. Its enormous pillows, as it called its inflatable spaces, were made from tape and polyethylene (the most common type of plastic), and inflated by normal fans. They were the definition of counterculture architecture: Anyone could make them, they were inexpensive, and they could be constructed virtually anywhere. Their shifting, organic shapes were the opposite of Modernisms dictatorial emphasis on perfect forms and proportions. Naked hippies loved them. Rebellious architects, too.

You walk inside and its a complete subversion of Modernism, Hale says. Modern architecture is regimented and regular; its right-angles heaviness. Here youre in a bubble, these translucent environments where theres no structure. Its a membrane held aloft by a fan. Its so simple and subverts everything about Modernism.

But Hale and Balug trace designs fascination with blow-ups all the way back to 1783when Jean-Franois Piltre de Rozier and Franois Laurent dArlandes piloted the first manned, untethered hot air balloon flight over Paris.

The domain of the sky wasnt just for gods, it was also for man who could achieve flight through science, Balug says. Traditionally a utopia is an island that you go to through boats, sails, and wind. The idea of inflatables as utopia is that its a vehicle, its this hot air balloon taking you to there. In the 20th century, the bubble becomes a space enclosed from the world. You go in the bubble and escape.

Haus Rucker Co, Yellow-Heart/Gelbes Hertz. 1967-8. [Photo: courtesy of Gnter Zamp Kelp]Like Ant Farm, other utopian architects have used inflatables to create intense, transformative environments. In 1967, Haus Rucker, an experimental group from Vienna that eventually moved to New York, created Yellow Heart, an inflatable space that people experienced while wearing helmets that obscured their vision and produced pulsing sounds. Youre transformed telepathically to another realm, Balug describes. This mind-altering environment was recreating what Timothy Leary wanted to do with LSD.

In 1974, the British artist Graham Stevens began developing Desert Cloud, a pneumatic structure that functioned as a self-sufficient environment in the desert. Created at the peak of the OPEC oil crisis, the mylar structure was a passive system that naturally heated up air, causing it to levitate, while its shape created shade and collected condensed moisture. Stevens was a pioneer in studying how inflatables can make the world a better place by experimenting with physical principals, Hale says. Its this perfect architectural system that shows what would be possible if we use creativity to harness energy on the earth and free ourselves from fossil fuels.

Graham Stevens, Desert Cloud, 1972-2004. [Photo: courtesy of Graham Stevens and William McLean]So why havent any of these ambitious ideas taken off in the real world?

We mostly focus on the positive aspects of the bubble, Hale says. It seems that any actual utopian experiment thats been deployed has not been successful. The bubble, just like a balloon, it pops or loses gas. Its not meant to last. The medium comes and goes in artistic use and inflates and deflates the way a utopian ideal can.

Hale and Balug used Googles Ngram searchwhich chartsthe usage of keywords and phrases over timeto see how often inflatable architecture appeared in experimental-architecture writing over the last few decades. They discovered that an uptick began around 2005 and 2006. It madesense, since some of the social and political themes from the aughtseconomic inequality, war, resource scarcitymirrored those from the late 60s and 70s. The same forces that fostered the golden age of inflatables fueled its recent renaissance.

Were thinking it has to do with the political and ecological climate weve had since the great recession, Balug says. The systems were grappling with and are being underminedlike the financial system and environmentalismtheres nowhere to go without completely reimagining them. Theres a spirit of abandon, that nothing we know is working so were revisiting inflatables in a new way.

UtopieJean-Paul Jungmann, DyodonHabitation Pneumatique Exprimentale, 1967, Paris. [Photo: courtesy of Smiljan Radic, New York]Today, contemporary architects are channeling the visual culture associated with inflatables and appropriating its message, but the technology, and the expectation of what inflatables can achieve, is more nuanced. Its not just about escapism and abandoning cruel reality for an idyllic space. While some architects are still trying to propose a sweeping vision of utopia, many are attempting to have measurable impact. Maybe were searching for ideals in projects from the 60s, but were dealing with contemporary building technology and budgets, Hale says.

At the Hirshhorn museum, in Washington, D.C., Diller Scofidio + Renfro built an inflatable bubble to enclose the brutalist structures courtyard for special events. Toms Saraceno, an architect from Argentina, is experimenting with the idea ofself-sufficient pneumatic structures that levitate and create their own cities without being hemmed in by the construct of nationality. Plastique Fantastique, a Berlin-based studio, is using pneumatic structures to create pop-up community spaces.

Counterculture may have driven the inflatables of the 70s, but over the past decade, inflatable architecture has grown up, cut its hair, and moved from an artistic pie-in-the sky pursuit to something more practical and applied. For Foster + Partners, blow-up architecture serves a highly technical and specific purposeas a potential material for buildings on Mars. In Cornwall, U.K., Grimshaw used inflatables to construct biomes for the Eden Project, a permanent botanical garden.

That gets into another aspect of how were thinking about the future, Balug says. Were forecasting; were no longer imaging this perfect society. We run tests and analyses that predict, rather than imagine, the future.

Foster + Partners and European Space Agency, Lunar Base, 2012. [Photo: courtesy of Foster + Partners]Hale and Balug hope their exhibition rekindles architects experimental sideespecially for general practitioners who engage with these subjects in architecture school but dont in practiceand gets non-architects excited about this type of forward-thinking design.

I hope people come though the show with an altered perspective on whats possible in the world, Hale says. [Sometimes] its hard to remember what the essence of what we do is, which is create thoughtful, inspiring spaces for human habitation and life. Thats exemplified in these projects.

Diana Budds is a New Yorkbased writer covering design and the built environment.

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Police: Man tried to open bank account in Easton with forged passport – Enterprise News

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A New York man was charged with identity fraud and forging documents after police say he tried to open an account using fraudulent checks.

EASTON A New York man tried to open a bank account last week using several forged and fraudulent documents, police said.

Sgt. Leonard Coe and Officer Matthew Solov responded to the Bank of America, at 692 Depot St., about 1:24 p.m. on Friday, for a report of a man committing fraud.

The officers learned that Han Sol Lee was attempting to open a bank account, deposit and withdraw money using fraudulent checks, Deputy Police Chief Keith Boone said.

Lee was in possession of a forged Chinese passport as well as other false documents, Boone said. The investigation showed that Lee may be involved in similar fraud incidents throughout the country.

Lee, 28, of 3617 Utopia Parkway, Apt. 1, Flushing, New York, was arrested and charged with identity fraud, forgery of a document, uttering a false document and attempts to commit a crime.

He is being held on $25,000 bail and remains at a Bristol County house of correction.

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Losi Filipo takes steps to rebuild career at Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship – Stuff.co.nz

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Last updated10:49, May 3 2017

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Losi Filipo in action for Wellington last year.

Controversial Wellington rugby player Losi Filipo has been made captain of Samoa at the Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship in Australia as he attempts to rebuild his career.

Filipo caused a public outcry last year when he was discharged without conviction on assault charges from an incident in 2015, in which he attacked a group of four people, including two women, and stomped on one of the victim's head multiple times.

However, that ruling was overturned following an appeal by police and the 18-year-old was sentenced to nine months' supervision as well as being ordered to attend alcohol counselling and a course on living without violence.

Filipo has been playing on the wing for Samoa at the tournament on the Gold Coast and captained the side during Tuesday's 80-23 defeat to New Zealand.

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Despite making 13 changes from the team that thrashed Fiji by 60 points, New Zealand showed no sign of rust as they ran in 12 tries.

But Filipo believed the scoreline flattered the Kiwis.

"We definitely made a goal for it to slow down their set-piece and I think we pretty much did that," he told Radio New Zealand.

"New Zealand against Fiji they had flowing ball but I thought that our Samoan boys really slowed it down - the results didn't show it but we know as a fact as a team that we did it so I think that's all that counts.

"I mean New Zealand is quite a strong side and to play like that is one hell of a performance."

With Australia beating Fiji 32-24 on Tuesday, they will meet New Zealand in the final on Saturday while Samoa wrap up their campaign against the Fijians.

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Oceania selection – Fiji Times

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TWO Fijian table tennis players Grace Yee and Vicky Wu have been selected in the Oceania team for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cadet Challenge in October.

The tournament will be held from October 21 to October 29 at the Vodafone Arena, Laucala Bay, Suva

This duo's selection was confirmed by Fiji Table Tennis Association (FTTA) president Anthony Ho yesterday.

According to Ho, FTTA have already started with their preparation for the ITTF World Cadet Challenge.

He said they had not selected the Fiji team that0 would be playing in competition.

But he said, 14-year-old Yee would be representing the Oceania team in the girl's team while 12-year-old Wu would be in boys' team.

"The duo were part of the Oceania team back in 2016 that attended the World Cadet Challenge in Shanghai China last year," Ho said.

He said the Oceania team consisted of players from Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Australia.

"There is one each from Fiji (boy and girl), one each from New Caledonia, one each from New Zealand and one each from Australia."

The tournament will be the first of its kind and is the biggest table tennis event to be held in Fiji.

Ho said that having the championship here would really boost the popularity and development of the game in the country,

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Experts discover ‘Christopher Columbus’ anchor at Caribbean shipwreck site – Fox News

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EXCLUSIVE: Experts have used a space treasure map to make a remarkable discovery in the Caribbean -- a centuries-old anchor believed to be from one of Christopher Columbus ships.

Analysis of the anchor, which was found off the Turks and Caicos islands, reveals that it dates to between 1492 and 1550. The overall size of the anchor and its estimated weight of between 1,200 and 1,500 pounds indicates that it was a bower anchor from a 300-ton vessel, the typical size of a Columbus-era ship.

The discovery will be revealed in the next episode of the Discovery Channel docuseries "Cooper's Treasure," which airs at 10 p.m. ET Tuesday.That anchor is from Christopher Columbus, says historical shipwreck discovery specialist Darrell Miklos, who led the Caribbean expedition, in a clip from Tuesdays show. I am telling you, stick around, this is just the beginning of an amazing story.

NASA ASTRONAUT'S SPACE TREASURE MAP SPARKS HUNT FOR CARIBBEAN WRECKS

Miklos used a space treasure map created by his late friend, NASA Astronaut Gordon Cooper, to find a series of Caribbean shipwreck sites. Cooper, who died from Parkinsons disease in 2004, created the map following his Mercury 9 Faith 7 flight. At the time, he was possibly on a mission to identify Cold War nuclear threats.

Armed with Coopers detailed map and archival research, Miklos and a crew of experts identified five colonial period wreck sites. The team used a magnetometer to identify shipwreck areas and then dived down for a closer inspection using a metal detector.

The Turks and Caicos discovery is believed to be linked to Vicente Yanez Pinzon -- a Spanish sailor, who, along with his brother Martin Alonso Pinzon, was part of the Columbus expeditions.

VIKING DISCOVERY: EXPERTS USE TECH TO REVEAL SETTLEMENT BENEATH SAINT-KING'S CHURCH

Martin and Vicente were captains, respectively, of the Pinta and Nina on Columbus first voyage in 1492. Six years later, around the time of Columbus third voyage, Vicente Pinzon set off from Spain with four Caravels, or small sailing ships, including the Pinta, in what is known as one of the expeditions Minor Voyages.

In 1499 and 1500 Vicente Pinzon discovered Brazil and the Amazon River. In the spring of 1500 the captain met with Columbus in Haiti to discuss the Brazilian discovery before leading his four ships back to Spain. However, in July of that year Vicente Pinzons fleet was caught in a hurricane while anchored near the Turks and Caicos islands and two of his ships were wrecked. In 1502 Vicente Pinzon returned to the area in an attempt to salvage cargo from the two vessels.

In addition to the anchor, Miklos team found a trove of other artifacts at the shipwreck site, including three grappling hooks that date back to the Columbus era. The grappling hooks, or anchors, were used for salvaging treasure from sunken ships.

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Archaeologists also found broken pieces of pottery and an olive jar painted with indigo paint, which indicates Spanish origin. A pot from the Spanish island of Majorca was also found, which also dates the wreck to the period between 1492 and the early 1500s.

Additionally, several iron and bronze spikes, possibly the last remnants of the sunken ships, were found, as well as a broken section of anchor's ring was found. The broken anchor ring could indicate that the anchor came from a third ship in Pinzons fleet that was torn from its anchor during the hurricane.

The discoveries mark a major breakthrough for the expedition. It means that we now have one of the most valuable maps in history, explained a spokeswoman for the show, in an email sent to Fox News. The way that ships wreck is that they leave a trail so the anchor is pointing to more artifacts/treasure to be found.

Fox News Lindsay Carlton contributed to this article.

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Navy PC Zephyr and Coast Guard make $22.5M bust in Caribbean – NavyTimes.com

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In the Navys version of the popular TV show, Deadliest Catch, the coastal patrol vesselZephyrand its embarked Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment have made a large haul of illicit drugs.

TheZephyr, along with the Karel Doorman-class multi-purpose frigate HNLMS Van Amstel of the Royal Netherlands Navy, pursued and boarded a small panga fishing boat in the Caribbean Sea on April 19. The crews found and confiscated750 kilograms of cocaine atotal street value of $22.5 million.

Zephyr is homeported in Mayport, Florida, and is currently deployed in the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo, an ongoing joint service and multi-nation operation headed by the U.S. Southern Command and the Navys Mayport-based U.S. 4th Fleet.

Martillo, Spanish for "hammer," targets illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American coastline.

Fourteen countries are participating in the operation: Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. Chile has also contributed to the operation.

In the five years since its 2012 launch, Martillo has supported the seizure of 693 metric tons of cocaine, $25 million in bulk cash, 581 vessels and aircraft and the arrest of 1,863 detainees, according to the U.S. Southern Command.

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Caribbean elegance at Universal Orlando hotel – Travel Weekly

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Loews Sapphire Falls Resort is more than a nod to the Caribbean. The property, opened in July 2016 at Universal/Loews hotels at Universal Orlando Resort, is a stylish, tropical, modern escape worth visiting, even if you never plan to use the parks.

An enormous sculptural chandelier of woven spheres presents itself as everything from beach balls to buoys to a "festival of floating lanterns" (as it was described by my 7-year-old) when seen at night. You'd describe it differently as seen at different times throughout the day and night.

The lobby is a long rectangle with a soaring, beamed ceiling covered in woven fabric that connects multiple experiences. There's plenty of seating in smart arrangements for conversation, chilling out or working; USB and power outlets are cleverly and conveniently placed throughout: on the edges of tables, in lamp bases, etc.

This property flows out over multiple tiered levels; that's unusual for Orlando, which is flat, flat, flat. In fact, the lobby is on the fourth floor.

Windows to one side overlook the free-form pool (the largest of all the Universal hotel pools) off level 3. The pool features a water slide and a zero-entry "sandbar" across the middle, making it easier to access amenities such as the bar or the sand-covered dining area with its umbrella-shaded tables and a central fire pit. Windows at the far end of the lobby overlook the lagoon, which connects four of Universal's five hotels via water taxi. Views of taxis constantly coming and going (it's an eight- to 10-minute ride to the center of City Walk) add to an energetic vibe.

The decor throughout is a neutral canvas with bright pops of emerald, turquoise, fuchsia, lime and tangerine; the overall look is a mix-and-match of furnishings that are both modern and British colonial and that seamlessly work together. A long, horizontal mural behind the front desk is a realistic image of what you might see if you woke up aboard a boat in the British Virgin Islands: shimmering turquoise water and lush island shores. At the center of the lobby is the grand winding staircase inside of a replica of a stone sugar mill reminiscent of those found in the West Indies with a massive, wrought-iron chandelier. It is stunning.

Off the lobby is the outstanding Strong Water Tavern and also a grab-and-go market called the New Dutch Trading Co., where you can build your own meal from "hot pots" of Caribbean dishes or select the food and snacks (including beer and wine) to take back to your room in lieu of a prestocked minibar. On the ground level is Amatista, a three-meal-a-day dining room with an exhibition kitchen and indoor and outdoor dining that overlooks the lagoon and the water taxi depot.

I'd return to Sapphire Falls just to dine at the Strong Water Tavern, which is far more than a typical lobby bar. Open at 4 p.m. every day, Strong Water seems to be popular with guests returning from the parks. Fortunate enough to have been hosted for a meal, I'll tell you why.

The Caribbean dishes are served tapas-style, perfect for sharing and for pairing with exquisite cocktails that show as much care as any plate sent out from the kitchen by Columbian chef Carlos Castano. His food will have you ordering "just one more" dish; don't miss the papa rellena, a potato ball filled with a spicy beef filling and a jalapeno-pineapple jam, then fried and served with chipotle mustard.

The place takes its name from a term used for rum back in seafaring days, and that spirit plays a central role: the bar stocks up to 75 different labels from which a flight can be composed by an on-duty rum captain. Your flight will tell an unforgettable story of rum; mine included one that is aged in shark cages offshore of Grand Cayman Island and another that receives its final aging in sherry barrels in Jimez, Portugal. The last of my flight was a spice-blended concoction by my own rum captain, Casey, that had been aged on site.

Strong Water's grog is made from a 350-year-old seafarers' recipe (think pirates) and is a version of rum punch you've never had, strong on the citrus and spice, short on the sweet.

But the cocktail I've been craving ever since is the milk punch, a refreshing blend of black tea, spiced rum, lemon peel and clarified milk that after a three-day process emerges as though it was a clear lemonade. Served in individual milk bottles along with a glass containing a single cube of ice carved from a slab behind the bar, the milk punch is the most surprising and refreshing cocktail I've ever had.

Sapphire Falls' guestrooms are serene and stylish, again with a mix of textures and fabrics designed around a palette of blues. It's hard to believe this hotel isn't in the Premier (top-tier) category.

The Sapphire Suite includes a foyer with a work desk and a half-bath. The shared living and dining room is spacious and comfortable with neutral-colored decor and splashes of color via throw cushions and artwork. A matte-finished, gold starburst chandelier over the driftwood-colored dining table helps define the dining area as its own space.

Color is amped up a bit in the bedroom with a beach feel achieved through the white shiplap headboard finished with teal upholstery for a touch of luxury. I loved the tangerine-and-white palm-print throw pillow. The oversize bathroom has a large walk-in shower and a separate toilet area as well as a standard bathtub/shower that is exactly what you want for plopping your kid in the bath.

My family and I were hosted for one night at Sapphire Falls and did not visit the park. Between riding the water taxi with a 7-year-old, dining at Strong Water Tavern, enjoying the pool in the morning and lounging with a first-run movie rental in our spacious Sapphire Suite, this is now our preferred go-to staycation hotel in our hometown of Orlando.

Sapphire Falls Resort is in the Loews/Universal midlevel Preferred category, which means great value if you want new, upscale digs and don't mind foregoing the Universal Express benefit, which lets guests skip the lines at regular attractions, afforded only to guests who stay in Premier hotels. (Note: You still get early admission to the parks, a perk for all hotel guests at Universal Orlando Resort.)

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Flow Ultimate Football Experience Leaves Lasting Impact on Young Caribbean Footballers – St. Lucia Times Online News (press release)

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PHOTO: Participants in the Saint Lucia leg of the Flow Manchester United Ultimate Football Experience

Press Release:-MIAMI, FL, May 2, 2017 Hundreds of young footballers from around the region had the time of their lives as they were put to the test for a chance to be selected in the Ultimate Football Experience, a competition designed and executed by Flow and Manchester United with the support of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).

Participants between the ages of 13 and 16 gathered on football fields across Flows 15 Caribbean markets for the preliminary rounds of the Flow Ultimate Football Experience. 30 lucky winners, two from each market qualified to go to Trinidad and Tobago to compete in the final two-day event on May 6 and 7, with the opportunity to win the ultimate prize of a trip to Old Trafford, Manchester to see a Manchester United Premier League fixture.

With the chance to potentially win the trip of a lifetime fuelling their competitive fires, each young footballer participated in a series of drills such as ball control, short passing and dribbling, as they tried to set themselves apart from the pack.

But it wasnt just about the grand prize or rubbing shoulders with Manchester United Club Ambassador Dwight Yorke and legend, Quinton Fortune, for as one of Saint Lucias winners, 13-year-old Jeremiah Justins remarks suggest, many youngsters found a sense of pride and motivation simply in the chance to represent their wider community.

I am very proud to win this for myself, my family, and my community, Jeremiah said. I think we just came in here and gave it our best, and we are both really excited to have made it to the regional finals. I just want to say thank you to Flow, and I hope I make the best out of it in Trinidad.

Additionally, the participating local coaches were impressed by the Flow Ultimate Football Experience, especially the mechanics of the skills competition itself, which were developed by coaches at the Manchester United Soccer School (MUSS). They also thanked Flow for the companys investment in up-and-coming Caribbean athletes.

The Flow Ultimate Football Experience was wonderful, said Jerry Alexis, who coaches both winners in Grenada. I felt elated to be part of the event. The kids were excited to partake in the different skills that were included. This was a great gesture by Flow to organise and such a great opportunity for our young footballers. I am hoping that there will be more like these happening in the future.

Giving young athletes a greater shot at success and bringing the region closer to their favourite sport is exactly what Flow and Man Utd are trying to achieve with the Flow Ultimate Football Experience. It is in fact just one of several other initiatives organized by the two partners, a recent one being the FA Cup Caribbean Tour, which gave football fans up-close and unprecedented access to footballs most coveted trophy.

Garry Sinclair, Flows President, Caribbean, reiterated Flows commitment to providing new and exciting opportunities for athletes of all ages to further enrich sport across the region.

While there is an exciting grand prize for the eventual winners of the Flow Ultimate Football Experience, its the lasting impact this event will have on our sporting community which makes us most proud, said Sinclair. Were glad the events in all our markets have been executed so smoothly and it gives me personal satisfaction hearing all of the positive feedback from participants, knowing what this initiative has meant for their communities. We want to congratulate the winners, but also want to let these youngsters know that were proud of them and to keep working hard to achieve your dreams and know that Flow is here to support you every step along the way.

(13-year-old Jeremiah Justin from Gros Islet, one of the Flow Manchester United Ultimate Football Experience winners)

(Djal Augustin of Anse La Raye impressed in the Flow Manchester United Football Experience)

Saint Lucia will be represented in Trinidad and Tobago by Jeremiah Justin of Gros Islet, and Djal Augustin of Anse La Raye.

(Winners, Jeremiah and Djal with Flow Saint Lucia Acting Marketing Manager, Terry Finisterre)

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Bahamas Earns 4-1 Win Over Ecuador – Bahamas Tribune

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Sports Reporter

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Team Bahamas put together its most complete game of the tournament thus far en route to their first win of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017.

The Bahamas scored a 4-1 win over Ecuador last night in the new national beach soccer stadium at Malcolm Park. Jean Francois scored a pair of goals while Lesly St Fleur and Kyle Williams each added goals to close out the tournament with an historic win for the programme.

Williams scored the final goal of the game at 3314 to send the Bahamian faithful into frenzy and cap the first Beach Soccer World Cup win in the island nations history.

He said the team made a point to bounce back from Saturdays lopsided 10-1 defeat at the hands of Senegal.

The effort was absolutely amazing. Ecuador is a very good team, this is the World Cup so every team is really good and after the Senegal game we knew we had to have a great performance, he said. It was great for us, we came out, played hard, we had great support from our fans, they stuck with us the whole time and it made the difference in the end.

It was a new starting lineup for the Bahamas with St Fleur, Daron Beneby, Dwayne Forbes and Gary Joseph the first five on the pitch.

It was great, it allowed us to stay engaged, sometimes quicker subs means everyone is a bit more involved throughout the game and it made a difference, Williams said. The effort was great, everyone gets to touch the sand, everyone gets to contribute and thats what we want in the end.

Julio Jemison was a force in goal once again for Team Bahamas and finished with 12 saves. Both teams missed several scoring opportunities in the first but the Bahamas defensive effort was highlighted late when Ecuador had numbers, but Jemison came up with a deflection to keep a 0-0 tie.

After Ecuadors Daniel Cedeno missed a shot that sailed above the crossbar, the Bahamas would score on the very next possession when Francois scored the first goal of the game and his first of the tournament at the 5:47 mark.

St Fleur would tack on another goal less than three minutes later after an incredible individual effort to outrace a pair of defenders and the Ecuadorian keeper to land a strike for a 2-0 lead.

Early in the third, Ecuador was able to keep pace on a goal from Segundo Moreira, but failed to score the equaliser. Francois scored the brace at 3249 and Williams added another goal to secure the win. The Bahamas finished third in Group A with a 1-2 record.

With a World Cup win, team captain Gavin Christie said the Bahamas proved it belonged on the big stage with the worlds best teams and he expects a rise in the rankings to follow. Hopefully, but the rankings are on paper, what matters is what happens on the sand, he said. Im proud of the effort this team put out there all tournament, we proved we belong on this stage and the programme will only continue to get better from here.

Four teams, the top two finishers from Group A and Group B, advanced to Thursdays quarter-finals.

Iran defeated Nigeria 2-1 on penalties after a thrilling 4-4 draw after extra time to claim the runners-up spot in Group B and reach the quarter-finals. They will advance to face Switzerland who beat Senegal 3-2 on penalties after their 6-6 draw after extra time to top Group A.

Italy was undefeated at the group stage and eased past Mexico 8-1 to finish top of Group B. They will face Senegal in the quarter-finals.

The other half of the quarter-finals will be decided today as the winners and runners up from Group C and D emerge. Tahiti will face Poland at 3:30pm followed by Paraguay v Panama at 5:30pm, Brazil v Japan at 6:30pm and the United Arab Emarites v Portugal in the 8pm nightcap.

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