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What you need to know about Florida today
› Lecanto High School art students chosen to represent Florida for National Christmas Tree
Of all the schools in Florida, Lecanto High School was chosen to represent the state this year by creating ornaments that will accompany the 2018 National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in President’s Park in Washington, D.C.
› UCF researcher will use Blue Origin rocket to study dust clouds in low-gravity environment
A UCF researcher’s experiment will hitch a ride into areas of space with low gravity on a Blue Origin rocket. Julie Brisset, an associate scientist at the school’s Florida Space Institute, recently landed a $250,000 NASA grant to study how microgravity affects dust clouds.
› Roofing company faces $113,000 fine after repeated ‘willful’ worker safety violation
A federal inspection of a Panama City Framing work site has resulted in a third citation in three years for not protecting workers on a roof from falling, and failing to do so willingly.
› Brits urged to experience Florida beyond core favorites
Florida is encouraging UK travellers to “take an adventure” in the state and extend their stay beyond core favorites such as Orlando and Miami. Visit Florida has produced a video featuring local people reciting a poem to showcase ‘secondary’ destinations such as Kennedy Space Centre and Sarasota.
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