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Stuff you didn’t know you wanted to know
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$150 million Cost the National Basketball Association is paying to hold the rest of its season in a self-distancing “bubble” at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports
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We know COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future and we are left with no choice but to learn to live with it. … We can’t sit on the sidelines indefinitely. We must adapt. … We believe it will be safer on our campus than off it. But this is not business as usual.
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— NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in announcing the league’s plan to resume play at Walt Disney World Source: Orlando Sentinel
SCIENCE IS THE KEY TO ADDRESSING SOME OF OUR COUNTRY’S GREATEST CHALLENGES, WHETHER IT’S RETURNING AMERICANS TO SPACE OR COMBATING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
100% High school seniors enrolled in Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida who graduated this year. Of the 91 seniors, 88% said they plan to continue their education.
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Florida’s ranking among states that are the most bicyclefriendly in the U.S., according to the League of American Bicyclists
— JoAnn Newman, president and CEO of the Orlando Science Center, after accepting the 2020 Dr. Phillips Leadership Award by Dr. Phillips Charities on behalf of the facility. Source: Orlando Sentinel
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Year the FIFA World Cup was founded. Held every four years, it is the world’s most popular men’s soccer or football tournament. Orlando is in the running to be a host city for 2026.
Source: Florida Department of Transportation
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Although I joined UCF at a very unique time, there is no place I would rather be. The optimistic spirit and sense of community that drew me here gives me confidence that we will emerge a stronger institution.
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— Alexander Cartwright, who started his first day as president of the University of Central Florida on April 13 during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
“There are a number of things that I would tell my younger self, but the biggest thing is calm is a superpower. Being calm is mastery.” — Candace Parker, WNBA star, on Orlando Magic Women’s Executive webinar on July 1.
