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Official 2016 White House Ornament Commemorates Fire Trucks from 1929 White House Christmas Eve Fire

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WASHINGTON, (FNN NEWS) By White House Historical Association – The White House Historical Association, exclusive creator and manufacturer of the Official White House Christmas Ornament, continues the tradition of issuing the iconic collectible with the 36th ornament in the series.

The festive design is inspired by fire trucks that responded to the five alarm West Wing fire on Christmas Eve 1929, and the toy fire trucks presented to children by President and Mrs. Hoover the following year. Recognizing President Herbert Hoover as the 31stPresident of the United States and honoring the more than one hundred firefighters who responded to the blaze, the 2016 White House ornament is crafted from shiny brass plated with nickel and 24k gold, and the fire truck carries a Christmas tree for delivery to the White House.

The White House Historical Association is a private nonpartisan, nonprofit that supports its mission to enhance the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the White House through sales of the annual, American-made ornament. It retails for $20.95 directly from the Association at its stores in Washington, D.C., online at whitehousehistory.org/2016, or by phone 1-800-555-2451.

This year’s design was created by Kayla Whelan, a student designer at Montserrat College of Art, who won the Association’s national competition to create the 2016 design.

Select third-parties are authorized to resell the annual White House ornament, purchasing their inventory from the Association. No alternative designs are authorized as the Official White House Christmas Ornament.

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Military Simulation and STEM on Display at I/ITSEC Conference at Orange County Convention Center

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People take photos at the 2016 I/ITSEC Conference display at the Orange County Convention Center. Photo: Orlando Business Journal.

(ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – The nation’s best military minds bring the latest simulation tech to Orange County Convention Center with the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Annual Conference from December 2-6, 2019.

I/ITSEC, sponsored by the National Training and Simulations Association (NTSA) is the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training conference. It provides industry professionals the opportunity to experience, learn and review the most current research in Modeling and Simulation. NTSA, part of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) aims to promote international and interdisciplinary collaboration, training, education, analysis, and other related disciplines at the annual meeting. NDIA focuses on our country’s national defense and security, based out of Arlington, VA.

This week, members will present the most current research and trends, tutorials, special events, professional workshops, a commercial exhibit hall, a serious games competition, and a competition event for teachers and secondary students focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The STEM awards take place December 5.

 

For more information and a detailed interactive agenda:

I/ITSEC 2019 Interactive Program

I/ITSEC 2019 Mobile App

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Sara-Beth Colón Jeffrey is the Associate Editor for Education and Technology for Florida National News. | tech@floridanationalnews.com

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Apple Announces New Batch of Emojis on World Emoji Day

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Apple's new emojis offer greater representation for those with disabilities, LGBTQ+ and an even greater variety of funny emoticons. Image: Apple.

Cupertino, CA (FNN NEWS) — July 17th is National Emoji Day! What better way to celebrate this holiday with an announcement of a fresh batch of emojis from Apple?

With the next major update bringing more animals, faces and food, these fun new additions to apple products are set to release as soon as this fall.

The company is also going to include hand-holding emojis that contain 75+ combinations of skin shades and genders, as well as emoticons for people with disabilities, further broadening their range of inclusion and shedding light on diversity.

Only 20 emojis have been revealed out of the the 50+ being released, and consumers are eager to see and use them all.

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Jay Pina is a Florida National News contributor. | social@floridanationalnews.com

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STUDY: Cities Where The Majority of Americans Can’t Afford a Home

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LOS ANGELES (FNN NEWS) / GOBankingRates / — Six cities on the U.S. coasts have a 70 percent or higher percentage of households that can’t afford a home, a new study found.

Personal finance website GOBankingRates used the median home listing price in the 100 largest cities to calculate typical monthly mortgage payments. Using the rule that no more than 30 percent of income should go toward housing, GOBankingRates calculated the income needed to afford a mortgage. Researchers then compared this income to the number of households with income equal to or greater than that amount.

For full study results and more details on methodology, visit: Places Where 50% of Americans Can’t Afford a Home

Top Five Cities With the Highest Percentage of Households That Can’t Afford a Home

1. San Francisco

Median listing price: $1,199,000
Percentage of households that can’t afford a home: 76.7 percent

2. Boston

Median listing price: $725,000
Percentage of households that can’t afford a home: 75.7 percent

3. Miami

Median listing price: $450,000
Percentage of households that can’t afford a home: 74.3 percent

4. Long Beach, Calif.

Median listing price: $549,900
Percentage of households that can’t afford a home: 73.5 percent

5. Los Angeles

Median listing price: $749,000
Percentage of households that can’t afford a home: 72.9 percent

Additional Study Insights

  • Perhaps unsurprising due to its high real estate prices, six of the top 10 cities with the highest percentage of households that can’t afford homes are in California.
  • Some surprising cities made the final list. In New Orleans, the median home price is $300,000 but 65.4 percent of households can’t afford a home because wages are lower.
  • Median home prices in Oakland, Calif., are half as expensive as they are across the bay in San Francisco.

SOURCE | GOBankingRates

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