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State Representative Bob Cortes, Councilwoman Angela Thomas, Supervisor Daisy Morales and Farm Share feed families in Eatonville

Published

10 years ago

October 1, 2016

EATONVILLE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor Daisy Morales, Eatonville Councilwoman Angela Thomas and State Representative Bob Cortes came together with Farm Share to distribute free food to families at Hungerford High Auditorium in Eatonville, Saturday morning.

The Honorable Daisy Morales, Supervisor, Orange County Soil & Water Conservation Board stand by Farm Share's Big Red Truck in Eatonville.

The Honorable Daisy Morales, Supervisor, Orange County Soil & Water Conservation Board stand next to Farm Share’s Big Red Truck in Eatonville, Saturday morning, October 1, 2016.

“Fighting hunger in Florida means, first and foremost, making sure that people can access the food they need,” stated Supervisor Morales. My office will continue to work closely with USDA, elected officials and community leaders to end hunger in Orange County, she expressed.

Farm Share’s mission is alleviating hunger and malnutrition by recovering and distributing fresh and nutritious food to those who need it. Farm Share also administer the USDA TEFAP commodity program.

Last year alone, 40,479,190 pounds of food distributed to hungry families, children, seniors, and veterans. More than half of this amount was farmers donated produce and fresh milk, juices, and breads, according to Farm Share’s website.

Business

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

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6 years ago

December 4, 2019

FNN NEWS

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

Business

Apple Announces New Batch of Emojis on World Emoji Day

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7 years ago

July 17, 2019

FNN NEWS

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

Business

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

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8 years ago

January 2, 2018

Willie David

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