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Sarasota News Leader October 18, 2013 Page 75 GET YOUR TECH QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT TECHNOLOGY BREAKFAST David Steinbach of Vertex Inc. and Ari Weinstein of I-net Consulting will be the guest speakers for a Technology Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Temple Emanu-El in Sarasota, the Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood has announced. • What is the Cloud? • How to use and understand storage devices. • How computers have changed in the past 10 years. • The differences among Windows XP, 7 and 8. All members of the community are welcome. • Mac versus IBM. Steinbach and Weinstein will discuss "tech- The $5 admission fee includes a bagel breaknology that we use every day," a news release fast. Temple Emanu-El is located at 151 McIntosh Road in Sarasota. says, including the following topics: GRANT OFFERS CITY OF NORTH PORT HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE Sarasota County has received a Disaster Recovery Grant in the amount of $156,000 to aid eligible City of North Port homeowners with the installation of hurricane shutters or impact windows, the county has announced. hurricane shutters or impact-resistant windows, the release points out. The maximum assistance is $10,000. If the cost for the installation exceeds that amount, the release continues, a homeowner in the program may The Sarasota County Office of Housing and be eligible for a zero percent interest-deferred Community Development will administer the mortgage with Sarasota County. program of monetary assistance for home- Grant program eligibility requirements follow: owners, a news release says. Registration, • The home must be located in the City of which is under way, will continue Oct. 19. North Port. To register, a homeowner must complete a • If the home is located in a flood zone, the form and place it in a receptacle located at homeowner must have flood insurance for one of the following addresses: the property. • North Port City Hall, 4970 City Hall Blvd. • Homes must be single-family, owner-oc• North Port Social Services, 6919 Outreach Way. cupied residences with a maximum value of $136,000 as determined by a Sarasota • North Port Senior Center, 4940 Pan County property appraiser. American Blvd. "Homeowners over the age of 62 and home- • Total household income must be at or below 50 percent of median income adjusted by owners with disabilities will have priority in household size. For a one-person housethe program," said Donald Hadsell, director hold, that is $21,000; for two people, of housing and community development, in $24,000; for three people, $27,000; and for the release. "Registration does not guarantee four people, $29,950. participation in the program." A homeowner must use the funds to either For more information about the program, call cover all of his house's windows with 951-3640.