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Mobile apps for connected car unveiled, beginning with Greater Media stations
The Ford Motor Company has announced that Michigan-based jacAPPS will be the recommended mobile app development house for its new Ford Developer Program. The company has been chosen to provide development and technical support to third-party developers wanting to create voice-activated smartphone apps for Ford SYNC AppLink. Using SYNC voice commands along with steering wheel…
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Quality time
Randy Nunez and his daughter, Annalis, 6, of Sayreville, make their way around the rink at the Woodbridge Community Center on Jan. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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OBHS athlete is on the right track to success
Oksana Sokolova is featured on the cover of the winter issue of MSG Varsity the Magazine BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Track star Oksana Sokolova of Old Bridge High School (OBHS) jumped clear over the competition to be featured as one of four New Jersey high-school athletes on the cover of the…
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CODA .
Even more evidence that dogs are man’s best friends GREG BEAN The next time someone tries to tell me that cats are better than dogs, I’m going to point them to Capitán and Ciccio (aka Tommy) and ask them a simple question: Can you imagine your cat ever being this loyal? According to a story…
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Neglect of medical prescriptions puts health at risk
Superstorm Sandy recently disrupted millions of lives, leaving thousands of area residents coping with damaged property or being displaced from their homes. Understandably, such a disruption can alter normal dayto day habits, such as taking prescribed medications. However, neglecting to take medications can be costly and even life threatening. When people forget to fill their…
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Washington should focus more on mental health
President Barack Obama wants Congress to enact stricter guncontrol laws in response to the horrific killings in Connecticut. But he has said nothing about altering mental-health policies. The sicko who murdered those folks was mentally ill, just like the woman who threw the Hindu man onto the subway tracks in New York City. Sorry, I…
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Police in schools is not the answer
A ssemblyman Patrick Diegnan is spot-on with his comments about a school security ramp-up. Diegnan listened to experts. Better school architecture is what we need, and it is sinful with all the school construction that took place in our state that such security was not already there to begin with. We don’t need police officers…
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AHA supports life-saving legislation
A s a cardiologist and on behalf of the American Heart Association (AHA), I want to thank the New Jersey Legislature and the governor for the recent passage of Janet’s Law, lifesaving legislation supported by the American Heart Association that will make the Garden State’s schools safer for all who enter the facilities and grounds.…
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The red-winged blackbird, seen here at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, aggressively defends its territory from other animals. A red-winged blackbird will even attack humans who get too close to its nest during breeding season. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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