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What, no flux capacitor?
We’re usually skeptical of such assertions, but luxury automaker Lexus recently announced it’s developing a working prototype of a hoverboard like the one that lead character Marty McFly rides (after time traveling forward to 2015) in the movie “Back to the Future II.” The company says the skateboard of the future employs magnetic levitation via…
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States with the highest and lowest car insurance rates
While auto insurance premiums are largely based on a motorist’s driving record, two otherwise equivalent drivers will find they face drastically different insurance rates based solely on where they live. According to Insure.com in Foster City, Calif., those living in Maine ($805), Ohio ($843), Idaho ($877), Iowa ($886) and New Hampshire ($905) will pay the…
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The characteristics of new homes
Annual census data gives a close look at the year in new construction Every year, hundreds of thousands of new homes are constructed. And every year, the U.S. Census Bureau highlights the makeup of the new homes in its annual “Survey of New Construction.” Here, a look at the makeup of new homes from 2014:…
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The finer points of negotiating the deal
5 tips for homebuyers and sellers to follow when it’s time to make or counter an offer By Erik J. Martin CTW Features If you’re shopping for a home and think you’ve located the perfect property, you likely want to act with swift determination and submit a bid before somebody beats you to it. If…
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DATEBOOK
The fall session of “Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace-Woodward- Clough” will begin Sept. 11. The four-week session will take place Fridays at 7:30 p.m. for beginner classes and at 8:30 p.m. for intermediate classes at 112 Etra Road, Hightstown. The cost is $60 per session for instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and…
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Pupils excited about new elective courses
MILLSTONE — Christopher Huss, the principal of the Millstone Township Middle School, believes students will find a revamped electives program to be an exciting change when doors open on Sept. 3 for the first day of school. Seventh and eighth grade students will now be allowed to match electives to their interests more than ever…
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MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Waiting for a winning number at St. Rose of Lima Bingo, Freehold Borough, Aug. 22.
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Drop the labels, we are all Americans
When you put a label on something, you separate it from everything else around it. For example, if you have a box of shoes and you label one pair “brown shoes,” you have a box of shoes that contain one pair of brown shoes, separating them from the rest. We have been doing the same…
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Act now to protect N.J. military facilities
On June 8, a local newspaper published an editorial that should capture the attention of people all across New Jersey. In the editorial, the newspaper cited the call by President Barack Obama for another round of military base closures by a new version of what can only be called the infamous Base Closure and Realignment…
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