Looking for a job, searching for a divorce lawyer, researching a medical condition or commenting on sensitive political issues that you don’t want anyone to know about? Or maybe youre using a public network in a hotel or coffee shop. How do you keep others from seeing your browsing history or tracking what youre doing on the Web? When considering Web privacy, there are two pieces that matter. The first is anonymity: how to keep people from knowing what sites [...]

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In a world of changing weather and rainfall patterns, engineers face challenges when designing stormwater management systems. A Kansas State University team is researching how climate change is affecting rainfall and weather patterns throughout Kansas. The research team, led by Stacy Hutchinson, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, is updating rainfall distribution data to ensure current stormwater systems can handle future weather changes. We are looking at how the state can minimize risk by developing a better understanding of [...]

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Honda is developing a system that it claims could drastically cut down on traffic congestion. The proposed in-car system would monitor a drivers habits and warn if he or she were driving in a way that might cause traffic backups. The system is being tested later this year and could go into production soon. The Honda system essentially works by monitoring how frequently the driver accelerates and decelerates. Doing so too much might force following vehicles to brake or accelerate [...]

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STONEVILLE — Scientists at Mississippi State Universitys Delta Research and Extension Center are researching new ways to reduce aflatoxin in infected corn.

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Illinois Wesleyan professor Gabe Spalding has been researching a possible new cancer treatment. (Photo courtesy www.iwu.edu)

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Q: I am a first-time buyer. How do I make sure I am not paying too much for my home? A: A seller can list a home for any price they wish. They can under-price hoping for multiple offers; they can over-price based upon personal needs; or they can price right at market value. To know if your offer price is over market value, analyze recently sold properties in the area, comparing and contrasting layouts, upgrades, preservation of original details [...]

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DOVER Looking back at the checkered history of the Internet hacker collective Anonymous, Dover resident Joshua Corman believes people who identify with the group are facing a crucial juncture. Few people have devoted as much time to researching the actions of Anonymous members as Corman, an Internet security specialist for the tech giant Akamai Technologies. Anonymous, which began as an Internet meme in the early 2000s, is the name used by some computer hackers and Internet activists who have waged [...]

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Dave Chase checked his home computer on a recent morning and was shocked to see that his electricity use had shot from 2 kilowatts to more than 6 kilowatts at 4 am, when the family was sleeping. I started researching what could be going on at that time of morning and figured out it was our water heater, said Chase, 57, a Wilton resident with an all-electric house. Turns out, water heaters click on at random times, even when no [...]

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Actor Rob Lowe was brought to proud tears while researching his family history for a new US TV show after learning his five-times great-grandfather fought on both sides of the American Revolutionary War. Lowes ancestor, Christoph Oest, was part of a fleet of German soldiers who sailed to the Americas to help British forces battle George Washington and his patriots in the late 1700s. Oest was captured during the Battle of Trenton and given the opportunity to return home to [...]

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