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The farm report that farmers submitted to the USDA is broken down into the “Agricultural Production” and “Non-Agriculture” categories.In other words, the Agriculture Department estimates…
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Health authorities in Washington state have started using a new tool to track how many people are dying from cancer each year.The state of Washington…
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How to use BP’s Data to Get an Enormous Profit: What you need to know
Data for BP’s quarterly financial reports show that it has been profitable for the past seven years.But it is still not enough to make BP…
Which Blockchain-based Data Protection Protocols Will Work Best?
BIP 34, BIP 32 and BIP 31 are a set of rules for the block chain.The BIPs, which are based on the Bitcoin protocol, specify…