"Thanks to the determination of Python Challenge competitors, we are able to gather invaluable information that will help refine and focus combined efforts to control pythons in the Everglades, " commission executive director Nick Wiley said.

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Whether we use a tax professional or not to help us prepare our taxes, we still have to gather all of our wage information, bank and investment statements and receipts.

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But they do have a lot of information to help them make investment decisions (including reports from analysts who do gather substantial information about a company, analyze the data, and then suggest prospects for the future).

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Israel's intelligence services recruit informers to gather information about possible targets for militants and help block attacks.

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Mobile phones can be used to gather health information in the field faster and more accurately than paper records and help with the management of drug stocks.

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