The third method is to simply replace the old currency with a new one, which has no direct relationship to the old.

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An object of the invention is to provide a method of secret communication which is relatively simply and reliable in operations, but at the same time is difficult to discover or decipher.

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For the method that Greenlining and the NYT used is simply nonsensical, hopelessly inaccurate.

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The alternative is the Bayesian method, in which you simply guess at the answer and then continue to collect data as it comes in.

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Another method, used mainly in Pennsylvania, is to simply use treatment facilities to clean up the fracking wastewater before it heads into local rivers and streams.

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The bar here is actually pretty low: rather than a slam-dunk act of persuasion, the Brooks method need simply not scare away voters weary of historic politics.

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Where it may be very helpful is for the few truly big ideas that simply need money to demonstrate their new idea or method and provided that a successful demonstration would lead to a significant upside.

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