Voice control wouldn't be practical in all situations, but it could be enormously helpful for certain operations, like adjusting settings or reviewing images.

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It may also be helpful to avoid certain drugs such as sleeping pills or other sedatives and alcohol, which can all make the area around the throat relaxed and somewhat floppy while sleeping.

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So I think it is pretty well documented through scientific studies that acupuncture, for example, can be very helpful in relieving certain things like migraines and other ailments -- or at least as effective as more intrusive interventions.

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But the limbo is not helpful: if the recall is delayed, legislators cannot be certain until next spring of who will occupy the governor's mansion.

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We bring to those consultations a certain amount of wisdom through experience that we hope our European allies and friends find helpful as they chart their course.

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Back to Egypt, has there been a certain amount of soul-searching and reevaluation in the administration about how to deal with undemocratic governments that are nonetheless helpful to the United States?

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