But Hoyer also refuses to predict how long it might take to work out differences on either side.

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"The traffic lights can talk to cars, work out how long it's going to take to transit a road and then provide information back on what speed to travel to ensure that you pass through the traffic lights on green, " he said.

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Over time, businesses will figure how to make the engagement model work and then will wonder why it took them so long to do the obvious.

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There is no hard and fast rule about how often and how long one must engage in self-affirmation for it to work.

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And what if that car, which also knows how long it will take you to get home from work, could instruct your household thermostat to crank up the heat 10 minutes before your scheduled arrival?

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Coaches certainly have a say in the players their team pursues, but many clubs employ a technical director whose job it is to work toward a long-term vision for how a team should play and to maintain this vision even as head coaches come and go.

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It never ceases to amaze me how background conditions work out to continue the long history of the market making most of its gains each year in the winter months and when there is a correction of any degree it almost always takes place in the unfavorable season between May and November.

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And certainly from the point of view of my paper in my hometown, it will be one of the major focuses of our work for who knows how long to come.

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