Whether these weapons will be deployed in other, non-lethal ways or used primarily as deadly weapons in combat remains to be seen.

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Actual talking filibusters have become rare in the Senate, where the rules are typically used in procedural ways to block the other party's agenda.

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Indeed, other hangars in the area are being used in creative ways.

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These examples highlight the positive ways that the living dead can be used to spark interest in other ideas.

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HTC, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker behind the Nexus One, has said the experience paid dividends in other ways, such as burnishing its brand and introducing new technologies that could be used in other phones.

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