if (seg != null && !"".equals(puncPath.findFeature(word))) {
if (seg != null) {
    public void processUtterance(Utterance utterance) throws ProcessException {	String silence = utterance.getVoice().getFeatures().	    	getString(Voice.FEATURE_SILENCE);	Item phraseHead = utterance.getRelation(Relation.PHRASE).getHead();	// If there are not any phrases at all, then just skip	// the whole thing.	if (phraseHead == null) {	    return;	}	// insert initial silence	Relation segment = utterance.getRelation(Relation.SEGMENT);	Item s = segment.getHead();	if (s == null) {	    s = segment.appendItem(null);	} else {	   s = s.prependItem(null);	}	s.getFeatures().setString("name", silence);	for (Item phrase = phraseHead;		    phrase != null;		    phrase = phrase.getNext()) {	    Item word = phrase.getLastDaughter();	    while (word != null) {		Item seg = segmentPath.findItem(word);		if (seg != null && !"".equals(puncPath.findFeature(word))) {		    Item pause = seg.appendItem(null);		    pause.getFeatures().setString("name", silence);		    break;		}		word = word.getPrevious();	    }	}    }