Children don't always understand why they can't interrupt Mommy when she's on the phone or computer.
For example, walking into a meeting, SMARTACTIONS can turn the ringer to silent so an incoming phone call won't interrupt the meeting.
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Energy use is also sufficiently miserly that the sensor doesn't interrupt hearing.
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Though experts say Iran couldn't interrupt oil flows for long, such a move would be even more painful to consumers if demand is rebounding.
It's only available in the UK right now, but basically the program lets you shave a little bit off the price of a new Gizmondo if you're willing to deal with three 30 seconds commercials per day which are delivered wirelessly over the console's GPRS connection (they swear that they won't interrupt gameplay with any ads).
Defense attorneys say it's very difficult, you can't really interrupt somebody who's testifying about the loss of a loved one.
"We don't want to interrupt the fantasy with door frames or air conditioning, " he says.
For a painful 15 minutes, "he went through my entire list of fake employees and wouldn't let me interrupt, " she says.
We didn't want to interrupt him again, but we felt the need to remind him that it was her job, as the office coordinator, to keep track of office furniture and the like.
"We don't let her demands interrupt our conversations if they're not pressing, " says Gretchen.
Mr Gilder, who still rages against bureaucracies, both government and corporate, believes that above all, abundant bandwidth will free us from the time-wasting that afflicts our daily lives, from clogged airports to television stations that interrupt programming with advertisements we don't want to see.
The self-interrupt bespeaks psychological inner conflict: I want to say this but, at the same time, I don't.
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When there is something pleasant that one doesn't want to indulge in, like junk food or alcohol, the key to avoiding temptation is to interrupt the habitual response with a quick, easy alternative action, says Dr. Gollwitzer.
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