Still, abrupt statements leap out at you as these thinkers ponder what life will be as we increasingly take technology literally inside ourselves.
On Friday, the show's run there came to an abrupt end, with a statement citing "health and safety and staffing concerns" as the reason for its cancellation.
On Friday, the show's run there came to an abrupt end, with a statement citing "health and safety and staffing concerns" as the reason for its cancelation.
NBC Universal severed ties with DreamWorks with an unusually abrupt public statement, leaving Mr. Spielberg and Ms. Snider to conclude terms with their new partners.
The statement marked an abrupt reversal for the military council, which had promised to eliminate the 30-year-old emergency law, a measure allowing indefinite detentions without trial that was considered emblematic of Mr. Mubarak's authoritarian rule.
Ten years of soaring highs and plummeting lows were brought to an abrupt end by a bland and unsatisfactory statement from the England & Wales Cricket Board, with vague allusions to a "team ethic" and the need to bring "clarity for the future".
DiamondCluster, another technology consulting firm, issued a statement blaming its shortfall on "an abrupt deterioration in the North American economy".
Panorama says it has found "no evidence" to contradict that statement, but the Monday programme details an abrupt change of heart by Rippon, using emails sent by him to Jones and MacKean.
One of the best moments in the video is watching Ms. Welty perform the short, simple statement "This is a message for — um — " followed by an abrupt hang-up.
However, Sterling's time as the owner of the Clippers came to an abrupt end in April 2014 when his legacy was forever tarnished by controversial statements and accusations of racism.
Barry Cheung, the chairman and controlling shareholder of the mercantile exchange, took an abrupt leave of absence Tuesday night from all public service positions, according to a statement issued by the office of the head of the Hong Kong government, Leung Chun-ying.
