Word: disrupter
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...coming weeks promise deepening instability. The political parties have called for a nationwide strike on Jan. 26, and along with the rebels have vowed to disrupt the King's plans for local elections on Feb. 8. And the 10th anniversary of the Maoist insurrection falls on Feb. 13?a day marked by violence in the past. This year, King Gyanendra could discover that even absolute power has limits...
...couple of juggling pins ahead of most of us. By now every modern officeworker--from the mail-room clerk to the CEO--knows that the gadgets designed to lighten our loads also ensnare us. And the dinging digital devices that allow us to connect and communicate so readily also disrupt our work, our thoughts and what little is left of our private lives...
...these concerns pale before the importance of the program. It would have been a scandal if the NSA had not been using these tools to track down the bad guys. There is evidence that the information harvested helped foil several plots and disrupt al-Qaeda operations...
...between noon and 3 p.m., for about 30 to 60 minutes, according to Timothy Roehrs, director of research at the Sleep Disorders and Research Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He advises against oversleeping on weekend mornings to make up for a workweek of deprivation; late rising can disrupt your circadian rhythm, making it even harder later to get a full night's rest...
...contest. After captain Matt Stehle had his layup opportunity partially deflected, Harris snatched the miss off the rim and threw down a two-handed slam. That dunk came four minutes after he had attempted to posterize BC forward Jared Dudley on a fast break. Dudley fouled Harris to disrupt the jam attempt.BRICK HOUSEIt takes a near-flawless performance to hang with a squad like the Eagles, and shooting 33 percent from the field doesn’t quite resemble perfection.Even worse, the Crimson shot 2-of-18 (11 percent) from three on the contest, as the starters combined...