Word: disruptive
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...limping behemoths like Sony have discovered, staying ahead in electronics is a relentless challenge. A host of new technologies on the horizon could disrupt LCD's emergence just as easily as LCD has begun to supplant cathode-ray tubes. And even against existing technologies, Sharp faces a formidable battle. Junzo Masuda, director of iSuppli, a market-research firm in Kyoto, says the real test is how Sharp's big-screen TVs ultimately fare against a technology called plasma display panel (PDP), currently the dominant type of large-screen, flat-panel displays. Sharp may have better technology, but Masuda wonders whether...
...middle of its own Allston planning process, though some professors have voiced concerns that moving to Allston will disrupt research collaborations with HMS, which is currently located next door to SPH in the Longwood Medical Area...
That doesn’t mean this protest was perfect. The activists’ goals were not served by making it impossible for the CIA or the DHS to recruit. After they made their point, they should have let the event happen. They gained nothing by continuing to disrupt, and their actions were disrespectful. Even worse, the protesters were so incoherent in their objectives (in contrast to PSLM and King) that they hindered their own ability to prompt serious discussion or action...
During a panel featuring representatives from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a handful of protestors staged a mock deportation of an ethnic minority student, deliberately coughed to disrupt the speakers, and in one instance induced vomiting to demonstrate disgust for the actions...
...weeks before the race I quit all caffeine and alcohol,” said Woo, sticking instead to “stuff that doesn’t dehydrate you and doesn’t disrupt your rest patterns...