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...adaptation has resulted in an increase of invasive species, which tend to disrupt ecosystems and require expensive management when they interfere with agriculture...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Plant Species Invade Walden Pond | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...travel documents and annotating our guidebook. Improv has never exactly been my forte; I prefer my days—and particularly, my vacations—to be carefully choreographed. But this evening, entranced by the luminous, romantic glow outside my window, I couldn’t help but disrupt my own rhythm...

Author: By Lindsay P. Tanne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dancing in the Street | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...Still, if an attempt to disrupt or eclipse the pro-government revolution rally was the main goal, opposition sympathizers may be disappointed. Any sporadic street battles that may have taken place were small and occurred in virtual isolation. Most Iranians will be unaware of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Anniversary: Where Was the Opposition? | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...opposition demonstrations under the charge of waging war against God. At least nine other people accused of being opposition supporters are on death row. "We are closely watching the activities of the sedition movement," Tehran's police chief, Ismail Ahmadi-Moghaddam, said on Wednesday. "If anyone wants to disrupt this glorious ceremony, they will be confronted." (See pictures of the legacy of Ayatullah Khomeini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Anniversary: The Opposition Tries to Thwart a Crackdown | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...then switching into green clothing, or changing the meaning of government-sanctioned slogans like "Death to America" into satirical ones like "Death to Russia" or more pointed ones like "Death to the Dictator." And though some have called on demonstrators to be as peaceful and silent as possible, disruption is the order of the day. "The more overwhelming we are, the more difficult it will be for the security forces to handle us," read an opposition e-mail. Another opposition memo called on supporters to try their utmost to disrupt Ahmadinejad's planned speech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Anniversary: The Opposition Tries to Thwart a Crackdown | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

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