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Overall, New Day is an enjoyable album that, while bleaker than its predecessor, still has a broad range of rhythms, tempos and tones to keep the listener’s attention throughout the album. It deserves a full play by anyone with a slight interest, either as a follow up to White Ladder or an introduction to Gray’s music...
Analyze That has the potential to be, like its predecessor, another great movie, but may also fall into the trap of being too much like it. It does, however, seem to give its characters greater depth, as revealed to the audience through the parallel between Vitti’s change in identity and Sobel’s search for his own in the face of his father’s death. These innovations, if effective, might just be enough to make Analyze That a movie you can’t refuse...
...Jiang isn't breaking new ground by keeping the post?arguably the country's most important, since it makes him the military commander in chief. His predecessor, Deng Xiaoping, retained the Military Commission chairmanship for three years after relinquishing his other titles in 1987. Deng, however, hung on because he feared his leftist enemies would divert the country from economic reform. Jiang has no progressive agenda to defend, and some observers say he is sowing the seeds of political strife by clinging to power. "He's lost the chance to do something new and positive," complains one influential Party member...
Councillor Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87, who succeeded Sullivan as finance committee chair, said his predecessor has offered “strong and inclusive” leadership on city finances...
...proved again why he’s no golden boy, throwing an interception on the Horns’ last drive, eliminating Texas from both Big 12 and national championship contention. Simms’ draft value is widely debated, and he has none of the scrappy style that defined his predecessor, Major Applewhite, he of small stature and great heart. No one would have predicted three years ago that people would say, “Oh, that Chris Simms, he’s no Major Applewhite,” but that’s what I’m repeating over...