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Immediately following "Aura" is "Ripple," which is so much better than its predecessor that the listener might doubt that both songs were the work of one group. An upbeat verse filled with bright guitar chords is soon followed by a pleasantly surprising modulation, used effectively here but nowhere else on the album...
...light activation which is possible with BDP-MA, as with its predecessor, enables doctors to increase the effectiveness and the specificity of the treatment. Lasers make it possible to treat cancer-affected organs which are not directly accessible to normal light. Due to their high intensity, lasers also reduce necessary exposure times...
Boutros-Ghali's predecessor, Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru, retired with well-earned praise for his achievements as a peacemaker. He accepted the Nobel Prize for his peacekeeping forces in 1988, but his stewardship of the U.N. was flawed. He resented and resisted suggestions for change, taking them as personal criticisms. His most serious shortcoming during his decade in office was his unwillingness to bring the U.N. bureaucracy under control...
George Bush versus the White House. John Sununu's still on the payroll in the West Wing, and everyone still hates him. Even so, the new chief of staff, Sam Skinner, is holding a tight leash on his predecessor. Since December, CNN has been trying to get Sununu to take Buchanan's place on "Crossfire" (or simply to appear on a show), but he always has to "check with Sam," and Sam never lets him play...
...strangely, facing tough times that many say require the fresh, energetic leadership that is the unspoken promise of a new president, University officials are quick to point out the similarities between Rudenstine and his predecessor, Derek...