Boston.com's 2008 BEST VIDEOS
From the Yo-yo Guy to the Celtics parade, here are some of the best videos produced by the Boston Globe this year, picked by the Globe Staff.
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Tricks are not just for kids, and Guy Wright has gone way beyond walking the dog. By Chona Camomot, Globe Staff
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A construction company starts the day stretching and flexing to protect its workers. By Suzanne Kreiter, Globe Staff
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Inside the mascot tryouts at Waltham High. By Yoon S. Byun, Globe Staff
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Two fans reflect on the meaning of Tuesday's Red Sox home opener. By Bill Greene, Globe Staff.
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Boston-area residents reflect on time as leap day approaches. By Bill Greene,
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Andrew Lawson is a popular senior at Norwell High School who plays varsity basketball. He also has Down syndrome. By Ann Silvio and Bill Greene, Globe staff.
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Five Globe staffers race their hybrids from a Whole Foods in Cambridge to a Hummer dealership. The highest MPG wins. By Ann Silvio, Globe staff
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Get deep into marshmallow manufacturing on the factory floor of the Fluff factory. Part one of Office Invasion's special factory edition. By Ann Silvio, Leanne Burden, and Scott LaPierre, Globe Staff
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Hang out in the Globe's basement as Dan Wasserman tries to draw a cartoon worthy of Barack Obama's historic election. Video by Ann Silvio; Time-lapse photos by Jim Wilson
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Specially trained harpist plays to ease pain and suffering of terminally ill, console loved ones. By Joanne Rathe, Globe Staff
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Jackie Bruno, Miss Massachusetts 2008, shows how she struts and poses for pageants. By Scott LaPierre, Globe Staff
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At 83, Esther Pelletier still swims several days a week at the Andover YMCA, propelling herself through the water with a graceful determination. By Linda Matchan and Chona Camomot, Globe Staff
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Meet the stagers who do high-speed makeovers of homes before they hit marketplace. By Ann Silvio and DC Denison, Globe Staff
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Starting at the home of Dehlia Umunna, Roxbury celebrates history in the making. By Dina Rudick, Globe Staff
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North End residents respond to a rash of sexual assaults in the area. Video by Joanne Rathe and Essdrs Suarez; produced by Dina Rudick
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Chris Bauernfeind's "office" is four stories high, filled with 200,000 gallons of warm water, and shark infested. He's a diver at the New England Aquarium. By Scott LaPierre, Globe staff
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Celtics parade-goers share their reasons for coming--as well as a basketball. By Dina Rudick
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Shawnee is a former coal-mining town in Southeast Ohio whose economy has been devastated in the past half-century. Many residents are choosing not to vote.
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Would you trade places with the window washers who dangle from the top of 60 State Street? Video and production by John Tlumacki, Globe Staff
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Boston street musicians improvise a song about Ramirez's jaywalking episode in Seattle. By John Tlumacki, Globe Staff
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Jane Swift, former acting governor of Massachusetts, is training to run her first marathon. She has raised over $15,000 for Children's Hospital Boston. Video by Scott LaPierre, Globe Staff
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Tendercrop Farm of Newbury prepares about 3,000 turkeys every Thanksgiving for hungry local customers. See how it's done. WARNING: Graphic content. By Scott LaPierre, Globe Staff
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