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Which is why David After Dentist was destined for greatness from the get-go. The video, in which a young child copes with the disorienting effects of anesthesia after having a tooth removed, has ricocheted around the world at warp speed, amassing 8 million hits. In fact, the most surprising thing about the video's success was the outrage it provoked, as critics charged David's father with exploiting his son's obvious discomfort by sharing it with the world. YouTube viewers seethed; media-types parsed the inherent ethical dilemmas with Kantian nuance. The tempest subsided when eight-year...
...first game against NYU, Harvard relied on a variety of serves and good blocks from its front line to squeeze out a 30-26 win. From the get-go, Weissbourd and Ivica used their size advantage to fuel the Crimson’s offensive firepower with 14 and 13 kills, respectively, in the game. Jones also impressed, contributing 14 kills and one block...
...that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare." But his decision to repeal the Mexico City ban as one of his first acts in office led many to wonder if the slogan was just empty words. With Bush, his reinstatement of the ban and accompanying explanation signaled from the get-go that "compassionate conservatism" was still very much conservative. (Read "McCain and Obama on Abortion...
...Reid and Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell both warned that talks may go through the weekend to reach a new agreement. One plan to ease final passage would be to allow two substitute bills, one Democratic and one Republican - cosmetic votes that would fail from the get-go but would give senators the chance to vote for certain provisions near and dear to their hearts that are not in the compromise package. Democrats, scrambling late Wednesday to find a way to get a bill passed, were also considering allowing votes on amendments. "We're trying to see if there...
...collapse of the Google deal on Nov. 5 had to be the last straw. Yang and the company he co-founded were without an ally, and his bum's rush was all but assured. But was Google ever a real ally? That is, was Yang suckered from the get-go...