Bain Capital, the venture arm of the Boston consultancy, bought Duane Reade in 1992 and installed Bruce Weitz, a small food-chain operator, to run the show.

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The company said the results were a big turnaround from the heavy losses reported in the final quarter of 2001, which were mainly due to a 1.59bn francs loss by the group's investment arm, Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB).

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Anthony sustained the injury on April 14, in a regular-season game against the Celtics, when Boston forward Kevin Garnett appeared to grab Anthony's left arm.

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In a video created by Boston Dynamics, BigDog is seen lifting a breeze block with an arm attached to where the head would go on its animal equivalent, and then throwing it backwards.

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The new Digital Public Library of America (or DPLA) will be kicking off its first big pilot project at the Boston Public Library next month, and it's now gotten a big shot in the arm courtesy of the US National Archives.

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