He and three friends noticed a photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle in a local pub and, thinking it sad the area was not more celebrated for the famous connection, set up a small group to rectify matters.

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In fact when I began thinking about it I came across some pretty sad literature of young people shamed by their lack of Facebook friends.

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Maybe I've become too cynical watching what universities try to do to students between matriculation and graduation, but I can't help thinking that all of these trends--including the sad passings of places like Albiani's Cafeteria and the Patisserie Francaise--are somehow interconnected.

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This is a sad, confusing and chaotic time in Boston, and nobody is thinking about basketball first.

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