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• An unofficial 10 year anniversary

  Paris and NYC — January 9, 2010 — For many good folks, 2009 marked a year of bad after bad then some more bad for good measure. And for us too, what started as an extraordinary year, ended with an “oh la la, is it grave doctor?”

• Deadlines are OK

  Paris and NYC — September 7, 2009 — Did you know that back in the day a “deadline” was a line around a military prison beyond which a prisoner may not go without risk of being shot? Did you also know that “OK” is a term used after a military battle that means “zero killed”?