At this week's MBA conference in Chicago I have noticed conference participants doing their very best to look very busy, even when standing in a lobby, by staring at blackberry screens and squinting at name tags. There is no indication that mortgage bankers, thankfully, will be participating in races with artillery, worth two minutes to see just how zany British Sailors are: http://biggeekdad.com/2010/09/manly-men/ . Don't try this at home with the kids. While the data last week seemed to ease fears...