Ten things I have interpreted about this year.

1. Aluminum (don't ask)
2. Biodiversity
3. The wonderful world of SOA
4. New and exciting developments in roller bearing design
5. Hub ports
6. Retailing
7. HMOs and managed care
8. Programming
9. Branding (at least 3 times, what a popular subject)
10. IEC 61508 (more than I ever wanted to know about functional safety, a whole week in the booth)

Warning: do not try this at home.