Booze up in a brewery?International Derivatives Week, fine institution that it is, does have its side-effects, notably on the liver. For the jobbing hack, there is ample opportunity for gathering news, and scant opportunity for writing it: it is necessary at most times to be in, on average, nine different places simultaneously (ten if you include the office), pen in one hand and drink in the other. Inevitably, it takes some time for the resultant fog to clear, enabling the mind to drift back into focus and recall the crucial events...