ICAL + MobileMe = Confusion

Having upgraded to the new version of MobileMe, I have eventually managed to sync my iCAL, MobileMe and iPhone diaries (thanks to those who have already posted communications on how to do this). However, I have a couple of questions in relation to this:
1. If all three diaries are now syncing wirelessly, what happens if I lose my iPhone and have to remotely wipe the data on it - does this mean that all my diary entries on MobileMe will also be wiped?
2. I now don't seem to be able to export my iCAL diary to archive to back it up - is this because i am no longer using 'on my mac' and now using 'me.com'? Is there a way to save the me.com calendar to the hard drive for safety and back-up?
Thanks

Dr Law,
...does this mean that all my diary entries on MobileMe will also be wiped?
No, all your data will remain in the cloud.
...Is there a way to save the me.com calendar to the hard drive for safety and back-up?
MobileMe: How to back up calendar data using the new MobileMe Calendar

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