<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: "should I stay or should I go?"</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>Lastly, &nb= sp;David I. had a problem with my "inability to tune with conversation = going on at the back of the hall".  In fact, I never said I = couldn't tune with such distraction. Rather, when such conversation= is clearly non-essential, and the perpetrators are unaware that even their = whispering can be perceived, I choose to express my needs / de= sires. There is no stress in doing so, other than being made aware of the pr= ojective requirements of a large hall.  The stress comes in not</= I> doing so. If, for reasons reasonable or arbitrary, I cannot establish= the desired environment to work in, it then becomes my responsibility, as a= professional, to adapt.  That's hardly a definition of a Prima Donna.<= BR> David Skolnik </BLOCKQUOTE> I agree completely. Thanks for the clarification; it’s a real challen= ge for all of us at different times to really take in and digest what we rea= d or hear. Thanks. David A. </BODY> </HTML>