In a message dated 8/24/2008 12:35:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Miriam Margolyes writes: "The lack of consideration for other attendees, never mind the Speakers, was shocking & universal. I had never thought of Americans as impolite people, but this level of rudeness & crass bad manners, needs to be addressed." Maybe, cell phones should be jammed or confiscated & people ejected from meetings in future. If you know you're attending a talk, turn the phone off. ****************************************************************************** ******************************* Could you tell by their ring tones of their cell phones that they were Americans? (smile) Jonny Joseph Los Angeles, CA (originally from SA) **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)