{"id":1289,"date":"2008-07-01T19:35:25","date_gmt":"2008-07-01T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/01\/not-to-be-a-whiner-but\/"},"modified":"2008-07-02T02:42:40","modified_gmt":"2008-07-02T02:42:40","slug":"not-to-be-a-whiner-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/01\/not-to-be-a-whiner-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Not to be a whiner, but"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"intl_lang=en-us&amp;photo_secret=dd4cb5d2ea&amp;photo_id=2628247223&amp;show_info_box=true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/video\/stewart.swf?v=55430\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/grabe\/2628247223\/\">whiner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/grabe\/\">grabe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There seem to a great number of closed sections this year. This always happens to a limited degree, but the % of closed sessions seems much higher this year. Folks are having to make decisions about sessions that amount fo skipping every other session to get into the sessions they really want to attend. It is not obvious why this is the case &#8211; the general attendance is down this year (approx 11K). Perhaps this facility does not offer enough large rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Time to go stand in line. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1289\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1289\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>whiner Originally uploaded by grabe There seem to a great number of closed sections this year. This always happens to a limited degree, but the % of closed sessions seems much higher this year. 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