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Decades of overbuilding have produced extensive and heterogeneous urban areas facing some of the most beautiful Italian beaches.
Even in the event of abuse, the repeated amnesties have regularized the buildings for passing on to future generations.
The buildings, different for structure, materials and colors, have gradually accumulated alongside each other in unlikely and fascinating aggregates, constituting a self-contained universe with strong aesthetic and poetic overtones enhanced by the coastal location.
2012 A Decade Later:
Digging through the archives takes us back to a decade ago last week - April 7, 2012. The pride of the W&LE fleet leads 5 corporate painted locomotives and train 213 through Southview on a spring afternoon.
For decades the harbour has been an area of workers, industry and trade. But after the Mannesmann company had discontinued its tube production in Düsseldorf, parts of the central harbour lost their reason for being (another harbour is in Düsseldorf-Reisholz). As a result the eastern part of the harbour started to be redeveloped.
De Scheveningse Pier has been a tourist attraction for decades on the Dutch coast line next to The Hague in Scheveningen. After almost going bankrupt the pier is now back in healthy shape.
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A steep metal staircase on a platform of the central station in Amsterdam from 1889. This led to the railway keeper's house, which has not been used for decades and is therefore covered in dust.
Excerpt from www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/resources/Dickson-Hill-HC...:
Dickson Hill is one of the most unique communities in the City of Cambridge. Dickson Hill is named for the Honourable William Dickson, a prominent Galt settler who arrived to the area in 1816. Dickson is credited with founding the Village of Galt due to his considerable land holdings and was responsible for much of the commercial development on the west bank of the Grand River.
His son, William Dickson Jr., acquired most of the lands that currently make up the residential area of Dickson Hill. His own residence, located at 16 Byng Avenue was constructed in 1832. The development of the residential component occurred over several decades and by a series of developers. Florence Dickson, niece to William Dickson Jr., and his heir, controlled the development of this area until the 1890’s.
Dickson Hill features an extremely high concentration of significant buildings of various types: residential, institutional, commercial and manufacturing. In addition to the buildings, key elements that define the character of Dickson Hill are:
• Tree-lined streets;
• Distinctive globe street lights; and
• Prominent urban public spaces and landscape features.
Here's a more than decade old one from a past life and the caption I wrote oat the time when originally shared on RP.net.
It was a splendid cold Sunday with bluebird skies and crisp white snow abounding. An empty intermodal (bare table) train was called for a date with the Northland Services barge at the Alaska Railroad's southernmost terminal in Seward. So, a quick call to my friend Frank Keller and we decided to go for it. What a chase...114 miles from Anchorage to the end of the line with not a cloud in sight. Two clean SD70MAXs led the train, which albeit was not very photogenic consisting of one tank car and 60 flats (most of which were empty) for a total of 2660 tons and 4852 ft. Here the 110S symboled train is seen just out of Anchorage at MP 113 passing Westchester Lagoon which is hot mopped by the city and is a popular place to ice skate and linger by the burn barrels (I put literally hundreds of miles on my skates here ovee the years!) Rising beyond 33 miles across Cook Inlet is the iconic Sleeping Lady, 4396 ft. Mount Susitna.
Anchorage, Alaska
Sunday March 11, 2012
Experimenting with black and white photos.
We had some rain today, the sky was overcast with low light when I captured this flower.
Uploaded for the theme "Black and White" in The Flickr Lounge .
Critique is welcomed.
Thank you all very much for your visits, favs and comments.
Another decade has come and gone as quickly as it began. As we enter a new year as photographers we appreciate where we've been and what we've witnessed, and thanks to photographs we can look back like yesterday to see what's gone, giving purpose to what at times can be called a silly hobby. Not all things last forever but the photos and memories remain. Garwood, West Virginia, late September 2015.
Hey fellow reef enthusiasts and followers!
About eight months ago, I faced a challenging moment in my marine adventure. While I was away on vacation, the caretaker of my beloved reef tank accidentally dosed it with a chemical that led to a complete wipeout. After a decade of nurturing a vibrant ecosystem filled with both hard and soft corals, it was a tough blow.
However, as any marine biologist will tell you, maintaining a delicate balance of hard and soft corals in a home reef tank is an art that comes with challenges and a thin margin for error. Each species has its own unique requirements, making their cohabitation tricky but incredibly rewarding.
Now, after seven months of hard work and dedication, I’m excited to share this photo of my complete restart! While it’s heart-wrenching to face setbacks like this, it’s also a chance to learn, rebuild, and create something even more spectacular. Join me on this journey as I work to establish a thriving reef community once again!
Happy reefing, everyone! 🌊✨
God's war shelter...-This chapel was part of an immense complex....Built in 1820's as a seminary and closed again in the early 1900's due to a change of law. During the First World War, this building served as a shelter for wounded soldiers. No less than 7000 to 9000 were treated here... In the second world war it served as accommodation for the local population but also for the allied soldiers. In a later phase a rest home for the older people..... And now it has been abandoned for decades....
I've been hiking and exploring the Drumheller Channels area for well over a decade. But Saturday was the first time I walked Black Rock Road along Crab Creek.
I've seen and photographed the road a number of times from atop the cliffs high above, but never thought of actually walking it.
The canyon containing Crab Creek is far to wide and tall to have been carved by the waters of the creek itself. And yet there they are. This happened during the ice age when the glacier diverted the Columbia River from its then (and mostly present) course to this spot where I stood to take the photo.
From atop, you can see how such a thing would work. But below, you can hardly imagine the waters flowing high above you.
For those with maps, the ice cut off the Columbia near Grand Coulee Dam. The waters hung a hard left down present-day Banks Lake, through Soap Lake (and so down the entirety of Grand Coulee, into Moses Lake and then through the Drumheller area, following Crab Creek to the present-day Columbia River.
With various ice age floods, the waters came with force an abundance, overflowing everything and carving the multitude of canyons throughout this part of the state. But even during relative periods of calm, the Columbia flowed through lands new to it, and submerging what would later be called Black Rock Road.
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'Black Rock Road'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Kentmere 400
Process: HC-110B; 5.5mins
Washington
September 2024
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is one of the most fascinating birds of prey, known for its incredible ability to hunt fish. Its distribution is very wide, as it is found on almost every continent except Antarctica. Physical characteristics It is a large bird, with a wingspan of up to 170 cm. Its plumage is unmistakable: the upperparts are dark brown, while the underparts are predominantly white. The head is white with a characteristic dark brown mask that extends from the beak to behind the eyes. The wings are long, angular, and end in black tips. Diet and hunting method As its name suggests, its diet consists almost exclusively of fish, which it catches with a spectacular hunting technique. It flies low over the water, hovers in the air, and once it locates its prey, it dives with its talons forward. Their feet are specially adapted for this task: An opposable outer toe, which allows them to hold the fish with two toes forward and two back. Long, sharp nails. Pads with spicules on the soles of the toes to prevent the slippery fish from escaping. The Osprey in Spain In Spain, the Osprey has experienced a notable historical decline due to direct persecution and habitat destruction. However, in recent decades, the population has begun to recover. Breeding population: It is mainly found in the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and Andalusia. There is also a population in the Chafarinas Islands. Wintering population: We can also find a considerable number of specimens that spend the winter on the Iberian Peninsula, especially in wetlands and coastal areas. Conservation status Although globally it is considered a species of "Least Concern", in some areas such as the Balearic Islands, it is listed as "Vulnerable" and is the subject of specific conservation plans. The main threats it faces are loss of coastal habitat, disturbance of nesting areas, and interaction with other species such as gulls.
Good Morning everyone and Happy New Year's 2020, A new year a new decade and all is fresh and recovering from too much champagne last night lol, no not really, I had no RL date and Christmas always takes the energy out of me, I am one to stay at home in my warm jammies and watch the ball drop in Times Square. Now in SL it is a different matter, I had a lovely date who took me to Foxxies Jazz club for dancing and great music and then off to a private party of dozens of people. The energy was amazing and everyone looked lovely, I am thankful it was my friends who were hosting the party else I probably would not have attended, I am uneasy around a lot of people I do not know and become very shy and quiet, but luckily, my girlfriends there introduced me to people and I had a wonderful time. I soon went to bed after the ball dropped, however I wanted to take a photo of the outfit I wore, a beautifully designed black silk gown from Plastic and my long leather gloves and pearls.
It was a night to remember and meeting new people that make you laugh and have interesting conversation made me fall asleep with a smile on my face.
Have an amazing day today everyone and now I need a large mug of coffee to wake up. lol
xoxo,
Hildda
Caught during a preening session. At the Pool (apparently the first sighting in a decade), Central Park, New York
Having witnessed the population decline of Song Thrush over the past few decades (down 54% since 1970) I was pleasantly surprised to see how common they were on Scilly. Almost everywhere we went we could hear the distinctive repeated phrases of Song Thrushes singing and they certainly dominated the dawn chorus. But the thing that surprised me most was how confiding they were. If ever we sat down to eat outside Song Thrushes would appear, usually too close for my long lens. It wasn't unusual for Song Thrushes to start eating scraps from your plate while you were still eating. But the boldest one I witnessed hovered and tried to steal a piece of sandwich while someone was actually taking a bite. That rivals any seaside Herring Gull for cheekiness, though nowhere near as threatening because of their small size.
Please, have also a look at the pictures I uploaded on my legacy flickr account over the past decade:
www.flickr.com/photos/robertosaba/
Thanks!
After a good trip upriver from La Crosse, westbound wayfreight H19 gets thrown into Lakeview siding to wait out several moves each way before tackling work off the mainline at Lake City, MN. This would conclude our very productive chase of the last Soo Line SD60M on a picture perfect September afternoon over a decade ago.
September 6th, 2014
1980's
what's cooler than shades?
nothing that's right!
idk i think if i time traveled back to the 80's
someone would be wearing glasses like these
have a nice day
mhm
Specially marked Royal Air Force No.99 Squadron's Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ZZ171 runs past RAF Fairford while
'Circuit bashing' at nearby RAF Brize Norton
Celebrating 20 years in service, '171' was the first of eight of these huge transports delivered to the RAF and here she is those two decades ago:
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The stained glass windows of Notre-Dame, particularly the three rose windows, are among the most famous features of the cathedral. The west rose window, over the portals, was the first and smallest of the roses in Notre-Dame. It is 9.6 metres in diameter, and was made in about 1225, with the pieces of glass set in a thick circular stone frame. None of the original glass remains in this window; it was recreated in the 19th century.
The two transept windows are larger and contain a greater proportion of glass than the rose on the west façade, because the new system of buttresses made the nave walls thinner and stronger. The north rose was created in about 1250, and the south rose in about 1260. The south rose in the transept is 12.9 metres in diameter; with the claire-voie surrounding it, a total of 19 metres. It was given to the cathedral by King Louis IX of France, known as Saint Louis.
The south rose has 94 medallions, arranged in four circles, depicting scenes from the life of Christ and those who witnessed his time on earth. The inner circle has twelve medallions showing the twelve apostles. During later restorations, some of these original medallions were moved to circles farther out. The next two circles depict celebrated martyrs and virgins. The fourth circle shows twenty angels, and saints important to Paris, such as Saint Denis, Margaret the Virgin with a dragon, and Saint Eustace. The third and fourth circles also have some depictions of Old Testament subjects. The third circle has some medallions with scenes from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew which date from the last quarter of the 12th century. These are the oldest glass in the window.
Additional scenes in the corners around the rose window include Jesus's Descent into Hell, Adam and Eve, the Resurrection of Christ. Saint Peter and Saint Paul are at the bottom of the window, and Mary Magdalene and John the Apostle at the top.
Above the rose was a window depicting Christ triumphant seated in the sky, surrounded by his Apostles. Below are sixteen windows with painted images of Prophets. These were painted during the restoration in the 19th century by Alfred Gérenthe, under the direction of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, based upon a similar window at Chartres Cathedral.
The south rose had a difficult history. In 1543 it was damaged by the settling of the masonry walls, and not restored until 1725–1727. It was seriously damaged in the French Revolution of 1830. Rioters burned the residence of the archbishop, next to the cathedral, and many of the panes were destroyed. The window was rebuilt by Viollet-le-Duc in 1861 who rotated it by fifteen degrees to give it a clear vertical and horizontal axis, and replaced the destroyed pieces of glass with new glass in the same style. The window now contains both medieval and 19th-century glass.
In the 1960s, after three decades of debate, it was decided to replace many of the 19th-century grisaille windows in the nave designed by Viollet-le-Duc with new windows. The new windows, made by Jacques Le Chevallier, are without human figures and use abstract designs and colour to try to recreate the luminosity of the cathedral's interior in the 13th century.
The fire left the three great medieval rose windows mostly intact, but with some damage. The rector of the cathedral noted that one rose window would have to be dismantled, as it was unstable and at risk. Most of the other damaged windows were of much less historical value.
In early 2024 Macron proposed removing six of the seven undamaged 19th-century stained glass windows created by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in the chapels along the south aisle of the nave, and replacing them with new windows with more contemporary designs. He invited contemporary artists to submit designs for the new windows. This proposal inspired a backlash in the press, and 140,000 people signed a petition to keep the old windows. The plan for contemporary windows was rejected by the French Commission on Architectural Monuments and Patrimony in July 2024.
It's been nearly a decade, but here we are... I'm "back" and rediscovering SL. Would love getting to catch up with more people I knew from back in the days. Unlike my inventory the "online" part of my friends list is looking rather empty at the moment. So, if you see this - don't be a a stranger!
Stay safe and healthy out there, everyone <3
Glenwood Power Plant, Yonkers, NY
Built in 1906 on the Hudson River to generate electricity for the NYC Central Railroad until the 1930's, then used by Con Edison for public electricity until 1963. After that, a decades long decay into a fascinating modern day ruin.
Season 4, Episode 24 of the hit TV show "Elementary" starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu was partly filmed inside the Glenwood Power Station in 2016.
There is NO public access to the interior grounds or buildings.
M8 + Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8
Taking a short break from the birds, only because I don’t want you all to think that I’ve become totally bird brained…(become?)… LOL!
The inspiration for these was a recent post by Alan McCord Photography, who has been inspiring me for decades, so go, have look-see at Alan’s wonderful gallery. After seeing his post, it made me think of a b&w version of one of these images, and then one image led to five, and here you go, an on-ramp to a tangent of landscapes from my back catalogue. Consider it a trip into a digital twilight zone.Keeping an eye on things. Cloud swirl as I saw it. June 30, 2021.
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1948 Tucker
Some might say that Preston Tucker was a genius, and whether that's true, or not, is certainly debatable. But, I think we all could agree that he was a visionary with his car, and it's design. Advanced concepts that would take years and even decades for other car manufacturers to follow suit with, if at all. Air cooled rear engines, front wheel drive, electric assist manual transmission shifter, safety features largely unheard of in production cars at the time. Features like pop out windshield in the event of an accident, disc brakes, seat belts, padded dash, front right passenger safety zone, a third headlight that moved as the car turned, surely, I missed some. Some of these already had found a home in his first effort, the '48, and if he had remained in business his later models would have included those items not yet on the 48. The car I will show over the next series of shots was present at the annual Lime Rock Labor Day event in '24. It happens to be the 44th one produced out of the 51 he made before he, and his company got into trouble. The Big 3 had to be threatened by Preston's dream car, and one has to wonder what role they had played in Tucker's eventual demise? What made seeing this car special at the show was a chance to meet and talk with Tucker's great grandsons, twins I believe, and they had brought number 44 to the show.
I think this must be 33 ft Epic schooner built in 2014 designed by Ed Louchard. It was built by the Community Boat Project which has sought for over a decade to create the ultimate non-motorized educational vessel. Schooner-rigged, rowing 8 oars and capable of the multi-day unsupported sailing expedition, Epic is an ultimate teaching platform for all ages. Its home port is Port Hadlock, WA. I took this photo at Port Townsend's 2022 Wooden Boat Festival. woodenboat.org/plan-your-visit/
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called the "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Manor Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe. In front of and behind the manor, the original design of the gardens was carefully restored. That is why you won't see any animals in this part of the enormous premises of the Animal Park. But you'll find plenty of them at a short distance.
Friedrichsfelde Manor house, designed in the early neo-Classical architectural style, is located in the Berlin Animal Park in the Friedrichsfelde district of Berlin. It was built in 1685 as Rosenfelde Manor by the Electorate of Brandenburg's Director General of the Navy, Benjamin Raule. This first five-axes building was probably constructed in the Dutch country house style according to plans by Johann Arnold Nering. In 1698, Benjamin Raule fell from grace and was imprisoned and expropriated. The castle fell to the Prussian Elector and later King Frederick I and was renamed Friedrichsfelde. After the king's death, the property was transferred to his half-brother Margrave Albrecht Friedrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt in 1717. In 1719, court architect Martin Heinrich Böhme enlarged the palace by three axes each to the east and west to its present width and added a three-winged Baroque staircase made of oak.
The castle survived the Second World War relatively undamaged. After the expropriation in the course of the land reform, both the building and the surrounding manor park fell into disrepair. When the decision was made in 1954 to create a separate zoo for East Berlin, the palace served for a few years as the headquarters of the organisers of the garden's conversion; parts of the building were used as stables for the zoo. It was not until the period between 1970 and 1981 that the castle was renovated on the initiative of Tierpark Berlin. The director of the Animal Park at the time, Heinrich Dathe, campaigned massively for the preservation of the manor house and prevented plans to demolish it.
Steam returns to Sydney!!
Historic steam train, 3801, about to depart from Platform 2.
Central Railway Station. Sydney
This afternoon, Sunday 14th March, 2021.
3801 departed from Central on its one hour return trip to Hurstville. This weekend marks the return to service of 3801 after a decade of restoration work. For all the details see:
www.thnsw.com.au/3801#:~:text=Following%20a%20decade%20lo....
And for historical information and cool pictures of 3801, please see:
www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-13/nsw-iconic-steam-locomotiv...
Photographed from Platform 1. Central Railway Station.
My Samsung Galaxy S20+ mobile phone camera.
Processed in Snapseed on Platform 1, Central Railway Station, Sydney.
"Commander, the time has come. Execute Order Sixty-Six."
"We must move quickly. The Jedi are relentless. If they are not all destroyed, it will be civil war without end."
"Do not hesitate. Show no mercy"
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Honestly Order 66 is the saddest part of Star Wars. There was a special bond between the Clone Troopers and their Jedi Generals and they were forced to unwillingly slaughter their brothers in arms.
I was feeling a Star Wars build and this just kinda happened. I wanted to explore new color combos, and I really like the olive green foliage and the dark orange soil. And while I was at it I decided to make this my application to Dark Times.
As previously stated, this is my final build of 2019; my final build of the decade!
A little East Broad Top for your Tuesday afternoon.
EBT Mikes 17 and 18 sit outside the roundhouse during a night photo session last year. Neither has operated in decades; #17 last ran the early 2000s, while #18 has been cold since the 1950s.
In two weeks time I'll be off to Japan again for our annual White & Wild Japan tour.
Many years ago, I started to experiment with off-camera flash in an effort to create truly original images of the often photographed Japanese snow monkeys. At the time, no one else was doing this, so it seemed like a good thing to do. And it was. Over the years I've created an entire series using this technique, and it eventually won me the Grand Title 'International Nature Photographer Of The Year' at the International Photography Awards. I'm still very proud of that achievement, but it also taught me a valuable lesson: it pays off if you try to be different.
We're still in the early stages of the digital revolution, but you can already see how it has changed photography. Just look at this website for instance. Someone posts a picture on 500px, that picture becomes very popular, and soon after you will see a lot more pictures taken at that same location or of that same subject. Locations that were once exotic have turned into cliches within a decade. If you're the exploring type and/or love hiking, you don't have to worry - people probably won't be able to find your locations and copy what you're doing. But the moment you decide to photograph a common subject or a well know location, it's good to know that you have to put in some extra work to make your images stand out from the rest. That's not easy, but in the end, it will be a good thing for both yourself as an artist and for the quality of photography in general.
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If you're interested in joining us on our White & Wild Japan tour to photograph snow monkeys, Japanese cranes, Steller's sea eagles and whooper swans, please check out our website for more information:
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Marsel
©2015 Marsel van Oosten, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Please, have also a look at the pictures I uploaded on my legacy flickr account over the past decade:
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Thanks!
Under a daylight moon, a westbound TrailVan consist with UPS trailers pulls under the classic Bridge Street truss bridge in East Syracuse behind four-axle trio 3223-5076-5009, while GP-10 rebuild No. 7535 works the cramped van terminal in the vicinity of the old roundhouse on 23 February 1991, as the Admiral strategically takes in the action. The new signal masts being planted look a bit like PTC hardware, but we're still decades away from that.
Took a photographic walk along the alley behind the business district in East Liberty along Penn Avenue, a stretch that has seen many changes over the decades. I found several stupendous walls reflecting the passage of time and fashion, left raw and exposed because this is a back alley meant for deliveries, trash, etc. and no effort has been made to render them more presentable. (In this case, the front facades of the same buildings are not in especially presentable shape, either). Now that East Liberty has gone upscale in recent years, this kind of quaint connection to the past is likely to be tidied up--a sign of good times, for some anyway, and better times yet to come, but also a loss for those, like me, who find beauty in these untidy places.
This marvelous section features a ghost sign that I think concludes with "...on [or in] the premises." The watercolor-like blue-green of the building is a joy to linger upon.
Digging through the archives takes us back to a decade ago this week, August 15, 2012. Built for the Denver, Rio Grande & Western in March of 1980, WE 5413 was still sporting black numberboards and absolutely minimal modifications into the 2010's. Seen here with sister tunnelmotor 5391 at Rook Yard in Pittsburgh.
Yoennis (43) guides Alejandro (12). Twenty years of repair mastery passes to the next generation. In Cuba, new goods are in short supply and repair is an indispensable trade.
UP MPHBO is tied down in front of the lonely crew office in Phippsburg, Colorado with two engines and twenty cars and a crew on the way from the hotel to take it to Bond. Located 168 miles west of Denver at the west end of the Moffat Tunnel Sub, Phippsburg is the crew change point for trains on the Craig Branch which was one of the most significant coal-hauling arteries on the Rio Grande.
Only a few years ago, several coal trains a week passed through Phippsburg on their way to generating stations in Denver and beyond. However, the downturn of coal in the last decade has wiped out most of the coal traffic on the Craig Branch with the two remaining mines, Energy and Axial, expected to close in the next couple years. Today, besides the weekly MBOPH/MPHBO, the once-a-week LDZ11 to Craig, and the very occasional export coal train, not a whole lot happens in Phippsburg anymore.
Glen's market, on Dundas Street in Vancouver, has been closed for at least a decade as far as I can tell from searching online. I guess I am getting old, because I remember these mom and pop stores that could be found in every neighbourhood. This one is (was) in Hastings-Sunrise (what a lovely name) near the PNE. I don't know the last time I felt the excitement that I experienced each week when I would get a quarter as allowance and head to my own neighbourhood corner store. With 25 cents, you had serious choices to make. You could get a comic book and a bag of chips, or just go all in on a dangerous amount of candy. Of course, inflation affects us all. I remember when comic books went up to 25 cents so the choice was between literature and junk food. If there was a new issue of Werewolf by Night, however, then the decision was easy.