Dear colleagues, I wish to sincerely thank everybody who generously gave me their time and advice regarding this career decision. I received many responses both to and off-list, for which I am deeply grateful. Some opinions were in favour of Ohio, some in favour of L.A. but all gave me more food for thought and often provided a different perspective. The decision was a difficult one and I had gone back and forth between the two options more than a few times. I even was at the point of researching statistical data on both cities and at different points in time wrote each museum a draft of a letter declining their offer... In the end, after much deliberation I decided to accept the position at the Getty. It was really a win-win situation, and I hope those of you who were leaning towards Ohio, do not disapprove. Once again, my sincere thanks to everybody who responded. Marina Daiman ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).