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      11-11-2003           High     Low     Volume Advance/Decline
DJIA     9737.79 - 18.70  9761.20  9719.05 1.43 bln   1291/1892
NASDAQ   1930.75 - 10.90  1944.01  1923.50 1.63 bln   1088/2051
S&P 100   518.66 -  0.11   519.58   517.11   Totals   2379/3943
S&P 500  1046.57 -  0.54  1048.23  1043.46
W5000   10194.56 - 20.40 10221.12 10167.22
RUS 2000  528.57 -  4.64   533.42   526.76
DJ TRANS 2927.24 - 52.10  2963.76  2935.28
VIX        17.54 -  0.08    18.53    17.50
VXO (VIX-O)18.00 +  0.05    18.53    17.86
VXN        26.55 +  0.06    26.99    26.54
Total Volume 3,294M
Total UpVol  1,116M
Total DnVol  2,099M
52wk Highs  281
52wk Lows    25
TRIN       1.11
NAZTRIN    0.96
PUT/CALL   0.96

While the country paused to observe Veterans Day the markets paused to reflect on direction. Volume for the last two days has been very low with Monday failing to break three billion shares across all markets. There were no material economic reports and no material news. However, there was a material change in the market internals.

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The only economic report was the weekly Chain Store Sales and the number showed a significant +1.2% bounce. This was the largest gain since +1.3% on Oct-4th but barely enough to recover the drain over the last four weeks. The cold weather finally appeared and drove shoppers to the stores to buy more seasonal clothing. However, the Bank of Tokyo lowered their estimates for the month to +4% from +5% based on the overall trend. Retailers are still expecting a strong holiday season but price competition is going to be tough. The price wars online have already started and profits are going to be hard to capture.

Since the markets were not moved by the numbers there was another factor at work. The mutual fund cloud appears to be growing and that worry kept the normally bullish holiday in the negative column. According to Putman they suffered -$14 billion in mutual fund outflows last week. This was more than the -$10 billion previously reported and in addition to -$9 billion in withdrawals on other managed assets. This is a major hit to Putman in the range of about -5% of their fund assets. Typically some funds keep 2% to 3% of their assets in cash for redemptions and buying opportunities. This was about twice their cash held in reserve. Alliance funds also said they saw -$14 billion in withdrawals last week.

A Morningstar spokesman said they had talked to several fund managers at Putman and they confirmed they were selling stock to raise cash. How they were selling differed among managers. Some were selling a "slice" or a percentage of everything in the portfolio and others were just liquidating stocks they no longer wished to hold. Since Putman is generally a large cap fund family you only need to look at GE or MSFT to see some selling pressure. Contrasting them with MMM and INTC you can see that the weaker of those are being dumped while the stronger earners are fairing better. It is not that GE and MSFT do not produce strong profits but they both had some qualifications in their earnings that caused analysts to expect less growth in the future. Plus, they are the biggest and most liquid large caps. Funds can get out easy and not ripple the market. Also, funds seeing a cash drain could continue to sell into any bounce to raise additional cash for future redemptions and to replenish their normal cash reserves.

Adding to the fund problems were comments today that the founder of the Strong funds could be subject to criminal prosecution for market timing his own funds for friends and family. He created an additional $600,000 profits from the trades and has volunteered to repay anyone that was harmed by the process. What is harming investors is the constant stream of bad news about these funds under fire. The Gallup organization ran a poll in the last week of October and before the latest volley of bad news. They found that 51% of investors with money in funds would probably withdraw their money from any fund with problems.

The bright side of this equation is these investors are pure stock investors and that money will be put back to work in other funds relatively quickly. Funds benefiting from the switch are Fidelity and Vanguard which have not been charged. Conflicting fund flow data also appeared today. AMG Data said that $24 billion flowed into funds in October. This was more than $17 billion that TrimTabs had estimated just last week. We have seen this in the past as each firm calculates the numbers differently. The numbers for November are sure to be even more confusing as investors shuffle record amounts of money into different funds.

Another worry is that funds under attack or expected to come under attack could start looking at locking in their gains to produce strong year end ads in order to rebuild their image. This could produce selling into any bounce to try and maximize gains.

Other worries are slipping through the markets. There is a persistent rumor that Greenspan could make a preemptive strike and raise rates 25 points at the December meeting. The move while miniscule would signal an end to the neutral bias and show that the Fed was ready to attack the coming inflation flu. Personally I think this is pure bull and not worth a honorable mention but it is making the rounds. The reason I do not expect any Fed action other than maybe a bias change or the removal of the "considerable period" clause from the statement is due to the lack of a recovery. Yes, I said it but it is not what you think.

The official estimates for the 4Q GDP are hitting the wires again and they range from +3.9% to +4.0%. But the estimates for the 2004 GDP have been raised to +4.2%. You were expecting more? Forrester Research announced this week that IT spending for all of 2004 is only expected to grow +4%. They said they expect companies to remain cautious until the recovery is well under way. Once the rate hikes start there is likely to be a period of consolidation and hesitation until we see if the hikes kill the recovery. More bull since all recoveries are accompanied by higher rates but that is another story. What will slow the markets is ten year rates over 4.75%. This is the level where conservative funds can feel comfortable switching from risky stocks to safe bonds.

The problem it appears is the validity of the GDP numbers for the 3Q. There are different trains of thought on why the GDP numbers were so high. The general consensus was pumping of autos at little or no profit to keep the pipelines moving and the continued activity in the housing sector. I suspect it may be a little more basic than that. If you remember the Retail Sales for September were +5.9% and everybody was bragging about how fast the consumer was ramping up. This followed a hot August pace at +5.1%. Most people do not realize that merchandise for the coming holidays must be ordered 3-6 months or even more in advance. The drop dead order date for most merchandise is the end of August or early September. With the lowest inventory to sales levels on record and a strong ramp in August and September the urge to order holiday merchandise was probably strong. How much of this holiday ordering impacted the 3Q GDP is unknown. What is known is that any holiday orders that contributed to the +7.2% GDP surge are now history. That merchandise is either in stores or will be in stores over the next week to take advantage of the Thanksgiving shopping spree. This means there could be a pause in orders and production for consumer goods until retailers see how the holiday season progresses. It could also mean that the November jobs report could show a loss of jobs once again.

The true test will be the 4Q-GDP, which is not announced until late January. We also need to see if the job growth sticks or whether that was a one time bounce. We will see the Nov. Jobs on Dec-5th. With the next Fed meeting not until Dec-9th it is far too soon to start worrying about a preemptive rate hike. Anybody that thinks they know Greenspan's next move in advance is on drugs. While he will want to be on the lookout for the inflation flu it is not even a remote risk at present. He can do more to further the recovery by sitting on his hands than by trying to micromanage the bounce. He is widely credited with killing the last bubble so I doubt he wants to step in front of the canons again so soon.

Despite the minor sell off of the last three days the market sentiment is still very bullish. Only today did the internals begin to show weakness but on holiday volume it would be tough to draw any conclusions. About the only fly in the long term ointment is the vast discrepancy between insider buying and insider selling. According to Thompson Financial there was only $52 million dollars of inside buying in October. This is not even a drop in the bucket much less bullish confirmation of the future economic outlook. They also show that insider selling was exploding with $59 of insider selling for every $1 of insider buying. This is the WORST ratio since records have been kept. (15 years) This is a long term sentiment indicator that has proven accurate in the past.

A short-term indicator is the number of new highs/lows. The number of new highs topped out in the recent rally at +1172 on Nov-3rd. They eased off slightly and then rebounded to 1066 on Friday. Monday there were 600 and today 281. While this is a significant drop both Monday and Tuesday were very low volume days and are not statistically valid. Should the volume pick up on Wednesday as expected and the numbers continue to decline then it would be very negative. The VXO spent most of the day over 18 due to three days of light selling but fell back under 18 just before the close. Despite the selling there is still no fear in the markets.

Earnings are still in progress with over 200 late reporters due out in the next three days. JCP fell today after announcing a -56% drop in earnings due to losses at its Eckerd Drug Store chain. ANF dropped -2.5% after the bell after announcing a drop in same store sales of -9% and warned that the 4Q sales could be flat. They guided analysts to 93 cents for the 4Q and that was less than the $1.00 that was expected. AMAT announces on Wednesday and WMT and Dell on Thursday. CSCO gave cautious comments at their shareholder meeting and said that customers remain extremely conservative despite the apparent recovery in progress. Chambers said this was the least "risk taking" environment he had ever seen. He also said he was only cautiously optimistic that the telecommunications sector was rebounding. Not a very cheerful overall outlook. Adding to the gloom was a serious drop, -303 points, in the Nikkei last night to punctuate a -1000 point drop in the last three weeks.

To recap all the above we have verified selling in mutual funds, unverified rumors of a preemptive rate hike, heavy insider selling and disappointing results by JCP and ANF. CSCO appeared to be backing up slightly and the Nikkei is imploding. Despite all the bad news the Dow is only down -115 points in the last three sessions. The Nasdaq is down -46 points. This is hardly a sell off or even light profit taking. Now that the jobs report has passed traders appear to be just taking a breather. The two-day holiday and that is what it was if you look at the volume, was a chance for everyone to step back and look at the picture and decide what they are going to do over the next six weeks. Six weeks! That is all that is left in this year. Do they keep them and hope for the rally to continue or do they sell them and chalk up huge gains. Based on the minimal reaction to nearly $30 billion in fund withdrawals I would say the plan was to hold and hope for more.

The next three days are going to be critical. Monday and Tuesday were throwaways due to the holiday. Friday was also in that category because of the job shock. Now all the news has been digested and the direction we take between now and Friday could be our direction for the rest of the year. The lack of material selling could be a leading indicator but there are very strong opinions on both sides. Watch the internals the rest of the week and hope for strong volume. The bulls need for the new highs to break 1000 again and the advance/decline volume needs to be better than 3:1 in favor of advancers. If we get that then we might get another chance at Dow 10,000. If we get 3:1 down volume on more than four billion shares then it may be time to step aside.

Enter Very Passively, Exit Very Aggressively!

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RE[2]: Huh?
by transputer_guy on Sat 28th Jul 2007 14:58 UTC in reply to "RE: Huh?"
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Well I also blocked pretty much everything too, not to defeat all adverts but to defeat really bad adverts that JUMP, FLASH, or generally insult my intelligence.

Some of these ads come from companies I actually respect, (Micron, Intel, IBM etc) but their ad managers still feel the need to shout at me or talk at me like I was an idiot.

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Mac OS X When you run smbd -V on your Snow Leopard installation, you'll see it's running SAMBA version 3.0.28a-apple. While I'm not sure how much difference the "-apple" makes, version 3.0.28a is old. Very old. In other words, it's riddled with bugs. Apple hasn't updated SAMBA in 3 years, and for Lion, they're dumping it altogether for something homegrown. The reason? SAMBA is now GPLv3.
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RE[2]: Comment by Brynet
by bfr99 on Sat 26th Mar 2011 14:27 UTC in reply to "RE: Comment by Brynet"
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There is nothing wrong with the GPLv3 like there is nothing wrong with corporations and individuals providing software on whatever basis they see fit. On the other hand talking about right and wrong implies a moral judgement that is inappropriate in what should be primarily an economic decision. Buyers are not more virtuous than sellers.

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Windows Way back in old and boring January of this year, Microsoft announced they would be working together with the Windows Phone 7 homebrew community, with the goal of creating a stable, supported way for homebrew developers and people interested in homebrew applications to enable side-loading on their WP7 devices. Well, they took their sweet time, but the ChevronWP7 team (Rafael Rivera, Chris Walsh, and Long Zheng) and Microsoft have just announced the results.
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RE[2]: Hmmm...
by JAlexoid on Sun 19th Jun 2011 20:43 UTC in reply to "RE: Hmmm..."
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I'm 99.9% sure that homebrew falls under the ***Open Signed Online***
And Apple allows none. So yeah... Apple is till the odd one out.

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Legal "A bill recently introduced in Congress would greatly expand the exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act for IT employees, ending overtime benefits for many more types of workers, including network, database and security specialists." The Democrat senator of North-Carolina has introduced an even worse version of the bill, which specifically exempts database and network specialists and security professionals from overtime benefits. Say, isn't some company building a huge data centre in North-Carolina? I'm sure it's all a coincidence.
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Catch up with the rest of the world. It's fortunate being paid overtime in most industries.

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Windows "The new Windows PowerShell is coming. Actually, Microsoft has just launched a Community Technology Preview of Windows PowerShell version 3, although the final version 3 probably won’t ship until it comes out with Windows 8. It also will be available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The CTP will install on those OSes."
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You can adjust the window width by clicking the window icon on the top left corner and then click the Layout tab and then Window Size (as well as Buffer Size). For Window Size you have Width and Height. To save these settings permanently, create a shortcut of PowerShell to your desktop and right click and then Properties and again go to Layout. I set mine's width to 160 (on the shortcut) and when I maximize it fully maximizes, you just need to also need to tweak its height a bit. Try 160 by 58.

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by pgeorgi on Sat 24th Dec 2011 16:10 in reply to "RE: Window shell width"
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also, "mode con: cols=160 lines=3000"

Bonus points for using powershell for determining resolution and font size to calculate the number of columns (lines are automatically scrollbar'd, making it easy to just pick a large number)

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Wow, that's smooth. Not. Why can't you just resize the window? (Ok, I actually know why, it's because the Windows console APi sucks balls)

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Graphics, User Interfaces It's been one of my major pet peeves on both Android and iOS: the total and utter lack of consistency. Applications - whether first party or third party - all seem to live on islands, doing their own thing, making their own design choices regarding basic UI interactions, developing their own non-standard buttons and controls. Consistency died five years ago, and nobody seems to care but me.
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User competencies
by olafg on Wed 20th Jun 2012 16:34 UTC
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The same happend with movies. Old movies are slow and simple. Modern movies use many symbols (like using blur to represent dreams) that we know because we grew up with them.

The same goes for applications. The repertoire is bigger now as users have more GUI experience. However, what is productive depends on context. A DAW can be less intuitive, but still provide a better workflow. You will be able to learn Abelton or Cubase in 2 evenings. That is OK.

For a single visit website Immediate productivity is imperative and you have to play up to the sites or GUIs the target audience is used to.

it does annoy me however when ios designers dont use swipes for page turning. or when ios safari doesnt seem to have undo. or when websites sends me to an inferior mobile version of their site. or when ios and other touch guis require precision touch, like getting rid of autocorrection. so some consistency with external use is important, but not on the widget level.

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If this is true...
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If this is true, I wouldn't be at all surprised if we see Xbox-esque direct-to-desktop advertising sooner rather than later. This is the only way I can think that they're coming out ahead on this, unless they're pulling a Sony and hoping to make back in software what they lose in hardware.

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I've been waiting for an RC to give it a spin; can the RC be installed side by side w/ 1.0.x?

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Tuesday, April 18th is drawing nearer, and those of us who haven’t filed our taxes yet are scrambling to get our documents together, ahead of the looming deadline. Although figuring out which tax deductions you are eligible for can be a headache, it may be worth looking into, especially if you’re a pet owner. While you probably won’t be able to write off that $79 football jersey you bought for your Boston Terrier, chances are you may qualify for other pet owner tax breaks.

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  1. Guard dog  – Although your golden retriever may furiously bark at the postal worker or UPS driver, that’s not enough to consider him a tax write-off. However, you may be able to claim dog food, training classes, and vet bills as a business expense if you can prove that your dog guards your business location if you’ve kept full and accurate records of your pet’s “work hours”. Breed and size matter here, so Chihuahuas and Papillons need not apply.
  2. Foster pet – Fostering a homeless animal is a wonderful endeavor that keeps an animal out of the shelter system and increases his or her chances of being adopted into a forever home. It’s also possible to get a tax deduction by taking advantage of tax benefits for charitable contributions. The expenses related to caring for a foster pet (namely food and medical bills) may be deductible on Schedule A as charitable donations, so long as you keep all receipts and other required documentation.
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  4. Offsetting hobby income  – If you earn hobby income by showing your pet, you may be able to deduct pet-related expenses. The process to deduct is tricky (the total expenses must exceed 2% of your adjusted gross income), and requires pet owners to itemize. In some cases, it may not be a substantial savings, but it may be worth looking into for pet owners who regularly earn money showing their dogs or cats.
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Happy International Women's Day! Today is all about celebrating the achievements of women all over the world. So if you're looking for a new #WCW, look no further than the outstanding women of Oxygen's In Progress 52 series, which features one new woman every week throughout 2016.

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1. .  Evita Robinson

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When asked to imagine motorcycle riders, most people would probably picture the cast of Sons of Anarchy: lots of leather, lots of facial hair, and nothing but men. Photographer Lanakila MacNaughton is changing that, though, by using her photos to challenge the hyper-masculine motorcycle world. Her traveling photography project, called the Women's Moto Exhibit, tells the story of what she calls the "new wave of modern female motorcyclists." Lanakila is even branching out to hosting events and creating a clothing line for women riders.

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Think professional wrestling is just for guys? Think again. Women have always been kicking butt inside the ring, now more than ever. Mia Yim - also known as Jade - is one athlete who's changing the game. She may only be 26, but she's made quite a name for herself already, both on television (TNA, specifically) and on the independent circuit as well. Mia has wrestled for numerous underground leagues, including Ring of Honor (ROH) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and is living proof that if you really want to accomplish something, your gender should never stand in your way.

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World traveler, foodie, and champion of Filipino food? That's Yana Gilbuena in a nutshell. The self-taught chef was on a mission to bring Filipino food to the masses, and started hosting pop-up dinners - spontaneous culinary events - in NYC as a way to share her culture's food with others, especially other Filipinos looking to reconnect with their heritage.

Once her dinners started to gain serious popularity, Yana created the Salo Project to take her show on the road. Over the course of 52 weeks, Yana held Filipino-themed pop-up dinners in all 50 states, and even did the same thing in Canada afterwards. Now, she's hoping to take her love of Filipino food all over the world and host dinners in Europe, Asia, and Africa next.

6. .  Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

If you've ever experienced the sickening sensation of being catcalled, then you know how powerless it can make you feel. One woman, Tatyana Fazlalizadehtook a stand, and she did so through her art.

Her public art series - Stop Telling Women To Smile - pairs hand drawn portraits of women with the words they wish they could say to street harassers. "My outfit is not an invitation" reads one. "Women are not outside for your entertainment," reads another.

Tatyana used her talent to help give women everywhere a voice, and she's doing it again with her newest portrait series, Women Are Not Seeking Your Validation. Currently on display at the Corridor gallery in Brooklyn, Tatyana's work once again combines the images of women with their unique voices to make sure their stories are told.

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Kalbario Patapat National Park

Go visit Kalbario Patapat National Park if you want to get off the beaten track and perhaps go on an extreme mountain bike adventure in Adams by travelling the Pansian-Adams-Pasaleng route.  There is nothing like getting yourself off the beaten track and going somewhere different and this is just that.

You get to enjoy nature and absolutely beautiful scenery such as the Baset Hanging Bridge, the crystal clear Bulo River, the very rustic Sitio Sinidangan, the Kiwat Falls, and then for good measure survive the adrenalin rush of the downhill ride along the slippery rocks of the Badjang Trail. The park was established in 2007 and covers around 36 sq km and is just wonderful place to visit.

Birdwatching in Kalbario Patapat National Park

This is a great birding location and you can see the following species during your trip into the National park.   Flame-breasted Fruit-dove, Spotted Imperial-pigeon, Philippine Eagle-owl, Whiskered Pitta, Green-faced Parrotfinch, Yellow Bunting, Tanguile, Mayapis, White Lauan, Owl, Eagle, Hornbill, Wild Boar Monkey, Woodpecker, Spotted Buttonquail, Short-crested Monarch, Scale-feathered Malkoha, Rufous Coucal, Red-crested Malkoha, Blackish Cuckoo-Shrike, Blue-breasted Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Babbler, Green-faced Parrotfinched, Luzon Bleeding-heart, Luzon Hornbill, Luzon Scops-owl, Philippine Eagle-owl and Rabor Wren-babbler

Where is Kalbario-Patapat National Park

The park is situated within the Barangays of Pansian, Pasaleng and Balaoi, in the Municipality of Pagudpud and Sitio Maligligay, Barangay Adams, Municipality of Adams, Ilocos Norte.

The best time to go is the dry season from 1st November through to end of April and maybe into May or June

The Kalbario-Patapat National Park is located on Pasaleng Bay, about 72 km north-west of Laoag City and 185 km west of Aparri. It is accessible to all types of vehicles along the winding concreted national highway of Ilocos Norte. The nearest towns are Adams and Pagudpud and staying at Tartaruga's is a good option before and after your journey.

You can also choose to stay at the many resorts, homestays and so on in Pagudpud and Saud Beach.

Climate & Weather conditions – The temperature range is from 25 C to 29.5 C

The rainfall yearly average is 2067 cm (82 inches or just under 7 feet!) The wet season really is very wet.

The altitude is a temperate 1294 meters

Click on this link to find out more about Pagudpud. All About Ilocos Norte Vacations and all you need to know.  Kalbario Patapat National Park


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Mary RobossonMs. Robosson served as the senior director of development and sponsorship administrator for the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts during the organization’s formative period from 1992-2004. She was also the senior director of development, marketing, and education for the Palm Beach Opera from 2004-2006.

As the principal of her own consulting firm, Ms. Robosson has led major fund raising efforts for non-profit organizations in our area including the Palm Healthcare Foundation, Palm Beach Day Academy, Autism Speaks, the Suzanne Wright Foundation, and the Palm Beach Friends of Recreation. She also served as marketing manager for The PGA of America Senior's Championship.

“Mary will be a wonderful addition to our Civic Association team, an exceptional asset to our organization,” said Ned Barnes, president of the association. “I have known her and followed her career for more than twenty years, and I can tell you with full confidence that she is extremely well qualified, highly professional, and a pleasure to know.“

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Lovell, in her debut biography, recounts the real-life courtship of her maternal grandparents through a treasured set of letters sent from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Jamaica in the early part of the 20th century.

In this well-structured work, Lovell produces an intimate portrait of her family members that encompasses broader themes of immigration, race, religion and community. After a devastating earthquake struck Jamaica in 1907, an educated young man named David Clarence Hurd made a decision to seek his fortune in America, the fabled land of opportunity, “[a]rmed with his Bible, $50, and a letter of introduction.” Six years later, Hurd (the “Papa” of the title) began a correspondence with Avril Louise Cato (who later became Lovell’s “Grandma”). Papa’s letters, presented here as one of the book’s five chapters, were originally published as a four-part series in New York City’s Carib News newspaper in 2010. Readers of that series provided feedback and questions that inspired Lovell to expand the scope of the project; this book includes four chapters of supplemental materials, including photographs, maps, historical context, additional research and reference notes, plus an introduction written by the author’s aunt, the youngest of Papa and Grandma’s six children. Toward the book’s end, Lovell intriguingly looks at her son Kwame’s experiences as a member of “Generation Y,” and compares her grandparents’ experience with current norms of courtship, including recent developments in technology and social media. In this context, readers may marvel at the fact that Lovell’s grandparents didn’t meet or even hear each other’s voice until the day before their wedding in 1914. (Telephone service had not yet been established in Jamaica.) Overall, readers will likely agree with Lovell’s description of Papa’s words: “I actually feel the loneliness of a Jamaican immigrant, miles away from home. I imagine the pain of a black man striving desperately to be successful in America, a foreign and often hostile place. I understand the excitement and anxiety of a fiancé planning for the first meeting of his beloved bride-to-be.”

A remarkable tale of love, faith and perseverance that underscores the importance of preserving family history.

Book Review: Papa’s Letters by Judith C. Lovell | Blogcritics

In Papa’s Letters: Love via First-Class Male by Judith C. Lovell, the author shares her grandparents’ story of love and perseverance. The book is a combination of handwritten letters from “Papa” to his future wife, Avril, along with some history of this time period. The photos included give the book a personal touch that helps the reader to connect even more with the Hurd family.

It was just before World War I, and David Clarence Hurd (Papa) moved to America in hopes of creating a better life for himself. He told Avril in his letters that America was full of hope and promise, while Jamaica was a poor country. His opportunities in America were much greater, which is why he wanted her to come to America instead of him going back to Jamaica. I enjoyed learning about the history of Jamaica, and I was inspired by the strength of the Jamaicans even during so much adversity.

The author found the letters her grandfather had written to Avril Louise Cato and put them together beautifully in this book. I felt connected to the couple even though there were no letters from Avril included. The traditions of the time were evident in his words, he being a gentleman and putting God first in his life and their relationship. I could relate to his longing to be with his love, as anyone who desperately wants something and is forced to wait can understand. The living conditions of the time for immigrants with few resources was tough and “Papa” got along well with no complaining; instead, he saw the positive in America and in his situation. He said that in America, the word “can’t” has been removed because anyone can do anything. He had a very hopeful and positive attitude during his hard times.

Papa’s Letters: Love via First-Class Male is full of sweet and tender moments when “Papa” pours his heart out to the love of his life whom he meets in person for the first time the day before their wedding. It shows how the power of the written word and a shared belief in God can lead to a beautiful and wonderful marriage. They were married nearly 50 years, and this story is an inspiration for all. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to read about a real life romance.

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This June marked the eighth anniversary of National Caribbean American Heritage Month, a time for America to remember that Caribbean immigrants helped shape the United States. One of these immigrants, David Hurd, recorded his experiences through multiple handwritten letters to his long-distance pen pal love. These letters have been collected by his granddaughter, Judith C. Lovell, in the new book, Papa’s Letters: Love via First Class Male.

Papa’s Letters is a book filled with the honesty and charm of private letters, along with a look into life in 20th century America for immigrants. Through family accounts, photographs and the letters, readers follow the remarkable international relationship between Lovell’s grandparents from the beginning to the present.

This book provides readers with an interesting look into the life of immigrants – in particular Caribbean immigrants – in bustling New York City. Some of the letters detail life in the workforce, living arrangements and personal struggles of a new environment.

“I wrote this book to be a gift to the world, so that everyone can share in this extraordinary true story of love,” said Lovell. “It is a tribute to family, my grandfather’s experiences as an immigrant, and his enduring words of wisdom.”

Readers with an interest in history, immigration or romance will find Papa’s Letters to be a revealing look into one man’s challenge to create a better life in Brooklyn, New York, through hard work and love.

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About the author

Judith C. Lovell began writing in the 1980′s after an inspirational trip to Africa. Since then, she has written many poems, skits and educational plays, including the award-winning drama “Moore Than we Bargained For.” She was Poet-in-Residence at St. Philip’s Church, has an extensive background in community involvement and currently teaches business courses at ASA College and St. Joseph’s College. Lovell lives with her family in New York City.

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Brooklyn writer unearths her grandparents’ 100-year-old love letters – NY DAILY NEWS

An international tale of passion that blossomed before the age of social media has one granddaughter questioning whether love really comes at first sight.

Judith Lovell remembers her grandfather as a strict man, a disciplinarian and church leader in Brooklyn who had a soft spot for his grandkids. Her grandpa was her lovable “Papa,” but to everyone else, David C. Hurd was a stately and serious man. He died when Lovell was just 13 years old. So she had no idea how deep and passionate her grandfather’s love could be until she discovered the letters he wrote to his bride-to-be nearly 100 years ago.

“I know there’s such a thing as true love because I had grandparents who were in love,” Lovell told the Daily News.

As a child, Lovell always sat on the outskirts, listening furtively while the grown-ups talked about the past. After Lovell had begged her relatives for years her for a peek at the letters, her aunt finally handed her just 15 of the love notes that her grandpa wrote while courting her grandma.

The letters, written in her grandpa’s even and elegant cursive, took Lowell back to New York in the early 1900s.

David C. Hurd immigrated from St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, to New York City in 1907. When the 22-year-old disembarked, he was directed to Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where there was a strong immigrant Caribbean community. Even though he was trained as a teacher in Jamaica, he was forced worked a number of odd jobs in New York just to get by. He was tailor and then a custodian at a pool hall. At one point, he operated the search-light on a pleasure boat that headed up and down the Hudson River. He also worked as a salesman at a luxury car dealership.

But he was missing a companion. His elder brother Tom Hurd convinced him to start writing to a lady from the Caribbean. At first, Hurd was against the idea. But after seeing a photo of Avril Cato, he decided to give it a try.

Starting in October 1913, the couple wrote letters to each other, poking and prodding until they got a full, round version of each others’ characters. Hurd would test his potential soulmate by asking her how she’d respond to a number of different scenarios—would she get angry? Would she try to work it out?

He wrote to his faraway friend about the culture shock he’d experienced in America. He told her about his frigid walks to the outhouse, how his landlady placed him on an 11 p.m. curfew and how he’d have to schedule baths in advance.

Although he’d never seen his pen pal, Cato went from being just another lady to his “dearest Avril” and finally to his “only love.” Lovell’s grandpa was falling hard.

In a letter dated Jan. 1, 1914, he responds to Cato’s Christmas card with these carefully written words: “Why should the ocean stretch its vast expanse between us? That is the only thing that makes our courtship difficult. Let us however not rebel. Our destiny will work itself out. There is nothing (that) can successfully stop the mighty rushing flow of love.”

In another undated letter, he writes, “Remember that I am saving the kisses for you and more—that I know how to give them. Hoping to hear from you soon and to see you soon. I remain with tenderest love, your dearest D.”

These letters would be sealed with kisses and dabbed with cologne. Receiving each one was like receiving a gift, Lovell said.

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Fourth place finish for McCrystal and Dunlevy

Irish tandem para-cyclists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal finished in fourth place this afternoon in the bronze medal ride-off in the WB 3km Pursuit at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy.

The pair went head-to-head with Great Britain in the race after securing a fourth fastest time of 3.35.924 in the qualifiers this morning and headed into the final with just 0.15 seconds between the bikes.

Earlier on, the new male tandem pairing of Peter Ryan and Sean Hahessy finished ninth overall in the MB 4km Pursuit qualifiers, putting in a fantastic performance to shave 10 seconds off their previous Personal Best. Their time of 4.21.359 is an Irish best time at sea level, and bodes well for the relatively new pairing in their first major championships together.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Colorado: 20 Pardons!

Gov. Bill Ritter is on his way out of office so he is granting last-minute, Christmas time pardons like 18th century monarch. One of 20 pardons granted today, went to the Reverend Leon Kelley who "has devoted his life to helping teens and ex-convicts escape or avoid gangs." A public statement says the individuals who were pardoned "have demonstrated great remorse, an effort at redeeming themselves from prior criminal acts, and in some cases, significant involvement in their community."

The Governor also says that he pardoned people whose whose careers were affected by their convictions, so they could "move forward forward as a productive member of the workforce, of their community and of society."

Indeed, hopefully, none of the waited too many years for what the Governor is also allowed to do any time during the first three years of the term, and - believe it or not - in all twelve months of the year! In Ritter's defense, his predecessor, Bill Owens (R) granted only 13 pardons in 8 years! See story here.

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Andrew Oh-Willeke said...

Governor Ritter granted one pardon prior to the current round, in the four years he has served as Governor.

He has granted no clemency petitions of any kind during his term of office, despite creating a juvenile clemency board on August 29, 2007 to consider the issue.

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of China on the persecution of Christians and other faith groups.
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We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China and remain concerned by all reports of restrictions to freedom of religion or belief and persecution of faith groups. The full range of our human rights concerns in China are set out in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy, most recently published on 21 April. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), has continued to raise concerns about the detention of human rights lawyers, a number of whom have represented clients who have been punished for exercising their freedom of religious belief. He did so with both Foreign Minister Wang Yi in January and President Zhou Qiang of the Supreme People’s Court last month.

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Liverpool’s Hidden Jazz Gem.

The flyer said, ‘8-till late’, but in true jazz style, nine o’clock was when the Parr Jazz Night kicked off, or rather smoothly tapped off. The opening piece was ‘Blue sky’, performed by this Tuesday’s group of truly talented musicians. Drums, jazz-flute, double bass, saxophone, semi-acoustic guitar; place them in the hands of these guys and be prepared for pure, hissing classic-bluesy-jazzy-smooth jazz. Dan Woolf, on drums, particularly struck the attention of my ears, with his expert timing, and the ability to set such a hot sound that it melted everyone in the room.

The plain coolness (there is no other word to describe it) of the music laid out the chilled ambience of the night which was also reflected in the surroundings at Studio2, Parr Street. Everything about Studio2 is cool; comfy plush couches, warm low lighting, candles dotted around, the fact that the place actually used to be a recording studio. This fact is exploited to the benefit of the cosy space. All the features of what the studio used to be in the very recent past still exist, but are now combined with cushions, rich curtains and flat screen TVs. The bar area is recognisably the ex-Mixing Room, and is aptly called, the “Mixing Room”. Strewn around the walls are pictures of famous artists who have recorded there. Coldplay, The Spice Girls, and Barry Manilow (Barry Manilow!) can all be attached to this list. All this combined, works to give Studio2 a relaxed and modern atmosphere. It really is a unique Liverpool gem, hidden away in little Parr Street.

The group’s performance was very relaxed, with individuals choosing when to join in on a song, when to change instrument and whether to just wander about, pint in hand (a true Jazz performance). Musicians were turning up late, again, in true Jazz form. The fiery red-head who led the night announced they had a late keyboardist, with keyboard, but without keyboard stand. Did anybody in the audience have a spare keyboard stand in their car boot? Though overt Jazz lovers, none loved Jazz keyboard so much that they carried around a stand. The audience were mainly of, again, classic Jazz style; late twenties to middle-aged, very chilled out and plain cool. They were the type of people we aspire to be like, or we aspire our parents to be like. Though there was an age difference, the atmosphere allowed you to sink into the general comfortable vibe, so that you felt at ease and accepted.

After a break of “fifteen minutes” (which if you don’t speak Jazz means “maybe fifteen minutes minimum”), the group were joined by special guests, Walking Shoes. The two-man-band consisted of Dave Roberts and Andy Henderson. Vocals, saxophone, trumpet and tenor saxophone (or maxiphone as I prefer to call it, because it is really just a big saxophone) were exhibited, and never performed with more emotion or brilliance.

Another Jazz break later and the Jam session was underway. The final part of the night allowed the audience to prove their Jazz prowess. First man up was an impressive trumpeter, filling his stage-time with notes that howled deliciously out of that brass horn. A couple of students later joined on the double-bass and drums; jamming fine, and proving that Jazz is not just for the middle-aged. It was interesting to see the interaction between the regulars and the people who joined them to jam. Body language was necessary to maintain the Jazz gallantry, that is, knowing when to solo and how long for to prevent peeving another player. Jazz gallantry seemed to get lost in the lights, brass notes and chilled out faces of the audience when some musicians jumped aboard.

The Jam went on until the wee hours of the unwound morning. Drinks were drunk, stress was relaxed and egos were uplifted in this little room on Parr Street. Tuesday nights at Studio2 are truly blissful for Jazz or music lovers, or even those who just want to relax with a drink in a ‘cool-vibes’ place. Here is Jazz in its classic form, even more enjoyable for the fact that it feels so hidden in a big city. I implore you to go to this funky Aladdin’s cave, if not for the Jazz, for the fact that Barry Manilow recorded there!


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What is now important about this blog

Eric, in the insightful May 2 posting “Evolution of a blog” has raised a question which is not only valid, but fairly profound as well. The blog phenomena is fairly new, and we are just beginning to understand the impact and power blogs can have on the complex structure of society. Blogs have already had a visible impact on the news media, costing at least one over-zealous commentator his longstanding job. Doug’s LANL blog is beginning to show the impact blogs can have on corporate governance, and I suspect that impact will in the long run be fairly significant, and largely for the good.

What is now important about this blog is that it is no longer a relatively private conversation among LANL staff and a few concerned outsiders -- it is increasingly a widely-read public document and forum, and the opinions expressed, and the manner in which they are expressed, will inevitably shape the opinions of those whose support the lab will need in the future.

As others have commented, blogs, especially those with anonymous postings, attract not only those with constructive and insightful things to say, but also those few who simply need to air their personal frustrations and hatreds and issues. With signed letters to the local newspaper, one comes to learn whose rantings can be ignored and who is likely to have something useful to add to the discussion. With anonymous postings to a blog it is not always so easy to sort through the noise to find the useful signals.

Clearly the anonymous feature of this blog was crucial to its early success, given the climate of retribution that existed. But now the LANL staff has to decide if the anonymous feature has largely outlived its usefulness, and if the license anonymity provides to some for less-than-wholesome expressions is beginning to do your cause more harm than good. Clearly you don't want to stifle the useful exchange of information, or constructive discussion. On the other hand, it may be time to begin to limit, voluntarily or otherwise, at least those postings which are just personal attacks or snide comments about other postings, colleagues, other divisions, labs or universities. These don't help your cause - in fact they tend to create a stereotype of the LANL staff as immature, arrogant prima donnas out of touch with the real world. That is not at all an accurate portrait of the general LANL staff, so you don't want this now widely-real blog to help create that stereotype.

What you will now need to do is to balance your desire for unfettered discussion and free expression with the reality that your key supporters in the DOE, Congress, and the public are watching what you write, and judging LANL by what you write, and adjust your postings accordingly.

I would suggest that if your posting is truly constructive and focused toward where LANL goes from here, then you ought now to be willing to sign you name to it, and that most postings ought now to be signed. And if the content of your posting truly requires anonymity (and some still will), than at least be sensitive to the impression your wording will give to those who eventually have to decide whether or not to fund and support the lab.

We could ask Doug to undertake a more strenuous monitoring of the blog, but I suspect he is already overwhelmed with just maintaining it in it present state. A much more fair and mature approach would be for posters themselves to simply undertake to be more sensitive to the impression their postings may have on the wider audience.

Bill Godwin, Los Alamos

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What "cause" are you referring to in the following?

"These don't help your cause - in fact they tend to create a stereotype of the LANL staff as immature, arrogant prima donnas out of touch with the real world."

What "cause" are you referring to in the following?

I assume the LANL staff would like the lab to remain open, and to continue to receive funding for pure and applied science projects, and in general to be seen as a serious center of science. That, I assume, is the common "cause".
It's interesting how many people are looking to blame the bloggers for everything bad that has been happening at LANL.
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PHOCIS ( Φωκίς: Eth. Φωκεύς, Eth. Phocensis), a small country in central Greece, bounded on the N. by Doris, on the NE. and E. by the Locri Epicnemidii and Opuntii, on the SE. by Boeotia, on the W. by the [p. 2.604]Ozolian Locrians, and on the S. by the Corinthian gulf. The Phocians at one period of their history possessed a sea-port, Daphnus, on the Euboean sea, intervening between the Locri Epicnemidii and Opuntii (Strab. x. pp. 424, 425.) Phocis is a mountainous country. The greater part of it is occupied by the lofty and rugged range of Parnassus, the lower portion of which, named Cirphis, descends to the Corinthian gulf between Cirrha and Anticyra: below Cirphis was the fertile valley of Crissa, extending to the Corinthian gulf. On the NE. and E. were the Locrian mountains, lofty and difficult of access on the side of the Epicnemidii, but less precipitous on the side of the Opuntii. [LOCRIS] Between Mount Parnassus and the Locrian mountains flowed the river Cephissus, which empties itself into the lake Copais in Boeotia. [BOEOTIA, p. 410, seq.] In the valley of the Cephissus are some narrow but fertile plains. The only other rivers in Phocis, besides the Cephissus and its tributaries, are the Pleistus, flowing by Delphi [DELPHI], and the He. racleius, flowing into the Corinthian gulf near Bulis. [BULIS]

Phocis is said to have been originally inhabited by several of those tribes who formed the population of Greece before the appearance of the Hellenes. Among the earliest inhabitants we find mention of Leleges (Dicaearch. p. 5), Thracians (Strab. ix. p.401; Thuc. 2.29; comp. Paus. 1.41.8), and Hyantes. (Strab. l.c.) The aboriginal inhabitants were conquered by the Phlegyae from Orchomenus. (Paus. 8.4.4, 10.4.1.) The country around Tithorea and Delphi is said to have been first called Phocis from Phocus, a son of Ornytion, and grandson of Sisyphus of Corinth; and the name is said to have been afterwards extended to the whole country from Phocus, a son of Aeacus, who arrived there not long afterwards. (Paus. 2.29.3, 10.1.1.) This statement would seem to show that the Phocians were believed to be a mixed Aeolic and Achaean race, as Sisyphus was one of the Aeolic heroes, and Aeacus one of the Achaean. In the Trojan War the inhabitants appear under the name of Phocians, and were led against Troy by Schedius and Epistrophus, the sons of Iphitus. (Hom. Il. 2.517.

Phocis owes its chief importance in history to the celebrated oracle at Delphi, which originally belonged to the Phocians. But after the Dorians had obtained possession of the temple, they disowned their connection with the Phocians ; and in historical times a violent antipathy existed between the Phocians and Delphians. [DELPHI, p. 762.]

The Phocians proper dwelt chiefly in small towns situated upon either side of the Cephissus. They formed an ancient confederation, which assembled in a building named Phocicum, near Daulis. (Paus. 10.5.1.) They maintained their independence against the Thessalians, who made several attempts to subdue them before the Persian War, and upon one occasion they inflicted a severe loss upon the Thessalians near Hyampolis. (Hdt. 8.27, seq.; Paus. 10.1.) When Xerxes invaded Greece, the Thessalians were able to wreak their vengeance upon their ancient enemies. They conducted the Persian army into Phocis, and twelve of the Phocian cities were destroyed by the invaders. The inhabitants had previously escaped to the summits of Parnassus or across the mountains into the territory of the Locri Ozolae. (Hdt. 8.32, seq.) Some of the Phocians were subsequently compelled to serve in the army of Mardonius, but those who had taken refuge on Mt. Parnassus sallied from their fastnesses and annoyed the Persian army. (Hdt. 9.17, 31; Paus. 10.1.11.)

It has been already remarked that the oracle at Delphi originally belonged to the Phocians. The latter, though dispossessed by the Delphians, had never relinquished their claims to it. In B.C. 450 the oracle was again in their possession; the Lacedaemonians sent an army to deprive them of it and restore it to the Delphians; but upon the retreat of their forces, the Athenians marched into Phocis, and handed over the temple to the Phocians. (Thuc. 1.112.) In the Peloponnesian War the Phocians were zealous allies of the Athenians. (Comp. Thuc. 3.95.) In the treaty of Nicias (B.C. 421), however, it was expressly stipulated that the Delphians should be independent of the Phocians (Thuc. 5.18); and from this time the temple continued in the undisputed possession of the Delphians till the Sacred War. After the battle of Leuctra (B.C. 371), the Phocians became subject to the Thebans. (Xen. Hell. vi. 5 § 23.) After the death of Epaminondas they deserted the Theban alliance; and the Thebans, in revenge, induced the Amphictyonic Council to sentence the Phocians to pay a heavy fine on the pretext of their having cultivated the Cirrhaean plain, B.C. 357. Upon their refusal to pay this fine, the Amphictyonic Council consecrated the Phocian territory to Apollo, as Cirrha had been treated two centuries before. Thereupon the Phocians prepared for resistance, and were persuaded by Philomelus, one of their chief citizens, to seize the temple at Delphi, and appropriate its treasures to their own defence. Hence arose the celebrated Sacred or Phocian War, which is narrated in all histories of Greece. When the war was at length brought to a conclusion by the aid of Philip, the Amphictyonic Council wreaked its vengeance upon the wretched Phocians. It was decreed that all the towns of Phocis, twenty-two in number, with the exception of Abae, should be destroyed, and the inhabitants scattered into villages, containing not more than fifty houses each ; and that they should replace by yearly instalments of fifty talents the treasures they had taken from the temple. The two votes, which they had had in the Amphictyonic Council, were taken away from them and given to Philip. (Diod. 16.60; Paus. 10.3; Dem. de Fals. Leg. p. 385.) The Phocians subsequently rebuilt several of their cities with the assistance of the Athenians and their old enemies the Thebans, who had joined the Athenians in their opposition to Philip. The Phocians fought on the side of Grecian independence at the battle of Chaeroneia and in the Lamiac war; and at a later period they resisted the Gauls, when they attempted to plunder the temple at Delphi. (Paus. 10.3.3.)

The chief town in Phocis, excepting DELPHI was ELATEIA situated upon the left bank of the Cephissus, on the highroad from Locris to Boeotia, in the natural march of an army from Thermopylae into central Greece. Next in importance was ABAE, also to the left of the Cephissus, upon the Boeotian frontier, celebrated for its ancient oracle of Apollo. The other towns of Phocis may be enumerated in the following order. Left of the Cephissus from N. to S. DRYMAEA, EROCHUS, TITHRONIUM, TRITAEA, HYAMPOLIS. Right of the Cephissus, and between this river and Mount Parnassus, LILAEA, CHARADRA, AMPHICAEA, LEDON, NEON, which was supplanted by TITHOREA [see NEON], PARAPOTAMII [p. 2.605]Between Parnassus and the Boeotian frontier, DAULIS, PANOPEUS, TRACHIS. On Mount Parnassus, LYCOREIA, DELPHI, CRISSA, ANEMOREIA, CYPARISSUS. West of Parnassus, and in the neighbourhood of the Corinthian gulf from N. to S., CIRRHA the port-town of Crissa and Delphi, CIRRHIS, MEDEON, ECHEDAMEIA, ANTICYRA, AMBRYSUS, MARATHUS, STIRIS, PHLYGONIUM, BULIS with its port MYCHUS (Dodwell, Classical Tour, vol. i. p. 155, seq.; Leake, Northern Greece, vol. ii. p. 69, seq.)

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