Abundances
Late-type v. early-type galaxies
Mapping the Milky Way
A good distance indicator?
Pathways to Extragalactic Distances
Main sequence fitting
Extragalactic distance scale
600 Myr theoretic isochrones
Pleiades v. Praesepe and alpha Per
Discrepancies
Halo star calibration
Metal-poor stars
Metal-poor globular clusters
Standard candles
Basis of P-L relation
Observational nitty-gritty details