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What Was the Star of Bethlehem?
- Jay Ryan Signs & Seasons
- 2008 9 Dec
One of our most frequently asked questions, especially around this time of year, is "what was the Star of Bethlehem?" I don't like this question and always wince every time it comes up. The truth is, I don't know the answer, and in fact, no one else does either, in spite of what you might hear. If there was a clear-cut answer to this question, everyone would already know the answer and wouldn't have to ask.
Whenever people ask about the Star of Bethlehem, they want to know if there was an actual recorded astronomical event that accompanied the birth of Jesus. But one of the many problems with trying to answer is that we do not know for sure exactly when Jesus was born. Also, even if we suppose a range of years when Jesus might have been born, there are no clear cut astronomical events within that range that would meet all the requirements of the Star of Bethlehem according to Scripture, science, and secular history.
Thus, there are a number of theories that attempt to give a rationalistic, naturalist explanation of the Star of Bethlehem, and it seems that new popular theories make the rounds all the time. After pondering the evidence and the various theories over the years, I've concluded that the Star of Bethlehem must have been a supernatural event, not a natural occurrence of astronomy. We'll look at some of that evidence in this article.
When Was Jesus Born?
Ironically, though Jesus is the most important person in history, there is not a lot of specific information about His life outside the Gospels, and Scripture does not provide a great amount of detail. Modern chronology can give us accurate dates for the births of Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, and a great number of other ancient personages, but not of Jesus himself.
The Bible gives us many clues but none that can be specifically correlated with recorded historical events. For example, Luke 2:1-2 indicates "a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed" which occurred "when Cyrenius was governor of Syria." Scholars debate back and forth when this might have been, based on the sketchy records that have survived of the early Roman empire.
Matthew 2:1 states that "Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king." Traditionally, Jesus' birth is dated to 4 B.C based on a clue recorded by Flavius Josephus, the first century Jewish historian. Josephus wrote of the execution of two seditionists, both named Matthias, stating "and that very night there was an eclipse of the moon." Modern astronomy has dated this eclipse to the night of March 13, 4 B.C.
Since Josephus indicates the death of Herod as being soon thereafter, many scholars infer that Jesus must have been born sometime in that year. It also happens that since 4 B.C. was the 750th anniversary of the founding of Rome, and the 25th year of Caesar Augustus' rule, scholarship concludes that this was a likely time for Caesar to order a census. If all this sounds like a stretch, it should at least indicate the difficulties in trying to draw conclusions from scanty historical evidence.
So what was the Star of Bethlehem?
In addition to the chronological problems with dating the birth of Jesus, we then must determine whether there are historical records of any astronomical events that meet the requirements. Also, no one is sure exactly what sort of celestial event would have signified the birth of the "King of the Jews" to "wise men from the east," traditionally regarded as Persian astrologers.
Over the years, people have tried to say that the Star of Bethlehem was a supernova, a comet, or the latest popular notion -- a triple conjunction of Jupiter and the star Regulus. Let's consider each of these:
From time to time in history, a nova was seen in the night sky, a "new star," from the Latin word for "new." Modern science defines a supernova as an exploding star, which shines very brightly for a short time and then goes away. Throughout history, a number of novae have been observed in the night sky. Ancient Chinese astronomers kept a careful record of such new stars, though no such records survive in any Greek, Roman, or other western sources.
It would be very tempting to suppose the Star of Bethlehem would have been a supernova. Such a unique occurrence is very rare and would be a very conspicuous sign in the sky that would attract a lot of attention. The problem is, there is no historical or scientific evidence of such a supernova. The Chinese did not record any new stars within the suitable period of time.
Also, supernovae leave behind a remnant in the form of a nebula that can be seen through telescopes on the Earth. The most famous example is the Crab Nebula in the constellation Taurus, the remnant of a supernova that the Chinese observed in A.D. 1054. If there were a supernova that was visible over the latitude of Bethlehem in or around 4 B.C., a remnant nebula should be visible in a certain region of the sky. However, no such object can be found.
Triple Conjunction of Jupiter and Regulus
One theory that has been popular in recent years is the notion that the Star of Bethlehem was a very rare triple conjunction of the bright planet Jupiter with the star Regulus in the constellation Leo. In this astronomical event, Jupiter would have had a retrogradation in Leo such that it would have passed this bright star three times. This theory is compelling in that it is full of astrological symbolism that might indicate to a Persian magus that a king was born in Judaea.
Such a triple conjunction event did actually occur over a span from September, 3 B.C. through May, 2 B.C. Blazingly bright Jupiter, which signifies kingship, passed three times very closely to the brightest star of Leo, which might signify Judah (as from the Blessing of Israel, Genesis 49:9). No doubt this was at least a spectacular sight to anyone who saw it at the time. A planetary alignment similar to this was depicted in the recent movie, The Nativity Story.
The triple conjunction theory makes the rounds every Christmas, and is explained in detail in a DVD from http://www.bethlehemstar.net/. Though a compelling case is made, this triple conjunction event is not a "star" per se (astera, as stated in the Greek text of Matthew 2:2) but rather an alignment of a well known star and planet. This triple conjunction is a series of close approaches of these objects spread out over an eight month period. For these reasons, I personally find this to be an unsatisfying explanation to account for the Star of Bethlehem.
Also, this conjunction series occurs after the traditionally accepted date of the death of Herod in 4 B.C. as suggested by Josephus. However, scholars are constantly debating over the skimpy facts, so a strong element of guesswork is involved in any of these chronologies or Star theories.
Over the years, one popular idea is that the Star of Bethlehem was a comet, a celestial object with a long tail that passes through the solar system for a short time. This theory has been around since at least about A.D. 250, with the Christian writer Origen, who wrote:
The star that was seen in the east we consider to have been a new star, unlike any of the other well-known planetary bodies, either those in the firmament above or those among the lower orbs, but partaking of the nature of those celestial bodies which appear at times, such as comets, or those meteors which resemble beams of wood, or beards, or wine jars, or any of those other names by which the Greeks are accustomed to describe their varying appearances.
One popular notion that made the rounds for a while was that the Star of Bethlehem was an appearance of Halley's Comet. It was the astronomer Edmund Halley who, in A.D. 1715, discovered that a number of the famous comets of history were actually reappearances of the same comet. One such reappearance was in A.D. 1305. This reappearance might have been observed by the Italian artist Giotto di Bondone. That very year, Giotto painted a famous fresco entitled Adoration of the Magi, which included a very comet-like depiction of the Star of Bethlehem. However, the arithmetic of the cycle of Comet Halley indicates that it would have revisited the Earth in A.D. 12, much too late to have been within the lifetime of King Herod.
Another comet theory is explained by astronomer Colin Humphreys who considers a number of historical sources and scientific data, including Chinese observations of comets from the period, concluding that the Star of Bethlehem might indeed have been a comet.
So What Was The Star of Bethlehem Anyway?
In my opinion, all the above theories are in the category of "maybe, maybe not." They all have their compelling arguments and yet none fit all the available facts of science, history and Scripture. However, as far as I'm concerned, all rationalistic, naturalistic theories to locate a celestial object as the Star of Bethlehem suffer from one major problem: the Star of Bethlehem as described in Scripture does not behave like a natural celestial object. The text of Matthew 2:9 states:
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
So after their audience with Herod in Jerusalem, the star "went before" the wise men, and "stood over" the place where Jesus was. The distance from Jerusalem and Bethlehem is about six miles, maybe a three or four hour walk. So the wise men could have reached Bethlehem the same night.
However, natural celestial bodies rise in the east, reach their highest at the meridian, and set toward the west. However, Bethlehem is nearly due south of Jerusalem. Any natural star would pass to their left or right as the wise men headed south from Jerusalem, and would not have "went before" as Scripture indicates.
Also, for a star to have "stood over" a place, it would have to pass through the zenith, otherwise it would appear off to the north or south. There are no visible supernova remnants that pass through the zenith at the latitude of Bethlehem, and neither Jupiter nor Regulus pass overhead at Bethlehem's latitude. A comet could have passed overhead at the latitude of Bethlehem, but there's still a Scriptural problem that every natural celestial body cannot overcome....
Even if a star passes overhead at the latitude of Bethlehem, the text clearly states that the Star of Bethlehem "stood over where the child was." After talking to Herod, the wise men knew they were going to Bethlehem, but the text suggests that the Star led them to the actual location of Jesus, not just the city.
The text of Matthew 2:9 clearly describes an object that "went before" the wise men and "stood over" a precise location. This is not a description of a natural celestial body. Also, any natural object would pass briefly through the zenith, but would not "stand over" a place, at least not for longer than a moment. A "star" as described in Scripture would have to move around in space, and hold a geosynchronous position in the sky against the apparent motion of the sky due to Earth's rotation.
As mentioned many times in the Update and in our Signs & Seasons curriculum, classical astronomy was well understood for centuries before the New Testament period, and anyone reading the text at that time would likely understand that the object that led the wise men to young Jesus was not a natural celestial object.
Scholars and other modern "wise men" can sort all this out by bogging down with semantics or creatively interpreting the passage. Either way, as we've seen, Scripture does not supply very much detail, secular history does not offer much support, and science does not offer a plausible naturalistic explanation.
Given all the above, I just choose to stick with a simple acceptance of the Biblical text and don't attempt to reconcile it with naturalistic speculations. As for me and my house, we choose to understand the Star of Bethlehem to be a supernatural event that guided the wise men, like the angelic hosts that directed the shepherds to the manger.
This article is from the Classical Astronomy Update, a free email newsletter for Christian homeschoolers. Jay Ryan is also the author of "Signs & Seasons," an astronomy homeschool curriculum. For more information, visit his web site www.ClassicalAstronomy.com.


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Mark is a database developer in a company that sells scientific applications. Some of the applications collect measurements from various scientific instruments and store the results in a data warehouse repository for reporting purposes. The measurements are stored in fact tables. The characteristics of one specific fact table are as follows:
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Inside-Out Hospitality: Are You Serving Others at Your Family's Expense?
- Karen Ehman Author, A Life that Says Welcome
- 2007 8 Mar
When we think of the word hospitality, so often we envision friends, extended family, or even strangers entering our home to be fed, loved, and cared for. But what about our own family members? Are we to think of hospitality as pertaining only to outsiders and not to those with whom we rub shoulders and share living quarters day in and day out? I know this was the case for me for many years -- too many, I might add. Factoring in the reality that my journey began with an all-out attempt to impress others, it is easy to see how I so easily fell into this pattern.
For a few years it worked. I had a very agreeable husband who worked many hours a week, pouring himself into the lives of teenagers and their families at the church where we were serving. My life was equally busy. Teaching school, coaching cheerleading, and the many hats I wore at church kept me away from home for the majority of my waking hours. But I did try to use my newly acquired cooking and baking skills to bless others. I'd bake a pie for a family going through sickness or take a casserole to a new couple at church.
Together Todd and I would entertain an occasional guest or two on the weekends. It was then I'd pull out all the stops -- perfectly clean house, fresh-cut flowers, and a fancy meal unlike any I prepared on a regular basis. I expended great amounts of energy appearing to be a natural hostess. One would think I cooked this way nightly, paid great attention to detail in my house at all times, and pampered my dear husband on a regular basis.
But as I say, I was able to get away with it for awhile. But then something happened. One morning upon rising I discovered it. The stick turned blue.
First comes love, then comes marriage, and well, you know the rest. Along came three babies in six years. Once those little darlin's could string together their first tiny words into coherent sentences, it didn't take long for them to articulate just what they saw.
"Mommy, who is coming over for dinner?" my then-three-year-old daughter would inquire. Wondering how she knew we were expecting company when I hadn't told her, I replied, "Why do you think someone is coming, honey?" "Because you're making homemade rolls, not the 'whack open' kind. You only do that for company," she chimed.
As they grew, more comments began to emerge. "Mom's burning candles. I'll bet she's having her moms group over tonight." "Homemade blueberry pie! Who's it for?" Hardly ever did they assume it was for them.
As much as I hated to admit it, the jig was up. My kinds, who often serve as a painstakingly honest mirror when it comes to my actions, had me all figured out. I was a woman living a double standard. I wanted to minister to - read "impress" - others while at the same time ignoring my own family's needs for refreshment.
This was easy to do when our clan consisted of just my husband and me. My Mr. Wonderful is a calm, laid-back kind of guy who on the surface never seemed to need much to make him happy. It was easy for me to gloss over him and his needs, surmising he was happy as long as he had something to eat, clean clothes to wear, and well, plenty of "horizontal fellowship," if you know what I mean.
But with my kids, it was different. Early on they began to verbalize their displeasure at the great meals I would craft for others, not just when company was coming to our house but when a church member or neighbor had a baby or was going through a crisis and needed a meal brought in. I shudder when I think of the many nights another family dined on piping hot baked lasagna, glazed carrots, homemade rolls, and strawberry cheesecake while my own family had a tasty choice between lunch meat sandwiches or peanut butter and jelly. Shame on me.
Now I have adopted a new rule of thumb. With very few exceptions, if the meal I whip up for my own family can't be the same one or at least equal in "yummyness" to the one I would take to another family that night, then I don't offer to make a meal for said family. Ouch! That can be painful to a people-pleasing, how-does-this-look-to-the-outside-world kind of gal like me.
It has also, however, been a huge blessing. My family no longer feels like second fiddle. They are to be my primary ministry, not the recipients of my leftover goods and goodies. In my mind and my ministry, they are to be foremost, not on the back burner. And true to scriptural admonition, that means my husband comes first.
My husband has shared, after much prodding from me assuring him that I could handle the truth, that he hasn't always been "just fine" with my efforts at serving and pleasing outsiders while leaving him to fend for himself. He has admitted that at times he felt slighted because I was baking a pie for the plumber, some cookies for the carpenter, or a torte for the TV repairman while leaving him to rummage through the cupboards for his own snack.
Ladies, please don't fall into the same trap I did. Our families need to come first as the recipients of our love, creativity, and handiwork. If not, you'll be left living an inverted life at the helm of a resentful brood. Trust me. It's no fun.
So how do you put your family first? Well, it starts not in the kitchen with food for the stomach but in the entirety of your home with nourishment for the soul. While food lovingly served can help minister to your loved ones, what they need most is to feel a sense of belonging - that they are wanted and welcome. For us, seeing this happen all began with a lesson from our past.
When we were newlyweds, my husband was a youth pastor at a country church in our small central Michigan town. Todd had a detailed strategy for the kind of youth group he wanted to see emerge under his leadership at that church. The number one principle he strove to drive into the kids' hearts and minds was this: In this group we will do all we can to create an atmosphere of love. That means no cliques, no put-downs, no harsh words, no kidding! I remember it seemed like we worked for an eternity to solidify these teens from all walks of life into a unified and loyal group. Kind of hard when you have some who are athletic "jocks," some who prefer the library, and a group of giggling girls whose only interest was the latest shade of lip gloss. But what the world's system often can't do was accomplished, in time, in our youth group. They were a team, a collection of individuals that operated as one. We weren't looking for uniformity - all looking and behaving the same way - but for unity. And unity God brought. Those kids stuck up for each other and stuck together. It was a delight to behold.
Our family is diverse too. My husband is the fastidious, somewhat serious dad who likes lots of down time and is energized by being alone. I am the fun-loving and fun-instigating mom who tends to let my life get so busy I can't breathe. I am most energized by being with people. Our oldest son, eleven-year-old Mitchell, is an out-of-the-box, methodical thinker who is constantly inventing a new way to do an old thing. He is energized by using his brain. "Don't bother me now. I'm figuring!" he used to declare even as a toddler. He also is a clean freak, and we affectionately refer to him as "Neat Nick." Unfortunately, he shares a bedroom with his younger brother, "Sloppy Joe."
Our eight-year-old, Spencer, is the family clown. He plays hard, then drops whatever he is doing - literally - and moves on to the next thing. He is energized by activity and fun.
Our teenage daughter, Mackenzie, is a social creature. An "artsy-smartsy" type, she loves to sing, to create, and above all to talk - whether with her mouth or her hands, as she is fluent in American Sign Language. She is most energized by anyone who will answer back.
Throw us five together on a family vacation and what will you get? A father and son who want to go camping in the wilderness all alone, a mother and son who want to take in every sight there is to see while dashing from one activity to the next, and a teenager who doesn't care what we do as long as she can bring a friend or two along, chatting all the way. Oh my!
With such a diverse family as ours, Satan can easily weasel his way in and tempt us to see our differences as being wrong. We can easily get on each other's nerves, verbalize our pet peeves and displeasure at our different personalities, and basically tear each other apart. We've seen it happen in many families and, sadly, often in our own.
We decided to pull out our old youth group strategy. We called a family meeting, sat the children down, and calmly explained what we thought needed to happen in our family to ensure an atmosphere of love. When we came to the part about no put-downs, again our kids were a mirror. It was every so gently pointed out to us that I am the queen of cutting comments and my husband is the king of sarcasm. Double ouch! Time for the king and queen to be dethroned!
We vowed as a family to work on speaking respectfully, not cutting down others even in jest, and accepting each other's faults and shortcomings. We also pointed out many of our family members' individual strengths. We explained our long-held theory that any strength carried to an extreme can become a weakness. Yes, Mom is good at talking - she even gets paid to do it - and is rather quick-witted. However, that can easily turn into conversation domination or come out in the form of cutting, not-so-funny comments. (I know some days my family just tunes me out during my long-running speeches and must-hear story details. I think they are hanging on my every word. What they really hear is more like the voice of the teacher from the Charlie Brown cartoon special, "Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa...")
So now we reserve the right, all five of us, to call the others on the carpet for rude and cutting comments, even those done in jest, that do not create an atmosphere of love. Are we perfect at it? Hardly! But we see progress. And we as parents have to constantly remind ourselves that so much of parenting is about process and progress, not perfection.
Excerpted from A Life That Says Welcome (Revell) by Karen Ehman. © 2006 by Karen Ehman. Used with permission from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Karen Ehman is a speaker for Hearts at Home and the coathor of the popular Homespun Gifts from the Heart and Homespun Memories for the Heart.


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Jacob Smith, a 25-year-old Florida firefighter, wasn't paying much attention to the U.S. government shutdown until it threw his move to a new three-bedroom home near Daytona Beach into limbo.
Smith was ready to complete the purchase Oct. 1, the day the closure began. Now he has to wait until the Department of Agriculture reopens its mortgage business. For now, Smith's landlord is allowing him to stay in his one-bedroom rental, crammed with boxes and furniture meant for the larger property. His builder, Adams Homes of Gulf Breeze, Florida, said it has about 10 other customers on the east coast of the state with purchases also on hold.
"It's pretty ridiculous," Smith said. "It seems rare that what you see on the news is directly affecting you. Hopefully it will end soon."
USDA loans account for about 132,000 mortgages a year in areas designated by the agency as rural, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. While they make up just 1.4% of the U.S. mortgage market, the product is one of the few available that allow zero-down payment loans and are an early warning of how the government's first partial closing in 17 years could put a drag on the wider housing market.
"This is going to be devastating for people in the middle of getting USDA loans and for the communities that rely on the loans to support their housing markets," said Camden Fine, president and chief executive officer of the Independent Community Bankers of America. "Everything has ground to a halt until the agency opens for business again."
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The shutdown resulted in hundreds of thousands of federal workers being furloughed, the closure of national parks and Internal Revenue Service call centers, suspension of clinical research trials at the National Institutes of Health and a halt to grants that fund Head Start, which offers educational programs and health care for 967,000 children whose parents live below the poverty line.
The budget stalemate centers on opposition by some House Republicans to President Obama's healthcare law. Other consequences include lenders being blocked from verifying Social Security numbers and accessing Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts to confirm the validity of documents borrowers provide. The process also may lengthen the wait for borrowers seeking approval for mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration because its fulltime staff is now less than one- tenth of its normal size.
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"Avatar Friday Night" event to feature special presentations and mingling opportunity
Norwalk, CT, March 10, 2010: Officials at C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) have announced that Avatar Press will play a huge role at the new pop culture convention where the renowned independent publisher will not only have a significant presence on the show floor but will be bringing many notable writers and creators including Garth Ennis, George R.R. Martin and Max Brooks. Other leading Avatar guests who will be on hand at the convention will include: Jacen Burrows, William Christensen, Christos Gage, Matt Martin, Gianluca Pagliarani, Brian Pulido, and Mike Wolfer. All of these personalities will be at the Avatar Press booth, and will be participating in a variety of activities ranging from panel discussions to autographings.
Notably, Avatar Press will play host to the "Avatar Friday Night", a special event from 8pm – 10pm, Friday April 16 which will feature Max Brooks and George R.R. Martin in their first ever joint appearance. Brooks, whose Zombie Survival lectures are a world-wide hit, will provide his own unique form of humor and entertainment while George R.R. Martin, one of the most acclaimed wordsmiths of the day, will provide a reading from one of his favorite works. Other Avatar Press guests and creators will be on hand to meet and greet fans.
"I am blown away by everything that Avatar Press is doing at our show," notes Lance Fensterman, Group Vice President for the Reed Pop Culture Group and Show Manager for C2E2. "The quality of these guests is absolutely incredible and I am hugely grateful and pleased to see that Avatar finds such value in our event. Our show is going to be massive AND fun and it is in no small measure because of exhibitors like Avatar Press who build excitement and anticipation on our show floor and throughout the convention by making talented personalities and creators available to meet and greet the thousands of fans who will be on hand at C2E2. I am sure the 'Avatar Friday Night' event will be packed and I encourage people to buy their tickets fast!"
Other Avatar Press events that will take place during C2E2 are three panels, including a Max Brooks Q & A, as well as numerous autographings with all the Avatar guests at the Avatar Press booth. For ticket purchases and more information about the "Avatar Friday Night" event, fans should go to http://www.avatarpress.com/conventions/c2e2.
Organizers for C2E2 also note that tickets for the convention itself are selling fast and so all fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance. For more information on guests, tickets, or C2E2 in general, visit www.C2E2.com or check out the show's official blog, MediumAtLarge at www.mediumatlarge.net, or follow C2E2 on Twitter at www.twitter.com/c2e2.
MAX BROOKS: New York Times bestselling author Max Brooks has become one of the world's leading authorities on zombies with his Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z titles. He has also written the graphic novel Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks which was produced in cooperation with Avatar Press. Brooks was a member of the Saturday Night Live writing team from 2001 to 2003, for which he won an Emmy. He also has a number of acting credits, including appearances on Roseanne and 7th Heaven, and voice work for Batman Beyond and Justice League. Paramount Pictures has acquired the film rights for World War Z.
JACEN BURROWS: A 1996 graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996, Burrows has worked with several comic companies over the years including Caliber Press and London Night Studios, and is currently working under an exclusive contract with Avatar Press. Outside of comics, his work as included contributions to Rockstar Games's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and TSR's Dungeons & Dragons.
At Avatar, Burrows has worked with the best writers in the industry, praised for his detail and free-flowing story-telling, he has just finished CROSSED with writer Garth Ennis and is currently working on NEONOMICON with Alan Moore. Previously he has illustrated graphic novels by Warren Ellis (SCARS, BAD WORLD, DARK BLUE), Alan Moore (COURTYARD, YUGGOTH CULTURES) and Garth Ennis (303, CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD).
WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN: Avatar Press editor-in-chief William Christensen's 20-year career in the comics has included contributions in publishing, writing, and comic industry journalism. Christensen was a prolific freelancer for Wizard during the magazine's formative years in the early 90's, and went on to work with 90's indy powerhouse Chaos! Comics in various capacities. His first comic book writing credit was in the 1995 series Chaos! Quarterly. After founding Avatar in 1996, Christensen became the architect of much of the early company line, including Pandora and The Ravening. As Editor-in-Chief of Avatar, he has become known for establishing Avatar's famous policy of creative freedom as well as his knack for working with the industry's best writers, including Warren Ellis, Alan Moore, and Garth Ennis.
GARTH ENNIS: Comic Book writer Garth Ennis is the creator of Crossed, Preacher, and the Boys. Among his numerous writing credits, he is also known for his work on Marvel's Punisher and DC's Hellblazer. Ennis has won Eisner and Eagle awards for his work on Preacher. After getting his start in comics in legendary UK anthology 2000AD in 1988, Ennis took on long-running DC/Vertigo title Hellblazer in 1991 and under his tenure the comic stood alongside Gaiman's Sandman as DC/Vertigo's best series. But his 1996 launch Preacher was to prove an even better showcase for Ennis' unique talent. A compelling cast of characters in an eyes-wide-open drama unafraid to explore any subject quickly made Preacher one of the most important and controversial titles of the 1990's. Ennis' work on The Punisher subsequently became a cornerstone of Marvel's direction in the Quesada era. At Avatar, Ennis has written 303, Dicks, Chronicles of Wormwood, and Crossed.
CHRISTOS GAGE: Christos Gage has written numerous screeplays and was a writer for the TV show Law & Order: SVU before he added comics to his impressive resume. He's done several top -selling series like World War Hulk: X-Men, Thunderbolts, Iron Man, Avengers: The Initiative for Marvel and co-wrote GI Joe: Cobra for IDW. He created a whole new universe for his acclaimed series Absolution at Avatar and he is current working on the sequel to that series.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN: Award-winning author George R.R. Martin is the creator of the epic fantasy series A Song of Fire and Ice and A Game of Thrones. Martin has written a number of other books and short stories in genres as diverse as horror, science fiction, and military fiction. As an editor, he was the creator and primary architect of the Wild Cards shared super-hero universe. Martin was active in early comics fandom and credits the attention he received from a letter to the editor in Fantastic Four #20 (1963) and fanzine activities with his interest in writing. His television writing credits include The New Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast. His lengthy list of awards includes Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards. Martin's A Game of Thrones is now in production at HBO. His Fevre Dream is about to begin at Avatar Press and The Skin Trade is also in production at Avatar.
MATT MARTIN: Writer/Artist Matt Martin is best known for his creator-owned title Snowman, a supernatural tale of revenge in the form of a creature of ice and snow. Martin has also written and drawn The Coven: Dark Sister for Avatar and drew a story for the Yuggoth Creatures collection of Lovecraft-inspired tales. Martin is a prolific cover artist at Avatar, with work on titles such as Lady Death, Alan Moore's Glory, Warren Ellis' Anna Mercury, and much more. He is currently working on an upcoming title written by Garth Ennis.
GIANLUCA PAGLIARANI: An artist on several Warren Ellis titles, Gianluca Pagliarani's precise, detailed linework and retro sci-fi/fantasy influences have won him acclaim on Avatar books such as Ignition City, Aetheric Mechanics, and Wolfskin: Hundredth Dream.
BRIAN PULIDO: Brian Pulido has created and written hundreds of comic books including Lady Death and Evil Ernie, and licensed comic such as A Nightmare on Elm St. and Friday the 13th. As the founder and president of Chaos! Comics, Pulido was the leading independent comic publisher of the 1990's
He is on The Hero Initiative's fundraising board, has received the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's Defender of Liberty Award and is the Chief Creative Officer for Mischief Maker Studios. Pulido also wrote and directed the feature film "The Graves", starring Tony Todd (Candy Man) and Bill Mosley (The Devil's Rejects). He is the co-writer, with Mike Wolfer, of the upcoming Lady Death monthly series, slated to debut in fall 2010.
MIKE WOLFER: With the self-publication of DAIKAZU #1 in 1987, Mike Wolfer began a comic book career which has spanned over 20 years. After creating and publishing 14 issues of WIDOW for his own Ground Zero Comics, Wolfer moved on to work on various series such as Dark Horse Comics' GODZILLA, Chaos! Comics LADY DEATH, and many others. Wolfer's largest body of published work has been for Avatar Press, where his unique brand of graphically illustrated horror and violence has been on display in Warren Ellis' STRANGE KISS/STRANGE KILLINGS, Alan Moore's YUGGOTH CREATURES and Garth Ennis' STREETS OF GLORY. In addition, Wolfer has contributed to several licensed comic series, serving as both writer and illustrator on such well-known properties as George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, New Line Cinema's FRIDAY THE 13TH and John Russo's ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD. Wolfer is currently serving as co-writer with Warren Ellis on Avatar's GRAVEL and WOLFSKIN, and with Brian Pulido on the new LADY DEATH series.
The Pop Culture Group at Reed Exhibitions owns and operates the New York Comic Con (NYCC), the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), and the New York Anime Festival (NYAF). New York Comic Con was launched in 2006 and quickly became a dominant presence in the pop culture world of public events. In 2009, 452 companies exhibited at NYCC for a total of 84,000 square feet of paid exhibit space, and it has been ranked by Crain's New York Business as the second-largest annual event in NYC. C2E2, which will debut April 16 – 18 at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center, is modeled after NYCC and will provide fans the opportunity to meet and greet their favorite writers, creators, and artists, as well as to see, hear and learn about the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. The Pop Culture Group also operates the recently-launched Star Wars Celebration in partnership with the Lucasfilm Ltd. and UFC Fan Expo. Additionally, it holds a strategic partnership with Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in 2008 and will work closely with PAX on the launch of PAX East in Boston in 2010.


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The New York Post made an egregious error when they reported that a body found by police in Queens was former SMU and NBA basketball player Quinton Ross.
The report from early morning said Ross was found buried on a beach, but it was another man by the name of Quinton Ross. Ross was attending an SMU basketball game in Dallas at the time of the report. He was made aware of his falsely stated death when he woke the next morning to his phone loaded with panicked messages from family and friends.
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Ionia struggles in second half of second league loss, Raiders hold on against Vikings
After keeping pace with the Gladiators of Fowlerville through the first half Friday night, the Ionia boys basketball team struggled in the second 16 minutes of play, falling by a score of 58-43.
Fowlerville took a pair of 10-point leads in the second quarter, only to have the Bulldogs use a pair of 8-0 runs to pull back to within two. The Gladiators took a 31-28 lead into the half, then outscored the Bulldogs 10-5 in the third and 17-11 in the fourth to pull away.
Austin Gregory led Ionia with 12 points, while Austin Wollcott finished with 11. Zac Barna chipped in with eight points.
Ionia (0-3, 0-2 in CAAC Red) will travel to Charlotte on Tuesday.
Portland 54, Lakewood 52
LAKE ODESSA — The Vikings battled back from a 16-point deficit Friday night, but were unable to overtake the Raiders at home.
"We rebounded well and got a lot of points in the paint," Portland coach Dave Pettit said. "We'll always take a road win in conference. We might not be pretty right now, but the guys play hard."
Zach Gustafson paced Portland with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Adam Goodman finished with nine points. Brodie VanRiper pulled down six boards to go along with six points.
David Parks paced Lakewood with 16 points, six rebounds and three steals, while Alex Potter finished with 10 points.
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Glastonbury Festival, in association with Q Magazine, is pleased to announce the return of the Emerging Talent Competition for the 40th Anniversary Festival in 2010.
The Festival runs the annual competition to unearth the UK's top unsigned acts – then gives them a chance to perform on one of the Festival's main music stages. In the last five years, the ETC has helped bring bands including The Subways, Golden Silvers, Scouting For Girls, Stornoway and We Have Band to prominence.
Emily Eavis says: "New music is an integral part of Glastonbury and we want to give the best new bands a chance to play on the Pyramid Stage. Last year, as well as the winners performing on the John Peel Stage, all the finalists got gigs on smaller stages, too. We look forward to hearing from all those unsigned bands who want a chance to play next year, which is looking set to be very special as it's our 40th anniversary."
This year there will be a double chance for acts to win. In addition to the 12 entrants selected for the live finals of the main competition, one early bird entrant (any act entering before Dec 31st) will be selected to play the Queen's Head Stage at Glastonbury 2010. The early bird winner will also remain in the competition, retaining their chance to be selected for the live finals and, ultimately, win a slot on the Pyramid or Other Stage.
As usual, the competition will be judged by a team of music experts, representing the Festival (Michael and Emily Eavis), BBC Radio One (Huw Stephens) and Q Magazine (editor Paul Rees). The judges will be responsible for picking 11 of the finalists, with 10 runners-up put to a public vote to secure the 12th spot.
To enter, bands and performers must not be signed to a major label and should be based in the UK or Ireland. Acts should upload two of their tracks to qthemusic.com/glastonburyemergingtalent, which is open until 25th January 2010. Each entry costs £11.95, which covers the running costs of the competition and the event finals. The live finals will be held at the end of March 2010.
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The community of volunteers that developed the OpenOffice.org project have split off from Oracle and formed a new structure called The Document Foundation.
OpenOffice.org was founded 10 years ago with Sun Microsystems as a principal sponsor with the goal of creating a free and open-source office suite. With its acquisition of Sun, Oracle gained OpenOffice.org assets. The Document Foundation said the new Open Document Format (ODF) OpenOffice brand will be known as LibreOffice.
"The foundation will be the cornerstone of a new ecosystem where individuals and organizations can contribute to and benefit from the availability of a truly free office suite," the foundation said in a statement released today. "It will generate increased competition and choice for the benefit of customers and drive innovation in the office suite market."
The group said it has invited Oracle to join the new foundation and donate the OpenOffice brand to the community. Pending a decision by Oracle, the foundation has launched LibreOffice. A beta is available at LibreOffice.org. The foundation has invited developers to contribute to the project.
The move was long overdue, wrote attorney Andy Upgrove, in a blog post. "Sun maintained too much control," he noted. "This reality has played out over and over during the past 30 years – when one or a few companies maintain too much control, others stay away, because they can't be sure that the project will be managed for everyone's benefit."
He added: "What this highlights is the reality that even companies with excellent credentials as stewards for open-source projects cannot control the future of these not-so-public-after-all projects when they are themselves acquired."
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Lewis has been in show business for over 30 years and was most recently the exec VP and general sales manager at Summit Entertainment, where he oversaw the "Twilight" franchise and "The Hurt Locker." Lewis spent over a decade at MGM heading the Eastern U.S. theatrical distribution efforts on "Hotel Rwanda," "Legally Blonde" and the Bond films starring Pierce Bronson.
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½ cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing
½ tsp. salad supreme seasoning
1 cup chopped leftover cooked rotisserie chicken
2 tbsp. chopped PLANTERS Pecan Pieces
½ cup grapes, sliced in half horizontally
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
STIR MIRACLE WHIP Dressing and salad supreme in medium bowl until well blended. Mix in remaining ingredients. Chill until serving.
SERVE with crackers or on your favorite bread such as croissants, dinner rolls or hoagie buns.
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There are many options in which to serve this chicken salad. It tastes fabulous on croissants, dinner rolls or even just with crackers. Other ingredient options that would work well include chopped apple, dried cranberries, bacon or walnuts. Also works great served with lettuce and tomato! You can tailor it to your family's preferences.
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These chilled chicken salad sandwiches get their sweet and crunchy from juicy sliced grapes and finely chopped celery.
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Okay ... the writing is on the wall.
I have accumulated 4 different ~85mm lens for the SONY. Obviously, each has something about it that is rather unique.
Looking at the full aperture on each respective lens
and light available to the sensor, I think you can SEE the difference
The SONY AF 85mm f/2.8 SAM ø55 (6.5-oz) is small, easily concealed for its focal length and of reasonable aperture ... and affordability. It gives folks a quick AF-portrait/short-telephoto lens for little cost.
The TAMRON SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1 MACRO ø55 (14.3-oz) is extremely sharp, just the right length and has a MACRO capability that simply is hard to match. A class leader in that regard, but rather slow to autofocus, so using it that way for any kind of action is ... prohibitive.
The Rokinon MF 85mm f/1.4 ø72 (17.5-oz)is a terrific portrait lens, and due to its extreme wide aperture, allows for a bokeh that simply cannot be achieved by the prior two lenses. The drawback is that is must be used in Manual mode (or "Crippled A" mode, if available) ... and manually focused. In the studio, that will be a small, but tolerable annoyance for its $269 cost.
The SIGMA AF 85mm f/1.4 DG EX HSM ø77 (25.6-oz) is an equally great bokeh providing lens, with its f/1.4 aperture. It has the added autofocus feature, but it tacks on another $600 to give it to you. It can be used in all modes of the camera and is the all-around winner, in my opinion, for general use.
The SONY CZ 85mm f/1.4 ø72 (19-oz) is the most expensive of the bunch (not pictured here). For its $1369 price tag, the true "buy back" is substantially reduced, as the preformance gulf between the image produced with the SIGMA and that of the Zeiss is too "unremarkable" to debate. I do not think seeing Zeiss stamped on your lens is going make that much difference in the long run. You can do a heck of a lot for another $500 in pocket or with another focal length lens. But then again, for those who simply must have the company logo on your lenses, that baby is waiting for you - cha-ching!


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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn underwent successful surgery this morning for a labral tear repair and removal of extra bone to his left hip. The procedure was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. The typical recovery time for this type of injury is three to four months.
"We expect Jonny to make a full recovery from this procedure," said David Kahn, Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations. "In the meantime, Dr. Philippon and our medical staff will work together to provide Jonny all the resources necessary to make his recovery as speedy as possible."
In his 81 appearances during the 2009-10 NBA season, Flynn averaged 13.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.


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The Walrus Says
Island residents of all ages who share a love for the stage are honing their talents each week under the direction of members of the Jamestown Community Theatre.
Students are still signing up with the classes underway at the golf club. At last count the aspiring actors were closing in on 40 attendees.
The youngest group, called the Lollipop Guild, is working on poetry that will be presented to parents, relatives and friends on March 16.
Mary S. Wright, artistic director of the JCT said, "It is amazing how quickly these young children memorize lines!
They have done improvisations and acted out fairy tales, and played games that require them to use their imaginations. Unafraid to get up and perform, this group certainly has the talent to be the JCT stars of the future!"
The second group, the Yellow Brick Roadsters, is practicing monologues and scenes that they will perform on March 16. There are 16 creative young folks in this group. Mary said that with energy and skill, they represent their age group with self confidence and determination to do their best. "They work well together and give positive criticism to one another along with constructive suggestions of how to improve on one another's work."
The last group, the Flying Monkeys, has a wide age range but, according to Mary, demonstrate a true JCT working relationship in spite of age differences. With talent from those who have been involved with many JCT productions to those who never have been in a play, everyone is taking risks and getting up to perform solos and in groups. The Flying Monkeys will present some challenging monologues during the final class.
"Whether 12 years old or 50 years plus, I marvel at the support each one gives one another as they perform individually. Most of all, I thank Becky Brazil and Iris Bohensky, who are working with me for over five hours each week for seven Sundays, in order to provide these classes. Both young ladies have been involved in the JCT since they were youngsters, and now as we volunteer together to prepare and teach these classes, I have to smile knowing that they have grown up, and how now we are working together to achieve the same goals."
Another standing ovation for the Jamestown Community Theatre.
*** A month ago we wondered if our vote would mean any thing after the Feb. 4 primaries. Now, it looks as if we will be in on deciding the Democratic nominee.
VOTE on Tuesday.
Hang in there! The tulips and crocuses are pushing through.
*** For you, for me...........
Sunday is Shirley St.Germain's birthday. Stop by and give her a big hug and ask her how old she is.
Oft-times contributor to this column, former islander Phyllis Bradley Anderson has written from Ohio with a plea for help.
"I would like to make my own clam chowder. Recipe books add all sorts of things. I want one that is creamy and thick. (Had some here and it was thin like water. I brought it home and poured it down the sink.) People here don't know what good clam chowder is, nor do they have scallops!"
If you would like to share your favorite clam chowder recipe with Phyllis, write to her at 5911 East State Rt. 22, Wilmington, OH 45177.
Her letter continues, "To show you that I am a loyal ex-Jamestowner even though it's been some 60 years, I saw the movie "Dan in Real Life." How many total hours I spent in the East Ferry landing waiting room. I almost cried when I saw it in the movie. It was an excellent movie - no swearing or fighting. I had been told that Jamestown was mentioned in the credits at the end as my daughter said she saw it.
"Getting up, we were the last to leave, somehow I went airborne across the aisle, hitting my head on the arm of a chair -Wham!! My daughter had someone call the ambulance as I was bleeding. Away I went to our ER and a few minutes later had seven staples put in. Had them removed 10 days later and at no time did they bother me. Just had a great time telling people it was due to my everlasting love of Jamestown.
"Saw the death notice for Chet Caswell. I was their babysitter for many years and have fond memories of the whole family. We called the parents Uncle Fred and Aunt Hannah. I saved my babysitting money to buy myself a store bought sweater as my mom made our outfits and knitted our sweaters, etc. Was I ever proud to wear a store-bought piece of clothing!!
"See you all in July."
Thanks Phyllis, enjoy the chowder.
Last week we had as our guests our three granddaughters who live in Connecticut while their mother was away on vacation.
Olivia, 11, Summer, 9, and Sasha, 4, livened up our home and exhausted the dog. Our thanks to the Jamestown library for its afternoon children's programs and the Walt Disney channel, plus Hannah Montana, for early evening entertainment. Also a nod to Fox's "American Idol" that mesmerized us all for three nights.
We were very impressed with Mim's abundant energy and her school-acquired ability to withhold a scream.
We note that the Postal Service will be increasing the cost of stamps another penny in May. Why not just increase the price a dime and be done with it for a while.
Chris Minus called and said the name of the restaurant at the entrance to the old Jamestown Bridge was Mister Pipes.
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic says to hide your loose wires and protect your pets and homes.
"Some pets, often cats and rabbits, find electrical cords and cables as ready chew toys and can be at risk of electrical shock, risk house fires from frayed cords, and cause unnecessary expenses to replace damaged items.
"The first thing to do is to minimize access by bunching cords together, gathering up excess lengths, and using electrical tape, cable covers, or even PVC piping to keep the wires out of sight of your pet. Also consider coating the cords with something like bitter apple spray, vinegar, or hot pepper sauce to strongly discourage your pet from chewing at those wires.
"There are commercial available plastic wire covers that are infused with a citrus scent to help discourage chewing at the wires. Also, consider using wireless technology to reduce the number of available wires that your pet has access to.
"If you suspect your pet was electrocuted from a chewed wire seek immediate veterinary care as early treatment is essential in electrocution cases."
*** Kudos to Uno.
Replies to the Feb. 14 poser were sent in by:
Helen Zachadnyk from Cumberland who called in the answer and Barbara-Ann MacIntosh who e-mailed, "Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes, Love never made a fool of you, you used to be too wise, Hey there, you on that high flying cloud, Though she won't throw a crumb to you, you think some day she'll come to you etc."
Mary S. Wright e-mailed to say the song is from "Pajama Game" and was sung in the original Broadway show by John Rait and Janice Paige. She said the movie starred John Rait and Doris Day.
Thanks, ladies!
The Walrus says never invite a federal bureaucracy into your lives. Common sense.
*** Vote Tuesday!
*** Be true!
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During a summer visit to a Motown recording studio, former Beatle Paul McCartney wanted to run his fingers along an 1877 Steinway grand piano played by some Detroit music greats he considers idols.
"He was disappointed when we told him it didn't play," Motown Historical Museum chief executive Audley Smith Jr., told The Detroit News for a story ( http://bit.ly/trOphs) Saturday.
Undaunted, the legendary rock and roller from England told museum officials following a July concert at Comerica Park that he wanted to help restore it.
On Monday, the piano will be picked up from the Detroit museum and shipped to Steinway & Sons in New York for restoration. The work is expected to take up to five months.
The piano company has to assess the piano's condition before a cost can be determined.
"Steinway & Sons is honored to restore the historic Steinway piano that was used by such legends as Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder _ and to do so in the very same New York factory where it was originally built in 1877," Steinway & Sons President of Americas Ron Losby told the newspaper in a statement.
"We're especially proud, as an American company, to help the Motown Museum in preserving the legacy of the Motown Record Company, whose artists and albums played such a vital role in one of the great eras of American music."
Information from: The Detroit News, http://detnews.com/


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We are now nine movies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an excursion that dates all the way back to Jon Favreau's Iron Man in 2008. And while Marvel Studios has raised the bar on cinematic world building – something franchises like X-Men and Spider-Man are responding to – they haven't exactly pushed the envelope when it comes to 3D. Not that the Marvel movies are bad. They just don't stand out, like an Avatar, as "Must See" examples of the visual technology. Can Captain America: The Winter Soldier set a new standard?
Our theatrical review for Captain America weighs in on whether or not this new Marvel release is worth your time (hint: it is), while this column will focus solely on the film's use of 3D. Considering seven separate categories, To 3D Or Not To 3D evaluates the full scope of the 3D viewing experience. Think of it as a consumer's guide for your movie-going, complete with a viewers poll where you can weigh in on how you plan to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California rallies were small and calm Tuesday night after Los Angeles police vowed to crack down with quick action against the sort of vandalism and violence the city saw a night earlier in street protests over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of a black Florida teenager.
A group of about 200 people, at times appearing outnumbered by police, marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles between City Hall and police headquarters, briefly blocking traffic but remaining peaceful. They were flanked by officers on bicycles and on foot but did not challenge or provoke them.
Another rally at a park near LA's Crenshaw District, which saw most of the violence and vandalism Monday night, was nearly as subdued.
Police Chief Charlie Beck and Mayor Eric Garcetti, who took office barely two weeks ago, said peaceful protests were welcome but violence wouldn't be tolerated. Beck vowed that anyone committing violence would be arrested.
"Your actions ... will reduce the power of the message of this community, and that is wrong. That is a shameful act," he said.
Los Angeles and Oakland have been flashpoints for violent reactions to Saturday's acquittal of Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin.
In Los Angeles, 14 people were arrested Monday night after about 150 people split from a peaceful demonstration at a park, running through the streets, jumping on cars, trying to break store windows and punching bystanders. A Wal-Mart store was vandalized.
A reporter and photographer for TV stations KCBS and KCAL also were assaulted and transported to a hospital with minor injuries. A police officer was punched in the chest Sunday, and a 24-year-old man, Brandon Bell, was charged Tuesday with battery and resisting arrest.
Deputy Chief Bob Green, who heads the LAPD's South Bureau, said officers were pelted with rocks as they stood by monitoring the protest. He blamed the incidents on "knuckleheads" from outside the area who are trying to provoke a confrontation with police.
In San Francisco, a peaceful crowd that gathered in the evening at City Hall listened to speeches by NAACP leaders and sang "We Shall Overcome."
A few dozen demonstrators watched closely by police in riot gear gathered at Oakland City Hall. A night earlier, protesters left a City Hall gathering and briefly blocked Interstate 880. They also tried to march onto Interstate 580, threw fireworks and assaulted a restaurant waiter with a hammer. Oakland police made nine arrests for crimes including assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism.
Los Angeles officials are sensitive to images of unrest in a city where the 1965 Watts Riots resulted in 34 deaths, and 1992 violence following the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King left 55 people dead and thousands injured.
The LAPD has spent years building relationships in the black community, and is working with African-American leaders to head off more serious violence. More than 300 police officers responded to the Crenshaw demonstration. They were intentionally slow to directly engage protesters, to allow a peaceful end to the demonstration.
The department's response demonstrated the progress that's been made, said Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the south LA-based community activist group Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable.
"They didn't wade in with stun guns and billy clubs, shooting up the joint, which might have happened 20 years ago," Hutchinson said. "I think that's a sign they've learned a few things."
Los Angeles Police Commissioner John Mack, a former president of the Los Angeles Urban League, said the public needs to differentiate between the troublemakers and the peaceful demonstrators.
"It's important we don't get carried away and get so focused on the few, who in my opinion clearly were not a part of the organized group and had their own agenda," Mack said. "Quite frankly, I'm not so sure that all of them even cared about Trayvon Martin."
Associated Press writer Terry Collins contributed to this report. Tami Abdollah can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/latams


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Photograph of two men in boats exploring partially submerged Fort Callville ruins, circa 1938
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Louder than Words: Black Panther Materials
from the Collection of Billy X Jennings
August 22– October 6, 2007
Huey Newton out of prison and surrounded by youth of
East Oakland community, August 1970. Photograph by Ducho.
This exhibition examines the Black Panther Party's survival programs, which served African-American communities across the nation from the mid-1960s through 1982. These programs served as an example of what could be done to effect revolutionary social change, and today, many such programs have roots in or are a direct result of the BPP's leadership efforts. The breakfast program, for example, created in 1969 in Oakland, grew over time to provide meals to thousands of children nationally every school day. Likewise, the BPP sponsored medical clinics, which provided free health care, including screening for sickle cell anemia and an ambulance service.
The survival programs received far less attention in the mainstream media than the Party's politically activist ideals. Photographs in the exhibition depict people signing up to vote for the first time and families who participated in the busing to prisons program. BPP photographs of the award-winning Oakland Community School are also displayed for the first time.1
The exhibition also highlights the artwork of Emory Douglas, the BPP's former minister of culture and chief artist of the Black Panther newspapers. Lee Lew-Lee's documentary "All Power to the People" (1997) will be shown throughout the exhibition, as will other films and videos related to the Black Panthers.
Serving the People Body and Soul is what this exhibition will reveal.
Billy X Jennings
BPP Historian
Community Art Exhibit of Emory Douglas' Artwork,
1969. Photograph by Ducho .
1In The Black Panther Party Reconsidered (Black Classic Press, 1998), JoNina M. Abron writes, "The survival projects included police-alert patrols, The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, the breakfast for children program, free medical clinics, the Oakland Community School, free busing to prisons, the free food program, the free clothing and shoes programs, the free ambulance program, sickle cell anemia testing, Seniors Against a Fearful Environment (S.A.F.E.), and the free pest control program."