Watchmen were organized groups of men , usually authorized by a state , government , city , or society , to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well as traditionally perform the services of public safety , fire watch , crime prevention , crime detection , recovery of stolen goods . Watchmen have existed since earliest recorded times in various guises throughout the world and were generally succeeded by the emergence of formally organized professional policing .

`` Photograph '' is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that was released as the lead single from his 1973 album Ringo . Starr co-wrote the song with George Harrison , his former bandmate from the Beatles . Although the two of them collaborated on other compositions , it is the only song officially credited to the pair . A signature tune for Starr as a solo artist , `` Photograph '' became an international hit , topping singles charts in the United States , Canada and Australia , and receiving gold disc certification for US sales of 1 million . Music critics have similarly received the song favourably ; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considers it to be `` among the very best post-Beatles songs by any of the Fab Four '' .

British rock group Coldplay with special guest performers BeyoncéThe Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show took place on February 7 , 2016 , at Levi 's Stadium in Santa Clara , California as part of Super Bowl 50 . It was headlined by the British rock group Coldplay with special guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars , who previously had headlined the Super Bowl XLVII and Super Bowl XLVIII halftime shows , respectively .

Matthew MacKendree `` Matt '' Lanter ( born April 1 , 1983 ) is an American actor , voice actor , and model . He gained fame by playing Liam Court in The CW hit teen drama series 90210 , a spin - off of the 1990s Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . He also appeared in some major released films , such as Star Wars : The Clone Wars , Disaster Movie , WarGames : The Dead Code , Sorority Row , Vampires Suck and The Roommate . He is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars : The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels . He stars as soldier Wyatt Logan , a time traveler , in Timeless on NBC .

`` A Whiter Shade of Pale '' is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum , released 12 May 1967 . The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks . Without much promotion , it reached number 5 on the Bilboard pop chart in the United States . One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love , it is one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide .

A globe is a spherical model of Earth , of some other celestial body , or of the celestial sphere . Globes serve similar purposes to maps , but unlike maps , do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down . A globe of Earth is called a terrestrial globe . A globe of the celestial sphere is called a celestial globe .

A Certain Scientific Railgun ( と ある 科学 の 超 電磁 砲 ( レールガン ) , Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan ) is an anime series based on the manga of the same name , which in itself is a spin - off of Kazuma Kamachi 's light novel , manga and anime series A Certain Magical Index . The manga is serialized in Dengeki Daioh and is written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fukuyama . The anime series is set in Academy City before and during the events of A Certain Magical Index , in which the plot focuses on Mikoto Misaka , an electromaster who is the third strongest esper in Academy City , along with her friends : Kuroko Shirai , a teleporter and Mikoto 's roommate ; Kazari Uiharu , Kuroko 's partner in Judgment , the city 's public safety committee ; and Ruiko Saten , Kazari 's friend and classmate .

Seraph of the End ( Japanese : 終わり の セラフ , Hepburn : Owari no Serafu ) is a dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto . It has been serialized by Shueisha in its Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine , Jump SQ , since September 3 , 2012 . The series is set in a world where a virus has ravaged the global populace , leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched ; in its wake , vampires and other strange creatures appear from beneath the earth . A young man , Yuichiro `` Yu '' Hyakuya , sets out to kill the vampires after one slaughters almost all the members from his orphanage .

A surname , family name , or last name is the portion of a personal name that indicates a person 's family ( or tribe or community , depending on the culture ) . Depending on the culture all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations based on the cultural rules .

Dominance in genetics is a relationship between alleles of one gene , in which the effect on phenotype of one allele masks the contribution of a second allele at the same locus . The first allele is dominant and the second allele is recessive . For genes on an autosome ( any chromosome other than a sex chromosome ) , the alleles and their associated traits are autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive . Dominance is a key concept in Mendelian inheritance and classical genetics . Often the dominant allele codes for a functional protein whereas the recessive allele does not .

This is a list of woods , in particular those most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade .

The textile industry of the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in India dates back to the 19th century , when the city and the industry was established under the British raj . Textile mills employed thousands of people from across the state , and the cotton garments manufactured were exported across the world . The prosperity of the industry was the mainstay of the city 's economy . It is called the Manchester of India .

MoThe 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 17 December 2017 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool . It was the 64th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award . Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) , the main award honours an individual 's British sporting achievement over the past year , with the winner selected by public vote from a twelve - person shortlist .

`` Down In My Heart , '' sometimes titled `` I 've Got the Joy '' is a popular Christian song often sung around the campfire and during scouting events . It is often included in Gospel music and a cappella concerts and songbooks . The song was written by George Willis Cooke ( 23 April 1848 - 30 April 1923 ) . The date of authorship is as yet unknown . Cooke was born in Comstock , Michigan . He was a Unitarian minister , writer , and editor and is well known for his landmark history of the Unitarian movement in the 19th century . Though largely self - taught , he studied at Meadeville Theological School in 1872 . He was ordained in June of that year , not having obtained a degree from the school . He served the parish ministry for 28 years , while writing and editing . He left the ministry in 1900 to pursue scholarship and lecturing . He authored more than 20 books on a wide range of subjects .

First Barons ' War , English Civil War

This is a list of protected areas of the Philippines administered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ' Biodiversity Management Bureau under the National Integrated Protected Areas System ( NIPAS ) Act of 1992 . As of 2012 , there are 240 protected areas in the Philippines covering a total area of 35,700 square kilometres ( 13,800 sq mi ) -- 11.9 % of the Philippines ' total land area .

After the Bath , Woman drying herself is a pastel drawing by Edgar Degas , made about 1890 -- 95 . It has been in the collection of the National Gallery , London since 1959 . The work is part of a series of drawings , preliminary sketches and completed works in pastels and oils by Degas from this period that depict women bathing .

Super giant slalom , or super-G , is a racing discipline of alpine skiing . Along with the faster downhill , it is regarded as a `` speed '' event , in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom . It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988 .

January in Davos , a mountain resort in Graubünden , in the eastern Alps regionThe World Economic Forum ( WEF ) is a Swiss nonprofit foundation , based in Cologny , Geneva , Switzerland . Recognised in 2015 by the Swiss authorities as an `` other international body '' under Switzerland 's Host State Act 2007 ( HSA , SR 192.12 ) , its mission is cited as `` committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business , political , academic , and other leaders of society to shape global , regional , and industry agendas '' .