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Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987. Watchmen focuses on six main characters: the Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, the Nite Owl, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and the Silk Spectre. These characters were originally based on the Mighty Crusaders[1] and then reworked in an unsolicited proposal to fit superhero properties DC had acquired from Charlton Comics in the early 1980s. Since the publisher planned to integrate Charlton's superheroes into the main DC Universe and the script would have made many of them for future stories, series writer Alan Moore eventually agreed to create original characters. Moore wished the main characters to present six "radically opposing ways" to perceive the world, and to give readers of the story the privilege of determining which one was most morally comprehensible.[2] The protagonists of Watchmen were reused in the prequel series Before Watchmen, which also gave backstories to several minor characters from the original graphic novel, and introduced new characters. Later on, several Watchmen characters reappeared in the limited series Doomsday Clock, which brought them into the main DC Universe.
- 1 Overview
- 2 Crimebusters
- 3 Minor characters
- 3.1 Minutemen
- 3.2 Adversaries
- 3.3 Other characters
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 Sources
The Crimebusters are a superhero group that succeeds the Minutemen and are the main characters of Watchmen. The group was short-lived when the Keene Act that forbade non-government sanctioned superheroes was passed. Among its notable members are:
The Comedian
The Comedian (Edward Blake) is a vigilante, initially based on the Shield and then on the Charlton Comics character Peacemaker, with elements of the Marvel Comics spy character Nick Fury added. Moore and Gibbons saw The Comedian as "a kind of Gordon Liddy character, only a much bigger, tougher guy".[3] Gibbons went with a Groucho Marx-style appearance (mustache and cigar) for the Comedian in his design, deciding that the "clown" look had already been appropriated by the DC Comics supervillain the Joker.[4] His costume itself was noted by Gibbons as being particularly problematic; he was initially designed with a more militaristic costume which was later dropped for a black leather outfit with a "rapist mask".[4] He believes that humans are savage in nature, and that civilization can never be more than an idea. He, therefore, chooses to become a mockery of society, fighting and killing without reservation.
Blake's murder, which takes place shortly before the story begins in 1985, sets the plot of Watchmen in motion. The character appears throughout the story in flashbacks and aspects of his personality are revealed by other characters.[5] Richard Reynolds described The Comedian as "ruthless, cynical, and nihilistic, and yet capable of deeper insights than the others into the role of the costumed hero".[5] Nicholas Michael Grant said the Comedian is "the only character in the Watchmen universe who is almost totally unlikeable."[6]
In the Watchmen film, he is played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The film also places him as John F. Kennedy's assassin, as shown in the opening montage. In Watchmen: The End is Nigh, the Comedian is voiced by Mark Silverman.
Doctor Manhattan
Dr. Jonathan "Jon" Osterman is a vigilante and the only character with superpowers,[7]. He was originally a physicist who was transformed into a blue, irradiated powerful being after he was disintegrated in an Intrinsic Field Subtractor in 1959. He had returned to the chamber to retrieve his girlfriend's watch (which he had repaired), and was accidentally locked inside when the Subtractor started automatically. Osterman was blown into atoms, with nothing left of his body. Within a few months, his disembodied consciousness managed to reconstruct a physical body for itself, after several hideous partial reconstructions. Following his reanimation, he is immediately pressed into service by the United States government, which gives him the name Doctor Manhattan, after the Manhattan Project. Though he dabbles briefly in crime-fighting, his greatest influence is to grant the U.S. a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union during the Cold War, with his most significant action taking place after he is personally asked by President Richard Nixon to intervene in the Vietnam War, leading to an unqualified victory for the U.S. with the defeat of North Vietnam and the Vietcong, preventing the collapse of the Saigon government. Since he works for the U.S. government, he is exempt from the provisions of the Keene Act, but spends much of his time doing advanced technology research and development, and physics research. He is single-handedly responsible for the shift to electric-powered vehicles (by synthesizing the needed elements and chemicals himself) and Veidt credits him with causing a huge leap forward in myriad areas of science and technology. As a result, the technology of the alternative 1985 of the Watchmen universe is far more advanced. After the death of his father in 1969, he does not conceal his birth name and is referred to as "Jon" or "Dr. Osterman".
In the Watchmen film, Doctor Manhattan is a CGI character whose body is modeled after fitness model Greg Plitt, with voice, motion capture, and facial performance provided by Billy Crudup (who also plays Osterman prior to his transformation). In Watchmen: The End is Nigh, Doctor Manhattan is voiced by Crispin Freeman.
Nite Owl
Nite Owl II (Daniel Dreiberg) is a superhero who uses owl-themed gadgets, in a manner which led Dave Gibbons to consider him "an obsessive hobbyist... a comics fan, a fanboy."[8] Nite Owl was partly based on the Ted Kord version of the DC Comics superhero Blue Beetle. Just as Ted Kord had a predecessor, Moore also incorporated an earlier adventurer who used the name "Nite Owl" (the retired crime fighter Hollis Mason) into Watchmen.[3] While Moore devised character notes for Gibbons to work from, the artist provided a name and a costume design for Hollis Mason he had created when he was twelve.[9] Richard Reynolds noted in Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology that despite the character's Charlton roots, Nite Owl's modus operandi has more in common with the DC Comics character Batman.[10] According to Geoff Klock, his civilian form "visually suggests an impotent, middle-aged Clark Kent."[11] The second Nite Owl is another vigilante who has not revealed his identity in the post-Keene Act era throughout the novel.
"Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1" establishes that Dan Dreiberg's mother was physically abused by his father. Dreiberg's obsession with the original Nite Owl led him to plant a remote microphone device on Hollis' vehicle in order to track him down.[12] It also establishes the events of how he was taken in as his apprentice: His father dies of an apparent heart attack while beating Dan's mother (Dan and his mother hold off calling for an ambulance) At the funeral, Hollis, having since discovered Dan's abusive childhood via police reports, confronts Dan and agrees to take him on as his sidekick. However, after training him, Hollis announces his retirement and informs Dan that he is giving him the Nite Owl identity rather than creating a sidekick persona for him. It is also revealed that Rorschach met Nite Owl on Dan's very first patrol and offered his assistance as a partner to the young rookie hero.[12]
In the Watchmen film, he is played by Patrick Wilson, who put on 25 pounds (11 kg)[13] in between the filming of his flashback scenes and the 1985 scenes, showing the physical decline of his character.
Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt) was a former superhero who draws inspiration from his hero Alexander the Great and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, for whom he is named. A child prodigy, he graduated from high school and college before he was 18 and learned the art of lying as he hid the full scope of his brilliance for most of his childhood after being accused of cheating. When he inherited his family's fortune upon his parents' death in a car accident, Adrian gave it away to see if he could be a success by himself. Veidt traced Alexander the Great's path across the globe and ultimately returned to the United States, where he became a successful businessman. However, when his business partner and would-be love interest overdosed on drugs (purchased with funds given to her by Adrian as a gift to allow her to have fun in New York City one night), Veidt decided to avenge her death as a superhero. His costume was conceived as a Halloween costume but he quickly developed a name for himself as a hero.[14] Two years before the Keene Act passed, Veidt went public with his secret identity and began merchandising his alter ego as he became one of the most important businessmen in the USA. However, his fear of a nuclear war between the USSR and the USA, plus a rivalry with the Comedian (who unknowingly planted the idea of stopping the inevitable nuclear holocaust into Veidt's head), led to him engaging in the vast conspiracy at the heart of the Watchmen series.
Ozymandias was directly based on Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, whom Moore had admired for using his full brain capacity as well as possessing full physical and mental control.[3] Veidt is believed to be the smartest man on the planet, even capable of outsmarting Dr Manhattan. His combination of intelligence and highly advanced fighting skills makes him perhaps the most feared and dangerous of the mortal vigilantes. He was even able to catch a bullet fired at him (Chapter XII, page 15). He is often accompanied by his genetically-engineered lynx, Bubastis. Richard Reynolds noted that by taking initiative to "help the world", Veidt displays a trait normally attributed to villains in superhero stories, and in a sense he is the "villain" of the series; however, he purposely acts for an objective greater good, thus avoiding the traditional "villain" classification, which is typically self-serving, delusional or evil.[15] Gibbons noted "One of the worst of his sins [is] kind of looking down on the rest of humanity, scorning the rest of humanity."[16] In 2008, he was ranked number 10 on the Forbes Fictional 15.[17] Wizard magazine also ranked Ozymandias as 25th Greatest Villain of All Time and IGN ranked him as 21st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[18]
In the Watchmen film, Veidt is played by Matthew Goode. His costume was designed to parody the rubber suits featuring nipples in the film Batman & Robin. This incarnation of Veidt uses a German accent when speaking with friends and an American accent when speaking publicly. Instead of breeding a giant monster and placing it in New York to massacre half the city as in the comics, Veidt destroys New York, along with many major cities across the globe, with energy blasts designed to look as though Doctor Manhattan had caused it, bringing world peace.
Rorschach is a noir private detective-themed vigilante who wears a white mask with constantly shifting ink blots. Rorschach continues to fight crime in spite of his outlaw status, eventually making the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. He was born Walter Joseph Kovacs, the son of an abusive prostitute by a man whose last name his mother never bothered to learn, and spent much of his childhood in a home for troubled youth, after which he began working in a garment factory. After reading about the murder of Kitty Genovese and the reported complete indifference of the witnesses of the crime, he modified a special fabric that she had ordered, according to him, to create a mask and became a vigilante, eventually forming a productive partnership with Nite Owl II. In 1975, after failing to rescue a young girl, he lost all faith in humanity and began to embrace extremist right-wing ideology.
When the story begins, a man is seen walking around New York carrying a sign that reads, "The End Is Nigh," but it is not until several chapters later that the reader learns that this man is Kovacs/Rorschach.
Moore based Rorschach on the Steve Ditko creations The Question and Mr. A. Moore said he was trying to "come up with this quintessential Steve Ditko character — someone who's got a funny name, whose surname begins with a 'K,' who's got an oddly designed mask".[19] As a result, Rorschach's real name is given as Walter Kovacs. Ditko's Charlton character The Question also served as a template for creating Rorschach.[3] Comics historian Bradford W. Wright described the character's world view as "a set of black-and-white values that take many shapes but never mix into shades of gray, similar to the ink blot tests of his namesake". Rorschach sees existence as random and, according to Wright, this viewpoint leaves the character "free to 'scrawl [his] own design' on a 'morally blank world'".[20] Moore said he did not foresee the death of Rorschach until the fourth issue when he realized that his refusal to compromise would result in him not surviving the story.[2]
Rorschach is close friends with the second Nite Owl. He is the first hero Rorschach meets with when Comedian is killed[21] and Nite Owl organizes a rescue mission to free Rorschach from jail when he is arrested.[22] Before Watchmen: Nite Owl reveals that Rorschach was active as a hero before Nite Owl made his debut and on the latter's first night out as a hero, Rorschach sneaks into his owl ship and offers his services to Nite Owl as a partner.[12]
In Doomsday Clock, Kovacs is succeeded by Reginald "Reggie" Long, son of Dr. Malcolm Long, the psychologist in Watchman who was assigned to evaluate Rorschach after he is apprehended.
In the Watchmen film, he is played by Jackie Earle Haley.
Silk Spectre
Laurel Jane "Laurie" Juspeczyk (Silk Spectre) is the daughter of Sally Jupiter, the first Silk Spectre. Laurie's mother apparently wanted her to follow in her footsteps and so she fought crime for ten years before the Keene Act banned vigilantes. Unlike the other protagonists, Silk Spectre was not based on a particular Charlton character, although her relationship with Dr. Manhattan is similar to that between Captain Atom and the heroine Nightshade. Moore felt he needed a female hero in the cast and drew inspiration from comic book heroines such as Black Canary and Phantom Lady.[3]
Laurie is kept on retainer by the government because of her relationship with Doctor Manhattan and lives on a government base at the beginning of the comic. When Doctor Manhattan leaves Earth, the government has her removed from the base and suspends her expense account, forcing her to move in with Dan, with whom she starts a romantic relationship. At the end of the eighth issue, Doctor Manhattan appears and takes her to Mars because he knows she wants to convince him to save the world. On Mars, she realizes that The Comedian was her biological father. After the final encounter with Veidt at the end of the series, she assumes the identity of Sandra Hollis and continues her relationship with Dan. An offhand comment to Dan, in which she claims to want a better costume, with leather and a sidearm, implies she's thinking about taking over her late father's identity, thus becoming the second Comedian.
In the Watchmen film, she is played by Malin Åkerman. In a 2003 draft script by David Hayter, which was reviewed by IGN, Laurie uses the name Jupiter, and the alter ego name "Slingshot".[23] The former detail seems to have been retained in the final version of the film (though the Nite Owl's goggles gave her last name as her mother's maiden name, Juspeczyk). The film gives her date of birth as December 2, 1949. Silk Spectre was ranked 24th in Comics Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list.[24]
Minor characters
Key to the success of Watchmen is the wide range of characters it features beyond the 'main' stars. Moore stated in 1988 that, in Watchmen, "we spend a good deal of time with the people on the street. We wanted to spend as much time detailing these characters and making them believable as we did the main characters."[25] Moore and Gibbons deliberately wanted all their characters "to have a place in this vast organic mechanism that we call the world."[25] The fleshing-out of the world was, in Moore's words, to demonstrate that "all the way through the entire series human life is going on with all of its petty entanglements and minor difficulties and all the rest of it."[26] Moore adds that it is possible to see the story as being as much about the supporting as the main characters:
What Nixon does and what Dr. Manhattan does and what Veidt does — it affects the people on the street corner but only peripherally, indirectly... And yet, in some ways, those people on the street corner, it's their story. They're the people we're concerned about.[26]
The Minutemen are a superhero group that came before the Watchmen. The group was founded in 1939 during the Golden Age. The group later disbanded in 1949 following some public controversies. Among its notable members are:
Captain Metropolis
Captain Metropolis (real name Nelson "Nelly" Gardner) is a former Marine Lieutenant. He was one of the more active members of the Minutemen, having organized its formation. Metropolis was involved in a sexual relationship with Hooded Justice. The relationship was reported to be abusive, with Hooded Justice abusing and cheating on Metropolis until H.J.'s mysterious disappearance in the early 1950s, elaborated on below in the character's own thumbnail. In the 1960s, the Captain unsuccessfully attempted to recruit the second generation of superheroes into a new group called the Crimebusters. He was killed in a car accident in 1974 that left him decapitated.
He was played in the film by Darryl Scheelar.
Dollar Bill
Dollar Bill (real name William Benjamin "Bill" Brady) is a bank-sponsored member of the Minutemen who was created for publicity purposes. While he is described as having no actual superpowers, Dollar Bill was known for having apparently supernatural luck, surviving many things that should have outright killed him. Socially conservative, he is portrayed in Before Watchmen as homophobic (barely tolerating his homosexual Minutemen colleagues) and good friends with the ultra-right-wing Comedian, voting to let him stay after the attempted rape of Sally Jupiter. He dies during a bank robbery in 1947 when his cape is caught in the bank's revolving doors, allowing the robbers to shoot him at point-blank range. This was a problem he warned his employers about, but they insisted the cape had to be part of the costume as Mason laments in his book. Even Rorschach, who dislikes Ozymandias for making his superhero alter-ego into a toy line, laments Dollar Bill's death while Hollis Mason commented in his book that his death would've been averted if Dollar Bill designed his own costume.
In the film, he is portrayed by Dan Payne.
Hollis Mason
Hollis Mason is the first Nite Owl who retired in 1962, and author of the autobiography "Under The Hood" which appears in excerpts throughout the story. Hollis was the only member of the Minutemen who did not have any social problems and mainly enjoyed being a costumed adventurer. On Halloween 1985, The Knot-Tops led by Derf assault Hollis in retaliation for the release of Rorschach, which was caused by Nite Owl II (Daniel Dreiberg) and Silk Spectre II (Laurie Juspeczyk). Derf hits Hollis on the head with Mason's own Nite Owl trophy killing the former superhero (in the film, this event is only depicted in the director's cut version). Hollis' death was avenged when Derf is among those killed by Ozymandias' giant monster.
Before Watchmen: Night Owl #1 showed that Dan Dreiberg's obsession with the original Nite Owl led him to plant a remote microphone device on Hollis' vehicle in order to track him down.[12] At the funeral of Dreiberg's father, Hollis discovered Dan's abusive childhood via police reports. He confronted Dan and agrees to take him on as his sidekick. After training Dan, Hollis instead announced his retirement and granted Dan the Nite Owl identity, rather than creating a sidekick persona for him.
In the film, he is played in old age by Stephen McHattie, and in youth by Clint Carleton.
Hooded Justice
Hooded Justice is the first masked vigilante, often initialled "H. J." by his teammates. His real identity is never conclusively revealed but in Hollis Mason's book it is suggested to be circus strongman Rolf Müller.
This is retconned heavily in Before Watchmen: Minutemen #6, where we learn that he is not Rolf Muller (a character that sexually abused and killed children), but it is strongly implied that he is Muller's son or ward, Jacob. Assuming that he himself was a victim of Muller's abuse, it explains a great deal about his violent persona, costume, and mask. A violent vigilante, Hooded Justice shared a romantic homosexual relationship with Captain Metropolis and a deep-seated rivalry with Comedian, after he prevented Blake from sexually assaulting Silk Spectre. Hooded Justice's relationship with Metropolis was a fractured one; Justice repeatedly cheated on his boyfriend with male prostitutes, physically abusing them in sadomasochist sexual encounters. This resulted in bribery of his lovers and the usage of Silk Spectre as his public girlfriend. He ultimately disappeared in the 1950s after refusing to cooperate with HUAC's new policy on costumed vigilantes. In the original novel it is suggested that he was murdered either by the Comedian for voting him out of the Minutemen (as Ozymandias believes), or by the Stasi of his native East Germany. In the retcon we learn that Hollis Mason, mistakenly believing him to be Muller, attacked Hooded Justice and snapped his neck, killing him. He was never actually unmasked, and Metropolis burned down the headquarters with his former lover's body inside; it later turns out that the Comedian was the one who misdirected Mason to believe that Justice was Muller, so Ozymandias was partially right. Much of the "Under the Hood" information on Muller and HJ is revealed to be a deliberate lie on Mason's part. This may be contrary to the intent of the original novel. In chapter 1, the fourth panel of page 25 focuses on two old men sitting affectionately together near Dan and Laurie in Rafael's restaurant. They look very much like older versions of Rolf Muller and Nelson Gardner, and it was speculated by many fans that these were in fact Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis, who had faked their deaths in order to retire and be together. Dave Gibbons said this was unintended but allowed that it might be true. In the retconned world of Before Watchmen, it is obviously not the case.
In the film, Hooded Justice was played by Glenn Ennis who speaks the character's one line with a subtle German accent.
Mothman (real name Byron Lewis) is a former member of the Minutemen who suffered from alcoholism and mental illness later in life. Lewis had a privileged upbringing and sought to help the less fortunate and fight oppression and corruption as a crimefighter. To this end, Lewis created a costume with special wings that helped him glide, dubbing himself "Mothman". However, a series of near death experiences in perfecting his wings left Lewis in constant pain and a drug addict and an alcoholic, with him requiring a drink each time before he flew for "courage". Lewis's mental stability ultimately deteriorated after he was called before HUAC, leading to him being forcibly brought to a mental asylum in Maine, but was briefly released for the Minutemen's reunion.
In Doomsday Clock #2, the obituary in the newspaper revealed that Mothman is dead. In Doomsday Clock #4, a flashback involving the earlier history of Reggie revealed that he met Mothman at the same asylum following the alien monster's attack. Reggie and Mothman grow closer as Mothman plans to train Reggie to defend himself against the guard Jason. When Reggie saw the news that exposed Veidt's involvement with the alien monster attack, he set fire to the asylum. When Mothman sees the fire, he states that it is calling to him and walks towards (and presumably into) it. Mothman is also notoriously stinky.
In the film, he is portrayed by Niall Matter.
Sally Jupiter
Sally Jupiter (real name Sally Juspeczyk) is the first Silk Spectre and founding member of the Minutemen who is now retired. She is later the domineering "stage mom" of Laurie Juspeczyk (who becomes Silk Spectre II). Sally married her manager, Laurence Schexnayder, shortly after retiring. She narrowly avoided being raped by the Comedian, although years later she had a consensual affair with him, and ultimately bore his child. Sally adores the attention she receives from fans of "The Silk Spectre", though Laurie is repulsed at her mother's sexually explicit exploits in promoting herself.
In the film, she is played by Carla Gugino.
The Silhouette (real name Ursula Zandt) was a gun-toting vigilante and member of the Minutemen. Before Watchmen gave a new backstory, that Ursula was motivated by the deaths of her parents and sister at the hands of the Nazis in their native Austria. According to the first Nite Owl, Silhouette was the first member of the Minutemen who went public with her career as a super-hero, when she busted a child pornography ring in New York. She had a close working relationship with Nite Owl and, after being forced out of the Minutemen (upon being publicly outed as a lesbian), continued to work with Nite Owl. She investigated a string of child murders until she and her lover Gretchen were killed by The Liquidator, a criminal she had fought years earlier as seen in Before Watchmen: Minutemen #4. In the film, the words "lesbian whores" scrawled on the wall at the scene of her murder implied that her killer was motivated by homophobia and not necessarily revenge.
She is portrayed by Apollonia Vanova in the film.
The following are villains in Watchmen:
Big Figure
Big Figure is jailed dwarfish crime boss and former adversary of Nite Owl and Rorschach. He tries to get revenge when Rorschach is imprisoned in the same prison as he is, only for him and his minions to get killed by Rorschach during a prison riot.
In the film, he is played by an uncredited Danny Woodburn.
Liquidator is a costumed criminal who was active in the 1940s and was first seen in Before Watchmen: Minutemen #4. He was the one who killed Silhouette and her lesbian lover. Some days later, he was tracked down and killed by Sally Jupiter.
Moloch the Mystic
Moloch The Mystic (real name Edgar William Jacobi, also known as Edgar William Vaughn, and William Edgar Bright ) is a crimelord who fought the Minutemen and other superheroes for several decades. Moloch was jailed for a time during the 1970s, after which he retired from crime. In Watchmen, he is dying of cancer, which he received from Adrian Veidt. Moloch was later murdered by Adrian, who frames Rorschach.
In the film, he is primarily played by Matt Frewer, with Mike Carpenter playing Moloch as a younger man in various flashbacks.
Twilight Lady
Twilight Lady is a dominatrix-styled villain of Nite Owl II, seen only in an autographed photograph and erotic dream sequence in the original novel. The character has two completely different origins in later material written by other writers.
In the video game Watchmen: The End is Nigh which is set in the 1970s, Twilight Lady (voiced by Courtenay Taylor) is established as a madam whose clients include many high-profile Washington politicians, who she blackmails for state secrets and money. In the game, Nite Owl II and Rorschach must fight her and the Comedian, the latter of whom is ultimately sent to kill the Sin Queen to stop her extortion racket.
However, Before Watchmen: Nite Owl portrays her as a dominatrix who befriends Nite Owl II when a fight between Dan and a crook spills over into her place of work. Falling for the hero and inspired by his heroic actions, she adopts the "Sin Queen" alias and becomes a super-hero, investigating a series of prostitute murders along with Nite Owl and a jealous Rorschach. The murderer of the prostitutes turns out to be a fire and brimstone minister whom Rorschach is friends with; Nite Owl rescues the Sin Queen, whom the minister kidnaps and threatens to burn alive. The near death experience causes her to give up her would-be career as a hero. Dan lied to Laurie about her being a former lover of his, and passed her off as a criminal who was fixated on him to hide their relationship.
Other characters
Alien Monster
The Alien Monster (referred to by fans as the Squid) is a 100 ft. giant squid-like monster with one eye, dozens of long muscular tentacles, and an exposed brain. It was created by Ozymandias as part of his plan to save the world from a nuclear holocaust. Adrian Veidt had transported science fiction writers Max Shea and James Trafford March, surreal artist Hira Manish, and an assortment of other writers, artists, and scientists to his private island under the impression that they are being used for a top secret movie production. It took several months to genetically-engineer the monster where its brain was actually the cloned brain of the deceased psychic Robert Deschaines which was augmented by a psychic resonant device. Once it was complete, Veidt had the ship that was taking them home blown up to erase his involvement in what will happen next. At midnight on November 2, 1985, Veidt teleported the Alien Monster into the heart of New York City, where its tentacles and large sections of its body exploded upon impact. In addition, the Alien Monster's brain unleashed a massive psychic shockwave that caused thousands more deaths. Its dead body was discovered by Doctor Manhattan and Silk Spectre.
In Doomsday Clock #3, the Alien Monster was seen in Reggie Long's nightmare.
In the film, the Alien Monster was replaced with exploding energy reactors that generating a Radioactive Decay Signature similar to Doctor Manhattan as a way to frame him for the retaliated attack in light of the cancer allegations against him.
Bernard is a newsdealer who appears periodically on the central New York street corner. Bernard is amongst the many characters who dies when Veidt's monster appears in New York, and he dies trying to protect his young namesake. Moore has stated that he "is in some ways every man, because he's a complete prat and doesn't know what's going on... [h]e is like a lot of people, he is a function of the news... [regurgitating news headlines] think[ing] that's an opinion."[27]
Bubastis I
Bubastis is a genetically-altered red lynx with stripes that was created by Ozymandias, who she served as his sole companion. When meeting with a toy company, Adrian Veidt asked for the toy company to make a toy of Bubastis as well. When Doctor Manhattan was lured into the intrinsic field subtractor, Veidt regretfully apologizes to Bubastis and turns on the machine which kills Bubastis and temporarily disassembles Doctor Manhattan.
In the film, Bubastis has blue skin.
Doug Roth
Doug Roth is a reporter for Nova Express. He is present at Dr. Manhattan's interview with Ted Koppel and reveals that several of his coworkers died of cancer, presumably from Manhattan. This leads to Manhattan's self-imposed exile on Mars.
Roth was played by John Shaw in the film.
Gloria Long
The wife of Malcolm Long and mother of Reggie, the second Rorschach. She died in the New York massacre caused by Ozymandias' alien monster.
Janey Slater
Janey Slater is the first girlfriend of Dr. Jon Osterman. She leaves him in 1966 after she perceives a relationship building between Osterman and Laurie. Veidt gives Janey cancer as part of his scheme to exile Dr. Manhattan. Janey erroneously believes that Jon Osterman gave it to her.
In the film, she is played by Laura Mennell.
Detective Joe Bourquin
Detective Joe Bourquin is the partner to Detective Steven Fine. Bourquin dies when Veidt's monster appears in New York.
In the film, he is renamed Detective Gallagher and is portrayed by Don Thompson.
Malcolm Long
Malcolm Long, Ph.D. is the psychologist who is assigned to evaluate Rorschach after he is apprehended. He is initially very hopeful of curing Rorschach, even though his utter lack of emotion makes Long's psychological evaluation techniques useless. Rorschach's unveiling of events that shaped his uncompromising mindset greatly affects Dr. Long's own outlook and marriage. Malcolm and his wife die when Veidt's monster appears in New York.
In Doomsday Clock, Malcolm has a son named Reggie who became the second Rorschach.
In the film, he's played by William S. Taylor.
Seymour David
Seymour David is a junior worker at the New Frontiersman magazine offices, designed by Moore to be "the ordinary common slob".[25] He is the final character in Watchmen, playing a pivotal role in the final pages, whom Moore describes as "the most low-life, worthless, nerdy sort of character in the entire book who finally has the fate of the world resting in his pudging fingers".[25]
It is revealed in Doomsday Clock #1 that he was "brutally beaten to death" after the publication of Rorschach's journal.
In the film, Seymour is played by Chris Gauthier.
Detective Steven Fine
Detective Steven Fine is the police officer that investigates Edward Blake's murder, and captures Rorschach. He deduces that Dan Dreiberg is Nite Owl II, and hints at this to Dreiberg in an effort to warn him away from further activity. Fine dies when Veidt's monster appears in New York.
He is portrayed by Jerry Wasserman in the film.
See also
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- ^ a b c d e Cooke, Jon B. "Alan Moore discusses the Charlton-Watchmen Connection". Comic Book Artist. August 2000. Retrieved on October 8, 2008.
- ^ a b Gibbons, Dave; John Higgons (2008). Watching the Watchmen. United States: DC Comics. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-84856-041-3.
- ^ a b Reynolds, p. 106
- ^ Paige MacGregor (August 14, 2008). "Fatal Attraction: Hating to Love Watchmen's Comedian". Hating to Love Watchmen's Comedian. Fandomania. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ Wright, p. 272
- ^ Gibbons, "Watchmen Round Table: Moore & Gibbons" in David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview (1988), p. 47
- ^ Kallies, Christy. "Under the Hood: Dave Gibbons". SequentialTart.com. July 1999. Retrieved on October 12, 2008
- ^ Reynolds, p. 32
- ^ Klock, p. 66
- ^ a b c d Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1
- ^ Amsden, David (1 March 2009). "Patrick Wilson, Superstar". New Yorker. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
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- ^ Reynolds, p. 110
- ^ "Talking With Dave Gibbons". WatchmenComicMovie.com. October 16, 2008. Retrieved on October 28, 2008.
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- ^ Frankenhoff, Brent (2011). Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics. Krause Publications. p. 23. ISBN 1-4402-2988-0.
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- Wright, Bradford W. Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Johns Hopkins, 2001. ISBN 0-8018-7450-5
- Gibbons, Dave. "Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Graphic Novel". Titan Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84856-041-3


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Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is calling for proposals from museums, museum service organizations, and universities for projects that will enhance the professional development of museum staff. The 21st Century Museum Professionals grants are intended to have an impact on multiple institutions by reaching broad groups of museum professionals.
Funding will support projects involving core management skills such as planning, leadership, finance, program design, partnership, and evaluation. Projects may also focus on collections care and management, interpretation, marketing and audience development, staff retention, visitor services, governance, and other areas of museum operations. Additionally, IMLS encourages applicants to review its report, Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills, and respond with project proposals that address competence in such 21st century skill areas as information, communications, and technology literacy; critical thinking; problem solving; creativity; civic literacy; and global awareness. Click here for descriptions of the awarded proposals from 2009.
Applicants may request from $15,000 - $500,000 for a grant period of up to three years. The application deadline is March 15, 2010. Downloadable guidelines and fill-in forms are available on the IMLS Web site.
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Field hockey: Whitesboro upsets Camden to advance to Class B semifinals
CAMDEN - It's a rare season when Camden's field hockey team isn't one of the top seeds in the Class B playoffs. Coming off an appearance in the state semifinals made that prospect even more unlikely in 2012,
But that's exactly where the Blue Devils were heading into Wednesday's quarterfinal game against Whitesboro, a team that started the season with five losses and two ties and was unlikely to qualify.
Camden had the edge in possession but Whitesboro rode the play of red-hot goalie Katelyn Armstrong to post a 2-1 upset of the defending Section III and regional champs.
"That's the best I've played, the best the team's played, the best the defense's played," an excited Armstrong said after her 15-save effort put Whitesboro in the semifinals for the first time in more than a decade. "We listened to each other, we talked, defense stayed on marks."
As the game unfolded it quickly became clear that it was very likely overtime would be needed as play was back and forth from the start. The hosts denied Whitesboro's first great chance to take the lead when Emily Collins stopped Jordan Noga's penalty stroke in the eighth minute. Still, the visitors kept the pressure up and 11 minutes later took the lead when Vina Smith scored from close range.
Coach Shannon McPheron's Blue Devils knotted the game quickly, though. Three straight penalty corners led to Sidney McGowan's goal off an Amanda Relyea pass in the 21st minute and it stayed 1-1 until halftime.
Noga was not to be denied in the third minute of the second half, though. Brandi Blaszak set her up for the go-ahead goal off a corner play that Smith started. Blaszak missed her team's 3-0 road loss to Camden in the regular season and made the most of her return from an injury.
Camden (9-8) did not make the most of its corner opportunities and it haunted the hosts afterward. The Blue Devils had a 9-3 edge in corners in the second half, the best chance coming in the 50th minute as Bailee Barrett forced Armstrong to make two superb saves in a row.
McPheron's team earned one more corner, in the 57th minute, but Barrett's shot was blocked by the defense and Melissa Hanvey's shot off the rebound went wide.
"It's disappointing, but we have a very young team," McPheron said after her team missed making the semifinals for the first time in a 12-year career. "Our corners were our weakness all year."
Whitesboro (6-7-3) will play top-seeded New Hartford on Saturday in the semifinals. Coach Renee Lavalley, a player on the last Whitesboro team to do so in 2000, was as thrilled as her players afterward.
"Being an underdog this time of the year is an advantage," Lavalley said. "It's tough to beat a team three times."
Camden beat Whitesboro 4-3 in the first meeting this fall. Whitesboro will try to make it two in a row Saturday when it faces an NH team that also dealt it two losses in the regular season.
Whitesboro (6-7-3): Vina Smith 1-0, Jordan Noga 1-0, Brandi Blaszak 0-1. Saves - Katelyn Armstrong 13.
Camden (9-8): Sidney McGowan 1-0, Amanda Relyea 0-1. Saves - Emily Collins 5.


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Championship Wrap: Foxes extend lead to 10 points
Leicester City extended their lead at the top of the Championship to 10 points with their ninth straight league win on Saturday.
Nigel Pearson's men went into their game at mid-table Bournemouth knowing they had the opportunity to move further clear of QPR and Burnley, who battled out a 3-3 draw in the day's early kick-off.
And veteran striker Kevin Phillips' 81st-minute goal, which came shortly after he was brought off the bench, ensured they would collect all three points at the Goldsands Stadium and leave Bournemouth in 14th place.
That result came after Leicester's closest challengers had served up a thriller at Loftus Road.
Striker Kevin Doyle, who joined QPR on loan from Wolves on Thursday, opened the scoring after just seven minutes, but Burnley's Danny Ings equalised in superb fashion midway through the first half.
Richard Dunne restored the hosts lead before the interval, but a quick-fire double from Sam Vokes put Burnley ahead with 28 minutes remaining.
However, another QPR loanee, West Ham's Modibo Maiga, came off the bench to grab a share of the spoils for Harry Redknapp's men late on.
Fourth-placed Derby County, meanwhile, missed the chance to move above Burnley into third as they were involved in a 3-3 draw of their own at Birmingham City.
Steve McClaren's side were in firm control after coming from a goal down to lead 3-1, but Birmingham claimed a point thanks to Chris Burke and a last-gasp equaliser from Manchester United loanee Federico Macheda.
Leeds United put their off-the-pitch turmoil to one side by coming from behind to post a 5-1 hammering of Yorkshire neighbours Huddersfield Town at Elland Road.
The Championship's top scorer Ross McCormack led the rout, weighing in with a hat-trick to take his tally to 21 goals for the season, as Leeds ended a seven-game winless run in the league.
In-form Reading - who have lost just one of their last six league games - consolidated their place in the play-off zone with a convincing 3-0 win at Millwall, while Ipswich Town remain four points adrift of Nigel Adkins' team after their 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.
At the wrong end of the table, second-bottom Barnsley were left heartbroken in their own Yorkshire derby as a 97th-minute winner from Chris Maguire gave Sheffield Wednesday - who are now unbeaten in seven Championship outings - all three points at Hillsborough.
Charlton Athletic remain in the relegation zone after slumping to a third straight league defeat with a 2-1 reverse at Wigan Athletic, who move up to 10th courtesy of two goals in the last two minutes from Marc-Antoine Fortune and Jordi Gomez.
Elsewhere, Blackpool made it 12 Championship games without a victory by going down 2-0 at Blackburn Rovers, while Middlesbrough recorded their second consecutive 0-0 draw with a stalemate at Doncaster Rovers.


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If you want to scientifically impress your friends tomorrow (or look like a hoity toity smartypants), you can tell them what the color of fireworks really mean. See that explosion of electric white? That's white-hot metal flakes. Gorgeous red array? Strontium Carbonate. It's all about the chemicals, baby.
Every single time a new color pops up, fill them in. You'll probably sound like an insufferable prick but hey, it's not your fault average brain size-having people think the works of fire are just sparkly magic fairy dust in the sky. You got science in your noggin'. Use it.
Here's the complete list of the chemical cocktails that go into different fireworks, courtesy of The Works Museum in Bloomington, Minnesota:
- Electric White: White-hot metal flakes
- Orange: Calcium salts
- Bright Red: Strontium Carbonate
- Turquoise:Copper Chloride
- Purple: Strontium (red) & Copper (blue)
- Silver Sparkle: Burning Aluminum or Magnesium flakes
- Green: Barium Chloride
- Gold: Glowing Iron or Charcoal powder
- Yellow: Sodium Chloride
A lot of chloride action going on. I'm never going to look at fireworks the same again. [The Works via BoingBoing]


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Crew Members are trained to learn many different positions within the restaurant. Some of those positions may include: Runner/Frontline Coordinator, Order Taker/Dining Room Attendant, Grill Operator, Drinks, and Register Operator. There are additional responsibilities associated with the opening and closing of the restaurant that a Crew Member will be responsible to complete dependent upon work shift. Offers friendly service to all guestsTakes customer orders, maintains fast, accurate service, and positive guest relationsOperates grill in an efficient and safe mannerEnsures company standards on equipment, facility, and grounds are maintainedEnsures food quality and 100% customer satisfactionMaintains the restaurant with regards to cleanliness, neatness and customer accessibilityUses the company cash register accurately and maintains proper control of company assets Works as a team member to support other restaurant employees in their dutiesOther duties as assigned by General Manager or Assistant Manager Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Experience: 1-2 years of experience in either a food service or retail environment is preferred, but not required. Experience in providing exceptional customer service is also preferred but can be trained to candidates with a great attitude and desire to work in the food service industry.


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Jesse Sheppard Hits the Road in Carefree 'Run Away' Video [Exclusive Premiere]
Jesse Sheppard's "Run Away" video is a carefree adventure, but the song and the new clip are actually the product of a great deal of careful thought and planning.
The singer-songwriter describes "Run Away" as "a progressing storyline of a guy that has been convinced by his girlfriend to drop everything they're doing, and escape on a road trip to break away from the stresses of life. As the song progresses, the guy slowly starts to throw away any skepticism that was had about the road trip, and begins to enjoy the journey with his adventurous girlfriend."
His intent in shooting the video was to "show how urgent it is to live life to its fullest and from the heart."
In the clip above, which is debuting exclusively via Taste of Country, Sheppard's character receives a middle-of-the-night phone call from his girlfriend, who urges him to join her in hitting the road the next day. The video intersperses shots of Sheppard singing the song with scenes of the happy couple driving and laughing together.
"The purpose of that was not only to show the guy's transition from skeptic to having the time of my life, but it was also to show that the true escape was not necessarily the road trip itself, but in fact was the time spent alone with his girl," Sheppard relates. "In the final scenes of the video, the trees and water truly capture the freedom that can be found when the simple things are put first."
Sheppard was the guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter in the pop band Six Stories Told. At the end of 2015 Sheppard, who is now 20, decided it was time to pursue a solo career that allowed him to incorporate his other influences into his new songs.
His six-song debut EP, These Days, features a unique amalgam of pop, country, folk, pop and soul music, drawing on country influences including Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban, while also referencing influence like Ed Sheeran, James Bay, and Ben Rector to create a sound all his own.
"Run Away" is the lead single from a full-length project slated for 2017. It is available for download at iTunes. For more information about Jesse Sheppard, visit his official website.
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Tributes for Nov. 23
November 29, 2013
Buckley "Buck" Duane Magnuson
July 31, 1933-Nov. 19, 2013
Age: 80
Residence: Windsor, formerly of Gilcrest
Buckley "Buck" Duane Magnuson, 80, of Windsor, formerly of Gilcrest, passed away Nov. 19, 2013, at Windsor Health Care Center. He was born July 31, 1933, to Fred Edgar and Hadie (Baker) Magnuson in Greeley.
Buck married Ruby Seagren in 1955, in Greeley. He graduated from Gilcrest High School in 1951. He grew up in Gilcrest, moved to California for a short time and then back to Gilcrest. He has lived in Windsor for the last 2½ years.
Buck worked for Monfort Packing for 20 years in maintenance work and welding. He also worked as a heavy equipment operator in land leveling off and on.
He was a volunteer fireman and the first chief of the Gilcrest Volunteer Fire Department. He served in the Army Corp of Engineers toward the end of the Korean War. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, lapidary, fly tying and cooking.
Buck is survived by his wife, Ruby Magnuson of Windsor; sons, Jerry (Connie) Magnuson of Severance and Duane (Julie Scott) Magnuson of Loveland; brother, Wayne Magnuson of Wasilla, Alaska; grandchildren, Jeremy Magnuson, Ivy (Levi) Bath, Christopher Magnuson, Elizabeth Magnuson and Daniel Magnuson; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Darlene Edinger.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at the Allnutt Macy Chapel, with a reception to follow in the Allnutt Reception Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gilcrest Baptist Church, in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO, 80631.
Judith Ann Osman
Oct. 22, 1946-Nov. 17, 2013
Age: 67
Residence: Greeley
Judith Ann Osman, 67, of Greeley, died Nov. 17, 2013.
Judy's favorite things were spending time with her great-grandchildren and going to the zoo. She enjoyed crafts, photography, quilting, crocheting, sewing and was artistic.
Judy is survived by her husband, Ted; daughters, Leslie Miller-Powell, Lori Buchholz, Margaret Spence and Vicki Edge; siblings, Donald Hawley, Michael Hawley, Barbara Rexrode and Douglas Hawley; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Greeley Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1000 21st Ave., with viewing at 10 a.m., and interment at BB Draw Cemetery in LaSalle.
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Artist, Mike Nusser lives by a simple philosophy: Art should be messy. The founder of Chez Moi art gallery on Winkler Avenue has long believed in getting down and dirty with his craft, claiming, "Everything I own has some kind of paint on it.â€
Nusser's unique perspective on art is reflected in his gallery space, especially the floor of Chez Moi, which is filled with every sort of color splashed and dotted throughout it.
At the end of August, Nusser celebrated the one-year anniversary of his "artists' community,†Chez Moi, which provides 15 private, affordable studios – starting at 120 square feet – to support the creation of new and significant work by every type of virtuoso, whether a photographer, watercolorist or even a spray painter. The company also strives to afford life management and professional development training in an effort to create a network of thriving and sustainable artists.
Chez Moi takes its name, French for "my home,†quite literally. Studio occupants are accommodated in the best way possible to ensure their time and space is advantageous to their personal craft. Artists are also guaranteed at least one feature show per year and a continuous showcase of some of his or her artwork at all times inside the gallery.
Furthermore, Chez Moi unites the artist and art lover, in hopes of fostering a sense of awareness for the gifted people who bring diversity and brilliance to the local art scene. Chez Moi hosts events, dinners, workshops, seminars, classes, tastings, monthly gallery openings and performances to promote their artisans to the community.
No form of art is off-limits inside the gallery. In fact, to honor the one-year anniversary of Chez Moi, Nusser booked several musical artists for performances, championing their individual talents as well. Acts included the uniquely exceptional Il Troubadore, who sang a German translation of "I Want To Hold Your Hand†by The Beatles.
Following the celebration, Chez Moi began September with group art classes, open to all ranges of skill and knowledge. With a small background in art myself, I decided to check out the first official art class, "Wet Palette Wednesday,†hosted by Nusser in the evening from 8 to 10 p.m. It had been awhile since I'd tried my hand in sketching, and even more time since I'd attempted using charcoal, but Wednesday was a chance to try something new with an open mind, while learning from Nusser and the fellow attendees.
The experience was an interesting reintroduction to drawing – a nude sketch class, in which the group stood behind easels, creating a portrait of a girl who posed in various stances. I'd never participated in an art class with a nude model before, but with a little wine – offered as part of the experience – I was ready to tackle the challenge. The class began with a brief 20-minute sketch of the model's first pose to warm up our drawing hands. After time was up, each of us walked around the room to observe what others had done, discerning areas for improvement. Nusser also circled the room, observing and critiquing the drawings in order to help us improve for the next round of sketches.
Following the first sketch, the class attempted a 30-minute sketch of a sitting pose, and finally a 40-minute drawing of the model laying across a mat. By the final sketch, I and my classmates had become much more comfortable with the setting and the use of charcoal, which managed to turn my entire right hand black from my inexperience with the utensil. But, like Nusser said, art should be messy!
Despite my need for a thorough hand-cleaning afterward, the art class was an excellent change of pace from my typical outing to a bar or casual hangout with friends. I'm far from an accomplished painter or sketcher, but with Chez Moi's vibrant, embracing community, I felt no shame in my abilities and was encouraged by my improvement with each sketch. Regardless of my future as an artist, Chez Moi was a way to, most importantly, show support to the local artist community. And with galleries as welcoming as this one, the beauty and artistry of Louisville will surely continue to grow in the future.
For more information on Chez Moi art gallery, a class schedule or the possibility of renting your own artist space, visit www.chezmoigallery.com or search "Chez Moi†on Facebook.
317 Winkler Ave.
Gallery Exhibit Hours
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Private tours available.
Class Schedule
– Metal cutting and welding workshop with Glenn Herre; call for appointment.
– Self-defense class with Robert Price; call for appointment.
– "Wet Palette Wednesday.†Adult group lessons with Mike Nusser; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
– Metal cutting and welding workshop with Glenn Herre; call for appointment.
– Self-defense class with Robert Price; call for appointment.
– "Spirituality and Emotional Healing through Art†with Mark James; 7 p.m. to TBD.
– Metal cutting and welding workshop with Glenn Herre; call for appointment.
– Self-defense class with Robert Price; call for appointment.
– Children (ages 6-12) group classes with Mike Nusser; noon to 3 p.m. and/or 6 to 8 p.m.
– Self-defense class with Robert Price; call for appointment.
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Wooller inspires British Army triumph
Huw Richards
February 24, 2010
Wilfred Wooller, a former Cambridge Blue at cricket and rugby, notched a memorable try for the British Army in their clash with France in 1940 © Getty Images
They may have been international opponents for 100 years and more, Heineken adversaries for the last 15, but there is still a frisson, a touch of the exotic about any match that brings British or Irish teams together with French opponents.
This week's Wales v France match at the Millennium Stadium will have the usual ingredients, plus the added element of a Friday evening kick-off. It isn't to everybody's taste, least of all journalists who may still be filing copy to impatient news and sports desks past midnight, but it is a typically French touch - Wales reciprocating the night game played in Paris last year - of the different and the original.
It also comes 70 years to the week after a highly distinctive Franco-British confrontation, the France v British Army clash played at the Parc des Princes on February 25, 1940. It was the first representative match between France and the home nations since their expulsion from the Five Nations in 1931. The home nations had formally readmitted France in 1939, but the decision was made in July, long after that season's tournament concluded and in the knowledge that war would very likely intervene - as it duly did on September 3 - well before the scheduled 1940 fixtures which included an England v France match at Twickenham on February 24.
The best players of Britain and France - as fit young men certain to be conscripted - had been swept into the armed forces. The touring Wallabies arrived at Southampton just in time to hear Neville Chamberlain's speech, aid the war effort by filling sandbags and return home. Twickenham had been requisitioned, with one car park returned to the site's original function as a market garden. Yet some representative rugby had continued. The Varsity match was played at Cambridge and Wales/England beat Ireland/Scotland 17-3 in a Red Cross International at Richmond.
French rugby union was at a low point. Expulsion had confined them to an annual match against Germany - who had beaten them at Frankfurt in 1938 - plus the odd outing against Italy and Romania. Rugby league had arrived in France in 1934 and, with many clubs and players switching code, was by the outbreak of war close to matching union in terms of affiliated clubs and attendance for major matches. France had not played as a team since 1938.
Around 20 French players were called to Paris from their military units to prepare for the match. Their captain Pierre Thiers, who had won his previous six caps as a scrum-half but had now converted to play on the flank, recalled that, 'We were all carrying a few extra kilos'. Nine of the chosen XV - including three apiece from Thiers club Montferrand and from Tarbes but only one from the 1939 champions Perpignan and none from runners-up Biarritz - were winning their first caps. Of the six who had played before, five were veterans of the humiliating loss in Frankfurt.
Opposed to them was one of the strongest teams that has represented a British armed force. All 15 players had won peacetime caps - seven for England, four Wales, three Ireland and one Scot. Five of them had gone on the 1938 Lions tour of South Africa, including the Lions skipper Sammy Walker - who had however, in a military team, to defer to the superior rank of his fellow backrower and compatriot Herbert Sayers, a professional soldier who had risen to the rank of captain.
Thirteen of the Army team had played together a fortnight earlier when the Army beat the 'Empire', a team with 11 internationals including Wales scrum-half Haydn Tanner and England wing Alexander Obolensky, 27-9 at Richmond. They were to prove much too powerful for the French.
The final score, 36-3, was a throwback to the humiliating early days of French participation in international rugby. Their chief tormentor was the huge Welsh centre Wilfred Wooller, whose hat-trick included one 70 yard solo and another team move initiated in the Army 25.
Sayers scored twice while the others to cross were two Englishmen - centre Peter Cranmer and wing Dicky Guest - and another Welshman, Cardiff forward William 'Wendy' Davis. Fullback Vivian Jenkins, who had retired from international rugby in 1939 after being one of the outstanding players of the decade, converted six of the eight tries. France's sole response was a penalty from Thiers.
France awarded full caps. If it was a first appearance for nine of them, it was also the last for 14, with only Thiers reappearing, leading France to a 21-9 victory over the British Army in liberated Paris on New Year's Day 1945 then to a 27-6 loss against the Empire at Richmond in April of that year.
Of the Army players Guest and hooker Bunner Travers, whose reappearance in 1949 so confounded the Welsh Rugby Union that, believing he could not possibly be the same Travers who had played before the war, they gave him a new Wales cap, played on for long enough to appear in post-war internationals.
The two lock forwards, Tom Huskisson and Blair Mayne, were decorated for their war services while outside-half Frank Reynolds was mentioned in despatches. Sayers died on military service in 1943, a fate visited as early as June 1940 on French prop Francois Meret, a victim of France's subsequent, and infinitely more significant, home defeat at the hands of the Wehrmacht.
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Florida Mansion Where Gianni Versace Was Murdered for Sale
(MIAMI) -- The sprawling Miami Beach mansion where fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered is for sale. Asking price: $125 million.
Since the murder, tourists have flocked to the 10-bedroom, 11-bathroom home to pay their respects to the famed designer, as well as to admire the gorgeous architecture.
Versace purchased the home in 1992 and spent tens of millions of dollars implementing amenities such as a 54-foot-long mosaic pool lined in 24-karat gold, arched doorways, an open air courtyard and various frescoes and statues.
Take an inside look at the Versace mansion.
"This is an iconic oasis for the rich-and-famous that sits in the middle of South Beach. It's a one-of-a-kind property, created by a genius; that is a piece of art, and a piece of history," owner Peter Loftin said in a statement.
Versace was shot to death on the front porch of his South Beach mansion, which he called Casa Casuarina, in 1997.
Serial killer Andrew Cunanan hid from police after the murder on a nearby houseboat. Eight days after Versace's murder, Cunanan shot himself in the head.
Much more modest homes where a murder has occurred often give buyers the jitters.
"There are old superstitions and magical thinking and also illusory association," said Frank Farley, a Philadelphia psychologist. "If a murder occurred in a place, it could occur again. They think, 'I don't want to risk the horror.'"
Last year, a home in Silver Spring, Md., had trouble finding a buyer. The three-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home is in a nice neighborhood. There was just one catch — three people were murdered there.
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Pirate Party of Germany
|party information
|Name (abreviation):
|Piratenpartei Deutschland (PIRATEN)
|Klarmachen zum Ändern!
|Bernd Schlömer
|Sebastian Nerz
|Treasurer :
|Swanhild Goetze
|Political Director:
|Johannes Ponader
|General Secretary:
|Sven Schomacker
|Board Member:
|Klaus Peukert
|Board Member:
|Matthias Schrade
|Board Member:
|Julia Schramm
|International Coordinators:
|Please refer to PP-DE Wiki
|20,174 (23.01.2012)[1]
|Percentage of women:
|not covered (23.01.2012)
|Campaign finance:
|1,100,590.92 € (2011)[2]
| Piratenpartei Deutschland
Pflugstraße 9a
10115 Berlin
The Piratenpartei Deutschland (official abbrevation: PIRATEN) is the pirate party of Germany.
- 1 Status
- 2 Organisation
- 3 Achivements
- 4 Plans
- 5 Program
- 6 Weblinks
The Piraten were up for election in the two federal state elections in Hesse and in Hamburg. With 0.3% and 0.2% they missed the neccessary minimum of 5% to enter the parliament.
The federal state elections of Hesse in January 2008, was the second time a Pirate Party was up for election. Top candidate was Thorsten Wirth from Frankfurt. They got 6,962 (0.3%) of the votes.
On 24th Febuary 2008, the Piraten participated in the federal state elections in Hamburg. Top candidate was Bernhard Schillo. They got 1,773 (0.2%) of the votes.
In the early state elections of Hesse in January 2009, the Piraten got 13,796 (0.5%), about twice as much as in 2008.
In the European Parliament election 2009, the Piraten gained 229,464 votes (0.9%), less than the 5% threshold which must be reached to enter the parliament. On 9th November 2011, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has voided this threshold for future elections to the European Parliament.
On 20.06.2009, Jörg Tauss, a member of the Bundestag (lower house of the Federal Republic of Germany), left the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and became a member of the Pirate Party Germany.
In the state elections of Saxony on the 30th August 2009, the Piraten gained 34,651 votes (1.9%). In local elections on the same day, the Piraten entered several local parliaments.
In 15 of the 16 German states, the Piraten participated in the elections of the Bundestag on 27.09.2009. The Piraten gained 847,870 votes (2.0%). On the same day the Piraten gained 28,837 votes (1.8%) in the early state elections of Schleswig-Holstein.
The only state elections in 2010 were in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Piraten gained 121,046 votes (1.6%).
In 2011, state elections were held in Hamburg (20.02.2011), Saxony-Anhalt (20.03.2011), Baden-Württemberg (27.03.2011), Rhineland-Palatinate (27.03.2011), Bremen (22.05.2011), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (04.09.2011) and Berlin (18.09.2011).
In each of these elections except the one in Berlin, the Piraten reached between 1.4% and 2.1% of the votes, which is less than the 5% threshold that needs to be reached to enter these parliaments.
However, in Berlin, the Piraten managed to gain 130,105 votes (8.9%). 15 members of the Pirate Party have been elected into the parliament of Berlin.
In all of the 16 States of Germany state associations have been founded:
- Baden-Württemberg | WIKI
- Bavaria | WIKI
- Berlin | WIKI
- Brandenburg | WIKI
- Bremen | WIKI
- Hamburg | WIKI
- Hesse | WIKI
- Lower Saxony | WIKI
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | WIKI
- North Rhine-Westphalia | WIKI
- Rhineland-Palatinate | WIKI
- Saarland | WIKI
- Saxony-Anhalt | WIKI
- Saxony | WIKI
- Schleswig-Holstein | WIKI
- Thuringia | WIKI
Junge Piraten (eng. Young Pirates)
The Junge Piraten (official abbrevation: JuPis) are the youth organisation of the Piraten. They have about 300 Members and 3 state associations.
The first Federal Party Congress was 2007. The PIRATEN make also severale Actions.
Upcoming elections are the Saarland state election on 25.03.2011 and the Schleswig-Holstein state election on 06.05.2011.
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Civil Rights and Liberties
Every human has a right of privacy which has to be free from surveillance.
The copyright has to be changed to fit in the new situation.
Patents shut be reduced especially patents on software and live.
Transparency of Politic
More transparency reduce the corruption. Politicians shut be bettter controlled by the people. All transparency ends there where the privacy starts.
Open Access
Free access to developments that were payed by tax.
Infrastructure Monopoly
A good internet infrastructure has to exist everywhere. A censorship by government agencies will be rejected.
The Piraten are against tuition fees and want a democratization of education. Free access to information and education is important to develop a free and open mind.
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Samoa Ministry of Health will today start implementing enhanced public health surveillance for the Commonwealth Youth Games with technical support from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).
Director General of Health of Samoa Ministry of Health, Toleafoa Leausa Dr Take Naseri said, "This is necessary for our country's health security and likewise the health of the athletes, officials and supporters."
20 August 2015
Thirteen health professionals from eight Pacific Island countries and territories embarked this week on an innovative operational research course aimed at addressing issues in national health practice.
Organised jointly by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the course is designed to train and guide the participants in conducting research on issues of particular concern to their country.
13 August 2015
Following a request from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation for additional expertise in the wake of typhoon Soudelor, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has sent a senior epidemiologist to Saipan to assist with public health surveillance.
SPC epidemiologist, Dr Paul White, has arrived in Saipan from SPC headquarters in Noumea and will work closely with the Commonwealth Health Authorities and partners from the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention over the next two weeks.
20 July 2015
A major meeting of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) on strengthening capacity building and preparedness to epidemics and other public health emergencies opens today in Nadi, Fiji.
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The U.K. is in the middle of horse meat hysteria, as more and more beef products — from frozen beefburgers to lasagna — are coming back containing as much as 100 percent horse meat.
The whole scandal may sound a little silly, but it brings with it serious concerns. For example, we explained last week how it's suspected that the horse meat could contain veterinary drugs that are known to be harmful to humans.
Now, as the scandal spreads from the U.K. onto the continent, the hunt is on to find out exactly where the horse meat came from, and who is profiting from it.
That task is proving worryingly difficult, but many now believe that organized crime is playing a role.
Writing in the Financial Times, Hugh Carnegy says that investigations have revealed a "tortuous supply chain spanning several countries, with the companies involved scrambling to shift the blame away from themselves."
According to Carnegy, a company that has acknowledged their lasagna was 100 percent horse meat, Findus, bought their meat from a Luxembourg plant owned by French company Comigel. Comigel had in turn gotten the meat from a company in southwestern France called Spanghero, whose parent is called Poujol.
Confused yet? It gets worse. Poujol, in a statement released Saturday, said that their meat had come from a "Cypriot trader, which had subcontracted the order to a trader in the Netherlands. The latter was a supplier from an abattoir and butcher located in Romania."
(If you're still confused and can read French, check out this handy map Le Monde has made tracking the meat.)
British Tabloid the Daily Mirror seems to support the Romania-link, with an "exclusive investigation" pointing the finger at organized criminals who have earned themselves the nickname the "Horse Mafia."
Poor farmers are paid for their horses by the criminals, who then fake the paperwork for the horses, the Mirror reports:
In these rural areas of high deprivation, criminal gangs prey on poor farmers by offering cash for both wild and work horses farmers cannot afford to keep. They pay 50 to 100 Romanian Lei – as little as £10 to £20.
Abattoirs will pay up to 27 times that for a horse with the right paperwork. A warm-blooded mare weighing 1,000lb can sell for around £270.
But one undercover source, based in Transylvania, who works as a vet and has intimate knowledge of the business, revealed the abattoirs often turn a blind eye to the illegal trade.
According to the AP, however, two Romanian meat plants have denied any wrong-doing, arguing that the meat was labeled as horse and that the fraud must have happened at a different point in the supply chain. One of the slaughterhouses, Carmolimp, said it had not exported any beef at all in 2012, and suggested that an incompetent French meat processor must have mistaken the horse meat for beef.
Meanwhile the Daily Mail reports that "mobsters from Italy and Poland" are just some of the criminal groups behind the multi-million dollar industry:
Italy is Europe's biggest consumer of horse meat and Poland exports around 25,000 horses for slaughter each year, making it big business in both countries. Russian gangs and criminals operating in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are also suspected of involvement, industry sources suggest.
Poland has already denied its involvement in the scandal after an initial Irish investigation into horse meat-tainted beef burgers pointed towards a Polish beef supplier.
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In Search of the Novel: Teachers & Lesson Plans
Sharon Madison
Sharon Madison teaches Senior Humanities (AP English and AP U.S. Government) in Fairfax County, Virginia. A Council of Basic Education Fellow, Ms. Madison has expanded the literature in the language-arts curriculum to include more contemporary, minority, and international authors. She has worked across disciplines to create integrated programs of World Studies, AP English, and U.S. Government and to establish common objectives for IB and AP programs. She is a Faculty Consultant for The College Board, scoring Advanced Placement Examinations in Literature and Composition and presenting seminars to international audiences on developing curriculum and preparing students for the AP examinations.
Lesson Plan for Ceremony
To understand Ceremony in the context of the monomyth, as defined by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Day 1
Begin by soliciting from students their reactions to the novel (single adjectives will suffice) and compiling the reactions on the board. In response to students reactions concerning difficulties with the novel, introduce the underlying pattern of the novel as it follows Campbells monomyth.
- Give students an outline of the monomyth (see a brief description below; much more is on the Web or in the library).
- Lecture from a circle on the board. It may be helpful to use different colors to indicate the real world and the world of adventure and to differentiate the three stages: separation, initiation, and return.
- Illustrate Campbells monomyth with many different stories that are familiar to students. Ceremony should be used after the pattern is well understood.
Day 2
Spend another class period applying the monomyth to familiar works or, if students are ready, discuss how Ceremony fits the pattern. Ask students to go to the text to find examples of Tayos progress through each of the stages: separation, initiation, and return. Give studentsindividually, in pairs, or in groupsa model of the circle and ask them to match examples from the text to each stage. Tayos journey will not match perfectly.
Follow-up activities:
Research and discussion questions: Was Silko aware of the pattern when she wrote Ceremony? (She was not.) How might the novel be a reflection of Silkos journey? What myths of the Southwest Native Americans shed light on Ceremony?
Bring in and/or discuss a variety of films to test the monomyth paradigm. Show The Wizard of Oz (which shows the two worlds through black-and-white and color) or the Star Wars films, which were written to follow Campbells monomyth.
As Campbell traces the underlying journey of the hero through the myths of many cultures, we come to understand human nature. It is an archetypal journey that reflects culture, literature, religion, anthropology, and psychology. And it may appear to individuals in the unconscious world of dreams or to entire groups of people and their epic histories.
The Monomyth:
- Stage One: Departure/Separation (The Call to Adventure, The Refusal, Supernatural Aid, Crossing the First Threshold, The Belly of the Whale, Rebirth in the Worldwide Womb)
- Stage Two: Initiation (The Road of Trials, Meeting with the Goddess, Woman as Temptress, Atonement with Father, Apotheosis, The Ultimate Boon)
- Stage Three: The Return (Refusal to Return, Magic Flight, Rescue from Without, Crossing the Return Threshold, Master of Two Worlds, Freedom to Live)


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I would like to know in depth any aspects of your foremost sample library, Lyrical Direct (L.D.).
I've already purchased Ripper Direct and Gunslinger ADi in order to look and hear how your products works.
I use Kontakt 5 and Reaper 4.
So, let's begin with my questions about L.D.:
1) Did you sampled seven strings on a 1994 PRS Custom guitar, right?
2) If the same note (or chord) can be played on more than one string (obviously at a different high on the fretboard), there is a chance (using L.D.) to choose a specific one, or not?
3) Do you think to update the appearance of L.D.? Some other similar libraries (that runs on Kontakt) have a virtual interactive (animated) guitar fretboard that show in real time what i play on my MIDI Keyboard or what i write on a piano-roll.
4) On L.D. you sampled Power Chords, Sus2 and Sus4 Chords, right? If i would like to play other chords can i do this in a convincing way?
I tried with GunslingerADi to deactivate the "Solo" and "Legato" mode and play some chords but not all of the time all the notes that i play really sounds, sometimes only one on two (the first that i play), the same thing happens on the piano roll, when i write a midi sequence with 5th or 4th chords.
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The way Apple offers guidance on future earnings will change, says CFO Peter Oppenheimer.
In the past, Apple has provided a single point, (one revenue figure, for example), the company expects to hit over the coarse of the upcoming quarter. Apple is notorious for releasing conservative numbers then blowing them away when it reports earnings a few months later.
Now, things will change. Instead of offering a single point, Apple will begin offering a range.
Peter Oppenheimer explained the change on the Apple's Q1 2013 earnings call, which is going on right now:
"In the past we provided a single point estimate that was conservative. This quarter and going forward, we are going to provide a range of guidance that we're likely to report within."
An analyst on the call asked for further clarification. Oppenheimer reiterated:
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How did these guys get the masses from Heim Theory?
I won't even bother to ask about validity as I read the other post on this. So I know how we all feel about that. I hadn't even heard of it till today when I stumbled across it searching for something else. But I'd like to know: How did they get the subatomic particle masses to come out of their equations? Did they just "coach" them in the right directions- meaning are the equations just so vague that you could get any number out of them? I tried to read the papers but just don't get it.
In discussions concerning it's invalidity I've found a lot of arguing over the true accuracy of the mass values. While I've seen tables to compare theoretical and actual values- the sources for such are all a group working on the theory. Has anyone seen the calculations and can answer?
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