The Batmissile (or Bat-Missile) is a secondary mode of the Batmobile. The Batmobile becomes the Batmissile when the wheels would retract inward and the sides of the vehicle would break off, converting the car into a thin bullet train-like form capable of squeezing through tight alleyways. Once employed, however, the Batmissile mode essentially destroys much of the car, and it must be rebuilt afterwards.
Rebelbots is a rebellion group based on the fundamentals of peaceful rebellion. Founded in Fall, 2007, they seek to rebel against unfair rule in government and education in a very different way than most rebellions.
History of RebelBots
The rebellion was first sparked in an early college high school called Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS), based on the Utah Valley State College (UVSC) campus. In early November of 2007, an unnamed student was denied the right to display his art piece of a robot in the school hallway. The UCAS administration removed the art from the wall and destroyed it. After several requests by the particular student to have the art returned to him were denied, he displayed posters to other students concerning the matter. Within days, all of these posters were destroyed as well.
This sparked the idea of a rebellion against the administration, but wishing to do so non-violently, he formed the RebelBots group, based on the concept of peaceful rebellion. Since then, many students have joined the RebelBots, and actively participate in the RebelBots blog and forum. By January 2008, the popularity of the rebellion group had skyrocketed, even beyond the school it was founded in.
History of RebelBots
The rebellion was first sparked in an early college high school called Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS), based on the Utah Valley State College (UVSC) campus. In early November of 2007, an unnamed student was denied the right to display his art piece of a robot in the school hallway. The UCAS administration removed the art from the wall and destroyed it. After several requests by the particular student to have the art returned to him were denied, he displayed posters to other students concerning the matter. Within days, all of these posters were destroyed as well.
This sparked the idea of a rebellion against the administration, but wishing to do so non-violently, he formed the RebelBots group, based on the concept of peaceful rebellion. Since then, many students have joined the RebelBots, and actively participate in the RebelBots blog and forum. By January 2008, the popularity of the rebellion group had skyrocketed, even beyond the school it was founded in.
Andrew Chen is a co-founder and the CEO of PowerReviews, Inc., a technology company that provides the customer reviews platform for Internet retailers such as Staples and Toys R Us.
Biography
Andrew Chen (1971-10-24 – in ) is an American entrepreneur. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Together with Robert Chea, Chen founded , a privately-held Silicon Valley start-up in 2005. The duo moved on the idea that user-generated product reviews, particularly reviews from verified buyers of a given product, could play a critical role in the online shopping research experience. The company recently completed a second round of venture funding in September 2007.
Prior to PowerReviews, Chen founded , an early online sporting goods storefront, along with Brett Allsop and Robert Chea. Several years after Fogdog was acquired by GSI Commerce, Chen joined Yahoo! Shopping.
References and notes
Biography
Andrew Chen (1971-10-24 – in ) is an American entrepreneur. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Together with Robert Chea, Chen founded , a privately-held Silicon Valley start-up in 2005. The duo moved on the idea that user-generated product reviews, particularly reviews from verified buyers of a given product, could play a critical role in the online shopping research experience. The company recently completed a second round of venture funding in September 2007.
Prior to PowerReviews, Chen founded , an early online sporting goods storefront, along with Brett Allsop and Robert Chea. Several years after Fogdog was acquired by GSI Commerce, Chen joined Yahoo! Shopping.
References and notes
Donna Mae Johnson (born circa 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the maiden name of Donna Wold, who was Charles M. Schulz's inspiration for the character "the Little Red-Haired Girl," Charlie Brown's crush in the Peanuts comic strip.
Johnson graduated from high school in 1947 and was working in the accounting department of the Art Instruction, Inc., a correspondence school where Schulz worked. Johnson was romantically involved with Schulz for a time, but when Schulz proposed to her, she turned him down, ended the relationship and abruptly married fireman Allan Wold, on October 21, 1950. Though devastated, Schulz and Johnson-Wold remained friends for the rest of his life. Schulz said of the relationship, "I can think of no more emotionally damaging loss than to be turned down by someone whom you love very much. A person who not only turns you down, but almost immediately will marry the victor. What a bitter blow that is."
Only one known Schulz drawing of the little red-haired girl exists. It was drawn in 1950, long before the Little Red-Haired Girl was mentioned in "Peanuts". The girl in the drawing strongly resembles Patty, a character who was prominent in the early days of the strip. A book containing the sketch, also has a photo of Johnson with Schulz.
"I'd like to see Charlie Brown kick that football, and if he gets the little red-haired girl, that's fine with me", Donna Wold said around the time Schulz announced his retirement in 1999.
Links to Photos
* , Photo of Charles Schulz and Donna Wold, nee Johnson (Source: Family photo).
* , Photo of Donna Wold,on January 2, 2000, in her Minneapolis home (The Associated Press photo/Star Tribune/Ann Heisenfelt).
Johnson graduated from high school in 1947 and was working in the accounting department of the Art Instruction, Inc., a correspondence school where Schulz worked. Johnson was romantically involved with Schulz for a time, but when Schulz proposed to her, she turned him down, ended the relationship and abruptly married fireman Allan Wold, on October 21, 1950. Though devastated, Schulz and Johnson-Wold remained friends for the rest of his life. Schulz said of the relationship, "I can think of no more emotionally damaging loss than to be turned down by someone whom you love very much. A person who not only turns you down, but almost immediately will marry the victor. What a bitter blow that is."
Only one known Schulz drawing of the little red-haired girl exists. It was drawn in 1950, long before the Little Red-Haired Girl was mentioned in "Peanuts". The girl in the drawing strongly resembles Patty, a character who was prominent in the early days of the strip. A book containing the sketch, also has a photo of Johnson with Schulz.
"I'd like to see Charlie Brown kick that football, and if he gets the little red-haired girl, that's fine with me", Donna Wold said around the time Schulz announced his retirement in 1999.
Links to Photos
* , Photo of Charles Schulz and Donna Wold, nee Johnson (Source: Family photo).
* , Photo of Donna Wold,on January 2, 2000, in her Minneapolis home (The Associated Press photo/Star Tribune/Ann Heisenfelt).