Senior Yusuf Bavi began studying Arabic three years ago while studying at Houston Community College. He knew he would continue with the language when he transferred to the University of Houston, but he never imagined it would take him so far. During the summer of his first year at UH, he had the opportunity to study abroad in Jordan and to visit Palestine. His studies abroad provided a practical understanding of what he learned in his study of the history and politics of the modern Middle East. They also gave Bavi a new perspective on his experiences in the United States. This summer he will study Arabic in Meknes, Morocco, as he progresses toward fluency in formal spoken Arabic and one of its dialects.
Honors sophomore Saman Essa is majoring in psychology and Middle Eastern studies and minoring in Medicine & Society. She has been involved in the UH Bonner Leaders Program, where she has worked on developing a program for teaching English to resettled refugees. She has also been a participant in the Model Arab League, traveling to Cairo last fall for the international conference. After graduation, Essa aspires to attend graduate school for psychology and to continue working with refugees. She hopes that by studying Arabic abroad, she will solidify her Arabic language skills and be able to communicate effectively with resettled Arabic-speaking refugees.
Andrew Neilson is a graduate student in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages specializing in teaching Chinese as a second language. He hopes to teach Mandarin at the high school level, thereby inspiring students to learn about different languages and cultures in order to become effective world citizens and build cultural bridges. In addition to Chinese, Neilson enjoys studying the Middle East as well as the Arabic and Persian languages. While on CLS during the summer of 2018, he will be immersed in all of these cultures as he pursues his Chinese studies in the ancient Silk Road city of Xi'an.
Victoria Rivera is a first-year student pursuing a major in computer science. She has always been fascinated with languages and speaks English, Spanish, and some Romanian. Rivera aims to combine her interest in languages and computer science to become a computational linguist. She hopes that learning Korean will open new doors in this field, specifically in national security. Rivera intends to apply for the Boren Awards next fall and to improve her multilingual abilities.
Sofia Ahmed graduated in May 2018 with a bachelor's in English literature and a minor in Chinese studies. She is interested in linguistics and language geography. While attending the University of Houston, Ahmed worked at the UH Writing Center. This summer Ahmed will participate in the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program in Taiwan. Previously, Ahmed has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study in Beijing.
Megan Goh graduated in May 2018 with a bachelor's in biomedical engineering. Through the Fulbright award she will be traveling to Germany to study how and when an infantile brain disorder occurs in animal models using photoacoustic imaging. After returning from Germany, she will pursue a doctorate in neuroscience.
Bianca Salinas graduated in May 2018 with a bachelor's in French and minors in German and linguistics. Salinas has dedicated her academic and professional life to studying language and promoting cultural diversity. As an undergraduate, Salinas worked as a tutor in the department of Modern and Classical Languages, as a personal assistant to Claudine Giacchetti, director of the French program, as a volunteer translator for the non-profit Plant-It-Forward, and as a translator/interpreter between the Rothko Chapel and the Burundian human rights activist, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa. Salinas has studied abroad at the University of Paris (La Sorbonne) and volunteered for French refugee organizations Singa and Emmaüs France. After completing a master's degree in translation, Salinas hopes to work with U.S. Immigration and Refugee services to help asylum seekers find a home in Houston.
Honors music student Madeline Styskal graduated in May 2018 and will spend the summer studying and conducting research in Russia, where she will remain to teach English during the 2018-19 academic year. Her interest in Russia and the Russian language stems from her studies in music composition, piano performance, and music history. Styskal was also a National Merit Scholar and member of the Houston Scholars program, and in 2017 she received a Critical Language Scholarship to Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Danielle Niangar is a rising senior double majoring in political science and sociology with a minor in global international studies. In the past, she has worked for two immigration law firms, interned for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the British Consulate, and the World Affairs Council, and she is now with Human Rights First and Refugee Services of Texas. She is also a fellow for the UH Center for International and Comparative Studies and the student body chief of staff. Niangar became interested in international human rights when she began to work with law firms on asylum and refugee cases. Niangar plans to pursue a future in humanitarian causes.
Victor Yau is an Asian-Canadian who grew up in the racially and ethnically diverse cities of Dallas and Houston. Yau was inspired by hip-hop's message of youth empowerment through nonviolent artistic expression to serve as an ambassador of American youth culture in Asia as a Critical Language, Houston, and Boren Scholar. In addition to achieving advanced proficiency in Mandarin and Korean, he has taught dance classes, hosted educational performances, and facilitated collaborative exchanges and fundraising projects among hip-hop communities in Texas and Asia. Connecting international youth via hip-hop art helped him realize his passion for representing and serving youth as a cultural diplomat—specifically, at-risk youth who turn to gangs, radical ideology, and other activities to cope with personal insecurities and social prejudice.
Tayler Hedtke is a junior chemical engineering student in the Honors College. Last summer, she conducted research at Colorado School of Mines on the removal of water contaminants using ceramic membranes and activated carbon. Hedtke is currently conducting research at UH to determine the effects on microbial growth of antiscalant additives in filtration systems. This summer she will be at the University of Kaiserslautern conducting research on molecular modeling and simulations. Hedtke is also involved in STEM outreach activities through the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is a teaching assistant for freshmen honors engineering courses.
Reed Masek is a sophomore physics major and Honors College student. He currently performs research at UH as a member of NASA's High Altitude Student Payload (HASP) program to study cosmic rays and their influence on stratospheric extremophiles. In early March, he received an internship from the DAAD RISE program, through which he will be spending the summer in Germany working with a doctoral student to create a hybrid DAQ for a hybrid scintillation and radio detector.
Alejandro Ramirez is a junior physics major with an interest in experimental particle physics. His research includes developing and testing data acquisition systems for solid state photomultipliers used in particle physics experiments. Concurrent with this, he is conducting computer simulations to test a new type of full body, medical PET scanner that uses new solid state detector technology to improve image quality, cut costs, and decrease scanning time. Beyond the lab, he is involved in the astronomy society, physics outreach events, and a member of the Houston Scholars Program. For the summer, Ramirez received a competitive Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois to work on particle physics. Ramirez was also offered a 2018 DAAD RISE Scholarship, which he declined in favor of the internship.
Nour Haikal is an Honors College sophomore majoring in Middle Eastern Studies and minoring in the Phronésis program in Politics and Ethics. Haikal has a passion for international human rights and refugee/immigration issues. She is currently working on a project to help teach English to newly-arrived refugees in Houston, and she has been awarded the Humanity in Action fellowship. This summer, Haikal will be spending four weeks as a Humanity in Action fellow addressing key topics such as national identity, immigration, institutional racism, discrimination, and xenophobia.
Jacob (True) Furrh is a sophomore Tier One Scholar and Honors College student pursuing degrees in environmental sciences and civil engineering. He is active in NSM student leadership, serves as an Advancement Ambassador, is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and spends weekends as a coordinator in UH CARES. Furrh participated in a UH study abroad to Iceland and completed a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) in summer 2017, two experiences that heightened his interest in research into environmental issues. Through the NOAA Hollings Scholarship, Furrh hopes to study coastal resiliency and how environmental stewardship can mitigate the effects of disasters.
Rachel Sanchez-Ruffra is a second-year biology major in the Honors College. In the summer of 2017, she participated in GalapaGO, a month-long, research-based study abroad experience in the Galápagos Islands, where she developed experience and an appreciation for ecological field research. Sanchez-Ruffra hopes to pursue a graduate degree and a career conducting research in environmental protection and preservation.
Serrae Reed is graduating with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering as well as minors in mathematics and Spanish. She worked for three years as an undergraduate research assistant in Venkat Selvamanickam's semiconductor laboratory and completed internships at Arizona State University, LyondellBasell, and Shell. In addition, she maintained a commitment to educational outreach through directing the Cullen College of Engineering's Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence in Engineering Camp and founding both the Writing to Inspire Successful Education (WISE) program and the Houston Scholars Writing Workshops program. Reed was offered both the Ford Fellowship and GEM Fellowship toward her graduate studies in engineering. In the fall, Reed will begin her doctoral studies at Yale University in mechanical engineering and materials science, with generous funding from the Ford Foundation. Her goal, as a professor who conducts renewable energy device research, is to increase tutoring opportunities for pre-collegiate students and to strengthen retention rates for engineering students from underrepresented communities.
Arnold Emeh is a sophomore electrical engineering student at the University of Houston. As a freshman, he served as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Fatima Merchant's biomedical lab. Emeh has been selected for the 2018 Baylor College of Medicine SMART Program, a nationally competitive program and scholarship for students in clinical research. Emeh plans to continue working under Merchant this summer through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
Nicholas Nguyen is a junior biochemical & biophysical sciences major at the University of Houston. His curiosity and penchant for research have allowed him to participate in several research projects during his undergraduate career, including a drug abuse study at the University of Buffalo, the epidemiology of air pollution, and nutritional research involving low-income residents here in the Houston area. This summer he will participate in the Baylor College of Medicine's SMART Program, where he will study the effects of the microbiome on breast cancer development.
Rohan Valleru is a biomedical sciences junior minoring in Medicine & Society in the Honors College. He has been involved with research for almost four years, working on projects that aim to understand the neuroanatomical and molecular determinants of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This summer, as part of the 2018 Baylor College of Medicine SMART program, Valleru is working on a clinical study aiming to characterize respiratory disturbances and their effect on sleep in patients with Rett syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. After his undergraduate career, he hopes to pursue a medical degree and practice medicine.
Chris Wong graduated in May 2018 with a bachelor's in liberal studies and French and a bachelor's in biology. Having served as student coordinator of Medicine & Society for three years, he credits the program for encouraging him to engage both scientific and humanistic aspects of medicine. In 2017, he conducted research at Yale School of Medicine to investigate molecular pathways of epithelial inflammation and presented his findings at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. In conjunction with the Medicine & the Arts series, he debuted a piece titled "Fortune" at the Texas Medical Center's "Off Script: Stories from the Heart of Medicine" narrative medicine event, reflecting on his experiences as a clinic volunteer at Healthcare for the Homeless. On campus, he has regularly taught organic chemistry workshops for the Scholar Enrichment Program and has helped direct humanitarian relief trips to Italy and Greece for the Global Humanitarian Student Initiative. In July 2018, he will begin the doctoral program at Baylor College of Medicine in preparation for a career in academic medicine, global health, or health equity.
Simin Manasiya is currently a senior majoring in biomedical engineering. This past summer, she conducted polymer research at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where the focus of her project was to write code and use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the effects of different salts and their respective concentrations on polyelectrolyte conformations to better understand the complex behavior of biological molecules. In Dr. Shevkoplyas' lab at UH, she has conducted research on tests designed to diagnose sickle cell anemia and, in the future, she plans to continue her education in biomedical sciences.


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Peter Morrison Report: Immigration, Abortion, The DOMA Disaster—For Texas, Red States No Way Out But Secession
Peter Morrison
I know it's been a while since I've sent out a report, but conditions have not materially changed since then.
Yesterday the Supreme Court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act, tipping their hand of the first of many steps to ratchet our country, against the will of many of the states and 6,000 years of recorded history, into accepting homosexual marriage under penalty of law. Already conservatives are running to their old standbys of pushing for constitutional amendments to remedy the problem, never mind the impossibility of getting two-thirds of the Congress and three-quarters of the states to go along. You can be sure, however, that earnest promises will be made in the next Republican primary.
It is clear to me that we are dealing with a Romans 1 situation. We live in a country that elected and then re-elected Barack Hussein Obama, and there is simply no way out except political separation. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, we can either have the judgment to separate from the blue states, or we will all be judged together. History knows no other fate for societies who have fallen to this level of moral degeneracy.
You can be sure in the coming years that those who hold to traditional morality will be further marginalized as haters and bigots. Many church denominations will either stop talking about the issue or "discover" a new angle on interpreting Scripture in order to accommodate the state religion of equality. It will be a time of testing where people will reveal their true loyalties.
The problem is not merely political. All across the nation about 40 years ago, every single state, red and blue, surrendered to feminist demands and passed laws making divorce quick and easy. Our governments have made a mockery of heterosexual marriage, and so now we are mocked with the spectacle of homosexual marriage. It is also surely true that the epidemic of absent or weak fathers wrought by easy divorce has itself contributed to the growth of the gay population and the atmosphere of moral relativism in our society. We reap what we sow. Spiritual renewal is the only true long-term hope we have.
Nevertheless, it is clear that political separation will help contain the problem, as the blue states are further down this road than ever. The long-term necessity of separation is what makes our leaders here in Texas so generally disappointing. Texas is naturally the state to take the lead in restoring constitutional law under a new government, a process that will take decades to complete, but our leaders so far can't even manage to accomplish basic tasks with historic super-majorities.
Take the Texas House as an example. Despite all of the promises and bluster of the latest "Tea Party" class of freshmen state representatives, every single one of them fell into line and voted for Joe Straus as Speaker of the Texas House. Individuals who promised thousands of people across the state that they would force a vote for Speaker chickened out. To rationalize their behavior, they told us Joe Straus was going to be different this time, that he wanted unity and wanted to govern as a conservative. Insanity is often called repeating the same mistake over and over again and expecting different results. Straus again stuck it to conservatives, with minimal progress to show for such a large Republican majority.
No immigration legislation was passed in the House. No abortion legislation was passed either, and Joe Straus sabotaged it again in the special session, by delaying it so that it wouldn't have time to make it through the Senate. Governor Perry is now having to call an unprecedented second special session to pass legislation that is supported by a majority of Republicans, all because the Republicans in the House wouldn't stand on principle in electing their leadership.
Yet, there is hope.
The best news of the last cycle was the election of Ted Cruz. Former CIA agent David Dewhurst was clearly the choice of the Republican establishment, yet the Tea Party triumphed. It was the kind of race the Tea Party was not supposed to win: not a backwater primary for the legislature, but rather a statewide, big-money race. Ted Cruz was not part of the plan, and unlike Marc Rubio, he hasn't sold out his constituents in Washington. If the Ted Cruz network can defeat the Dewhurst/Straus go-along, get-along crowd in state government, something might actually change.
As always, the work before us is great and the next Republican primary offers great opportunities. This summer is the time to prepare for these races and defeat those who betray us.
I have one more thing to add, which is we need to spread the word about Jerry Patterson, who is running for Lt. Governor by pretending to be a conservative. Patterson is on the record being the point man for a new "guest worker" program: Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson outlines support for immigration reform, By Zahira Torres, El Paso Times, February 7, 2013]
Any politician who advocates for a guest worker program, even ignoring the immoral aspect of oppressing our own poor by deflating wages, is by definition fiscally irresponsible. If we have guest workers, who pays for their anchor babies, their K-12 education and their emergency room visits? Taxpayers of course!
Patterson is nothing more than a shill for the crony capitalists who want to save $5 an hour in wages on their books while pushing billions in social costs onto taxpayers. They care nothing for the future of the country.
Hopefully another candidate for Lieutenant Governor will stake out a patriotic position on this issue. The Tea Party should not let Jerry Patterson convince them he is one of us. He's a has-been of the pre-Internet era when the big money picked the candidates.
Peter Morrison (email him) is a businessman living in Lumberton, Texas with his wife and four children.He says "I believe deeply in the principles of limited constitutional government, the sanctity of life and that our state and nation should be run under Thomas Jefferson's principle of 'Equal Rights for All, Special Privileges for None.'" This article is from his free newsletter, which features commentary about current events of interest to Texans—sign up here, or go to Facebook.com/morrisonreport

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Q: Как вывести значение активных чекбоксов? У меня есть таблица актеров, фильмов и общая таблица где совмещены ид актеров и фильмов. Мне же надо, каким то образом получить актеров, которые снимаются в фильме и вывести их в виде активных чекбоксов.
Проблема состоит в том что я не совсем представляю, как мне передать актеров которые снимаются сейчас и поставить этому актеру активный чекбокс, еще до изменения состояния чекбоксов(при переходе на страницу, чтобы сразу стоял активный чекбокс над нужным актером), сейчас это выглядит просто.

Запрос на само изменение есть, он работает.
Запрос на изменение я сделал так:
    $sqlActors = "SELECT * FROM film_actors WHERE  film_actors.`id_film`=" . $id;
    $rowsActors = $dataBase->getALL($sqlActors);

 $sglA = "DELETE FROM `film_actors` WHERE `film_actors`.`id_film` =" . $id;
                $item = $dataBase->executeRun($sglA);

И пробегаюсь по всем чекбоксам у которых изменено состояние и добавляю их в базу:
foreach ($actors as $actor) {
         $sglA = "INSERT INTO `film_actors` (`id_FilmActors`, `id_film`, `id_actor`) VALUES (NULL, '$id', '$actor');";
         $item = $dataBase->executeRun($sglA);
}

Сами же актеры в HTML выводяться так:
            echo '
';
         foreach ($adminActors as $actor) {
            echo '
';
                echo '<input class="option-input checkbox" type="checkbox" name="actor[]" value="'.$actor['id_actors'].'">';
                echo ' '.$actor['firstName'].'.';
            echo '
';
        }
        echo '
';

Мне бы алгоритм как сделать, ну если понятно обьяснил то можно и примером.

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The looming closure of the Central Minnesota Animal Care and Control shelter, which contracts with several area governments to house stray animals, offers an opportunity that could help animals as well as improve transparency and accountability.
What if area cities — and perhaps even counties — partnered to create a regional shelter and animal-control agency?
The saga of the Central Minnesota Animal Care and Control shelter offers several compelling reasons to try this approach.
First and foremost, such an agency would be directly accountable to taxpayers through their elected officials, who would ultimately be responsible for its operation.
Such a bright line for residents should increase the attention these governments pay to how a facility is run. If problems or questions arise, the public knows exactly who to connect with to address them. And, not to be overlooked, this approach succinctly answers any legal and liability questions.
Second, from annual license fees to leash laws and limits on numbers and species of allowable pets, local governments have long been extensively involved in the regulation and licensing of animals.
As such, it only makes sense for them to also take responsibility for what happens to pets when they are impounded for violation of those laws. Similarly, this agency could help free up time on law enforcement to address other matters.
Of course, those fees, like many in government, are not expected to cover all the costs.
Finally, it's important to stress the idea is to create a regional partnership. Why? Volume, or lack thereof. No single jurisdiction has a critical mass of pet problems to warrant its own operation. If local jurisdictions find efficiencies in combining forces and that idea blossoms into a new openness to combined operations, even better.
As several government officials noted this past week, the looming closure of Central Minnesota Animal Care and Control will create a collective need in the region for shelter space.
The Tri-County Humane Society is stepping up in the short term to help fill it. And certainly, it should be considered as a potential replacement to Central Minnesota Animal Care and Control.
However, considering accountability, transparency and governments' already substantial role in regulating pets, it makes sense for area governments to join forces and create a regional animal-control authority complete with its own facility.


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The Dark Crystal Prequel Series Coming To Netflix
Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by JD, May 18, 2017.
JD Fleet Admiral Admiral
What happens after the movies has already been covered in the comics Power of the Dark Crystal, and Beneath The Dark Crystal.
JD, Oct 31, 2019
Christopher Writer Admiral
Spocktoberfest! said: ↑
And the story was really good, too. I'm just wondering where can they go from here. The first Garthim soldier has been built, but are they really going to go into the slaughter of the Gelfling civilization?
I don't think so. I read something saying there were five years (I think) between this and that, so there's room to fit in a whole series before we get there.
Christopher, Oct 31, 2019
Marsden Commodore Commodore
Marsden is very sad.
JD said: ↑
I didn't even know those existed. Has there been any other shows/movies besides this one and the original?
Marsden, Oct 31, 2019
Has there been any other shows/movies besides this one and the original?
No, but the books and comics are considered canonical (most of them, at least).
Unicron Boss Monster Mod Moderator
The Crown of the Moon
So I finally got a chance to watch the season and I think it's pretty good overall. I really like that, despite the production being a monumental task, it's clear that everyone really wants to do justice to Jim's original work and wanted to make things fit as closely as possible. I think one thing I've always liked is that Thra has a very organic look to it, and I'm glad they decided to go with Gelfling puppets to help keep the visual aesthetics balanced. The CGI Gelfling used for the test reel looks pretty good, but I very much agree with the perception that she doesn't fit as well aesthetically with the traditional puppet Skeksis.
I think my two favorite visual additions are the Skeksis chariots and Lore. There are several books that will be available soon to tie in with the series, and I definitely have my eye on the art/production book. I hope there will be another season, because I'm now interested in whether Deet goes dark Jedi.
Unicron, Nov 4, 2019
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I really need to finish this up. I haven't watch it since the new season of regular TV started.
JD, Nov 4, 2019
137th Gebirg Vice Admiral Premium Member
PEBCAK! Three miles west of COVFEFE!
Still hopeful for a season 2. Have any hints or announcements been made? Things seem to have been quiet on the HensonCorp front. Nothing new on their website.
137th Gebirg, Nov 5, 2019
The Nth Doctor Infinite Possibilities... Premium Member
Lost in a temporal and spacial anomaly
I haven't heard anything either but Netflix generally takes a few months before announcing a second season for any show. Fingers still crossed...
The Nth Doctor, Nov 5, 2019
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I have a general Netflix question, but I don't feel like starting a whole thread so I'm just going to ask it here.
I was on the Netflix website yesterday, and I couldn't find the episode list for Age of Resistance or any of the other shows. It use to come up in a drop down menu after I clicked on the show, but I can't find anyway to pull it up. Am I missing something, or do they just not let you pull up the episode lists on the website anymore?
I'm still able to see the episode list, though it's not a drop-down menu (never has been for me), but an option at the bottom of the "banner" that appears when you select the show from your list (between "Overview" and "Trailers & More").
Christopher, Nov 8, 2019
Yeah, that was what I meant, there was usually an arrow that you clicked to get all of that stuff to pop up, but last night it wasn't coming up.
I just checked and it's still not coming, now when I click the show, the description of the next episode and the option to play it comes up, but there's nowhere to get the episodes, trailer, ect. to come up.
Your interface sounds different from mine. I've never (under the current format) been able to get it to display the episode selection except as a horizontal row of thumbnails that you have to scroll through five at a time, which is woefully inefficient. As far as I know, they abandoned proper episode lists years and years ago.
For me after you picked the show it would come up in with an arrow on the bottom of the whatever picture came up with the title, when you clicked on the arrow another menu would pop up where you could click through the episode list, and it also had an option to pick trailers instead.
Oh, that arrow. I was thinking of My List, but you're talking about the general show listing. Yeah, I'm still seeing the arrow same as always.
Watched episode 7, Time to Make... My Move this morning.
The Heretic and the Wanderer were hilarious, they pretty quickly became two of my favorite characters on the show.
The Ascendancy was interesting, I did not expect the Arathim to be Spider-Borg.
JD, Nov 27, 2019
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137th Gebirg said: ↑
they just announced Sex Education season 2 and that season aired on January I think. Unless it's a major hit like Stranger Things, it seems like Netflix takes a long while to announce new seasons of shows.
tomalak301, Nov 28, 2019
I watched the last couple episodes this morning, and they really were great. I loved this series.
We got some pretty impressive fight scenes in the last episode. I don't even want to image how complicated something like that must be to choreograph on a puppet show like this.
The death and rebirth of Aughra really caught be off guard.
I was really sad to Maudra Fara die, I liked her.
The creation of the Garthim was a nice place to end to season.
Definitely very anxiously awaiting word of a second season.
JD, Dec 4, 2019
You should check out the art/production book that was recently released for AoR. It gets into some nice details about both the overall design of the series with the goal of being faithful to the original movie, and the challenges of doing the production itself. The guy who built and performed the miniature puppets for the puppet show done by the Heretic and Wanderer was someone the production team hired off YouTube because his puppet videos are there.
Unicron, Dec 5, 2019
The latest Cinefex magazine also has a large segment on AoR. Quite a lot of information in there.
137th Gebirg, Dec 5, 2019
I watched the making of documentary this morning, and it really is incredible the amount of work that went into making AoR.
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This regulation sets out guidelines which specify the actions to be taken in the process of field audit in the context of audit on the compliance with tax obligations. Pursuant to the aforementioned guidelines, the process of field audit is commenced by the issuance and conveyance of a notice and invitation to the relevant taxpayers with the formats as set out in the attachment to this regulation. The invitation must specify the time, venue and purpose of the meeting to be held between tax auditors and the taxpayers, as well as a request for the taxpayers concerned to bring the relevant books, records and documents. Furthermore, this regulation sets out provisions regarding the meeting, as well as the actions to be taken if the taxpayers being invited are present or not present in the meeting as intended in the notice and invitation. In the final section of the regulation, there are provisions requiring the presence of supervising officers in the implementation of field audit at the premises of taxpayers as well as the duties and functions of such supervising officers. This regulation is completed with several attachments which contain the format of documents to be used as well as instructions for filling out those documents.
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America Watches as an Historic Vote to Unionize an Amazon Warehouse in the Deep South Brings Labor Issues to the Forefront
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The workers in Bessemer never thought they'd spark a national discussion. This is their moment, but it's not just about Amazon. This is about every employer, and the right of every worker to fair pay, safe workplaces, a voice in their workplace and the right to organize unions without illegal harassment and intimidation. It is about the inseparability of racial and economic justice. By taking the fight to the world's most powerful company in a way that previously seemed unthinkable, Amazon workers are proving that change is within the grasp of any worker, anywhere. Employees in workplaces large and small can look at the progress being made in Alabama and realize that they too can stand together with their fellow workers and demand justice.
With their historic campaign, Amazon workers have already won. It's up to all of us to build upon their victory."
— Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
It is fitting that an historic vote began at a Bessemer, Alabama, Amazon warehouse during Black History Month. The mostly black workforce, in a right-to-work state nonetheless, could be the first Amazon employees to unionize at the retail behemoth.
"It's significant that it's a movement of primarily Black workers and women—the workers have that have been most impacted by the pandemic," said Harvard Law Professor of Labor and Industry Benjamin Sachs.
A win at the Bessemer warehouse would be a "huge victory for economic and racial justice," Sachs remarked.
Although the Bessemer warehouse isn't the first location to attempt to form a union at Amazon, it is the largest effort to date in the U.S.
Bessemer is a town rich with labor history. Founded in 1887 by Steel Baron Henry Debardeleben, the area was heavily unionized in the 1930s under the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, often called the "Mine Mill." An interracial union, though primarily black, organized workers at the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, Sloss Sheffield, and at Woodward Iron Company.
During this time, the union advanced workers' rights and civil rights under the leadership of Ashbury Howard, called a militant and powerful leader by Historian S. Jonathan Bass.
Although Mine Mill and the companies that employed its members are gone, Bessemer—the small town outside of the famed civil rights city of Birmingham—is on the cusp of once again blazing labor history.
Ironically, Amazon purchased the land in Bessemer from U.S. Steel, the parent company of the now closed Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company where Howard and the Mine Millers fought for fair wages, workers' rights, civil rights, equality, and safety on the job. The union drive at Amazon is now led by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Calling itself the BAmazon union, the group points to unsafe working conditions, especially since COVID, as a driving force behind its push to unionize.
Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU says that workers feel betrayed by employers that didn't or haven't done enough to protect them from the virus. Appelbaum also says that the Black Lives Matter movement has helped fuel the demand that people be treated with respect and dignity. "They want a voice in their workplace."
Whether the union will prevail remains to be seen. Mail in voting began in early February and ballots must be returned by March 29.
At the time of printing, results of the election were not yet available. ■
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Nicole Purin
She is a world citizen, who has lived in Saudi Arabia, in India, in London, in the United States and is now living in Dubai, where she works as a lawyer specialised in international and investment banks and a legal representative of Arab Fashion Council, which promotes the well-known Dubai Fashion Week.
Nicole's success, on the other hand, lies within her leadership style being 'inclusive' this is she says is due to the nature of the organization being so international, it is essential to promote a culture of internationalism and diversity. Nicole is also an author at the Executive Magazine and has contributed to multiple legal publications. She is also an executive producer of a documentary called "Beautiful Life of Women" which examines women's empowerment in the Middle East and through the creative industry.
Nicole Purin, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Arab Fashion Council and practices as a finance lawyer. She has always found her innate strength around 'passion' and 'determination' and wishes to empower others.


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Posted December 2, 2015 by HPGhotrodLogin & filed under Uncategorized.
Over the years I have taken many photos of old cars and junkers. The most interesting ones are the survivors that still run and are being driven, if only to cars shows but still road worthy. At the Grand National Roadster Show 2015 there were a few really neat cars that had apparently survived somehow and somewhere and the new owners got them running again. Some have been modified with newer drive trains but they still have that original patina appeal. This is so popular with hot rodders, car-culture addicts and of course, me too! It's amazing how much a little rust will do for the interest level of a car. I have also included a few photos from an estate auction in Central CA where the man had dozens of cars and trucks that all sold in one whirlwind day. One of the highlights for me was an old Chevy pick-up that was once used as a service truck at a Signal gas station. The paint was extremely faded but I think it was originally green then painted red and white or red and yellow. The bed was missing most of the wood. I could barely make out the phone number on the door.
It astounds me how many survivors have been found and I'm sure many more yet to be discovered. I have a few "pocket listings" of cars that I know are around and available but I'm keeping their locations to myself for now. You're probably doing the same thing! One example is the '58 Cadillac Series 62 sedan. It belongs to a friend and was her grandfather's car. It was originally white then was repainted black very early in it's life. It has been garage kept most of the time. A nice running car with great upholstery. I sure wish they'd sell it to me but sentiment generally isn't for sale. It is a complete car and the hubcaps were in the trunk. They brought it out of the garage for me to take the pictures. I hope you enjoy these original old cars as much as I do.
2015 GNRS. A nice little ride only $35K!
2015 GNRS '29 Ford roadster.
2015 Grand National Roadster Show featured car. Too cool for words.
2015 Grand National Roadster Show in the Suede Palace. A '34 sedan ready to haul the family to church on Sunday.
38 Ford wagon at the 2015 Grand National Roadster Show. I don't know if it was real but it got my attention!
'54 Chevy at the 2015 Grand National Roadster Show in the Suede Palace.
This was parked outside in between the buildings at the 2015 Grand National Roadster Show.
Great bustle-back Dodge and a slick 57 Lincoln sedan.
Original 58 Cadillac series 62 sedan near the bay in Central CA.
Posted July 6, 2015 by HPGhotrodLogin & filed under Uncategorized.
The '49 Mercury is probably one of the most recognized cars in the world. It was originally supposed to have been the new Ford according to several sources. But the body went to Merc and Ford got the new famous "shoe-box" styling.
When I was going through my old magazine collection I remembered I had an issue of Science Illustrated. No, I had never heard of that magazine before either and I must have bought it at a yard sale or something with a stack of other mags. The May 1948 issue had a very interesting article about the styling of the '49 Mercury. Inside were photos I had never seen before and found it to be totally fascinating. I already knew how automobiles were designed and produced but to see the '49 Merc going through this process was a rare treat. So I thought I'd share it with you here on the Hot Rod Bunny blog.
The cover is the first thing that grabs you. A very accurate plaster ¼ scale model is being painted bright yellow. There is something unusual about it that is hard to notice at this angle but you'll see it in the other photos.
There are a few sketches that are seen in the background but can't really be identified. The designer is working on a front ¾ angle and it already has the Merc look. The photo of the full size airbrush illustration is one I have seen before. The shots of the beginning of the clay model are pictures that I hadn't seen before. Now look at the plaster body being pulled from the mold. Note that the car is a fastback! Many other cars offered fastback designs in '49 but not the Mercury. If you were ever curious about what it would have looked like…there is what they were thinking! The brand survived fine without it but after seeing it you have to wonder what it would look like with a chopped roof!
After the full-size clay was made they transferred the dimensions to the pattern department to make the car out of mahogany. It wasn't for the sheer purpose of making it out of wood. They used that tough wood pattern to hammer sheet steel into the shape of the car. The metal one-off was then assembled and tested. They need to make sure it can be put together easily and find out where the weak spots are. The one-off is usually not as good as the production version and is discarded after they're finished with it.
Finally we see one of the first production cars being built. Note it's a four-door sedan, the bread and butter part of the line. That shot is the beginning of the legend. I wonder how many Mercurys rolled off that assembly line and are still around in one form or another?
That's a look at Science illustrated's May '48 article on styling the '49 Mercury. Now you know what magazine to look for next time you're at a yard sale or flea market!
Station Wagons at the Grand National Roadster Show.
Posted April 25, 2015 by HPGhotrodLogin & filed under Uncategorized.
It's kind of a curious thing but as a kid I never thought much about station wagons. My dad had a red and white '55 Chevy Belair wagon when I was growing up. It was a great car and he swore it was the best car he ever had! But wagons were just a part of the landscape back then. I found that as I got older I began to get nostalgic for those huge behemoths. It started when a close friend bought a used car to get around in. It was a '60 Pontiac wagon and it was in remarkably good condition. This was about 1975. He was concerned with making it look cool and like a kid's car. I thought it should be preserved exactly as found. After I graduated from Art Center in Pasadena I began to look at collector cars to buy and enjoy. I did that with my dad who also loved the car hobby. Well about 1980 I found an old '58 Chevy Brookwood wagon sitting in a backyard. It had been re-painted "appliance white." In other words, a very bright non-automotive color. It looks great on refrigerators though! The Chevy belonged to an elderly man who was a real tough deal maker. I eventually talked him out of it and my dad and I drove it home. I was convinced it was a clean one-owner, California car. After all, it ran good and had a coveted 348 with a four-barrel! We stopped at a gas station to make sure we made it home and I got curious. I looked more carefully at the clean back seat area. Then I lifted up the big rubber mat on the floor to see what kind of condition the original carpet was in. To my horror there was no floor under the mat! I was looking at the cement driveway under the car! The man had placed a couple of oven racks to span the gap and then set the mat over it! Talk about crestfallen!
After that revelation, I decided to just sell the car and fortunately, I got my money back. I had looked at the car through a romantic haze and didn't check it out well enough. That experience was embarrassing and somewhat humorous. Well, if had happened to someone else it might have been very humorous. But I could see the comic sense of it and the weird way the old guy dealt with a missing floorboard. I'm sure his wife wondered what ever happened to her over racks! That prompted me to include that little bit of detail in Hot Rod Bunny, book one and since Beverly moon's first car was a rust bucket '54 Dodge. I included the rusty floorboard and the oven rack method of covering it up, with some humor of course.
Anyway, My attraction for old wagons never changed. I noticed that the rest of the world caught up to me and is also collecting and hording old wagons! When I was at the Grand National last January, I cataloged a few of them for you to enjoy!
This '49 woody was a nice original looking car with authentic patina. What's going on with the turn signals? Did the park light assembly have babies or something?
This '55 Dodge is a car you don't see often.
This car reminded me of the Revell '57 Country Squire kit. It is molded in the same brown color. I still ranks high on my list of desirable cars.
I covered the Radiator Lady '59 Rambler in another blog but it was still a wagon and caught my eye.
This '59 Pontiac was a great car. I'd love to be driving it around! Although I'd probably put the stock wheels back on it!
Keep the Fast N' Furious for the Theaters and Drag Strip!
Posted April 17, 2015 by MSH@HotRodBunnySite & filed under Uncategorized.
Being the proud owner of a hot rod isn't an experience that most people are lucky enough to have in their lifetime. It can be a lot of work to be a hot rod owner: countless hours spent tinkering, upgrading, and fixing little issues that come with having a 50+ year old vehicle. But for those of us who are owners, we know what a privilege and a great responsibility it is.
Responsibility is unfortunately something too many people forget about when they are driving fast cars or Hot Rods. You see, one thing that makes a Hot Rod "Hot" is its more than ample supply of unyielding horsepower. With this type of power at your right foot's disposal it's easy to get yourself or others into real trouble and or harm.
It's not uncommon for a Hot Rod with a big block, upgraded fuel system, supercharger and possibly NOS to put down over 1,000 horsepower! To put that into perspective for the non-gearhead, that's about four to five times the power of the normal family sedan. With that type of power you can cover a quarter mile from a standstill in under 9 seconds at 150 mph if not faster.
If you get caught street racing there is no doubt it, it's going to be a costly affair for you. Many states now have laws which specifically target street racing and it comes with stiffer fines and penalties. Let's say you can afford the thousands in legal fees and court fine, but don't be surprised if your license gets suspended or worst of all, your car gets impounded. If you cause damage to someone else's hot rod, car, or property, forget about it. Expect long legal woes and the bills that will follow for many years to come, and you can kiss your beloved Hot Rod goodbye.
Losing money, damaging your vehicle, or even losing your license are all terrible things but pale in comparison to a severe injury or death that can result from illegal street racing. Plastic and metal can be replaced, money can be re-earned, but a life cannot.
Racing in the streets is unpredictable. You don't know if the person next to you is an experienced driver, what the road's condition may be in, if somebody else might pull out in front of you, or even wildlife that might run out. You just don't know. At the types of speeds these incredible Hot Rods are capable of doing, it's just too unpredictable.
Get yourself to a track, it's worth it on so many levels!
No speed limits to worry about! Grip it and rip it!
Everyone signs waivers, clear rules are in place and everyone has to follow them.
Paying a little money to go to the track is infinitely cheaper than paying attorney and legal fees.
Racing at the track typically means more experienced drivers and more fun.
Going to the track can be a family affair that everyone can enjoy in a safe environment. You can't exactly show the kids what a 150 mph is on the streets but you sure can in the quarter mile.
It may be tempting next time you're at a red light and you find some knucklehead revving his engine at you, but don't take the bait like Beverly did in Hot Rod Bunny. She got lucky. But for the rest of us, it's not worth it. Instead put your local track on speed dial and get the 411 on the next track day.
Rat Rods: Hot Rods or Rolling Heaps?
Posted April 2, 2015 by MSH@HotRodBunnySite & filed under Uncategorized.
As most of you know, a recent trend in hot rodding is to rebel against the shiny trailer queens with acres of clear coat and just let the car stay rusty or even to help it along with a grinder or an acid bath. A natural "patina" or flat black primer paint job (suede) have become very popular options. These machines are known as a Rat Rods. Characterized as cars that are bits and pieces of what was available, Rat Rods offer something that a classic hot rod doesn't: authentic roughness.
Rat Rodders started out as an alternative to the higher priced custom hot rods that we typically gaze at in the magazines. Rat rods aren't just for decoration; these old-styled cars are built to drive. Many of the subcultures from the traditional hot rod eras can be picked up from viewing just a few rat rods. Biker, greaser, rockabilly, psychobilly, and punk have all had an influence on how these masterpieces are created. It's a modern throwback to the real cars that just regular guys could afford back in the day. Forget the paint…how does it run?
Some people feel that these rat rods are epitome of Hot Rodding with the builder's customizing truck beds out of passenger car fenders and creating never before seen builds. However, the other side (hot rod purists) can see them as rolling trash heaps. None of the parts match and you wind up with half of a Ford and half of a Chevy concoction, all powered by a Chrysler hemi or a Buick Nail-Head.
For those who really believe in rat rodding, they see rat rods as an opportunity to create a truly one-of-kind vehicle using different parts from various makes and models. Many times these cars are loud, unsophisticated and uncomfortable machines. With that said though, there is something special about them that you can't get with any other automobile. You're able to take your favorite bits and pieces from many cars, and piece together a one-of-a-kind ride. Just the variety of grilles used is amazing.
Many of these Rat Rods are also mechanical works of art. The hours of work that utilize different manufactured parts all working in harmony is nothing short of a miracle. Also, all the creativity that goes into a Rat Rod is something you can't get with any other type of build.
What side are you on? Do you like the classic hot rod builds and restorations or do you like the creativity and uniqueness of a Rat Rod? Remember, Beverly Moon from Hot Rod Bunny accidentally built a rat rod when she ran out of money and couldn't afford to paint her car!
Posted March 12, 2015 by HPGhotrodLogin & filed under Uncategorized.
Everyone knows the famous yellow deuce coupe that was used in American Graffiti. There are many automotive icons from the movies and TV shows. A lot has been said about these cars but I like looking at the not-so-famous cars in the B movies and TV shows. Sometimes I wonder where they came from. Well I did some digging and I managed to find out the story on a few of them! This is by no means an exhaustive report but these are some of the cars that I was curious about.
The main hot rod from Giant Gila Monster, a Ford deuce roadster, was actually a major contender at the drag strip. The movie, which was filmed in Cielo, Texas, used local automotive talent. It turns out that the car was owned by John Mulkey of Waxahachie Texas. For power, it had a 302 Chevy V-8 that could turn a quick 105.50 mph. The car supposedly went through a slow finishing process in the film. It had a bad headlight and bald tires which were replaced by "appropriating" them from a wrecked '57 Pontiac. Finally, at the end of the movie, the car is completed and sports a shiny paint job and sponsor decals. The car's hood makes it's appearance for the first time in the movie also. At the end of the story Chase Winstead, the hero, has to kill the Gila Monster by placing nitro-glycerin on the seat of his finished hot rod and pointing it at the beast. He accelerates and bails out just as we see the car drive out of frame. Fortunately, a model car acts as the "stunt double" and saves the day by blowing up the menacing reptile (all in 1/25th scale).
The cool '25 T bucket Roadster pick-up in the movie, The Choppers was also a sort of famous car. Actually it had a famous owner. It belonged to the actor, and drag legend, Tommy Ivo. He had built the car to resemble a hot rod he saw built by fellow actor, Norm Grabowski back around 1955. Tommy's car was made out of rusty parts found in desert junkyards. The bucket body started out as a phaeton and was cut down. Sound familiar? Just what Beverly Moon does in Hot Rod Bunny! The shortened box was from a Model A as was the frame. He bought a complete '40 Ford just to get the running gear. Tommy Ivo had a long love affair with Buick mills and his bucket pick-up sported a powerful 402. He said the film company let the car idle for hours then would drive it hard for the takes. Apparently, it needed a rebuild after the filming was over. The car also had a major roll in Drag Strip Girl.
The car still exists today and the current owner restored it to look the way Tommy had it originally.
Martin Holmann's 1915 bucket T was a car that made the rounds in movies and TV. It was used as the hot rod in Disney's Son Of Flubber 1963. It also appeared in Bikini Beach, 77 Sunset Strip and the Dobie Gillis TV show. The engine was a '49 Olds 324 with an Edelbrock manifold and four-twos plus some cool Weiand valve covers.
The car was also supposedly the inspiration for Lindberg's Bobtail "T" 1/8 scale model car kit that was introduced back then. The likeness used without permission or royalty. The kit came with a Chevy V-8 in stead of the Olds and is still available today.
Hot Rods To Hell was a dreadful movie made in 1967 but had some first class iron tearing up the black top. The lead car was a red '58 Corvette in desperate need of a rebuild. As it smoked its way down the two-lane, it was flanked by some pretty nice cars driven by the hoodlum friends of the main antagonists.
I haven't found out much yet about the very cool red T bucket roadster truck but it is my personal favorite. It was Chevy powered with two-four bbl carbs and some great cast aluminum air cleaner/scoops.
The black '29 Model A roadster across the highway was built by L A Roadsters member Sam Conrad. The green car in the foreground was featured in the May '62 issue or Rod & Custom.
It belonged to Gary Heliker and was powered by a Buick nail-head. The car underwent some changes and lost the fenders before it was used in Hot Rods To Hell.
In Disney's The Love Bug, Herbie steps up to the challenge and flies past this late 60's style T Bucket in a very memorable street race scene where Herbie passes the street rod so fast that the driver and his girlfriend's hair are both actually blown forward!
Hot Rod Girl was one of many car exploitation movies from the fifties. At the beginning of the film they show a street race that ended in the death of the main protagonists brother. Both cars are '32 roadsters. The white car has a flathead with two-fours and the black car has an Olds engine also with two-fours. I believe this is the same car used in the Highway Patrol TV series episode aptly named "Hot Rod".
The car looks the same with minor changes to the exhaust and upholstery. Even the air cleaners are the same.
There are lots of other B movies out there with a variety of hot rods running around. I'll have to cover them on another installment, in the mean time; buy a copy of Hot Rod Bunny. It was inspired in part by those old movies. It's humorous, very nostalgic and written for the "old skool" hot rodder to enjoy!
Posted February 24, 2015 by MSH@HotRodBunnySite & filed under Uncategorized.
Hotrods. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some are sleek, stylish, and polished, while others may be more crude and unrefined. Some hotrods sound wonderful and run great while some may backfire and smoke. Some have beautiful candy-colored paint while others are rusty and dusty. It doesn't matter the type of hotrod you have, it's yours and you love it.
It all starts when you are just a kid and your dad approaches you to have "The Talk". He sits at the edge of your bed and pulls out a picture book to show you something very important that every child should know: how to build a hot rod.
There are many hobbies one might want to take up. Some people like playing with model trains, or model cars, (as in my case) golfing (which I'll never understand) or even landscaping but there's one hobby that without a doubt stimulates all the senses. Building a Hotrod.
You may ask: "what does touch have to do with building a hotrod?" Building a hotrod has everything to do with really getting down and dirty with parts and tools.
When building a hot rod, not all touch may feel good but it's always more rewarding. Being up to your elbow in an LS motor with a fan belt half cutting off circulation isn't fun. Or when you're trying to break free a bolt with all of your weight and it lets loose – bashing your knuckles to a pulp. When it's all said and done and the last of the Fast Orange is washed from your cuts you know it's worth it. For custom cars touch and feel are primary in my estimation. The swoop of the fender, the radius, the transition surfaces, everything has to work for the eye and the touch.
Let's face it; 80% of hot rodding is all about the looks. You might not have a degree in design and you might be completely colorblind, but when you see a mean looking hotrod you'll know it. Being able to choose the colors and designs to finish your hotrod is one of the most exciting parts of owning them. And getting to see the work of others is always inspiring. Finding that right balance of paint and chrome is what sets apart the casual builder from the Chip Foose's of the world. The highlight along the upper surfaces is extremely important. They have to flow. Great designs have the best flow.
Side pipes, strait pipes, cherry bombs, and Borlas. There's never been a hotrod that sounded like a Prius. The roar of a Hemi or an LS88 is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Loud, powerful engines are what hot-rodding is all about!
Smell is the sense which is most closely related to memories. Have you ever been behind a classic car or hotrod at a light and it smells like a "Hotrod"? You're probably smelling it running a little rich. Or the smell of fresh engine paint baking under the hood! Or the smell of new tuck and roll upholstery! For me these smells brings back a wave of memories of my own cars, mostly vintage convertibles and also walking around car shows and chatting it up with the other proud owners. Catch a whiff of hi-octane gasoline and instantly be transported to hotrod happiness.
You may say to yourself, "How does taste apply to a hotrod?" I'd reply it does in a few ways. First, you obviously have good taste already if you own a hotrod. Secondly, ever have to siphon gasoline out of an old gas tank? Let's hope you never have to know that taste. (Leaded gasoline tasted better anyway.) Finally, the sweetest taste is cracking a "cold one" (diet soda in my case) after you've sweat and bled over your hotrod for hours and you've completed the work at hand.
There may be other hobbies out there that use all 5 senses but none of them are as visceral and rewarding as owning and maintaining a hotrod. How does hot-rodding appeal to your senses?
Posted February 19, 2015 by HPGhotrodLogin & filed under Uncategorized.
We here at Hot Rod Bunny were saddened to hear about the passing of Leslie Gore who died of cancer on Monday Feb 16th. She provided some of the best and I think iconic songs from the early and mid sixties. She had a very strong singing voice and could belt out a note with the best of them! And she made it look effortless. If you watch some of the old performances on You Tube she really does make it look like it isn't work at all.
She was born Leslie Sue Goldstein in 1946! That makes her almost exactly the same age as the lead character in Hot Rod Bunny, Beverly Moon! For those of you who haven't read the book yet (And why haven't you?) Beverly is 18 years old in 1964. She is being pressured to go out on a date by the local hot rod authority and cool cat, Fast Eddie. The boy that is in love with her, Tom Brewster, is pressuring her not to go out with Eddie and tries to tell her what kind of boy she should be dating. A misstep on his part but he meant well. Poor Beverly is confused and upset that two strangers are telling her what to do with her dating life! One scene in Hot Rod Bunny had her practicing for a race and listening to Leslie Gore sing, "You don't own me" on the radio! I felt that the song was such a good anthem for a young woman to adopt as her own. It was a cry for independence in '64 when it came out and also for the character in my book! That was one of the life lessons that I wanted to convey. The character, Beverly Moon is a genius but a bit socially naïve. One of the things she has to learn is how to handle herself around others that are a little pushy. Her confidence increases as the story goes along. She gets into some tight scrapes and weird situations and has to be a little more assertive. She also has to drive fast to try and get out of them. After all she is the hot rod bunny!
The song, "You don't own me" has the same meaning today for girls and my 12 year old daughter loves to listen to it and sing along!
Well, we bid a fond farewell to Leslie Gore and thank her for the great songs she sang in such a turbulent era.
Posted February 10, 2015 by MSH@HotRodBunnySite & filed under Uncategorized.
Part of the reason why I wanted to write Hot-Rod Bunny was for my kids. My wife and I adopted older children that didn't have the benefit of good morals being modeled for them. They needed life lessons! Now, I wanted them to know about cars, my hobby, but I also wanted them to have an interesting and confident role model. It is important – especially these days – that young girls learn that they are great the way they are. In one survey, 59% of girls in 5th-12th grades were unhappy with their body shape. I'm sure it can be said of many boys too!
For me, Beverly represents something that all young women experience. She is wonderful and excels at her passions, but inside she's battling with her own self esteem. To the outside world, her flaws are hardly noticeable or even admired. Beverly's prodigious car knowledge and great personality are both things that everyone admires about her. As Beverly transitions from a young lady into an adult, we see her blossom into someone fantastic. The flaws she thinks she sees in the mirror are actually things that other people admire about her.That is what I wanted my children to see – that despite what the world says about your flaws, you are unique and have tremendous potential!
The same story applies to Cynthia; who at the beginning of the story is a young girl who struggles a lot with her self-image. She's got bright red hair, big teeth, thick glasses, and knobby knees. By society's standards, Cynthia is in what many people refer to as their "awkward years". But by the end of the story (Cynthia's 17th birthday) she gets her braces removed and she's a tall, leggy, beautiful girl. She grew into her looks. And while both Beverly and Cynthia started the story with physical flaws, it's those same flaws that we learn to love them for later. All three girls have physical characteristics that make them uniquely who they are; Beverly has her oversized ears, Cynthia has her big eyes and big teeth and Brunhilda has her sarcastic smirk with one eye brow that's constantly raised. But they wouldn't be who they are and lovable without these "flaws".
You'll notice that in the Hot-Rod Bunny series, each girl has a different body type and different skin tone. There is a girl for everyone to relate to in these stories.
For girls these days, it's important to have a clear definition of success beyond physical appearance. And that physical appearance is only temporary, our bodies are always in a state of change. The girls in the story all started out with a very minimalistic upbringing at the orphanage. They didn't have a lot, but they had role models and a strong father figure who taught them well. (That's a hint guys!) Despite the circumstances that made them orphans, with hard work and diligence they still managed to find their own forms of success.
At the end of Hot Rod Bunny book, we find out where they were headed in life. The bright futures they were pursuing. The following three books cover the humorous stories on how they got there and the incredible adventures they had along the way!