Teresa (Barbie) and sidekick". In Life in the Dreamhouse Barbie states that all girls Teresa, Nikki, Summer, Midge, Raquelle & Grace are all her 'BFFs'. To counteract the criticisms that Barbie was a sex symbol, Mattel was compelled to issue companions for Barbie. Some of these are her boyfriend Ken, the African American Christie, Barbie's cousin Francie and Barbie's little sister Skipper. Midge appeared in 1963 and was marketed as Barbie's first best friend. Midge was discontinued in 1967. Over the years, Barbie's family tree expanded and soon Barbie would have many diverse and multicultural friends. Among these was Teresa, who was
Strijp-S Strijp-S Strijp-S is a neighborhood and former industrial park in the Eindhoven distrtict of Strijp. The area belonged to electronics company Philips. Since 2000 creative companies and housing have been established in the former industrial buildings. Eindhoven Strijp-S railway station serves the district. The name Strijp-S comes from the naming pattern that Philips used in its industrial parks. Strijp-S was the first park, and Strijp-T and Strijp-R followed. In 1916 Anton Philips built the first factory in Strijp-S a glass factory for incandescent light bulbs. The Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium was completed in 1923. Strijp-S was where first radios, then televisions