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In conjunction with the Ultimate Baby Shower Event Grandma Bonnie's Closet has lined up some awesome sponsors for the following baby and mommy products.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Minky Couture Blanket-my baby boy coming in July!ReplyDelete
the Ritmo Pregnancy Advanced Sound SystemRitmo
for my sister
catherine0807 at hotmail dot com
pregnancy sound system
nikki bergin
Minky Couture Blanket! We're expecting and our little one would like it! lolReplyDelete
The Prenatal Sound System for me as we are newly prego again! Looks cool!ReplyDelete
the Ritmo Pregnancy Advanced Sound SystemRitmo
nmuroski @ aol.com
I am most looking forward to the Prenatal Sound system!ReplyDelete
The Unique Versatile BlanketPad - it will be for #2 due this summer.ReplyDelete
I'm really intrigued by My Baby Compass. It looks really interesting. This would be for me, since I am due in early May.ReplyDelete
Minky Couture Baby Blanket for my friend's baby shower.ReplyDelete
Minky Couture Baby Blanket for my little girl that will be greeting us in Oct. :-)ReplyDelete
I love the prenatal sound system. This would be for me : )ReplyDelete
I would love the Minky Couture Baby Blanket! My kids love minky blankets!!ReplyDelete
minky courture baby blanket
Lisa Janson
the pregnancy sound system!
I would use it lots! I'm currently 20 weeks pregnant! =)
the pregnancy advanced sound system sounds really cool! i would use it!ReplyDelete
The Minky Couture Baby Blanket
Jeana O'donnell-Murphy
jeanagirl1 at yahoo dot com
The Minky Blanket! My little girl will enjoy it and I probably will too.ReplyDelete
The Minky Couture Baby Blanket either my baby or my sisters baby would love itReplyDelete
I love the Minky Couture blanket!! And one of my very good friends is pregnant; I would give it to her. She'd love it!ReplyDelete
I would be most excited about the Minky Couture blanket. I would keep the baby items to use with my new baby girl and give the Ritmo System to my aunt who is expecting a new baby in September
jjak2003 at gmail dot com
My upcoming grandchild would be using this package. I would love the prenatal sound machine so I could hear my grandchild as soon as possible. Plus the Minky baby blanket looks great. Thank you for the SUPER giveawahy...ReplyDelete
Ritmo Advanced Prenatal Sound SystemReplyDelete
I personally would love the super baby food book and newborn necessities. Truthfully I'd split up the prize between me and my cousin who is having a baby soon too!ReplyDelete
The ritmo looks so cool. This would be for me.ReplyDelete
my daughter will and we like the minky couture
vanitizebaby at yahoo dot com
I would enjoy the prize! I'd love the prenatal sound system and the super baby food book. Being a first time mom I love everything in this!
taznjade at gmail dot com
Versatile Baby Blanket/Pad (Jumbo) (value $99)ReplyDelete
i love the minky couture blanket for my friends new baby
sound system! hubster and I!ReplyDelete
I am so glad you have your giveaways listed on your sidebar or I would have missed this giveaway. YIKES! I'm too sleepy to enter now but I'm going to leave it up in my browser to remind me to enter tomorrow. Nighty night and thanks for sharing this giveaway. I need to check your other ones too.ReplyDelete
I love the sound system! I would give it to my cousin who is pregnant.ReplyDelete
I love all of the items but I especially like the Minky Couture Baby Blanket. If I win I'd love to give it to a friends daughter in law who is expecting.ReplyDelete
I would love the blanket! This is mainly for my brother's child, though I'm pregnant with #2. He needs it more than we do. :)ReplyDelete
I'd love to win the blanket for my brother's baby :)ReplyDelete
Minky Couture Blanket would be perfect for my little boy due this summer. Libbey at ymail dot comReplyDelete
Ritmo Pregnancy Advanced Sound SystemRitmo and my neice
johnny-amy lynn
Love the Minky Blanket. These would be a friend who is expecting her first!ReplyDelete
The Ritmo Advanced Prenatal Sound System.
For myself.
ziggy28028 at yahoo dot com
Minky Couture Baby Blanket
I am due in July and you can never have enough cute blankets :)
LOVe the Minky Couture Baby Blanket! It's for my expecting sis!
sena.sagani at gmail dot com
I love the Minky Couture Blanket best! And these prizes would be for me :D
cherriesjessilee at gmail dot com
Minky Couture Baby Blanket for my new grandson due in AugReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win! My favorite is the Minky blanket. I have a dear friend having a baby shower in June so winning any of this would be great!ReplyDelete
I love the blanket! I will be giving this package to my daughter in law who is expecting. I can never afford nice gifts, so this would be great to give her!
jbafaith2001 at yahoo dot com
Ritmo Advanced Prenatal Sound System
I think this would be awesome for my 3 yr old to understand a little more about whats going on he has not been around any that is pregnant so this would hopefully help him get a better idea of whats happening to Mommy. And he may have his own lil convo with lil sibling be good for him to hear him/or her and vise versa
It's Curl" baby shampoo and conditioners+more. this prize would be for my baby nieceReplyDelete
The total package would be great. I would give it to my neice. She has a 12mo and one on the way.ReplyDelete
The total package would be great. I would give it to my neice. She has a 12mo and one on the way.ReplyDelete
Ritmo Pregnancy Advanced Sound SystemRitmo
my sister-in-law and my brother it their first baby and already giving them trouble making it a high risk pregnancy.
savanna looney
My favorite it the Gentle Goodnight, Dancing Baby to Sleep. It sounds great!ReplyDelete
We've been waiting to adopt an infant for a while now, it should be soon and I'm sure all the blankets will come in handy. Great giveaway! heinzmom at hotmail dot comReplyDelete
Ritmo Advanced Prenatal Sound System and it would be for my niece.ReplyDelete
Total Prize kit would be nice. I would give it to my daughter who is expecting her 2nd child. Her first is only 7 months old. She graduated from college, got married, ready to start working and babies seem to be coming before the job ha.ReplyDelete
I've really been wanting a Minky Couture Blanket. It looks so wonderfully soft.
willitara [at] gmail [dot] com
I'm most excited about the Versatile Baby Blanket/Pad. My little 5 month old would LOVE it!ReplyDelete
I'd be most excited about Super Baby Food and I would use it!ReplyDelete
My favorite is the Minky Couture Blanket! My cousins new baby ,born today would be the one getting it.ReplyDelete
My favorite is the Minky Couture Blanket. My cousins new baby girl, born today would be the one it is going to. Thank you :)ReplyDelete
Minky blanket now by my 17 month old. Sound system when we start trying for #3!ReplyDelete
Minky blanket for my son!ReplyDelete
The blanket and pad for my daughter due in julyReplyDelete
I really like the prenatal sound system but they are all greatReplyDelete
The Minky Couture Blanket looks soooo soft. Our first little one is due to arrive around the beginning of June and it would be a wonderful blanket to keep in the car for trips to see HIS Grandma Bonnie. :)ReplyDelete
I love the minky blanket. My baby cousin would love it!ReplyDelete
I would love the minky couture blanket. It is so pretty looking and looks so soft. It would be perfect when we have our first baby, which we will be trying for fairly soon!ReplyDelete
Ritmo Advanced Prenatal Sound System! It sounds awesome! My fiance and I will be trying to get pregnant after we get married this July :)ReplyDelete
Minky Couture Baby Blanket 30x36(value $65)
I am due in July!
I am expecting and would love to have the Prenatal Sound system for myself
Tanya Riley
I would like the baby shampoo and conditioner for my daughtersReplyDelete
Super Baby Foods and my grandson.
1prizewinner at gmail dot com
My favorite is the Minky Cotoure blanket. This would be for me and my baby who is due in July!ReplyDelete
minky couture baby blanket!
I most like the My Baby Compass Child development book birth - two yrs. These prizes would make great gifts for my expectant niece who's due in August. Thanks.
would love to win!ReplyDelete
My favorite is the Ritmo Advanced Prenatal sound system. And this would be for my daughter and her husband to enjoy. They are having their 1st baby in September. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.
:)Jeanne B. T.
Ritmo Pregnancy Advanced Sound SystemRitmo. And I would give this to my sister who just found out shes having another baby!!ReplyDelete
I like the Minky Couture Baby Blanket 30x36 because it is sooo softReplyDelete
I like the Versatile Blanket/Pad. I want to win the prize package for myself...I'm due in June!ReplyDelete
The Unique Versatile BlanketPad is my favorite!ReplyDelete
I love all of them and they would be for my daughter!ReplyDelete
I'm really excited about the blanket pad and of course the possibility of hearing the baby!!!ReplyDelete
minkey couture and my sonReplyDelete
I would love to win the sound system for my nephew. He's due mid july.ReplyDelete
Super baby food, good for whole familyReplyDelete
We'd love a Minky Couture Baby Blanket. Blankets are always great for this family.ReplyDelete
our 1st grandson Eli will be born in July but that comfy looking Minky blanket will come in handy by SeptReplyDelete
The pregnancy sound system, and my sister in law!ReplyDelete
This is for my best friend who has an 8 month old and is now pregnant with twins!!! She needs all the help she can get and I hope I can get this for her. She'll probably like the blankets and the shampoo best. And of course how to get the babies to sleep method :] Thank you for the chance!!ReplyDelete
I like the Minky Couture baby blanket, and I would share all the prizes with my sister, sister-in-law, and nieces and nephews! :)ReplyDelete
The Minky blanket.... the whole package would go to my niece!ReplyDelete
The baby compass is cool. I'd give it to my sister :)ReplyDelete
Love the shampoo and the super foods!
this would be for me! a first time mommy to be!
Sorry, I clicked enter too soon- The Minky Couture baby blanket for my niece who is expecting later this month. :)
Sherry Conrad
discriminating_diva at yahoo dot com
I'm most excited about the Minky Couture Baby Blanket! My niece will love it!ReplyDelete
the Ritmo Pregnancy Advanced Sound SystemRitmo for my sister- in -lawReplyDelete


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I'm pretty sure I'm the first one to ever come up with the idea of doing a Top 10 list at the end of the year. I'm hoping it catches on. But, it's been a remarkable year here at Introverted Church, and I do want to revisit the highest visited posts of the 2011. This was the first year I started inviting guest posts and it is been an unmitigated success. So I want to post the top 5 posts that I wrote and the top 5 posts that others wrote.
First, the highest visited posts written by yours truly:
5. Pastors and Honesty This was my response to my friend Rachel Held Evans, who, on behalf of "the congregation" asked pastors to be more honest. My post is a friendly critique of her post and a discussion about some of the hard lessons I have learned in my years in ministry.
4. Why You Can't Express The Most Important Things. I wrote this when I was stuck at home with the flu, watching TED talks. In this post I discuss why it is that the things we feel most deeply are often the hardest things to express. Hint: It's neurological.
3. Why Pastors Should Get Their Heads Examined. This is my appeal for pastors to be in therapy. Our work can tie us in some complicated knots and we need help to unravel them.
2. The Introvert Brand. You might guess that labeling yourself an introvert in such a public way can lead to some caricatures and pigeonholing. So I thought the best way to respond to that is through satire. I think this one will make you laugh.
1. The Writer as Madman and Mystic. There are pretty much two options for writers - either you find spiritual meaning in your work, or you go insane. There is no middle ground.
And now, for the top 5 guest posts of 2011:
5. A Christmas Snapshot. This is Anne Bogel's post from two weeks ago. You know it's a significant post when it can make the top 5 in that amount of time. Don't miss this one. A picture taken at Christmas reveals a flaw that no one could have anticipated.
4. Ten Tips for Parenting an Introverted Child. This one is by Susan Cain, author of the forthcoming (and fantastic) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. This was part of our "Introverted Parenting" week. Lots of insightful, practical tips for nurturing your child's introversion.
3. Conflicted at Catalyst. Introverted campus pastor Guy Chmielski reflects on his experiences at a BIG Christian leadership conference.
2. Parenting as Spiritual Discipline Introverted moms Shelley Batdorf and Sarah Winfrey reflect on how parenting opens them up to the transforming work of God, especially in relation to community and hospitality. This post got some major love from Ann Voskamp.
1. Introvert Fantasy Camp. Exhausted from another extroverted camp, future star Aubry Smith envisions the perfect conference for introverts.
Thanks for an amazing year everyone. The blog's readership doubled in the last year. I really appreciate your visits, comments, and loyalty.
Happy New Year! See you in 2012.

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We are thrilled to announce that our fearless leader, Joseph Anthony, has been featured in this week's Portrait section in Adweek. Please checkout how the Hero Group is engineering purpose into some of our clients campaigns.
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by Hero Collective
Beyond Marketing Group is exactly what their name implies. Through attention-grabbing experiential campaigns living in the physical space, combined with innovative social tie-ins, BMG is at the forefront of "phygital marketing." Over the past decade, BMG has produced groundbreaking video content and brilliant marketing initiatives for Fortune 500 clients including Toyota, Harley-Davidson and Nike.
In October 2016, BMG launched a new original series on NBC Sports Network, "Motorclub."
"BMG joined Hero Collective because we firmly believe the sum is greater than its parts," said Beyond Marketing CEO and Co-Founder, Matt Costa.
In joining Hero Collective, Beyond is now part of a first-of-its kind network of boutique agencies, ready to take on the established agency model.
Said Costa, "As a mid-level agency, HERO Collective provides BMG and its respective clients with the capabilities and scale to compete with the larger conglomerate agencies. The agency model has changed and the HERO Collective is the future of the agency model. They have amassed a group of agencies that are experts in their given fields that know 'a lot about a little' and work together as one cohesive group."
You can learn more about BMG and see their work at www.beyondmg.com
Proper Villains, a boutique agency focused on luxury, lifestyle, and craft brands, becomes the latest agency to join the Hero Collective. As a creative digital agency, Proper Villains' commitment to excellence is matched only by their obsession with media and data analytics. Through campaigns led by data-driven insights, Proper Villains has been able to bring a level of perfection that even the biggest agencies can't replicate. Previous clients include sound pioneers Bang & Olufsen and iconic fashion designer Vera Wang.
Led by CEO Michael Jacobs, who was leading the industry in understanding e-commerce before the term was even coined, is joined by managing partners who are best in class at the intersection of design and technology.
Said Proper Villains CEO Michael Jacobs, "I joined Hero Collective because the old agency model just doesn't work – for my clients, for me, or for my team. In this day and age of Internet speed, reach and demand, teams need to be dynamic and efficient. But sometimes deeper resources are also critical. Hero Collective offers the best of all worlds – the chance to work in nimble teams doing cutting-edge work, but still collaborate with a larger set of talents that can expand our capabilities."
The current agency model is outdated and broken. Hero Collective was founded on the basis that big agencies don't have a monopoly on big ideas. By building a global network of small agencies, we can tap into the energy and innovation that drives small business. Watch the video below and get ready for the agency model of the future.
Hero Collective – The Agency Model of the Future
by Jeremy Geller
"For smaller boutique agencies, it can be difficult to grab the attention of bigger brands and get to work with the likes of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Hero Group, a small New York shop, wanted to find a way to help itself and others its size score big clients, so it formed the Hero Collective, a carefully selected group of agencies from different disciplines.
'We think the agency model of the future is a collection of small ones who have varied skill sets that can work collaboratively without necessarily adhering to some of the bureaucracy that governs quarterly economic earning targets that somewhat stifle creativity and objectivity when it comes to bringing the best ideas forward,' Hero Group CEO Joseph Anthony said."
Check out the full piece over at AdWeek
Wemersive is a full service VR technology company with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and Amsterdam.
Wemersive's skill and knowledge of mobile application development is unmatched in the 360° video arena. Wemersive's team of award winning mobile developers have a strong track record in building some of the most successful apps to date for an array of brands & agencies around the world including Absolut Vodka, R&R Partners, Coca Cola, MSNBC and many others!
Wemersive's team has an extensive background in working in and alongside some of the world's top ad agencies. Whether creating 360°content or incorporating 360° footage into broadcast or film, they have the knowledge and experience to help guide and build amazing VR content.
The consumer experience is rapidly changing, as users demand faster service with minimal steps in between. Everything is becoming simplified, from hailing a taxi to paying at Dunkin Donuts, so it's not surprising that the rise of Virtual Reality is hitting industries in interesting ways.
One of the few products that consumers truly need to get their hands on and see in person are automobiles. There is nothing that can replace walking around a dealership, but what if you could replicate that experience without a used car salesman?
That's what online car sales startup Vroom is doing with a series of pop-up VR showrooms across the country. As most potential customers don't have an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive at home, Vroom is opening up a series of demo stations that allow users to virtually walk around a car lot, view specs including real-time price and availability, and even go on a virtual test drive. Once "inside" the car, a simulated test drive is accomplished by superimposing pre-recorded video and audio on the windows, similar to a "green screen" effect.
Online brands like Vroom are entirely dependent on evolutions in technology to improve the consumer's journey. Depending on the product, the added convenience of being "online only" is offset by a lack of precision.
Consumers keep finding ways around this dilemma, mostly to the detriment of brick and retail stores. Amazon customers, for example, might not feel comfortable making a final purchasing decision without seeing a product in person. Thanks to the lower-price provided by being an online retailers, millions are using Best Buy and Target as showrooms to try out products before making their final purchase on a competitor's website.
But what if there were a way around this "Showroom Effect"? What Vroom is going with virtual reality is attempt to take away the only middle-man left. When an online retailer can own the customer journey from beginning, middle, and end, they have effectively closed the loop, rendering brick and mortar competitors irrelevant.
There is always an easier and faster way of doing things. Calling a restaurant over the phone to order delivery evolved into online ordering on individual websites. Seizing this opportunity to deliver a unified interface, Seamless and Grubhub launched, which now looks complicated compared to the ease of ordering a pizza by texting an emoji.
Even if shopping in virtual reality is not a game-changer for the automotive industry, this won't be the last time that the role of brick and mortar retailers will be threatened by advances and innovations in consumer shopping.
Just south of the Nicaraguan capital city of Managua stands Masaya Volcano. A 16th century Spaniard described the gaping hole and lava lake below "The Mouth of Hell." With over a million people living within 15 miles of the volcano, there is always a very real worry over a massive eruption. But what if the citizens of Managua knew that an eruption was coming? How many lives can be saved if volcanoes are connected "the grid"? Masaya might not be the world's biggest volcano, but it may soon become the world's most technologically advanced.
A team led by explorer and filmmaker Sam Cossman is working to bring Masaya online by installing close to 100 Wi-Fi connected sensors around and inside of the crater itself. These sensors would compile gravity, atmospheric, and gas measurements in order to develop a clearer picture of its hydrothermal system and maybe even predict when the next eruption could take place. These sensors will connect to an open-source network called Predix run by General Electric, allowing scientists and the public alike to peruse the data and use for their own research.
Said resident volcanologist Dr. Guillermo Caravantes in a video posted on GE's Facebook page, "Like doctors, we would be able to monitor the vital signs of the volcano in real time."
Once all sensors are online, people around the world will have access to the data. This crowdsourcing of data may lead to new scientific conclusions and certainly recommendations to the Nicaraguan government on how to preserve Masaya while protecting its citizens from a sudden volcanic eruption.
More importantly, if this online detection system is proven to work in Nicaragua, the team's long term goal would be to put more and more volcanoes online. In the future, it's not inconceivable to believe that most of Earth's major volcanoes would connected to such a network.
New York city officials just approved plans for "The Lowline" – the world's first underground park. Founded by James Ramsey and Dan Barasch, The Lowline will use advanced solar technology and special mirrors to beam in sunlight. Trees, plants, and flowers will all grow naturally, and the entire underground site will use no electricity during the day.
The proposed location in Manhattan's Lower East Side is inside an abandoned trolley station which has been closed since 1948. The Underground Oasis and Green Tech has one year to secure funding, reportedly at least 10 million dollars. If all goes well, The Lowline will be open to the public by 2020.
NBTV Studios works directly with media companies, agencies and brands (Coke, IBM, Nikon, NBC Universal, Cold-EEZE, Havas, 360i, Walmart, American Express, J&J, etc.) to strategically develop original premium content that engages consumers and authentically integrates commerce with an entertainment-first approach on all video platforms (TV, Film, Web, Mobile, OTT).


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Trending: Matt Gaetz files ethics complaint against Rep. Schiff over impeachment
In an interview with my close amigo, Ed Morrissey, Senator Marco Rubio admits to a "mistake" being made in the 'Gang of Eight' immigration reform bill. The mistake Rubio talks about is, "leaving the border plan up to the Department of Homeland Security and Janet Napolitano
"I don't want to leave the border plan up to the Department of Homeland Security and Janet Napolitano. That is a mistake that is in the current bill-Senator Marco Rubio
The language in the bill reads that the DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has "discretion" over border security, the one issue that Rubio says, if not addressed and strengthened in the bill, he would not continue to support it.
But this mistake Rubio is admitting to is not a mistake. Remember, their aren't coincidences in politics. Throughout this carefully crafted bill, dozens of instances of "If Secretary certifies" and "The Secretary shall" or similar language is cited, that questions Rubio's claim that a mistake was made.
"We've heard … from the border patrol agents. The people on the front lines on the border. Not only have I met with them, but other senators have met with them. We've gotten a lot of input from them. That's some of the stuff that's going to be in the specific plan. I mean, in essence, we don't want to hear from the administrator – we don't want to hear from Janet Napolitano. We want to hear from the people that are on the front lines trying to secure the border-Senator Marco Rubio
But here is the problem with Rubio's statement about reaching out to border patrol agents. Rubio doesn't say when he met with these agents, leaving us to assume that he is referring to his visit to the U.S. border on November 4, 2011. This visit to the southern border was well over a year before the immigration reform bill was introduced.
If Rubio is referring to his 2011 visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, then the language in the bill regarding border security should have already included this "input" Rubio is referring to.
In addition, instead of Rubio standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Democratic Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer on this bill, and giving their liberal agenda undeserving legitimacy, Rubio should have initially reached out to other members of the Senate, like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee for some guidance or help in crafting a stronger border security bill.
Yes, Rubio has given legitimacy to two of the most liberal and un-American members of the U.S. Senate, who have supported two of the main issues that Rubio campaigned against, the failed Obama Stimulus Act of 2009 and Obamacare.Remember when Senator Dick Durbin said this about U.S. Soldiers?
"If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime — Pol Pot or others — that had no concern for human beings-Sen.Dick Durbin
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Apple drops the price of new iTablet by 25%, angering those who spent a week camped outside malls a month earlier in order to be the first to own them.
Sean Hannity demands DNA sample from Barack Obama to prove that he is human. Also questions whether the president is really over 35 and from planet Earth.
Microsoft assures users that upcoming release of SP1 will correct most issues with Windows 7.
Footballer placed on good behaviour bond for urinating in public says, "I just want to put it behind me and get on with my life."
Obama insists that despite the initial delay, Guantanamo Bay will be closed by January 2011.
Sarah Palin supporters blame "personal attacks by the TV ratings system" for the cancellation of her Fox News talk show.
The word "hashtag" added to Oxford English Dictionary.
CNN launches new flagship program, "Stuff we found on the internet."
Owners of BitTorrent website abunchofthieves.com tell court "Who us? Steal? Never!"
Dick Cheney claims that thinking critical thoughts about him will cause the ground to open and swallow you up.
New social networking site moodring.com allows users to express themselves purely by colour.
Rock band says they hope to tour Australia "possibly next year."
New Sacha Baron Cohen film to feature outrageous character who confuses unsuspecting Americans.
Administration backpedals on Iraq withdrawal date.
Speculation mounts about Abbott's future as Liberal leader.
New online game Third Life allows socially awkward Second Life avatars to live out their fantasies.
Accusations of bribery and corruption in Olympic bidding process.
Local council attempts to create physical space inspired by online networking models. Working title for the project is "a park."
30 December, 2009
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'Exosquad' Is the Best War Animation You've Probably Never Heard Of
Easily the greatest animated series of the 1990s that doesn't come from Japan
WIB culture July 11, 2017 S.K. Au-Yeong
This story originally appeared on June 21, 2016.
A product of Universal Cartoon Studios, Exosquad stood apart from Western cartoons because its plot was a sophisticated combination of interplanetary space battles with conventional and guerrilla warfare on the ground.
Not to mention an encounter with alien technology, and most importantly, characters who mostly had bad haircuts and garish outfits but well realized personalities — plus they flew really awesome mecha known as E-frames.
Set in the 22nd century, Exosquad depicts a war between humans — always called "Terrans" — and Neo Sapiens, a race of blue-skinned, genetically engineered humanoids who mankind originally created as slaves to perform high risk labor during the colonization of Mars and Venus.
The war in Exosquad is actually the second time Neos are attempting — this time successfully — to overthrow human domination.
The first time the Neos rebelled half a century earlier, they were defeated largely because the Terrans possessed e-frames, short for "exoframes" — armed walkers controlled by the operator's mind through a neural cable link which outfought the Neo Sapien rebels who only had small arms and conventionally operated vehicles and aircraft.
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While the Neos were emancipated from slavery and given self government of Mars as part of the peace settlement, their thirst for justice — or revenge— remained. Following a clandestine rearmament program, Neo Sapien governor Phaeton launches a surprise attack on Earth and Venus while the Terrans' interstellar navy, the Exofleet, is away pursuing troublemaking Space Pirates.
The narrative focuses on Able Squad, a tight group of eight e-frame pilots headed by J.T. Marsh. Voiced by Robby Benson — who played the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast — Marsh typifies the strict but compassionate commander who makes bringing his squad back alive his overriding aspiration.
His closest confidant in the squad is Marsala, one of the very few Neo Sapiens who fights for the Exofleet against his brethren. Notable characters outside of the squad's circle include Sean Napier, a former cop turned resistance leader in Neo-occupied Phaeton City, formerly Chicago, the benevolent Exofleet supreme commander Admiral Winfield and his deputy, the aggressive but fantastically incompetent Captain Marcus.
Of the Neo Sapien antagonists, Governor Phaeton ostensibly seeks to avenge injustice inflicted on his people but his rule turns into a dictatorship of fear — eventually, he descends into madness while struggling against auto mutation syndrome, a horrifying disease which randomly liquefies Neo Sapien bodies into blue heaving puddles.
Exosquad's intended audience was primary schoolchildren — it was tied in with a huge range of toy e-frames, star fighters and action figures produced by Playmates. However, unlike the majority of Western cartoons with self-contained single-story episodes, Exosquad was a continuous epic about the Terrans fighting to liberate their worlds from Neo Sapien occupation — which made it appealing to older viewers who knew about it.
Cunning tactics and deception are just as crucial to winning battles as brute force and firepower.
In the opening episodes, when the Space Pirate fleet is overmatched by the Exofleet in numbers and firepower, their leader Jonas Simbacca lures his enemies into an ambush in which anti-starship artillery platforms hidden in their moon bases around Saturn pick off the Exofleet warships.
Unable to effectively retaliate against such small targets with orbital bombardment, the Exofleet is forced to deploy e-frames and jump troops — the equivalent of Halo's Orbital Drop Shock Troopers — onto the surface to eliminate them at close range.
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The Neo Sapien seizure of Venus and Mars is an overwhelming rout of the feeble Terran forces left behind while the Exofleet is away on its Space Pirate expedition. Human farming colonies are razed to the ground on Venus while famous real-life landmarks on Earth are set ablaze by rampaging Neo air and ground assaults.
In a darker aspect of the series, civilians are rounded up for concentration camps and used as slave labor. On Venus, the Neos confiscate livestock to starve any Terrans who have escaped internment. Various Terrans around Earth and Venus gradually form resistance cells to wage an insurgency against the Neos, starting with small arms before progressing to salvaged Exofleet e-frames or capturing Neo issued machines.
Morality and relationships in Exosquad were far more sophisticated than other animated action series in the West. In Masters of the Universe, He Man and his comrades were all heroic friends who rarely experienced internal conflicts while Skeletor's minions were simplistic cackling henchmen. While we are meant to feel for the members of Able Squad and the Exofleet, the Terrans' past creation of an intelligent species for slavery is a historical wrong that has resulted in disaster for them.
The good guys don't always get along — inter-service rivalry within the Exofleet is portrayed in the season-two episode The Last Man, when jump troops express irritation at e-frame pilots who are seen as show-offs. The Resistance are resentful at being abandoned by the Exofleet and cooperate grudgingly when Able Squad infiltrates Neo occupied Earth and Venus.
Espionage features almost as much as epic space and ground shootouts. All of the factions have informants and saboteurs who work to the detriment of their comrades for personal gain, principle or because of coercion.
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On the Neo Sapien side, General Shiva is introduced as a ruthless overlord of occupied Earth but evolves as a loyal soldier who won't betray his commander Phaeton when the Resistance capture him and offer amnesty if he defects. Thrax, a Neo ace pilot whose star fighter is painted red in a reference to Manfred von Richthofen, has many Terran kills to his name but grows tired of the loss of lives in war, choosing to spare Able Squad member Kaz Takagi rather than finish him off.
And lives are certainly snuffed out in this series in massive quantities. In G.I. Joe, vehicle crewmen always parachute or jump out safely from their doomed mounts in battle. Space and ground battles in Exosquad usually end up with dozens of extras being immolated when their e-frames, star fighters or ground vehicles detonate spectacularly under fire — the body count is even higher when fleets of starships are ruptured. Escape pods are rarely depicted.
Outside of the United States, Exosquad was shown in several countries including Argentina, Australia, Malaysia, Russia and Singapore. The first season of 13 episodes was sold on a seven-volume VHS set and Laser Disc in 1994. A Region 1 DVD and iTunes release followed in 2009 and 2015 respectively; Universal Studios have so far neglected to place the 39 episode second season on any media.
While Exosquad's storyline, characters and the toy line were highly regarded by those who watched it, the series was doomed by the acquisition of T.V. networks by larger companies that preferred to fill the afternoon schedules with their own in-house cartoon products or cheap-to-produce talk shows.
In the pre-Internet age, Exosquad could not compensate for being relegated to 4:00 a.m. time slots since online T.V. catch up channels and fan pages which could have widened its audiences simply did not exist.
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The Shrimps make the journey south on the back of three straight home wins in league and cup competitions.
Those victories over Hartlepool United, Leicester City and Wycombe Wanderers lifted some of the doom and gloom around the club.
The first two of those wins provided the club with some welcome prize money, while victory against Wycombe moved the club out of the bottom two in League Two.
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by Robert A. Waters
This could happen to you or me. One day, you're leading a normal life. Then it all corkscrews into the abyss of disaster. You're at work when cops come and arrest you for raping a child. You're paraded in handcuffs through a gauntlet of reporters with flashing cameras and plastic smiles. The next day your face is on the front page of the papers, on the blogs, on TV. You wonder if the reporters will be there when you're proven innocent. Or worse yet, will you be railroaded to prison for years to come?
Stephanie Gail Kirkland, 20, lived in Graniteville, South Carolina, near Aiken. She worked two part-time jobs while she attended college. She had a boyfriend, a MySpace page, and a loving, supportive family.
On August 12, 2008, police arrested her at her workplace. It came out of the blue—-they'd never even questioned her. A child at the school where she taught cheerleading had accused Kirkland of rape. She was charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree and four counts of lewd acts on a minor. Two things made this case even more high-voltage than most sexual offenses: Stephanie Kirkland was an attractive blue-eyed blonde and the "victim" was a thirteen-year-old girl.
"I didn't know what to think," Kirkland said later. "I mean it was just awful. Handcuffs and shackles, walking in front my family...I lost nine pounds, I couldn't eat for a week."
Once the news got out, the accused lesbian child rapist was inundated with obscene messages on her MySpace page. Much later Kirkland explained that strangers who'd seen her picture in the news threatened "to do sexual things to me because of something I did to a little girl--that I didn't do." The menace of stalking and violence seemed very real because the local newspaper had published her home address.
"There was a relationship between Ms. Kirkland and the thirteen-year-old," Lt. Michael Frank said emphatically. An article in the Aiken Standard expanded on the charges. "Investigators said that between May and December 2007, the subject sexually violated the victim, fondling her and assaulting her at Aiken Cheer Extreme, College Acres locations and several times in the victim's bedroom." After being approached by a relative of the girl, the paper reported that investigators "launched an investigation into the matter, which Frank explained can take several months."
The blogosphere exploded. "Stephanie Gail Kirkland, 20, enjoys the music of Ashley Tisdale and Usher, hanging out with friends, her kitten, Chipper, and having sex with a thirteen-year-old girl," one blogger wrote. Another assured readers that "local police say that they have enough evidence for the arrest and feel that the charges are valid and are prepared for trial on the charges."
Then something amazing, something magnificent happened. People who had known Kirkland all her life began posting responses to the story in the online edition of the Standard. All were supportive. (While many online comments to newspapers are obviously from crackpots, a number of these posters published their real names. It was obvious that they knew the situation well.)
Here are a few of their comments:
"I think it is ridiculous that Stephanies (sic) picture is in the paper. This has ruined her reputation."
"The sensationalized article on Kirkland was the worst thing I've seen this horrible, uncaring, clueless newspaper do."
"Why is it that Stephanie was never interviewed prior to her arrest?"
"Kirkland was arrested on completely frivolous and physically impossible accusations made by a known unreliable source. This is truly scary, so much for presumed innocence."
Many of the posters knew the accuser. "The 13 yr old...is out of control," someone wrote. "I have had a chance to view her myspace page and see the things that she post[ed]...which are lewd and disgusting...I know that she has accused other young girls of the same charges and they were untrue also."
On September 26, 2008, while out on bail, Kirkland got a call from her lawyer informing her that the charges had been dropped. Aiken County Assistant Solicitor Steve Kodman said that there were multiple inconsistencies in the accuser's statement. Trying to cover his ass, he said, "There are times where law enforcement has enough probable cause to make an arrest, but we have to be able to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt to take it to court." Even though they dropped the charges, authorities said "they have nothing that leads them to suspect the alleged victim lied."
"It's closed," Lt. Frank said. "That's the end of it."
Well, that's not quite the end of it. What about Stephanie Kirkland's embarrassment at being hauled off to jail like some serial child molester? What about the statements police and prosecutors made sliming Kirkland? What about the fact that the accuser finally admitted that she made the whole thing up? Why wasn't the accuser's background checked in the beginning? Why is she not being charged? Since she's not being charged, is she receiving counseling or psychiatric help?
Finally, what about the reporting of the story? Articles in newspapers are assumed by many to be the lasting public record of an event. Will the local media subpoena police reports, court documents, and other records from the case? Will they interview all participants to determine why an innocent girl was arrested before she was even questioned? Or why everyone in town seemed to know the accuser was lying except the cops? Or why many in the media blindly accepted the police version as truth? That's the real story.
Once, after having been acquitted of sham charges of larceny and fraud, Raymond Donovan, Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan, yelled at the prosecutor, "Give me back my reputation." Later, he stated that when he was reading a newspaper article about his arrest, he thought, That's what people will read forever.
No doubt, Stephanie Kirkland feels much the same way.
"The way it looks now," she said, "is [that] I did something but they just can't prove it. If I go apply for a job and they ask me if I've ever been arrested...they won't ever look past 'have you ever been arrested?' and [they'll] throw that [job application] out the window."
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Website of a Murderer
Internet Scam
by Robert A. Waters
Like the age-old Internet Nigerian scam, it amazes me that anyone could fall for the messages posted on the anti-death penalty websites of death row inmates. Most are so far from the realm of reality that it makes one question the mental health of those lost souls who take these sites seriously. Take, for example, this ad from an inmate convicted of murdering two innocent teenagers.
For many years, the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CCADP) has maintained a website for Randall Scott Jones. Here's a sampling: "Looking for a friend, any age, male or female, who can look through these bars and see me for who I really am." Now that's a loaded statement—-could it be that the person looking through the bars sees a cold-blooded double-murderer?
There's more. Switching to the third person, Jones writes, "Randy has been described as a 'bright, caring person,' who 'never had a chance.'" He then describes his horrible upbringing and states that his cries for help went "mostly unheeded." While Jones may have had a lousy childhood, so have millions and millions of others who lived successful lives and never murdered anyone.
"Later that year, Randy went into the US Army as an ear, nose, and throat specialist." An ear, nose, and throat specialist? Isn't that a doctor? That is, a physician? Someone who has spent a decade in med school and a few more years in specialized training?
No matter. Jones didn't last that long in the military. According to his webpage, he was "honorably discharged based on less than satisfactory performance." Seems he kept oversleeping because he was depressed.
According to court documents, on the night of July 26, 1987, Jones and Chris Reesh were carrying a 30-30 caliber rifle that Jones had stolen from his girl-friend's father. On that night, they were taking target practice at the Rodman Dam recreation area near Palatka, Florida. When Jones' truck became stuck in the sand, they walked to a Chevrolet pickup where teenagers Matthew Paul Brock and Kelly Lynn Perry were sleeping in the cab. What followed were two cruel, heartless murders and a perverted sexual assault.
A few weeks later, Jones and Reesh were arrested in Mississippi. Jones was driving the stolen truck belonging to murder victim Matthew Brock. Items from Perry and Brock were found in Jones' room. He confessed to killing the couple.
An article in the online magazine Forensic Science by Hal Tam reads: "Without waking the couple in the pickup, Jones shot both Perry and Brock in the head at close range. He and Reesh then dragged the bodies into the woods nearby. They towed Jones' truck from the sand with Brock's pickup and left with both trucks. Later Jones returned to the crime scene, moved the bodies further into the woods, and raped Perry."
Semen taken from Perry's body was tested for DNA and matched that of Jones. The jury took only fifteen minutes to find him guilty. Jurors recommended that he be executed, the first time DNA was used in a death penalty case.
For twenty years, Jones has fought his sentence.
For twenty years, his victims have not achieved the justice they deserve.
While there are legitimate reasons to oppose the death penalty just as there are legitimate reasons to favor execution, websites such as Jones' diminish the victims (who are never mentioned) and cast doubt on CCADP as an advocacy group.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The Murder of Clevie Tedder
"Deland, Fla., April 11, 1910. A jury today brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree against Irving Hanchett, the boy that stabbed Miss Clevie Tedder to death on February 12. The judge immediately pronounced the death sentence. Hanchett met Miss Tedder on the road and made improper proposals and when she refused him and threatened to tell, he set upon her with a knife and stabbed her sixty-three times." Fort Wayne Sentinel.
Although this murder happened in the backwater town of Glenwood, Florida a hundred years ago, it had all the ingredients of today's headlines: sexual violence, an incorrigible juvenile, and the age-old question of what to do with a teenaged killer.
On the morning of February 12, 1910, thirteen-year-old Clevie Tedder was riding her bicycle to school when she was attacked. Glenwood, an unincorporated town of 400 souls, was a few miles north of DeLand, home of Stetson University. Most residents worked for Bond Lumber Company.
The Tedder family was well-known and well-liked in the community. Irving Hanchett, on the other hand, was a "juvenile delinquent." He was currently on parole from the Connecticut State School for Boys in Meriden. The sponsor of his parole, William Woolsey, owned an orange grove near Glenwood and had sent the boy to Florida for a fresh start.
An article in the Atlanta Constitution relates some of the details of the case. "A bicycle," the article reads, "which the girl was riding, was found 100 yards from where her body was discovered, indicating that her assailant had struggled with her for this distance after knocking her from her wheel. In the body of the girl sixty-two (sic) knife wounds were counted. She was literally cut to pieces." It was obvious to observers that Clevie had fought her attacker almost to the end. The blood trail, shoe prints, and ripped clothing strewn along the trail attested to the violence of the attack. In addition to the knife wounds, the girl had been brutally beaten.
Volusia County Sheriff E. L. Smith was called to the scene. He quickly organized a posse to search for the killer. As the searchers fanned out, the Washington Post reported that "the sheriff secured bloodhounds, and followed a trail to the orange grove of William Woolsey, where young Hanchett was employed. In the room of the boy were found bloody clothes and the knife with which the murder is believed to have been committed." The blade was bent, and Hanchett had cuts on his hands. In addition, his shoes fit the prints of the assailant found in the sand near Tedder's body.
Hanchett was lucky he wasn't lynched then and there. As soon as the searchers heard that he'd been arrested, they rushed to the Volusia County jail intent on stringing him up. Sheriff Smith was barely able to avert a lynch party by sneaking the young suspect out the back door to a waiting car. He took the boy to Orlando, fifty miles south. There Hanchett was placed in a more secure jail, as much for his own protection as for that of the community.
Two months later, Hanchett went on trial. Judge Minor S. Jones, a flamboyant Confederate veteran and circuit-riding judge who had once presided over the divorce of Henry Flagler, held court. Hanchett took the stand and confessed in graphic detail to the horrific attack. It was said that he sensationalized his account in order to be found insane.
It didn't work. Instead, he was found guilty of murder in the first degree.
A few days before Hanchett was to be hanged, the Syracuse New York Post Standard editorialized about the case: "Sentence of death for a boy of 14 (sic) seems like an outrageous working of criminal law. It is revolting to human nature to think of leading a child to the scaffold, no matter how heinous the crime, and for any other crime than that for which Irving Hanchett has been accused the courts of Florida would doubtless have refused to convict him. Concerning that crime law in the South does not claim to be judicial." The article continues, becoming more condescending and more muddled, eventually concluding that unlike New York, Florida and Connecticut were barbaric – Florida because the state planned to hang the murderer and Connecticut because its juvenile justice system rejected "the teachings of Jacob Riis, Jane Addams, Judge Lindsay, and William R. George."
The article never mentioned the victim's name, nor the probability that a few years in prison was unlikely to rehabilitate the killer.
The last chapter was written by the Chicago Daily Herald in a brief, one-sentence squib: "DeLand, Fla., May 7, 1910 – Irving Hanchett, the 15-year-old Connecticut boy who was convicted of the murder of Clevie Tedder, a girl, 13 years old, near this place on the evening of Feb. 12 last, was hanged here."
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Children's cancer... Felix's story
We knew that something wasn't quite right with Felix. He was often complaining of pains in his heels, seemed particularly tired and rather over-emotional. He was just not his usual upbeat, cheery self. This went on for a month or so and we were quick to explain his symptoms away with the fact that it was winter, he was playing a lot of sport and we were entering a new pre-teen phase.
Following an unusual infection in between Christmas and New Year, we took him to the GP and requested a blood test as he seemed pretty run down and out of sorts. The GP was not overly concerned and said to book the blood test for the end of January to let the antibiotics do their job.
On Thursday 28th January 2016, following a blood test that morning, our 10 year old son Felix was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Our world fell apart.
It was explained to us that the majority of the intense treatment would take place 30 miles away on the Piam Brown ward in University Hospital Southampton. We listened as we were told this was a children's oncology unit and Felix would be admitted as an inpatient; one of us would be able to stay with him over night and that there was a lovely parent's room where people often made friends for life. We couldn't take it all in.
Felix was admitted to Piam Brown ward on Monday 1st February 2016. My memories of this time are somewhat blurred but what I do remember is that on the first night and subsequent nights I cried. I cried a lot. We were in a shared ward and I can remember trying to cry quietly but the fe-rociousness of my sobs were sometimes too consuming to hold in. The relief we felt when the op-portunity came for us to move into our own private room was immense. It gave us the space as a family unit, with Felix's siblings and extended family, to try to make sense of our child's diagnosis.
To talk, to listen, to comfort.
Felix with siblingsWe spent a great deal of time during those early months on Piam Brown ward. We felt safe there. There is a sense of understanding and empathy on the ward which exuded not only from the medi-cal staff but the house-keeping staff and other families. Whilst the resources of our own kitchen to use and an area for adults to relax made the day to day reality of hospital living easier to bear, the provision in terms of a 'fun' place to go in the play room and the school room gave Felix the oppor-tunity to try to 'forget' where he was. He had a space to go with his siblings and friends when they came to visit which was not a hospital bed and everything that went with that. He was able to play and laugh which was so important for him both psychologically as well as physically in those early days.
Felix spent many days, nights and weeks on Piam Brown where his treatment included a cocktail of chemotherapies, steroids and procedures. He recuperated there after he had his portacath fitted and after numerous lumbar punctures under general anaesthetic. Despite the brutal treatment and horrific side effects he grew to love the staff on the ward who always went out of their way to make him feel special. Their kindness and respect towards him and the whole family has made it all so much easier to cope and come to terms with.
Felix has finished his intense period of treatment although he will continue to be under the care of Piam Brown for many years to come. We miss the staff and friends we met whilst we stayed on the ward. The Piam Brown family are the only people who really know and understand what it means to have a child with cancer. They are the people who really know what Felix, his brother and sister, his grandparents, his friends and we have been through and what the road ahead looks like.
We are eternally grateful to The Piam Brown Ward; it will always have a special place in our hearts.
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Thank you so much for supporting us on this crucial endeavour. And please do remember to share your support on social media – every voice helps!
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I almost don't even know where to begin telling you about this bizarre murder story. Daisy Gutierrez has been charged with the murder of her ex-boyfriend's brother, Jose Reyes. She says she had an accomplice, her current boyfriend. But another accomplice has been charged with helping her deal with the body: Her father, Salvador Gutierrez. Murder -- it's a family affair.
There's another twist: 19-year-old Daisy had two children by Reyes' brother Moncada (her ex-boyfriend) and was pregnant with her current boyfriend's baby. Her boyfriend has not yet been charged and has not been named.
Police say Gutierrez asked her family to leave the home as part of the plan. Then she lured Reyes with a strip tease to her bedroom, where her boyfriend supposedly kicked down the door and attacked Reyes. His throat was slit and later he was decapitated and dismembered. Police say Gutierrez then called her father and told him she'd "fixed the problem." Salvador returned to the home, dug a hole in the backyard, and buried Reyes' body.
Daisy and Salvador have both confessed to their parts in the murder. Daisy's boyfriend is believed to be in New Jersey, where he and Daisy fled shortly after the murder.
Police say Reyes had taken an interest in Gutierrez and that jealousy was a motive in the murder. Moncada Reyes says he thinks the murder was revenge for ending his three-year relationship with Gutierrez in January.
Whatever the motive, you've got to wonder about the Gutierrez family. If Salvatore really did help bury the body that's one thing; but supposedly investigators have found body parts in jars around the family home. It's not clear yet if those parts belonged to Reyes or not. But ... either way. That's super creepy.
I would ask: what kind of father helps bury his daughter's murder victim? But we're also talking about a family that supposedly left the house so she could commit that murder. And who knows what other kinds of sinister business they were up to before, what with the parts in jars around the house. What's going on with this family? Whatever it is, police will have one unpleasant task unraveling it all.
How much do you think the Guiterrez family was involved in Jose Reyes' murder?
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In 1957, a dog became the first animal to orbit the Earth. The Soviet Union space program sent a stray dog named Laika into orbit on the satellite Sputnik II on 3 November 1957. Sputnik II orbited the Earth about 2,000 times before burning as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 4 April 1958. It initially was reported that Laika had survived aboard Sputnik II for a week, but in 2002, Dr. Dimitri Malashenkov of the Institute for Biological Problems in Moscow revealed that Laika died of overheating within hours of the launch. The launch of Laika aboard Sputnik II is thought to have made it possible for the first human, Soviet Yuri Gagarin, to enter space on 12 April 1961.
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Taiwan is hosting what is being touted as the first-ever LGBTQ art exhibition at a government-run museum in Asia.
"Spectrosynthesis ─ Asian LGBTQ Issues and Art Now" is a joint project between the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (MOCA) and Sunpride Foundation, an LGBTQ art organization. The show, which debuted Sept. 9 and runs until Nov. 5, features 51 works created by 22 artists from Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Ethnic Chinese artists based in the U.S. and Canada will also be represented.


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19 Lorong Kurau, Bangsar
Kuala Lumpur 59100
08:30am - 09:30pm
Will always come here for the palak paneer & Ganga crush (super refreshing drink)
Delicious vegetarian cuisine.
Opted for the thali for lunch.
They have 2 sizes: small (with 3 veges) and standard (with 4 veges). You can choose between chapati or rice. The curry wasn't spicy enough for me, might be ok for those with lower tolerance for spiciness. I had it with chapati and the portion was just right for me. If you have a big appetite, this isn't the thing for you.
The small is RM8 while the standard is RM11.
One of my favourite snacks. First time trying the one here.
The puri is slightly thicker and harder compare to the ones I've had. So I find it a bit hard to eat it in one mouthful. They also put the tamarind chutney in the puris instead of giving it in a bowl and letting you do it yourself.
Overall, it was delicious and I enjoyed it.
This is RM11.
The Ganga Cafe is well-loved for their yummy curries, breads and thali sets. It's hard to pinpoint the best dish — they're all delicious! — so here are some must-haves: the crispy Masala Thosai (RM4.70) and the aromatic Vegetarian Mutton Curry (RM5). Alternatively, order the Thali (from RM8) to savour a bit of everything – this comes with rice or bread with vegetables, pappadom and salad.
Photo by Burppler Alyssia Yu
A place that I always came back for their thali meal. Brown rice served with different type of vegetable side dish and gravy.
We also had the masala tossai for sharing. Crispy thin tossai filled with potato, by far my favourite tossai combination.
Trying out the Indian version of ice cream for the first time as well, so creamy and full of wonderful nuttiness from pistachio. Do give it a try if you never had Indian version of ice cream before.
The server at Ganga was extremely confident of his rava recommendation, and I can see why. The thosai is dotted with spices and green and cooked to a crisp, crackly finish. The chutneys, as with all gravies and sauces here, are mindblowingly delicious and will quickly be wiped out with a piece of bread.


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When you look at a sizable portion of the production of the side, you'll recognize that a wide range of it will take place in China. Most services and products that you choose up down the racks nowadays have made in China placed in it somewhere. So just why has China production become this desirable proposal to businesses nowadays?
Effectively for a start, if you look at the country, you'll recognize, so it has one of the most significant area masses in the world, and clearly with this comes a sizable citizenry that needs work. China is still a communist country and thus has come facing several human rights issues for just how some people are pushed to work for hardly any in problems that aren't exactly suited to the sort of work undertaken.
Indeed, not all China production flowers are work below this type of strict regime, and this is the reason plenty of American businesses choose to position their products in areas like China. Most of the significant sporting and clothing China manufacturer have China production branches that produce each of their newest products. Nike, Adidas, and new businesses all use the fee benefits of providing their services and products in China.
Some people sometimes lament the fact that most of the production work has been sent down to China. But, if you work a business, your primary intention is to truly get your product produced to a given and adequate level at the lowest priced value possible. That's the way you create again, and that is probably the most natural principle you will find in the business.
Yes, the job that is being executed at the China production flowers would be to a reasonable level for the firms; usually, they'd move their creation elsewhere. The worrying point appears to be that hardly any people seem to be concerned about the practical situations of the workers. Folks have exposed some of those employers for keeping people in cramped and unworkable conditions. Yet, after the business issues the full and frank apology and says that they did not learn about the practical situations, nothing changes.
The clientele comes with a crucial position to enjoy in this also, ensuring manufacturers enjoy by the rules. When we did, then we're able to provide that no employee needs to battle and work all day long to generate a pittance that isn't enough to fund organic food, drink, or accommodation.


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Learn how to sew a parsons chair slipcover for the ikea henriksdal bar stool. This dining room chair slipcover sewing pattern includes a video tutorial.
Learn how to sew a parsons chair slipcover for the IKEA HENRIKSDAL bar stool. This dining room chair slipcover sewing pattern includes a video tutorial.
A local blogging friend, Julie Blanner, asked me if I could make a slipcover for the IKEA HENRIKSDAL bar stool. She bought three for her new kitchen renovation and wanted covers that fit in with her style. All the slipcovers on the market just didn't have the charm and tailored feel she was hoping for.
I have never sewn a parsons chair slipcover before, but I knew I was up for the challenge. After all, it couldn't be any harder than a wingback chair slipcover!
She chose this soft blue ticking stripe from Magnolia Home Fashions. There is a very similar fabric option available on Amazon. You can find that HERE.
I loved the fabric as soon as I saw it. I knew it would make an amazing slipcover for the IKEA HENRIKSDAL bar stool. The ticking stripe transforms the basic bar stools into gorgeous chairs with farmhouse style.
Watch the video tutorial
Cut list
TOP PIECE 18.5" by 31"
TOP SIDE PIECES (2) 4" by 15"
SEAT PIECE 18" by 20.5"
BOTTOM PANEL 94" by 9"
How to sew a parsons chair slipcover
The video tutorial above includes all the instructions you need to make a chair slipcover for yourself. I will also do a brief overview here in the blog post.
You can use these instructions to sew a slipcover for any size chair. The measurements for the cut list above are specific to the IKEA HENRIKSDAL bar stool, but the same directions can be applied to any parsons style chair, dining room chair or barstool. Just adjust the measurements according to your specific piece.
You will see how the slipcover process plays out and apply it to your own piece.
I started by cutting out all the pattern pieces from the cut list above.
The seat on this specific chair angles in, so I needed to adjust for that.
Piecing it together
I started by draping the top piece over the top of the chair, with the right side facing down. I checked to make sure it was pulled evenly all around and that the stripes were straight.
Next, I pinned in the side pieces.
After sewing the side pieces on, I attached the seat piece, making sure to line up all the stripes.
The final step was to attach the bottom panel and pleats.
Watch the video above to learn how to make pleats
I hope you found this tutorial on how to sew a parsons chair slipcover helpful. I enjoyed the process, and love the way they turned out.
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Check out my other slipcover tutorials here:
How to Sew a Slipcover for a Wingback Chair
Ruffle Bench Slipcover Tutorial


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