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Originally released as a motion picture in 2004
Based on the novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux and the stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Special features: "No one would listen" additional scene; DVD-ROM features: "Behind the mask": the story of 'The Phantom of the Opera' documentary; Easter eggs; "The making-of 'The Phantom of the Opera' in 3 spellbinding acts: preproduction, the director, production" featurette
Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Victor McGuire, Jennifer Ellison, Murray Melvin, Kevin McNally, James Fleet
Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents
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Designed for maximum wearability and performance in a wide variety of climates and activities, this water-repellent, UPF 50 pant features a supremely comfortable, light-yet-durable stretch woven fabrication.
- Omni-Shield advanced repellency treatment wards off rain and stains alike
- Omni-Shade UPF 50 protects you during long hours in the sun
- Zip closed security pocket
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- Omni-Shield, Omni-Shade 88% polyester, 12% elastane 4-way stretch woven
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Helps you stay clean and dry by resisting absorption of liquids.
Blocks UVA and UVB rays to help prevent sunburn and long-term skin damage.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 38 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by FastFreddie Wonderful Pant Great fit and excellent product. Looks nice enough to wear doing field work for my job but comfortable enough for other activities. June 3, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by h2oshooter These are my new "do it all" pants. These pants look a lot like dress slacks but are much more comfortable. As a photographer, I sometimes need to look nice for the client but still need to have the ability to get the shot. The Global Adventure pants perform great. The stretch gives me mobility and hold up to the abuse while looking "all dressed up". October 8, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jabber Best pants ever These are by far the most comfortable and stylish pants I've ever owned. I wore them backpacking and then straight to a wedding and they worked perfectly in both situations. The fit is excellent (why doesn't Columbia have more active fit pants?!?!), the stretch is awesome, and they are very lightweight, feeling like silk against the skin. Would like to buy more but the "Grill" is a actually a light grey color and I need more of a black. If they made these in other colors (black, lighter khaki) I would buy a couple pairs right this second. I noticed that these are listed only under the "sale" section and not under the main "pants" page, DO NOT DISCONTINUE THESE PANTS!!! September 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by carson over the moon! I am taking the time to write a review on these pants purely because they are by far the best, most durable, fast drying , breathable, best fitting and looking pant. They wash great and the color stays black. the pants stretch where they need to. I have thought I ripped them on a sharp corner only to find the fabric remained perfectly intact! I travel the globe for work and these pants are my new uniform. I also love them for golf. the only thing is the mesh pockets tend to be grabby when you go to pull items out you have an inside out pocket. On the other hand nothing will fall out of your pockets for sure. really great pants! June 8, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by petopotamus Great pants These pants are very lightweight and stretchy. I wear them to work and I have a job where I sometimes find myself in a warehouse climbing around looking for things and lifting things. There is plenty of stretch in these and they don't feel restrictive in any way. You could wear these to the gym or go running in these (you'd look stupid but functionally you could do it)... They look quite smart, They are a fairly modern narrow leg, they don't bellow out in any places and look daggy. You could hike in these, go to dinner in these, play golf in these. They are a little sheer, you'll know what I mean if you ever try them on not wearing anything underneath...(was out of underwear one day) June 5, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by AaronS Great for heavy sweaters Lightweight, Extremely breathable, Dressy-ish, Dries Extremely fast, Pretty durable I got 3 pairs of these in preparation to move to Guatemala from the U.S. I was a bit heavier then but still ordered the 32 x32's. I knew they would be tight but expected to lose weight after the move. They would've worked if there was a bit more room in the crotch. I had to return them and get 34 waists. They fit very well although they're huge now since i've lost over 20 lbs, but that's to be expected. I expected shrinking in the length so ordered 34 length. Mistake. These don't shrink a bit. This is the first pair of pants i've ever had that STAY true to length and size. I need pants that are somewhat dressy but cool and comfortable since I walk all day doing volunteer work. These fit the bill perfectly. I sweat a lot, especially in the butt area, and not only do these not show the wetness, but they dry SUPER fast. The bit of stretch is awesome for walking up mountains also. I wear them several times a week and they're the best pair of pants i've ever owned, hands down. I didn't want to pay the cost of the Global Adventure shirts at first since I hadn't tried the pants yet. But when I get back to the States, they're first on my list to get. I only lament the fact that I need to drop coin on a few more pair in the smaller size :-( April 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by BL1532 Trail to Corporate Board Room These are some of the most comfortable slacks I have ever owned. I'm comfortable wearing these slacks on the trail, on a plane and with a sports coat, they're suitable for the corporate board room. March 7, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Eurotraveler Excellent travel garment These pants are extremely lightweight, VERY wrinkle resistant and are generally comfortable to wear. I'd read in other reviews that it ran small so a got a bigger waist size. However, because the waist band has little reinforcement and is somewhat stretchy I had to return the pants and order another pair in my true size. The new pants fit much better. Suggestions: Reinforce the waist band and add some additional room in the crotch (and a slightly longer zipper). February 21, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DaveT Global Adventure Pants Great pants. Good for casual or leisure wear. Does not wrinkle and is completely washable. I now have three pair that I use for travel exclusively and wear them for all occasions. February 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Beta1456 Perfect pants Previously I've been using flexible jeans for cycling and daily use. I bought these pants for the same reason. They rock! First thing I notice is that they are incredibly light. They are very flexible and non-restrictive. I could even do a split! (If I were flexible enough, of course).Very comfortable on the bike saddle, walking, at the office chair, etc. And yes, the waterproofing works like a charm. The fabric is somewhat on the light side, so you might want to consider wearing something underneath if you live in cold weather. Also, worth mentioning, is that they fit perfectly, unlike some other companies who come up with surreal sizes. Last but not least, they look fantastic. They are *almost* like dress pants. They even have that crease in the front. Now you can actually bluff your way into a party with "sports" clothes. Hey, it's the 21st century. Everything should be flexible and waterproof by now. Highly recommended. February 9, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by GuyE Great pants Very comfortable pants, feels like w/o pants at all. Fits great and looks cool both for travel and even for work in the summer December 31, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by inthepines inthepines These are the most comfortable pants. I plan to wear these fishing, hiking and to work. Very happy with the pants. I questioned if I had picked the color Kettle as they look green to me instead of grey like I thought I had picked. December 30, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gary61 Quality Very nice. Actually dressy. My second pair of Columbia pants and still very pleased. Just a tad long in the leg but the positive is that you don't show much leg when you sit. December 28, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Emilog Good and Confortable These pants are quite comfortable and very much as described. The color I chose is as advertised. My only comment of warning is that they are a bit light, so not really a pant that may be used in winter time, not even in Northern CA , where I live. December 18, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by DesertDon Small in thigh areas Waist size is correct but the crotch and thigh areas are small/tight making it uncomfortable when sitting. I am a thin guy but these are too tight even for me. December 12, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by EW518 Columbia Just Keep Producing Great Products Purchased these pants after already owning some of the shirts. These are terrific travel pants. They pack easily, don't wrinkle and look good all day. Highly recommended for any activity. Love them for golf pants!! November 23, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Cake3 Good Lightweight Pants I like these pants overall... They run just a little small but still fit fine. Material is real lightweight and quick to dry. They are comfortable as well... November 5, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by BratBrat Great Pants Husband Loves them Pants are Nice and Comfy and Cool October 15, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Barley Lightweight and Durable Pants These are the best pants!! They travel well and are so comfortable. I wear them every where. They are dressier enough for work and excellent for outdoor and "play" activities. I needed Customer Service to help solve an issue and they were extremely courteous and efficient. October 10, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by ColoP Great travel pants. For me they are a perfect look. They look like regular pants and don't have the look of a outdoor hiking pant. You can wear them in a city while traveling with regular waking shoes rather than hiking boots. The fit was great for me because they are not baggy and have a slender fit. They also don't soil easily. They are comfortable to walk in but nice enough looking that you can go to a nice place in a city without feeling under dressed. October 3, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Cobb17111 Nice Pants I was looking for a mult-use pant and these were the best after checking multiple manufacturers. I would like a stiffer waist but nothing a belt couldn't fix. October 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Yakmedic Awesome When I need to be in the office these are my go to pants. Dressy enough that I can wear to work, but super comfortable and lightweight. Awesome pants! September 20, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by GLuv Terrific pants. Great pants, I bought one pair in the Seattle store and then came back to get another color on line. These light weight pants are just a little bit stretchy so they don't wrinkle. The material is more like running pants or surfboard shorts but the style is just a casual pant. They have an extra zippered side pocket which is unnecessary for me, but it's mostly unnoticeable and I'm glad that it is only on one leg and not both. To me, that is the perfect combo and about the most comfortable pants that I own. The cut of the pants is modern and slightly slim through the thighs, but they are definitely not the skinny pants/jeans that the hip kids are wearing these days. September 16, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by MarinTraveler Extremely light pants I bought these for my husband to take on a trip to Europe. The 36 was a little snug, so we upped to the 38, and they are just great. Originally, I bought the gray at REI, but the color was a little dull, so since they were too small, I returned them and ordered them through Columbia and got them in black. Much better color, and not sure why they don't carry them in the store. These pants will be perfect for travel, but my husband says he wants to wear them to work too. I highly recommend these pants to anyone wanting a really light pair of pants for travel (or work!). September 5, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by fieldijc Nice to find black. I was excited to find these in black. They run quite small. At first I thought they were for women. September 4, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Paul3 Great summer pants In 20 years, I have never discovered better summer pants. You can sleep in them during a 15 hour overseas flight and incur not one wrinkle. They are so light weight that one can use them for sun protection while desert hiking. Or you can wear them to dinner with a sport coat and fit right in with the country club crowd. I now own three pair. August 17, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Qualityhouse Global Adventure Pant Excellent quality and construction. Easy to pack and mostly wrinkle free. Wish more retail outlets carried the black pants. August 13, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by vega good but doesnt stop all stains the fabric is thin and comfortable but it doent prevent oil stains. its advertized as a stain rejecter but i had to make a dry cleaning. August 3, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Hardman Almost what I needed I really wanted these slacks to work for my days in the field along with a nice dress shirt (construction). Three issues of concern: (1) They are a little bit snug in the crotch (I'm not overweight and these are snugger than some of the Columbia stuff I wear; (2) I found them to be about 1/2" short and I'm pretty spot on with my sizing; (3) These hide "nothing" so going commando is out of the question. It might not be a problem if they weren't so snug, but my wife definitely said "no" to wearing them out in public. July 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mickl Love em I just ordered my second pair of these pants. They are lightweight, comfortable and don't wrinkle. So far, they have been very durable. Because they look so good, I wear them to work and also for pleasure. I took them to Alaska not too long ago - wore them as dress pants at a wedding one day, and out hiking two days later. My only complaint is lack of color selection. These are my new favorites! July 14, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by WL49 Very comfortable The material is very comfortable. I live in Fresno, and its well over 100 degrees in the summer. These pants are nice for this hot climate. I like the slim through out fit. I'm 5-2 and 110 lbs other brands are so baggy on me I look like a clown. Nice looking enough to wear to church. Wish it came in black, I'd buy it in a heart beat. June 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kevbo88 Men need more pants like these! Need more colors to select! To find men's pants as comfortable as these is unheard of! MEN NEED MORE PANTS LIKE THESE! The material these pants are made of is SPACE AGE! The material feels like silk, but stretchy silk, and it does not snag at all! It is more durable than regular cotton jeans, I don't know how they did it. And to top it off they do not cling to you with static, liquids just roll off mostly, and it blocks UV rays supposedly, its beyond incredible! The pockets are lined with a very strong mesh liner so they actually double as air vents to make these even cooler! These pants can be worn as dress pants, hiking pants, construction work pants, funeral pants, or even as pajamas I am not kidding! I am going to be purchasing a few more, I just wish there were more colors to select. The only thing that would make the pants better I think would be to change the button on the waist to a snap closure, buttons usually fall off after a long time, but we'll see, maybe columbia is just better made. And the pants could do without the buttons on the back pockets, the material isn't cheap that the pockets will loose their shape ever. June 1, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by SamPaul17 Souper Comfy i bought these for general use and hiking trips. Very nice feeling material. Almost feel like dress pants, but are strechy for nice hiking use. Handy pocket on the right side. I am 6'3 and 180lbs and they fit GREAT! Have a strip of omni wick evap on the waistband for superb comfortable and wicking ablility! A very light pant and all around great. May 2, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by wallie Good travel pants that could be improved I am a woman purchasing men's pants because I can't find what I want in my size in women's clothing. I bought these because they are light weight and will dry quickly while traveling. I love the four way stretch. The pockets are deep and there is an extra zipped pocket on the right leg. For some reason the front slash pockets tend to gape open so they aren't as smooth looking as I would like. Also, the grill color, which appears to be charcoal on my computer has a very distinct green cast to it, which limits the colors that can be worn with it. I'll be interested to see how easily the fabric snags, or not. April 24, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by KJonthego Wow! I travel a lot and usually to hot and humid locations. These pants are great, light and resist wrinkles. You can travel on a plane for 15 hours and get off looking sharp. You can even add a suit jacket if you need to dress them up. Love them..bought 2 pairs. They did run a little short so I went one size longer. March 28, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by LaCarp Very comfortable travel pants I am apparently hard to fit; I had returned about 4 pair of pants before buying these. I fall between a 34" & 36" waist by 34" inseam. These 36" X 34" fit great & the slightly stretchy fabric helps. 2 things would make them better: deeper pockets & at least 1 more zippered or buttoned pockets for security. Overall I am delighted though; they are very comfortable. March 28, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by AK81 Nice pants Nice material and drape. I usually wear a 32W / 32L pant. Had to exchange for 34W / 32L as the 32W fit like tights. March 21, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by JRinVA Excellent These pants are just about perfect for both light hiking and travel. They are lightweight yet strong (to resist brambles, etc.) and are easily washed to dry overnight. February 4, 2013
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Israeli actress Orly Weinerman reportedly has urged Tony Blair to help save the life of her "discreet" lover, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. On Monday, Weinerman posted on her Facebook page in Hebrew, "for a long time I have had trouble falling asleep at night, revealing my anxiety among good friends and between the living room walls. But now, with injustice displayed proudly on the world stage, I call for you to lend me a hand and prevent another victim of hatred, prejudice and moral corruption. Orly."
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It's one of the first key decisions a company founder must make: selecting a name that sticks in a customer's head, stands the test of time and is straightforward to spell and pronounce.
"That's not always easy to do," said Charles Lindsey, an associate professor of marketing at the University at Buffalo.
For example, Research in Motion, the once high-flying Canadian high-tech company, has a generic, vanilla name, according to William M. Collins, a veteran of the local advertising and public relations industry who now serves as a senior consultant to the Martin Group.
Far more people know, and use, the appealing name of the firm's leading product, BlackBerry, Collins said. There's a lesson there for founders of companies seeking the perfect name.
"It should stand out from competition. It should be brief, so that people can remember it and use it easily," Collins said. "It needs to be appropriate, so that it's descriptive of the company."
Businesses can spend thousands of dollars on professional branding consultants to name a startup company – or to rename a multimillion-dollar corporation. Contenders can be tested in customer surveys, or focus groups, before a finalist is selected.
A bad, or so-so, moniker can make it that much harder for a company to find its footing in the marketplace.
"I think if the substance is there, you can certainly overcome a 'meh' name," Lindsey said. But, he added, "You're leaving money on the table."
Some entrepreneurs simply put their last name on the business. But inspiration can strike in the oddest places, too: A fortuitously located street sign, an envelope pulled out of that day's mail or a misheard exclamation of pain from a friend rolling off a couch. (More on that later.)
The Buffalo News asked executives from a handful of area companies, large and small, to describe how the businesses ended up with their names. Here are their stories.
ATTO Technology
Klein said they wanted a name that conveyed the high speed at which their interconnection technology worked. "We were thinking about a millisecond or a nanosecond," Klein said. They wanted something that was different, but had a meaning and would stick.
Klein and Snell looked through an engineering dictionary for prefixes that measured an extremely brief period of time, such as "pico" and "femto," but Klein didn't like the sound of Femto Tech.
They ultimately selected "atto," which is 10 to the minus 18th, and is written like this: 0.000000000000000001. "It's a millionth of a millionth of a millionth," Klein said.
"It has a good ring to it. Starts with an 'A.' Nothing overly complex," he added.
Delaware North Cos.
They, and their successors, moved into selling food at ballparks, airports and horse tracks; operating restaurants and parking lots and serving meals on planes; buying the Boston Bruins and the team's arena; and unrelated industries such as typography, smelting and publishing.
The company and its divisions operated under a variety of names, such as Sportsystems, Sportservice and Emprise. But by the late 1970s, company executives sought a unifying name for the parent corporation.
The company hired a consulting firm that, after considerable study, met to go over its findings with Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr., the chairman and CEO, in the company's headquarters at the time: the former Butler mansion, at Delaware Avenue and North Street.
Jerry Jacobs Jr., a Delaware North principal, said the consultants made a thorough presentation and recommended this name: The Myriad Group, to reflect the conglomerate's broad array of interests.
The younger Jacobs said his father didn't respond favorably to this suggestion. "He looked out his window and said, 'We'll call it Delaware North,' " Jacobs Jr. said.
The name has stuck, despite the occasional confusion with the Democratic National Committee (the same initials), the DeLorean Motor Company (the logos are strikingly similar) and from people who think the company is based in the State of Delaware.
Delaware North is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, and is moving from the Key Center into a new downtown Buffalo headquarters. But the name, with its origin story now part of company lore, isn't going anywhere, Jacobs Jr. said.
"The story's good – we wouldn't want to lose the story," he said.
E3 Communications
Earl Wells III had intended to call his firm The Wells Group, but his wife, Lucy, offered some constructive criticism as the couple sat at the kitchen table one day.
"My wife said, 'That is so boring.' So she is the one – I give her credit – she came up with the name," Wells said.
E3 plays off his first initial and his standing as the third in the line of Earl Wellses, without hitting people over the head with his actual name.
Wells was sold, and he liked the price of his wife's advice. "I didn't have to hire a consultant, or do research," he said.
Flying Bison Brewing Co.
Between all of the breweries this city used to have, and active breweries and brew pubs in other states, their options with "Buffalo," "Bison" and "Nickel City" were limited.
Around this time, Herzog and his partners traveled to Virginia to pick up some brewing tanks and to tour local brew pubs for "research" purposes. ("You'd have to put 'research' in quotes," Herzog said dryly.)
The following morning, as they woke up at the house where they were staying, partner Dave Todenhagen rolled off the couch. Herzog swears he heard Todenhagen say, "Flying bison," as he hit his head on a coffee table.
When Herzog later suggested "Flying Bison" as the company name, Todenhagen asked where Herzog came up with the idea.
"I said, 'You said that,' " Herzog recalled. "Dave said, 'I never said that.' "
His true outcry is unprintable, Herzog said, but the oddly inspired name grew on the founders. And they liked the connection to the area's rich aviation history.
"So it made sense, to me anyway," Herzog said, and they never came up with anything they liked more.
Gibraltar Industries
He submitted several names for approval by the state as part of the incorporation process, but all were rejected, according to Brian J. Lipke, the chairman and CEO, whose late father, Ken, a chiropractor, bought the firm in 1972.
That left a frustrated Lyons in search of inspiration, when he happened to check his mail one day.
"So, that day, he got an insurance policy from the Prudential. And the Prudential logo, then and now, was the rock of Gibraltar. So, he said, 'Why not?' The state came back and said, 'OK,' " Lipke said.
Gibraltar changed from "Steel" to "Industries" after expanding its business line, but Lipke said the company never considered changing "Gibraltar." (The company's ticker symbol on the NASDAQ exchange is ROCK.)
As a side note, Lipke said his father, in the early days of owning the company, visited Gibraltar, a tiny British territory that sits in the Mediterranean just off the Spanish mainland. "My dad ended up breaking off a fairly big chunk of the rock," Lipke said. "I never asked him how he got it."
Ken Lipke had that roughly 40-pound chunk broken into much smaller pieces, enclosed them in Lucite and gave them away as gifts to visitors, a practice that Brian Lipke continues to this day.
CEO Ashok Subramanian, a co-founder, said the core of the company's business was connecting consumers to the right benefits solution. The founders wanted a name that reflected this concept of offering advice, guidance and expertise to consumers.
A consulting firm hired by the company helped generate several names, including one that played off the company's role as a "liaison."
Subramanian and the others liked the idea of changing the spelling slightly, as the websites Tumblr and Flickr had done.
"When we went through the process, Liazon popped right to the top," Subramanian said.
The only downside is the name occasionally is misspelled, and pronunciation can be dicey. (It's supposed to be Lee-A-zahn.)
Still, Subramanian thinks the name Liazon does a good job of introducing what the company does. If Liazon instead was "SGC Solutions," using the initials of the three co-founders, "I think it would be a dramatic difference," Subramanian said.
Kaleida Health
The new system formed a 25-member committee, working with a branding consultant, to select a permanent moniker, according to Michael Shaw, who was then the system's public relations director.
They narrowed it down to three or four possibilities before voting to select "Kaleida," taken from "kaleidoscope," the tube filled with mirrors and brightly colored bits of stone or glass. It's meant to reflect how the new system pulled together the various hospitals, and employees, into a new vision, Shaw recalled.
The name doesn't have a geographic reference, but it also represented a fresh start and avoided words such as "Buffalo," "General," "Fillmore" or "Memorial" that could seem to favor one institution over another among the new partners.
Tops Friendly Markets
"It was his idea. Back then, in the language of the day, if you were tops, you know, you were the top of the heap. Top of the pile. You weren't on the bottom," said Jack Barrett, senior vice president of human resources, who's been with Tops since 1968. "So it was a little pride, a little hubris, if you will."
When did Tops become "Friendly?"
Barrett said that by 1976, Armand Castellani, the chairman of the board and the face of the company, decided it was important to emphasize the role store employees played in Tops' success.
Castellani felt that "without our people, we were really nothing," Barrett said, and he added "Friendly" to the name.
Uncle Bob's Self Storage
At first, the Amherst company kept the original names of the units. But by the 1990s, as the company continued to grow, Sovran officials decided to come up with an umbrella name.
"We wanted something out of the norm that was different, that was user-friendly and memorable," said Diane Piegza, vice president for corporate communications for Sovran and a 24-year employee.
"Bob" was part of the zeitgeist at the time, she said. Nissan had come out with a commercial for its Sentra SE-R sports sedan that featured a guy named Bob zipping around, passing through toll areas and finding a parking space – all personalized for him.
And Microsoft was promoting its "BOB" user interface program (now ridiculed as a failed experiment).
But why "Uncle Bob?" "Everybody's got an Uncle Bob, and Uncle Bob is always the favorite," Piegza said.
The company tested the name with customers, taking out billboards in select markets that announced, "Guess who's coming to town?"
Employees in the field didn't always love the name, Piegza said, "But they agreed it was a great ice breaker."
"I'd be at the counter. Customers would come in. 'Are you Aunt Diane? Where's Uncle Bob?' " she recalled.
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MSO turns in riveting 'Bluebeard's Castle' opera
When the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra turns to opera, it does so in a big, glowing fashion.
The orchestra and music director Edo de Waart presented a riveting, semi-staged performance of Bartok's opera "Bluebeard's Castle" on Friday evening, complete with six breathtaking glass sculptures designed for the opera by artist Dale Chihuly. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Art Museum will be free this weekend
The Milwaukee Art Museum's admission will be free on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is to mark the opening of "30 Americans," a multi-generational art exhibit featuring the work of African American artists.
Many of the artists in the exhibit address issues of race and cultural identity in very direct ways, and the show is one of the first in the museum's featured exhibition space to explore such issues so directly. The museum has also placed "Wisconsin 30" an exhibit of 30 African American artists from the state on view. »Read Full Blog Post
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Bike and a movie
The Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series returns Friday with the 1989 John Candy comedy "Uncle Buck." »Read Full Article
Outdoor films return to lakefront
The Fish Fry and a Flick outdoor movie series returns to the lakefront Aug. 30 with a showing of the Marvel superhero action film "The Avengers."
The series will also show two adult-themed films, "Ted" on Sept. 6 and "Django Unchained" on Sept. 13. »Read Full Article
Kohl's hosts style session with Lauren Conrad for three Children's Hospital teens
Lauren Conrad, fashion designer, style expert and best-selling author, teamed up with Kohl's to treat three teens from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to a celebrity styling session Wednesday night in Milwaukee.
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By Craig Moorhead
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:18 AM
After nearly four years of wrangling in Washington, Congress passed a new farm bill last week. What will that mean for Houston County residents?
"Before we get the regulations in hand, it's difficult to talk about the details.... But direct payment subsidies are ending," Kevin Elton said.
Elton serves as Houston County director of the USDA's Farm Service Agency. He spoke last week on some important aspects of the recently-passed bill, even though it hadn't yet been signed into law.
According to the Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based non-profit which terms itself "farm program watchdogs," Houston County producers received a total of $70.2 million in corn subsidies from 1995-2012. Direct corn payments are listed at $12,653,470, while a second category, "estimated direct payments" totaled $3,853,731. Counter cyclical payments totaled $4,922,531.
"With those direct payments no longer coming, it's definitely going to impact the area," Elton said. "That was a lot of money coming into the county. The direct payments were guaranteed every year, no matter what the price did. That is no longer going to happen.
Federally-subsidized crop insurance - offered through private companies - will still be available to producers.
Even though the "official word" hadn't arrived yet, Elton said that the massive (959 page) document is reputed to include some disaster provisions to protect farmers.
"What the new program would be doing, would eliminate the automatic direct payments and just have a safety net if the price did go to a certain level. It would trigger some type of payment...a lot of farmers that don't have crop insurance would sign up for our program for some type of safety net. I don't know what the percentage of farmers in our county who have crop insurance is, but I don't think it's over 50 percent."
Nearly 80 percent of farm bill spending goes towards food programs such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), commonly referred to as food stamps. Approximately 15 percent goes towards farm subsidies, while the other 5 percent funds conservation, rural development, renewable energy and a slew of other programs. Total yearly spending totals about $96 billion.
The new bill includes cuts to food stamps totaling $8.6 billion over 10 years, but additions to other nutrition programs bring that total reduction down to $8 billion. Other cuts to farm bill spending are projected to save even more, but estimates vary on just how much. Farmers will lose direct payments, but more federal dollars are going towards subsidized crop insurance.
"It may be six months or a year from now before we really know what all of the details are," University of Minnesota Extension educator Jerrold Tesmer said. "The biggest one I can think of is the way that crop insurance is going to be handled... My impression is that there's going to be no guaranteed payments, but there will be more crop loss type payments."
The Agriculture Act of 2014 addresses everything from $900 million for a slew of energy programs to $100 million for support to farmers and ranchers who are just starting out. Also included are measures to support milk producers. Without those, a reversion to a 1949 milk price policy was claimed to have the potential to double costs to consumers. Another provision was challenged at the World Trade Organization by Canadian and Mexican meat producers, but included anyway. That new requirement will add county of origin labeling on pork, chicken and beef. It will include where the animal was born, slaughtered and processed.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) helped to draft the farm bill. She released the following press release following the 68-32 vote in that chamber:
"As a member of the farm bill conference committee, I worked with Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate to shape a final bill that will give our farmers the certainty they need to grow and thrive. This bipartisan legislation will reduce the deficit, strengthen the crop insurance program, eliminate direct payments, boost conservation and keep nutrition programs strong for Minnesota families."
The Houston County Farm Bureau released this statement from Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap:
"It's been a tough road for the legislation," he said, "but we are pleased with the clear bipartisan vote that prevailed. We need the final bill signed into law by President Obama so farmers and ranchers can have the certainty they need to make business decisions over the next five years and to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture time to begin implementation of the bill's provisions."
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What are you most proud of? That I gave myself the possibility to do something easy and still useful for my future sewing. Some of the seams I have used before but some of them have been on my to-do-list for years and I havent found the right project or the right moment for it, Now I have tried them and I think it will be much easier to take them in to a new project. And I am a little proud of my small samples and that I did collect them for my future projects.
What advice would you give someone starting this project? This is so easy and fun. Making samples are a good start of a project. No big deal if you dont like it, you dont have to wear it... or use it. When you work with the samples a lot of ideas pop up and you could just go on and do it. Follow Katrinas lessons and do the samples (and if you like the idea: put them in the swatch book Katrina prepared for us). You can use a simple sewing machine. I made everything with my very old vintage Singer and a regular presser foot and my zipper foot. I have to add that two of the seams need a machine that have the zig zag, otherwise I made everything with my straight stitch machine, Singer 201k
Yes, Eva Tester! Knee driven!! I had to relearn with the peddle...I always was looking for the knee lever! I learned to sew on the machine with the knee lever driven feature! thanks for the memories!
Thank you Sylvie. For me the knee lever is a new experience. I have had that machine for a few years. I learned to drive with the foot on my mothers Husqvarna Automatic (Viking)
I have to add that two of the seams need a machine that have the zig zag, otherwise I made everything with my straight stitch machine, Singer 201k
I learned on a knee-driven portable Singer. Still runs, but the knee lever got lost and now it has a regular foot pedal!
PS Your Singer is stunning!
Thank you! For the moment I work on an old Husqvarna treadle machine (Viking before Viking came into the name...) . I love the sound of the mechanic movements in these old machines.
I have a Singer treadle machine, but it would need a new belt and service before I could use it again. It was my grandmother's machine.
Your grandmothers! Give your machine a new belt, brush the dust away and give it new fresh high quality oil (made for sewing machines!) and it will work again. These old treadles are so forgiving!


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You can create shapes quickly and easily in Excel by going to the Insert tab and choosing Shapes. Bigger question might be, why do you want these? Well, you might be creating a flowchart. You might be creating a logo perhaps, just a little bit of design. You might want to put arrows on a worksheet to point to certain cells, a variety of reasons. Many of these shapes also certainly can include text for labeling. Sometimes you're doing it just to add a bit of flair to a worksheet, but a couple of approaches to these. General approach toward any of these shapes is if you want to draw one of them, you click the button here, you find the shape you want and maybe it's a hexagon, maybe it's an octagon, whatever. Here's a hexagon.
We draw it, wide, tall, narrow, however, but if you are drawing any shape, if you hold down the Shift key, things change a little bit. I'm still holding Shift. We're about to create a perfect hexagon or better stated, maybe a regular hexagon with equilateral sides and equilateral angles. Sometimes we want to do this. Hold down Shift, be sure to let go off the mouse first. Now, this is an oval. What if we want a circle here? Back to Insert, Shapes, here's an Oval. As we drag this, it could be very large, it could be very wide, it could be very tall, but if we hold down the Shift key, it's a perfect circle.
Let go off the mouse at some point. There we go. Same thing with rectangle. This was drawn as a rectangle. So, that's the way it looks, but if we wanted a square, we'd click the rectangle button, drag, and as we drag, we hold down Shift to get a perfect square. That's true of all the shapes here and there's a ton of them of course and we got all of these here and a variety of them, same general approach. Some of these shapes, for example this one and maybe you're going to use this for a particular purpose. I'm just going to drag it. I'm not holding down Shift necessarily, but let go.
You will see yellow diamonds from time to time, and it's hard to describe these except by example, but they usually affect the inner lines. Here it isn't even quite accurate, but drag this around a little bit and you see what's happening. We're not changing the overall frame, but we're certainly changing the way this looks. You are going to be approaching a rectangle at some point. You'll learn to be attuned to those. And here's our good old friend in here, smiley face, and that's there too. So, there's smiley face looking like Friday, and there's smiley face looking like frown-face Monday, whatever.
You drag this around as you wish and that could have been a circle, but I didn't bother holding down the Shift key. Once a shape has been created, for example this one, if you'd like to make it larger or smaller and keep the same aspect ratio, that's the ratio of height to width, as you drag any corner-- now remember it could go wide, tall, whatever. But if you hold down the Shift key, you'll be keeping that same aspect ratio. Do that. If you want to make an object larger or smaller but keep the same center, you want to hold down the Control key as I'm doing here.
Now, if I drag the right edge here, this is making it wider or narrower as you can see. I'm holding down the Control key, and maybe I'll let go and do a Ctrl+Z here. What if I wanted to make this larger around the same center, but keep all the sides equidistant from the center? Instead of just doing this, what happens if I hold down the Control key? This. So, I'm holding down Control now. I could do this. I'm holding Control, and what if I hold down Control and Shift? We're making it bigger.
Now, you can imagine, don't write any of this down. You just have to try this and in all cases here when you're trying these variations using the Control or the Shift key or both together, be sure if you want to keep the effect to let go off the mouse first then the keys. And so I think we all wished we had something like this back in the fourth grade, but it's a great fun sometimes, and of course, the real purpose probably in many cases is to apply some text here, and we can just right-click and choose Edit Text or if the text is already there, or to add text as well, but some ideas on creating these.
Sometimes you also want to create a series of objects that are the same. So, sometimes you have an object already created. If you press Ctrl+D, think of D for duplicate. We've duplicated this, and we will move one around and so on, as for design or flowcharts or whatever. So, Ctrl+D will duplicate a shape. Also, when you're creating a shape, and you know that you have to create a series of shapes and maybe they're not all going to be exactly of the same dimensions. Suppose you wanted to create a series of rectangles. Maybe this one doesn't exist.
On the Insert tab, when you choose Shapes, and you're about to choose Rectangle, you can right-click the choice and lock the Drawing mode, meaning I'll drag a rectangle. Now, this rectangle has to be somewhat wide and not so tall. I need another rectangle down here. It's going to be substantially larger. In other words, I don't want to duplicate the first one. I want a different rectangle, and notice that I'm still in Drawing mode. I need another rectangle here. By locking the Drawing mode, you allow yourself to create this shape indefinitely until you press Escape, and we're out of that mode now.
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Empress Michiko
Empress Michiko (皇后美智子 Kōgō Michiko?), born Michiko Shōda (正田 美智子 Shōda Michiko?) on 20 October 1934, is the Empress consort of Japan as the wife of Emperor Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989. She succeeded her mother-in-law, Empress Nagako (Kōjun), consort of the late Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa).
Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became the Crown Princess of Japan until the death of Emperor Hirohito. She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. She has three children with her husband. Her elder son, Naruhito, is the current heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. As crown princess and later as empress, she has become the most visible and widely travelled imperial consort in Japanese history.
Early life and education[edit]
Michiko Shōda was born in Tokyo, the second of four children to Hidesaburō Shōda (正田 英三郎 Shōda Hidesaburō), president and later honorary chairman of Nisshin Flour Milling Company, and his wife, Fumiko Soejima Soejima Fumiko (副島 富美子?). Raised in Tokyo and in a cultured family, she received a careful education, both traditional and "Western", learning to speak English and to play piano and being initiated into the arts such as painting, cooking and Kōdō. She has an older brother Iwao, a younger brother Usamu and a younger sister Emiko.[1] She is the niece of several academics, including Kenjirō Shōda, a mathematician who was the president of the University of Osaka from 1954 until 1960.[2]
Shōda attended Futaba Elementary School in Kōjimachi, a neighborhood in Chiyoda, Tokyo, but was required to leave in her fourth grade year because of the American bombings during World War II. She was then successively educated in the prefectures of Kanagawa (in the town of Katase, now part of the city of Fujisawa), Gunma (in Tatebayashi, home town of the Shōda family), and Nagano (in the town of Karuizawa, where Shōda had a second resort home). She returned to Tokyo in 1946 and completed her elementary education in Futaba and then attended the Seishin (Sacred Heart) Junior High School and High School in Minato, Tokyo. She graduated from high school in 1953.
After attending college, she became known by her family as "Mitchi" (ミッチ), but admitted to have also been named in her childhood as "Temple-chan", because of her curly hair and reddish hues unusual for a Japanese girl which made her look like the American child actress Shirley Temple.
In 1957, she graduated summa cum laude from the Faculty of Literature at the University of the Sacred Heart (a Catholic university in Tokyo) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. She also took courses at Harvard and Oxford.[3]
Since she came from a particularly wealthy family, her parents were very selective about her suitors. In fact, there had been several contenders for her hand in marriage in the 1950s.[4] Biographers of the famous writer Yukio Mishima including Henry Scott Stokes report that Mishima had considered marrying Michiko Shōda, and that he was introduced to her for that purpose some time in the 1950s.[5][6]
Engagement and marriage[edit]
In August 1957, she met then-Crown Prince Akihito on a tennis court at Karuizawa near Nagano. The Imperial Household Council (a body composed of the Prime Minister of Japan; the presiding officers of the two houses of the Diet of Japan; the Chief Justice of Japan; and two members of the Imperial Family) formally approved the engagement of the Crown Prince to Michiko Shōda on 27 November 1958. At that time, the media presented their encounter as a real "fairy tale",[4] or the "romance of the tennis court". The engagement ceremony took place on 14 January 1959.
Although the future Crown Princess was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, she was still regarded as a commoner. During the 1950s, the media and most persons familiar with the Japanese monarchy had assumed that the powerful Imperial Household Agency would select a bride for the Crown Prince from the daughters of the former court nobility, or from one of the former branches of the Imperial Family. Some traditionalists opposed the engagement, as Shōda comes from a Roman Catholic family,[7] and although she was never baptized, she was educated at Catholic institutions and seemed to share the faith of her parents. It was also widely rumored that Empress Kōjun had opposed the engagement. After the death of Empress Kōjun in 2000, Reuters announced that the former Empress was one of the strongest opponents of the marriage, and that in the 1960s, she had driven her daughter-in-law to depression by persistently accusing her of not being right for her son.[8] Death threats alerted the authorities to ensure the security of the Shōda family.[4] Yukio Mishima, known for his traditionalist position, said at the time: "The imperial system becomes "tabloïdesque" (sic) in its move toward democratization. It's all wrong--the idea (of the Imperial Family) losing its dignity by connecting with the people."[9]
However, the young couple had by then gained wide public support. That support also came from the ruling political class. Additionally, everyone showed affection for the young "Mitchi" who had become the symbol of Japan's modernization and democratization (the media at the time hinted at the phenomenon of a "Mitchi boom"). The wedding finally took place as a traditional Shinto ceremony on 10 April 1959. The wedding procession was followed in the streets of Tokyo by more than 500,000 people spread over a 8.8 km route, while parts of the wedding were televised, thus making it the first imperial wedding to be made available for public viewership in Japan, drawing approximately 15 million viewers.[9] In accordance with tradition, Shōda received a personal emblem (o-shirushi (お印?)): the white birch of Japan (Shirakaba (白樺?)) upon admission to the imperial family.
Crown Princess[edit]
The young couple then moved to Tōgū Palace (東宮御所 Tōgū-gosho?), or "the East Palace of the Imperial House", the traditional name of the official residence of the crown prince installed since 1952, located within the grounds of the Akasaka Estate in Motoakasaka, Minato, Tokyo. They left Tōgū Palace after her husband acceded to the throne in 1989.
The couple have three children:
- Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan (皇太子徳仁親王 Kōtaishi Naruhito Shinnō?, born 23 February 1960)
- Fumihito, Prince Akishino (秋篠宮文仁親王 Akishino-no-miya Fumihito Shinnō?, born 30 November 1965)
- Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王 Nori-no-miya Sayako Naishinnō?, born 18 April 1969), following her marriage to urban designer Yoshiki Kuroda on 15 November 2005, Princess Nori gave up her imperial title and left the Imperial Family as required by 1947 Imperial Household Law, took the surname of her husband and became known as "Sayako Kuroda" (黒田清子 Kuroda Sayako?).
In 1963, Associated Press reported that the Crown Princess, then approximately three months pregnant, underwent an abortion on 22 March, in Tokyo.[10] As the article stated, "The operation was advised by her physician, Prof. Takashi Kobayashi, who delivered Michiko's first child, three-year-old Prince Hiro, a spokesman said. The spokesman said it is believed the 28-year-old princess' health has been impaired by a continuous round of official and social functions before pregnancy".[10]
Contrary to the tradition that the children of the imperial family should be separated from their parents and placed with private tutors, Crown Prince Akihito and his wife Crown Princess Michiko again broke precedent from the start by preferring to raise their children instead of entrusting them to the care of court chamberlains; the Crown Princess even breastfed.[11] She and her husband have also built up a strong position among the general public, by their frequent trips in the 47 prefectures in the country to go to meet people but also for the liberties taken by the imperial couple vis-a-vis the protocol. At a more formal level, the Crown Prince and Princess visited 37 foreign countries between 1959 and 1989.
She suffered from several nervous breakdowns because of the pressure of the media and, according to Reuters, the attitude of her mother-in-law, that have resulted in particular to make her lose her voice for seven months in the 1960s and again in the fall of 1993. More recently, Empress Michiko had to cancel many of her official duties in the spring of 2007, while suffering from mouth ulcers, nosebleeds and intestinal bleeding due to "psychological stress", according to her doctors.[12] This would be similar to the situation of her daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Masako, who also underwent several depressions due to pressures of her position.[13]
Empress Consort[edit]
Upon the death of Emperor Shōwa on 7 January 1989, Crown Princess Michiko's husband became the 125th Emperor of Japan, and she became "Empress Consort". The new Emperor and Empress were enthroned (Sokui Rei Seiden no Gi) at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on 12 November 1990.
Since their enthronement, the imperial couple have visited 19 countries, and have done much to make the Imperial Family more visible and approachable in contemporary Japan. They also tried to be close to the people, visiting the 47 prefectures of Japan.
Her official duties, apart from visits to other countries, are to assist her husband at events and ceremonies, both within and outside the Imperial Palace (she has been at the Emperor's side everywhere, for example during the opening ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano), receiving official guests including state guests and also to visit the social, cultural and charitable institutions and facilities. For example, in 2007, the Empress performed duties in her official capacity on more than 300 occasions.[14] For many years the Emperor and Empress have visited facilities for children on Children's Day and facilities for the elderly on Respect for the Aged Day. The Imperial Household Agency announced that after 2014 they will pass on these duties to the younger generation. Their health has had no bearing on this decision.[15] Following the death of her mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Nagako, on 16 June 2000, she succeeded her as Honorary President of the Japanese Red Cross Society.[16]
As empress, she is particularly responsible for Momijiyama Imperial Cocoonery, a sericulture farm on the grounds of the imperial palace. She participates in the annual ceremony of harvesting silk, personally feeds silkworms with blackberries and is responsible to take care of them, the frames, and the harvesting. The production and harvesting of silk are part of her ceremonial duties, linked to Shintoism, Japanese culture, and tradition. Since 1994, the Empress offers a part of the harvested silk of the koishimaru variety (the oldest species now kept in Japan) to the Shōsōin Treasure-house in the Buddhist temple Tōdai-ji in Nara to be used for the restoration of its treasures.[14]
The Empress is expected to be the embodiment of traditional values such as modesty and purity. She has demonstrated a strong sense of duty throughout her life, which makes her quite popular amongst the Japanese. She takes part in religious ceremonies with the Emperor, such as visits to Ise Grand Shrine, other Shinto shrines and Imperial mausoleums to pray to the Imperial Family's ancestral spirits. In addition, she is an accomplished classical pianist.
The Empress was elevated into the Hall of Fame of International Best Dressed List in 1990.[17][18]
Hobbies, passions and literary works[edit]
The Empress particularly enjoys reading, music and plays the piano.[19] Moreover, the imperial family has been known for several decades to form, occasionally, a small family band, with Crown Prince Akihito playing the cello, Crown Princess Michiko playing the piano, and Prince Naruhito playing the violin. Empress Michiko is also known to be particularly keen on gagaku, a kind of traditional Japanese court music.
She is also a fan of poetry, including the works of Michio Mado that she has selected, compiled and translated several of his poems in a series of collection under the titles Dobutsu-tachi (Animals) in 1992 and Fushigina Poketto (The Magic Pocket) in 1998.[11] In June 2013, two collections of the poetry of Michio Mado, which the Empress had been asked to translate into English in the early Heisei era, Rainbow: Niji and Eraser: Keshigomu, were published.[19] Together with her previously published translations of Michio Mado's poetry, including The Animals: Dobutsu-tachi, the publication of these new books means almost all the translations by the Empress of Mado's poems, which earned him the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994 are now published.[19]
She herself has composed several poems, including waka.[20][21] Some of them have been published: a series of compounds wakas by Akihito and Michiko, Crown Prince and Princess, were published in 1987 and then republished in 1991 under the title Tomoshibi: Light. Finally, a collection of 367 waka by the Empress was published in 1997 under the title Seoto (瀬音 The Sound Current?), and 53 of them have been translated into French and published in France by Signatura under the title Sé-oto, song of the ford.[22]
In 1991, she wrote a children's book, illustrated by Wako Takeda: Hajimete no Yamanobori ("My First Mountain Climb").[11]
Titles, styles and honours[edit]
|Styles of
Empress Michiko
|Reference style
|Her Imperial Majesty
|Spoken style
|Your Imperial Majesty
|Alternative style
- 10 April 1959 – 7 January 1989: Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess
- 7 January 1989 – present: Her Imperial Majesty The Empress
See also List of honours of the Japanese Imperial Family by country
National honours[edit]
- Japan: Grand Mistress Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown[23][24][25][26][27]
- Japan: Knight of the Decoration of the Red Cross[28][29]
- Japan: Recipient of the Red Cross Medal[28][29]
Foreign honours[edit]
- Austria: Grand Cross Of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Star[30]
- Belgium: Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[31][32]
- Denmark: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Elephant[33][34]
- Ethiopian Imperial Family: Dame Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba
- Germany: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Special Class
- Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
- Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great
- Luxembourg: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
- Malaysia: Dame Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Morocco: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite[35][36]
- Nepalese Royal Family: Member Grand Cross of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya[37]
- Nepalese Royal Family: Recipient of the King Birendra Coronation Medal[38]
- Netherlands: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[39][40][41]
- Norway: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav[42]
- Philippines: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Gabriela Silang[43]
- Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
- Portugal: Grand Cross with Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[44]
- Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry[44]
- Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III[45][46][47]
- Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[48][49][50]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim[51][52]
- Thailand: Dame Grand Cordon with Chain of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri[53][54][55][56]
Honorary positions[edit]
- Honorary President of the Japanese Red Cross Society
|Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan
|23 February 1960
|9 June 1993
|Masako Owada
|Aiko, Princess Toshi
|Fumihito, Prince Akishino
|30 November 1965
|29 June 1990
|Kiko Kawashima
|Princess Mako of Akishino
Princess Kako of Akishino
Prince Hisahito of Akishino
|Sayako, Princess Nori
|18 April 1969
|15 November 2005
|Yoshiki Kuroda
See also[edit]
- ^ "Michiko Shoda and Her Family" Corbis Images. "In the picture are (left to right), front row, Mrs. Fumi Shoda, her mother; Michiko; Telichiro, her grandfather; Emiko, her younger ssiter; and Hidesaburo Shoda, her father. Standing in back are (left), Usamu, a younger brother; and Iwao, an elder brother. The engagement of the Crown Prince to a commoner breaks more than 2,000 years of Japanese tradition. November 27, 1958."
- ^ "History". University of Osaka. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
- ^ "The commoners who married royalty". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b c « The Girl from Outside », Time, 23 March 1959
- ^ "Briton let author commit hara-kiri". Sunday Times. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ Saru, « 三島入門 (An Introduction to Mishima) », Mutant Frog Travelogue, 12 February 2006
- ^ Herbert P. Bix, "Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan", New York, 2001, p. 661
- ^ « Japan's Dowager Empress Dead At 97 », CBS, 16/06/2000
- ^ a b Kyodo News, « Imperial marriage created bond with people », The Japan Times, 09/04/2009
- ^ a b "Japanese Princess Has An Abortion", The Miami News, 22 March 1963, page 3
- ^ a b c Imperial Household Agency, «Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress»
- ^ Reuters, « Japan Empress Michiko ill », The Sydney Morning Herald, 06/03/2007
- ^ « People: Alan Hollinghurst, Empress Michiko of Japan, Dave Barry », International Herald tribune, 21/10/2004
- ^ a b Imperial Household Agency, «Activities of Her Majesty the Empress over the Past Year and Her Birthday Schedule», 20/10/2007
- ^ Imperial Household Agency, «Press Conference on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday (2013)»
- ^ Présentation de la Croix-Rouge japonaise sur son site officiel Archived 27 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Vanity Fair Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List. 2004. p. 158. ISBN 2 84323 513 8.
- ^ a b c "Press Conference on the occasion of Her Majesty's Birthday (Written Answers) (2013)". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Year-end Presentations of Waka Poems (2013)". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Waka Poems by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess (2014)". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ (French) Présentation du livre Sé-oto, Le chant du gué de l'impératrice Michiko sur le site shunkin.net Archived 27 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHMUkWjxiWM/TVGPQPDBS4I/AAAAAAAAJPY/g2cesldsKTM/s1600/empress.jpg
- ^ http://sohanews2.vcmedia.vn/2013/corbis-u1184325-1384241314928.jpg
- ^ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e3/28/ca/e328ca70ead9fbfbd46259486c7f926f.jpg
- ^ http://noticiasnippon.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/parejaimperial.jpg
- ^ http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/activity/activity/01/img/goseiso.jpg
- ^ a b , Michiko wearing Red Cross Medals
- ^ a b , Michiko wearing Red Cross Medals and decoration
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (pdf) (in German). p. 1298. Retrieved November 2012. Check date values in:
- ^ http://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/the-belgian-king-albert-ii-and-queen-paola-and-their-eldest-news-photo/173523009
- ^ http://blog-imgs-62.fc2.com/m/o/o/moonnight467719/1aef7df4408c1b36b3879d95a38f7eb9.jpg
- ^ www.borger.dk, Persondetaljer – Hendes Majestæt Kejserinde Michiko af Japan
- ^ http://blog-imgs-54.fc2.com/t/o/r/toriton/qm1316968036103.jpg
- ^ http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/moroccos-king-mohammed-vi-japans-emperor-akihito-and-news-photo/56284053
- ^ http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/moroccos-king-mohammed-vi-is-welcomed-by-japanese-emperor-news-photo/56282676
- ^ Omsa.org
- ^ Embassy of Japan in Nepal
- ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/E9KTGF/tokyo-japan-29th-oct-2014-japanese-empress-michiko-during-a-state-E9KTGF.jpg
- ^ http://static3.volkskrant.nl/static/photo/2012/9/7/7/album_large_1067182.jpg
- ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/E9KTEA/tokyo-japan-29th-oct-2014-japanese-empress-michiko-during-a-state-E9KTEA.jpg
- ^ http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=141160&d=1115844540
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- ^ a b (in Portuguese). presidencia.pt Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154&list=1 Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 13 June 2012. Missing or empty
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
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- ^ https://myroyal.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/20081110_viaje_japon_06.jpg?w=470&h=297
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- ^ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KyIaAtDRwmY/Ueky7ALRchI/AAAAAAAADQw/cc0fGI4yWos/s1600/19850226japn1prncipeakiret.jpg
- ^ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/6c/33/40/6c3340cc0d273215b8b790fad7206174.jpg
- ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/DAWMMX/queen-silvia-of-sweden-l-and-japanese-empress-michiko-arrive-for-a-DAWMMX.jpg
- ^ http://c8.alamy.com/comp/C4FNY4/king-carl-gustaf-queen-silvia-crown-princess-victoria-emperor-akihito-C4FNY4.jpg
- ^ http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/emperor-akihito-of-japan-and-empress-michiko-of-japan-news-photo/71200423
- ^ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/5b/0a/8f/5b0a8f166449d88ab5ac3e863f864a7d.jpg
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External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Empress Michiko.
- Kunaicho | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
- Kunaicho | Press Conference on the occasion of Her Majesty's Birthday (Written Answers) (2015)
- Hello! Magazine | Empress breaks her silence over Masako's illness
- Michiko at the Internet Movie Database
|Japanese royalty
|Preceded by
Empress Kōjun
|Empress consort of Japan
|Succeeded by
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The Sydney Uni Environment Collective acknowledges that the land which we organise on is the stolen land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. The Enviro Collective is a non-hierarchical space for students who are passionate about the environment to gather and help each other organise events and projects concerning the environment and social justice. The Enviro Collective has a wide scope of on-going projects including the USYD Community Garden, Fossil Free USYD (a campaign to get the university to stop investing in the fossil fuel industry), citizen science and direct action road trips to places like East Gippsland's old growth forests.
The Enviro Collective is affiliated with the Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN), which connects University Enviro collectives across Australia. ASEN helps us to coordinate road trips, conferences, campaigns and events, as well as share resources between collectives. This makes the collective an opportune place to meet like-minded people, people who will challenge your worldview, and activists from all around Australia who care about the issues that face our planet, people and local ecosystems. It also serves as an optimal space for self-motivated environmental, social and political education.
Together we decide what campaigns we want to work on and how to spend our budget. In 2015 we continued the campaign to get the university to withdraw all its investments from the fossil fuel industry, we subsidised tickets for people to attend the Students of Sustainability conference in July and ASEN Training Camp in January. We organised documentary screenings and reading groups, and held a comedy fundraising night. We organised road trips to East Gippsland, the Pilliga and to the Leard state forest and we ended the year by participating in the #peoplesparliament in Canberra.
The Collective runs solely on the energy put in by its members and its members get a lot out of being in it! We warmly welcome anybody interested to get involved by contacting us directly by email:email@example.com, by joining and posting on our Facebook group: USYD Enviro Collective 2016, and of course by coming to our regular Enviro Collective meetings and events (e.g. film screenings, discussion groups) which can be ascertained via email or through the Facebook group. There is no binding commitment to attend every meeting or event, so please inquire further or come along to check out who we are and what we're all about!
Your 2016 Enviro Collective Officers, Lily Matchett & Maushmi Powar.


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Welcome to Hunstanton Golf Club
Located on the beautiful North West Norfolk coast, Hunstanton Golf Club is a superb championship links course. Rated as one of Britain & Ireland's 'Top 100' courses, golfers have walked the rolling fairways nestling in a stunning landscape of dunes and links grasses for 125 years.
Host venue for the Carris Trophy 19-22 July 2016