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Nijūbashi, in front of the Imperial Palace

Tokyo's Chiyoda (千代田)[1] Ward is the center of the city and in many ways the center of all Japan. A mere 12 km² houses the Imperial Palace, the Diet, the ministries of Kasumigaseki, the corporate headquarters of Marunouchi, the controversial Yasukuni Shrine... and still has room left over for the shopping districts of Akihabara, Jimbocho and Kanda.

Get in[edit]

Tokyo Station (東京駅 Tōkyō-eki), the hub for all Shinkansen trains, lies to the east side of Chiyoda. Note that the Shinkansen exits are on the Yaesu side in Chuo Ward; to get to the Marunouchi side in Chiyoda Ward, you want to cross over to the west exit. The west side of the station is something of a sight in itself as it reflects the station's original World War I-era architecture. A benefit of the development is that it has spurred the placement of many interpretive panels along the hoarding, detailing the history, architectural detailing, and future of the station building.

The JR Yamanote line (light green) passes through Tokyo Station in a loop around the center of the city, and the JR Chuo line (orange) and Sobu line (yellow) bisect the loop horizontally. Yurakucho, Akihabara, Kanda (on the Yamanote) and Ochanomizu, Yotsuya (on the Chuo) are among the train stations located within the ward. Narita Express trains from Narita Airport stop at Tokyo (¥2940, 53 min.) on the Sobu platforms.

Many subway lines crisscross the district. These include the Marunouchi Line (red) (to Shinjuku), the Hanzomon Line (purple) (to Shibuya), the Hibiya Line (gray) (to Roppongi), the Tozai Line (blue) (to Nakano), and the Chiyoda Line (green) (to Harajuku). The nearby Toei Asakusa Line (pink) stops slightly to the east at Kyobashi and Nihonbashi, on which Keikyu Line trains run through to Haneda Airport (¥650, about 35 minutes).

Otemachi Station (大手町駅 Ōtemachi-eki), shared by five subway lines, is by far the largest subway station in Tokyo and sprawls under multiple city blocks underneath the Marunouchi district between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. Transferring from, say, the Hanzomon Line to the Toei Mita Line here involves navigating a gauntlet of escalators and walking well over a kilometer.

By bus[edit]

Airport Limousine buses run from Narita to Tokyo Station every 10 to 20 minutes via the Tokyo City Air Terminal (1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on traffic, ¥3000), and less frequently to area hotels. From Haneda, buses run every 30 to 40 minutes (about 45 minutes in duration, depending on traffic, ¥900).

See[edit][add listing]

Imperial Palace area[edit]

Fujimi-yagura, a relic of Edo Castle on the Imperial Palace grounds
  • Imperial Palace (皇居 Kōkyo), +81 03-3213-1111. Surrounded by a series of moats and high walls, the site of the former Edo Castle has been the official residence of the Japanese imperial family since 1868. Reputedly the most expensive square kilometre in the world, which during the height of Japan's bubble was estimated to be worth slightly more than California. Unfortunately, the inner palace gardens and buildings are closed to the general public except on January 2 and December 23, when the imperial family makes a public appearance. However, foreigners can also apply online[2] to join a free guided tour (weekdays at 10AM and 2PM). If you're feeling lucky, you can also try just showing up at the Imperial Household Agency office located in the northwest corner of the Imperial Palace Park, which is open 9 AM-noon, 1PM-2PM; if there's space, you can join a tour on the same day. Tours are conducted only in Japanese, but electronic audio guides (in English) will be lent to foreign visitors free of charge. At the end of the tour, visitors wishing to enter the East Gardens (see next entry) will be given entrance cards and allowed through to the gardens via a private gate, allowing them to bypass the lines at the main Ōte-mon entrance; pay attention to the announcement in Japanese and queue up as directed.  edit
  • Imperial Palace East Gardens. Open daily except Mondays and Fridays. Kept in impeccable shape, the gardens are particularly beautiful during the March and April plum and cherry blossom seasons. Entrance is free through a number of gates; you will be given a plastic entrance card at the gate, which you are obliged to return upon leaving; most visitors use the Ōte-mon (大手門) gate near the Ōtemachi subway station (exit C10). Also an easy walking distance from Tokyo station.  edit
Lake in Kitanomaru Park
  • Kitanomaru Park (北の丸公園). Connected to the East Gardens on the North side is this park. Offering much of the same, it is a convenient way to get to Yasukuni Shrine. The park also houses the Nihon Budokan, which regularly stages martial arts competitions and live concerts, as well as the Kagaku Gijyutsukan (Science museum).  edit
  • Chidoriga-fuchi Moat (千鳥ヶ淵), on the Northwest side of the Imperial gardens grounds. One of, if not "the" most prominent cherry blossom site in Tokyo, and attracts throngs of people in its March-to-April peak season. It is located just across the street from Yasukuni-shrine. Rowboats are also available for one to row along a limited portion of the moat at ¥500 for 30 minutes, ¥1000 for an hour and at a slightly more expensive rate during cherry blossom periods.  edit
Worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine
  • Yasukuni Shrine (靖國神社 Yasukuni-jinja), 3-1-1 Kudan-kita, +81 03-3261-8326, [3]. A controversial shrine to Japan's war dead, housing the souls of some 2.5 million people killed in Japan's wars. Controversies and political tension have arisen due to the enshrinement of 1,068 people convicted of war crimes by the Allies (including 14 executed class A war criminals secretly enshrined in 1978, leading Hirohito to stop visiting the shrine until his death). Increased numbers of visits by high profile politicians such as the outspoken former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara and Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto, along with prime ministers Yasuhiro Nakasone, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Junichiro Koizumi, and Shinzo Abe, along with alleged historical revisionism at the Yushukan, have led to frictions between Japan and China/South Korea. A favorite haunt of the Japanese Restoration Party (of which Ishihara and Hashimoto are members) and right-wing groups in black loudspeaker-equipped trucks. Open daily and free entrance adjacent to Metro Hanzomon line Kudanshita station, or cross the bridge north from Kitanomaru Park. Festivals take place most notably in mid-July and mid-October, which can attract as many people and vendors as it does on New Year's Day when the Japanese come to pray for a prosperous year. It can also get quite crowded during cherry blossom season.  edit
  • Yushukan War Memorial Museum (遊就館), (adjacent to the shrine). Daily 9AM-5PM. An odd collection of military paraphernalia (including human torpedoes and letters from kamikaze pilots) and one-sided descriptions of the war. First floor is free, and hosts a Zero fighter. Entry a rather steep ¥800.  edit

Shrines and churches[edit]

  • Holy Resurrection Cathedral (ニコライ堂 Nikorai-do), +81 03-3291-1885. A beautifully-restored 1800s-vintage Russian Orthodox cathedral located near Ochanomizu Station on the Chuo Line. Use the Hijiribashi exit. The Hijiribashi bridge by the exit is one of the better looking bridges in Tokyo and looks moderately attractive when lit-up at night.  edit
  • Kanda Shrine (神田明神 Kanda-myojin), A block north across the river from Ochanomizu station. This shrine has a history dating back to the 8th century and had been highly regarded under the Edo shogunate. The current red-pillared structure has been rebuilt after being completely destroyed in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. The Kanda Matsuri festival, which takes place in mid-May every other year is one of the largest in Tokyo and is a sight to behold. Arrive before noon or the shrine gets packed with spectators.  edit
  • Hie Shrine (日枝神社 Hie Jinja), Located on the opposite side of the Imperial garden, +81 03-3581-2471. Another prominent shrine in Tokyo and the Sanno Matsuri festival it hosts in June is counted among the 3 Great festival of Tokyo. Located a five minute walk from Kokkai-gijido-mae station on the Metro Chiyoda line.  edit

Japan's administrative center, located around Kasumigaseki and Nagatacho in the southwestern corner of Chiyoda, is full of very un-picturesque buildings. One exception is the Ministry of Justice (exit 5 from Sakuradamon, Yurakucho Line), a beautiful 1800s-vintage building that would make any European capital proud. The National Diet Building (Kokkai-gijido-mae, Marunouchi Line) may also be worth a photo, although its architecture is rather uninspiring compared to other national assemblies' -- even the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has cooler-looking accommodations in Shinjuku.

  • Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art (東京国立近代美術館 Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan), 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen (Closest to Takebashi station on the Tozai subway line), +81 03-5777-8600, [4]. Tu-Th, Sa-Su 10:30AM-5PM, F 10:30AM-8PM, closed M. With a modest permanent collection on display and regularly changing exhibitions, MOMAT is a nice place to kill a couple of hours after you've seen the Imperial Palace across the road. Entry to the nearby Crafts Gallery is included in the price. ¥420 for adults, ¥130 for students and children under 15 free. Admission is also free on May 18, November 3 and the first Sunday of every month. Special exhibits extra.  edit
  • Idemitsu Museum of Arts (出光美術館 Idemitsu Bijutsukan), On the 9th floor of the Imperial Theatre building (on the East side of the Imperial gardens), +81 03-3213-9402, [5]. Daily 10AM-5PM (until 7PM on Fridays). Has a noteworthy collection centering on Japanese traditional arts ¥1000 fee for adults.  edit
  • Yamatane Museum of Art (山種美術館 Yamatane bijutsukan), (A short walk from Hanzomon station on the Metro Hanzomon line), +81 03-3239-5911, [6]. Daily 10AM-5PM. Specializes in modern Japanese-style paintings and has a notable collection though only a handful are on display at one time due to preservation issues. ¥600 for adults.  edit
  • New Otani Art Museum (ニューオータニ美術館), on the 6th floor of the New Otani hotel, 4-1 Kioi-Cho (closest from Nagata-cho station on the Metro Hanzomon line, or Yotsuya station if using the JR), +81 03-3221-4111, [7]. 10AM-6PM. Showcases a small collection of French and Japanese arts. ¥500.  edit
  • National Theatre of Japan (国立劇場 Kokuritsu Gekijō), (walking distance from either Hanzomon or Nagatacho stations of the Metro Hanzomon lines et. al.), +81 03-3265-7411, [8]. For those interested in theatre arts, the Kokuritsu Gekijyo holds performances in traditional arts ranging from Kabuki, Noh drama, Bunraku puppet theatre, etc. You may want to check the schedule and make a reservation beforehand.  edit
  • Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu), located in front of Yurakucho station, +81 03-5221-9000, [9]. A massive, modern exhibition centre used for concerts, conventions and the like. On weekdays there are usually several food wagons selling boxed lunches, but aside from this there may not be much of interest to the casual tourist -- except, of course, the impressive design. The atrium may be the most well-known symbol of the building, and one is able to stroll up the long, spiral walkway that runs along its glass-and-steel walls. The Tokyo Tourist Info Center, which used to be here, has been relocated to Shinjuku.  edit

Do[edit][add listing]

Visit one of the three major shrines (Kanda Myojin, Hie Jinja or Yasukuni Shrine) during the New Year holiday if you happen to be visiting, or immerse yourself in one of the major festivals which takes place during the year. There are no restrictions on entry regardless of religious belief or background.

As stated in the See section, cherry blossoms can be viewed in various places around the Imperial Palace gardens. Also, many people take advantage of the fact that no public roads enter the palace grounds (and thus, no red lights for pedestrians) for a little jogging around the garden's outer ring (which may take roughly an hour to walk around). However, since most of central Chiyoda Ward is office buildings, it is virtually lifeless after sundown as most of the population leaves for the suburbs.

Buy[edit][add listing]

Central Chiyoda doesn't offer much in the way of shopping, but the eastern side has three areas of interest:

  • Akihabara for electronics and anime-related goods of all kinds, covered in a separate article.
  • Jimbocho (神保町), Metro Hanzomon/Toei Shinjuku/Toei Mita Jimbocho station. A district specializing in new and used books — mostly in Japanese, but some in English and other languages. Scores of used book or antique book shops line the main streets of Hakusan Dori (白山道り), Yasukuni Dori (靖国道り), and Kanda Suzuran Dori (神田すずらん通り), as well the numerous back alleys. Some stores specialize in subjects such as religion, architecture, or screenplays, while others handle a general range of subjects. Some shops specialize in various erotic material, including used pornography.
  • Kanda (神田) and Ochanomizu (お茶の水) Stations. For musical instruments and sports equipment. These districts tend to have their largest stores along major streets.

Some other shopping areas include:

  • A recent revamping of the Marunouchi business district has resulted in some high-end boutiques such as Tiffany's, Gaultier, Sergio Rossi etc. lining the street from the Marunouchi building to Yurakucho, but there is a feeling that it's not quite "there" yet, compared to the repertoires of the Ginza or Omotesando shopping districts.
  • There is a huge, six-floor Bic Camera electronics store in front of JR Yurakucho Station, selling everything from household appliances to contact lenses. There is even a small movie theater on the 7th and 8th floors showing lesser-known Japanese and foreign films. Perhaps a good place for a one-stop shop if you are not able to spend time exploring the streets of Akihabara.
  • The Maruzen bookshop in the Oazo building in front of Tokyo Station may be your best bet to look for English books in Tokyo, including a "Books on Japan" section. If you don't find what you are looking for here, you probably won't have much luck looking elsewhere.

Eat and Drink[edit]

  • Among the expensive clubs and restaurants spilling over from the Ginza, an offbeat dining option is the yakitori stalls under the train tracks near JR Yurakucho station. A throwback to old Tokyo, this is where businessmen unwind with yakitori (grilled chicken) on skewers and a couple of nama biiru (draft beers) after a hard day. At least ¥2000 for a few beers and a half dozen skewers.
  • As the Jimbocho and Ochanomizu areas house dozens of major colleges and universities, the area is filled with cheap restaurants, fast food joints and cafes of all kinds. There is also a high density of curry restaurants.
  • The Marunouchi Building and Shin-Marunouchi Building in front of Tokyo station are your best bet for a decent meal in the Marunouchi area, especially on the weekend when most other buildings are closed. Various restaurants from Italian to Hawaiian to Sushi are situated inside, but the bill may be a bit pricy for a casual lunch.
  • Restaurant Peter, 24th Floor, Hotel Peninsula (Private lift from hotel lobby), +81 03-6270 2763, [10]. Amazing views of Imperial Palace. Excellent service. Lunch seems the best value. Dress Code: elegant casual. Lunch from ¥4900.  edit

Sleep[edit][add listing]

  • Green Ochanomizu Hotel, Kanda-Awajicho 2-6 (5 minutes from JR Ochanomizu Station and near the center of the Yamanote Line), +81 03 3255-4161, [11]. Green Hotel Ochanomizu is an extremely accommodating hotel, perfect for the traveler who prefers a quiet sanctuary in the hustle and bustle. Ochanomizu station itself is but two stops from both Tokyo and Shinjuku, via the Rapid Chuo Line service, both of which are on Yamanote. Broadband access is free in most rooms. Singles at around ¥8400 and doubles at ¥9500..  edit

  • Imperial Hotel Tokyo (帝国ホテル Teikoku Hoteru), Uchisaiwaicho 1-1-1, +81 03 3504-1251, [12]. Never mind upstarts like the Park Hyatt, this is the grand old dame of Tokyo's hotels with over 115 years of history behind it and legendary service fit for an Emperor. Standard rooms are musty, but the refurbished Imperial Floor rooms are nice. The hotel overlooks Hibiya Park and is only a short walk from the Imperial Palace and the Ginza. ¥43,000 and higher.  edit
  • The New Otani, Kioicho 4-1, +81 03 3265-1111, [13]. The flagship of the international New Otani chain, and one of the largest hotels in Tokyo, with a variety of shops and restaurants under its roof. Convenient for business travellers, as it is located within an easy walk of Akasaka, Nagatacho, and other international business districts; less convenient for tourists, although somewhat close to Roppongi, Shinjuku, and other play areas. ¥36,000 and up.  edit
  • Palace Hotel Tokyo, Marunouchi 1-1-1, +81 03 3211-211 (), [14]. A luxury hotel in the heart of Tokyo, Japan offering suites, spa services, meeting rooms, and multiple restaurants and bars. This Marunouchi hotel is conveniently located near the JR Tokyo station.  edit

  • The Tokyo Tourist Information Center has moved from Yurakucho's International Forum to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku.

Stay safe[edit]

On occasion, menacing black vans with fluttering "Rising Sun" flags and Imperial chrysanthemum logos may screech militaristic propaganda around the Yasukuni Shrine and near the Nagatacho/Kasumigaseki areas. With xenophobic right-wing attitudes financed by the yakuza (Japan's mafia) and tacit police cooperation, foreigners may get baleful looks from the young sunglassed toughs running the show, but they are not a real danger unless actively provoked.

Smoking on the major streets and sidewalks are prohibited by law in Chiyoda Ward. Although generally not strictly enforced, if you get unlucky, fines go up to ¥20,000.

Get out[edit]

The glitzy stores of the Ginza and the business district of Akasaka (not a bad choice for lunch) are within easy walking distance from southern Chiyoda.

Routes through Tokyo/Chiyoda
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Tokyo/ShinjukuTokyo/Shibuya  W noframe E  Tokyo/TaitoTokyo/Sumida
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Carolyn Mills, Provides a weekly view from the community.

Thanks to Grace Beck for sending to me a list of folks whose houses were completely destroyed and houses that received extensive damage on

Tuck Wilkes and Stanley Roads.
Also homes with extensive damage on Yates Road and Yarbrough/Carter Road.
Homes completely destroyed on Tuck Wilkes Road include the following homes: Richard and Betty Byrd, Chris and Lindsey Byrd, Dwayne Watkins, Anna Bell Watkins, Bobby and Edna Stanley, Jerry Stanley, Bill Stanley, Jeff Stanley, Flo Parker, Jacob and Jessica Wekenman, Linda Horne and 2 houses of Bud Dewease. All barns and outside storage buildings, trees etc, gone.
Homes that received extensive damage includes: Reginald and Shirley Horne, Marshall and Grace Wilkes, and all of their outside buildings, the rental home of Richard and Betty Byrd, Chet and Amy Wilkes, Beverly Wilkes and Royce and Dorothy Watkins.
On Yates Road, the homes of Billy Wade and Faye Clark and Ralph, Jeremy and Rebecca Yates had extensive damage.
On the Yarbrough/Carter Road the home of Ralph and Jodie Wilkes had extensive damagae, Charlie and Cindy Wilkes had three homes destroyed and eight chicken houses destroyed.
On Liberty Road, the Buck Womble home was damaged.
If we have left out anyone in that part of the county, please call and I will add in a later addition of this column.
The Stanley family was hit hard as all those mentioned are related, even Flo Parker whose maiden name is Stanley. Grace said Flo has bought a very nice double-wide trailer to replace her house which was destroyed with all her birds and orchids which she loved.
We put Bobby Stanley on our prayer list last week when we learned that he had fallen from the roof of his barn while repairing it and broke several vertebra of his back.
Mrs. Anna Bell Watkins is the mother of Hank Watkins of our church family. He drove down to his mother’s when he realized the tornado was headed in her direction. Thank the good Lord, he did. He found her asleep and both got in the bathroom and were not harmed when the storm hit and destroyed the rest of the house. She is now living in a Fema trailer, but plans to rebuild .
Thanks for all the prayers being sent up for my granddaughter, Mollie Sheppard, who is undergoing treatment for cancer in Centennial Hospital in Nashville, TN.


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Muslims attack unarmed Christians in India and Turkey

Story from the Hindu.

Two activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested on Monday in connection with the attack on a professor at Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district. Sources said 12 others, most of them with extremist links, were also taken into custody for interrogation.

Ashraf, 37, of Mundeth, Mekalady, and Jaffar, 28, of Eramaloor, Kothamangalam, were remanded to judicial custody by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Muvattupuzha.

The right palm of T.J. Joseph, 53, professor of Malayalam in the Newman College, Thodupuzha, was chopped off by the assailants on Sunday. He, along with his mother and sister, was returning home from church when a gang of six waylaid his car and attacked him with an axe.

PFI is a Muslim organization. Kerala is not reputed to be a particularly extremist state. I heard that TN and AP are the two best ones. Maybe Shalini can correct me.

And I think the general trend in India is in favor of more religious liberty for Christians. But not so in Turkey.

National Review reports on more violence in Turkey.

For all the attention Turkey has gotten lately, very few Americans are aware that the Roman Catholic bishop serving as apostolic vicar of Anatolia was stabbed to death and decapitated last month by an assailant shouting, “Allahu Akbar! I have killed the great Satan!”

There are fewer than 60 Catholic priests in all of Turkey, and yet Bishop Luigi Padovese was the fifth of them to be shot or stabbed in the last four years, starting with the murder of Fr. Andrea Santoro in 2006, also by an assailant shouting, “Allahu Akbar!” (An Armenian journalist and three Protestants working at a Christian publishing house — one of them German, the other two Turkish converts — were also killed during this period.)

What’s going on? Why has traditionally secularist Turkey, with its minuscule Christian community (less than 0.2 percent of the population), lately become nearly as dangerous for Christians as neighboring Iraq? And why has this disturbing pattern of events so far escaped notice in the West?

In a nutshell, all these violent acts reflect a popular culture increasingly shaped by Turkish media accounts deliberately promoting hatred of Christians and Jews.

As it happens, Bishop Padovese was murdered on the same day (June 3) that the Wall Street Journal published an eye-opening report on how Turkey’s press and film industry have increasingly blurred the distinction between fact and fantasy, especially since the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) took power in 2002.

“To follow Turkish discourse in recent years has been to follow a national decline into madness.” That’s how Robert L. Pollock, editorial-features editor of the Journal, summed up the trajectory of the daily fare that shapes Turks’ attitudes toward the outside world — and toward non-Muslims in their midst. Indeed, much of what passes for fact in Turkish public discourse would be comical if not for the deadly consequences.

Turkey is really starting to scare me. They’re going the wrong way.

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  1. I was at a meeting recently regarding missions in India and heard that there is quite a bit of restriction of religious liberty on the part of Hindu extremists. These extremists target minorities, including Christians and Muslims. In particular, those who convert from Hinduism to another religion are prime targets.

  2. I don’t really understand what you mean by ‘best’ Wintery. Predominantly India is considered secular, not just by constitution. The religious intolerance has been wide-spread only for the last 20 odd years, ever since BJP and it’s cohorts became more prominent in the National politics. (They’ve been around even before India’s independence. In fact, it was one of them, Godse, who killed Gandhi.)

    Though the Hindu-Muslim tension has been there ever since the partition, the intolerance towards Christians is not that straight-forward. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but in case you have forgotten, I’ll mention it again. India is highly caste based. In early Vedic culture, people were classified based on their profession, the highest being the Kshatriya clan and the lowest being the Sudras. The Sudras are basically dalits or the untouchables. According to the latest statistics most of them have converted to Christianity. Basically Christian missionaries go to these people and educate them and try giving them a better life style. The better educated Dalits refused to work for lower wages and this caused a lot of problems for the higher caste rich people. In fact, this was the reason the Orissa massacre happened as well. There was this incident in Gujarat where 2 Dalits were killed because they skinned a dead cow (Dalits are basically cobblers). The FIR was filed against the dead Dalits because they skinned a dead cow ’cause cows are sacred for Hindus. Sick!

    I am not sure whether there are a lot of Kshatriyas (royal family, basically) now but second highest class, Brahmins, are the ones who prefer BJP. In fact, now they are spreading a conspiracy theories about how Portuguese missionaries headed by St. Francis Xavier tortured and forcefully converted Goan brahmins. Which is quite amusing considering my own family was converted by Portuguese missionaries over 5 centuries ago and my ancestors mysteriously didn’t get the torture treatment. Weird, seriously. But yeah, the Brahmins are the strong Hindu fundamentalists. I know I am painting a broad picture, ’cause I have a lot of Brahmin friends myself. But all of them would support BJP in a heart beat despite being tolerant to my religious views. I just don’t quite get it.

    It’s BJP run states which implement anti-conversion laws. It was once implemented in my state, TN. But the part which implemented the law lost all of the allotted 40 ministerial seats allotted for my State during the general elections. So the law was repealed immediately. The BJP hardly wins a seat in TN. That’s how good the state I live in is. :)

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What It Means to Be a Yogi - Or a Druid

The following reflections came to me gradually over a period of forty-two years. I offer them here because of their universal spirituality, and also because our 21st century culture has turned Yoga into something quite different from its original purpose—which was, in fact, very close to Druidry.

1971 was the year I took my first Yoga class. It was part of Actors' Training at the Stratford National Theatre of Canada. Our movement coach (Trish Arnold, presented yoga as a physical discipline—a means whereby performing artists could develop and maintain ultimate flexibility and endurance.

Immediately hooked, I went out and bought the only book available at the time: "The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga" by Swami Vishnudevananda. That excellent text covered all aspects of this strange Eastern lifestyle. While showing the Swami in hundreds of pretzel-like poses, it also explained Breathing and Meditation. Vishnudevananda made it clear that the physical postures were only intended as a starting point, from which we were to dive deeper into Philosophy and Spirituality. Yoga was, in fact, an internal system designed to teach individuals how to understand the levels of Creation, the mysteries of Life and Death, and how to cope with Existence.

No matter his country of birth or the religion of his upbringing (and regardless of whether or not he even knew the word "Yoga") a Yogi could always be recognized by the calm and balanced way in which he went through life. Extremes of success and failure had only a temporary effect on him; he would use the lessons gained from each experience to make better decisions the next time. He maintained a charitable attitude toward all he encountered, without ever sacrificing his own values. What the world valued as important might seem trivial and passing to him; yet he would not deny others whatever props or toys they might need to keep themselves going—the exception being if they came to him, sincerely asking for instruction and guidance! He respected other forms of life, and allowed other people to find their own paths.

A soon as this was made clear to me, it was easy to recognize famous Yogis throughout history. The Hindu ones were "a gimme": Krishna, Buddha, Gandhi, Neem Karoli Baba. But there was something extremely familiar in the image of small groups of men walking about in robes and sandals and having important dialogues on the meaning of life: of course! It was the same modality employed in the Academies of ancient Greece—Socrates, Plato and Aristotle (Socrates was definitely a Yogi).

But the tradition went even further than that—back to the prophets and holy men of the Old Testament, leading up to those elite little bands led by John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. The greater the leader was, the more he was in touch with the natural world and the secrets of creation, the more he could rightly be called a Yogi.

Those were not the only lands where such teachers existed. Though Celts did not preserve their history in writing the same way that Hindus, Greeks, Romans and Jews did, we know the image of the Druid seer, shaman or wizard. The only major difference is in the footwear, for Irish and British weather is more inclement than in sunnier climes.

Sadly, we know what happened to the Druids. But the Christian version of such teachers and followers—both male and female—continued into the Middle Ages, with Yogic luminaries like Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Teresa of Avila.

The Buddhist and Hindu branches still practice the same way today! While many Western religious orders have modernized their ritual costumes, or even done away with them altogether, our Eastern brothers and sisters have persisted in wearing the same traditional robes into the 21st century.

This is one of the reasons why technology-weary westerners seek periodic pilgrimages to healing backwaters in India and Nepal. Except for joining a western order yourself—such as the white-turban-wearing Sikhs of Yogi Bhajan—or those times when Pagans can gather privately or enjoy the social acceptability of a Ren Faire—in Dharamsala you can dress up without people looking at you sideways!

I've often wished that I had balls like Oberon Zell's, who would wear his full wizard regalia when shopping in Walmart. But I never felt comfortable doing that in public. (On stage, yes, when playing a character. But not in my local supermarket.)

Of course, we know that it's not really about how we dress. But maintaining an inner image of a robed fellowship can help us to feel less alone in the world. It connects us to our ancient traditions, and reminds us that our inspiration and values are supported by generations of spiritual ancestors.

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A student of esoteric traditions since the age of 16, Ted Czukor (Theo the Green) taught Yoga for 37 years until retiring in 2013. For 26 years he was adjunct faculty for the Maricopa, AZ Community Colleges, teaching Gentle Yoga and Meditation & Wellness. Raised in the Methodist Church but drawn to Rosicrucianism, Hinduism and Buddhist philosophy, he is a devotee of the Goddess in all Her forms. Ted has been a Shakespearean actor, a Masonic ritualist and an Interfaith wedding officiant. He is the author of several books, none of which made any money and two of which are available as .pdf files. He lives with his wife Ravyn-Morgayne in Sun City, Arizona. Their shared dream is to someday relocate to Glastonbury, England.

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    Francesca De Grandis Wednesday, 14 May 2014

    Ted, a lovely musing, thank you. I love the phrase "The greater the leader was, the more he was in touch with the natural world and the secrets of creation." I think many people were confused, back in the 80s, when I made up a Wiccan reading list with almost no Wiccan books in it. It was comprised of titles like the Tao Te Ching. My explanation was that I sought the heart of magic and the core of Spirit; I had no use for a book just bc it happened to have "Wicca" in the title. My reading today remains the same: I embrace a pagan book if it touches the core. May we both have a beautiful day, in our striving to touch Core.

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    Ted Czukor Thursday, 15 May 2014

    Dear Francesca,

    Yes, exactly! It's not what people call themselves, it's how they conduct themselves based on their inner inspiration - their "Core of Spirit" as you so excellently call it. I used to do a very similar thing with the recommended reading list for my Yoga class.

    There are all sorts of designations that people use, but as Shakespeare so wisely commented, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet."

    Thank you for reading the post.

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    Francesca De Grandis Thursday, 15 May 2014

    Thank you. One thing I miss from the old pagan days (I've blogged on this but cld not find the blog to give u its link, LOL) is how nowadays many pagans spend a lot of time asserting how they are diferent from other pagans whereas, way back when, we all hung together celebrating and living in the core of magic. Perhaps we were each in a different core, but that added power. We celebrated our differences within the group we were in, bc each person could bring their unique approach to the ritual, which would make the ritual as a whole stronger for all of us. Sigh. Oh, well, I still get to do this with the diversity of students I work with. Onward! Bless you.

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    Ted Czukor Thursday, 15 May 2014

    It may be the way of things, but it's a shame. Ravyn and I had the same experience in a New Thought Center 20 years ago. When we first joined, the members were kooky New Age characters of all types - crystal wearers, aura cleansers, Tarot readers, astrologers, rebirthers, Reiki masters - and all were sweet, generous and loving. But when the minister had a conversion and decided that henceforth "A Course in Miracles" would be the Center's only focus, with no credence or acceptance given to anything else, one by one all those wonderful, fun people left. In one year the atmosphere had become gloomy and straight-laced; you were either part of "the in crowd" or you didn't come back. Eighteen months later, the whole organization imploded and ceased to exist.

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    Francesca De Grandis Thursday, 15 May 2014

    It is definitely "the way of things," to use yr phrase.

    Unfortunately, it usually ends up with the organization run by small minded bean counters who make the org last decades if not centuries past its focus on any real vision. Argh!

    But then another visionary comes along, sees the Core, and gets followers. Unfortunately, within a generation, they bastardize her material and throw her out. Christianity as an institution is an excellent example. Christ's message is seen less there than in the random seeker who loves Christ. This bastardization and dilution is one of my pet peeves and many soapboxes, LOL.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift leads the nominations for yet another country awards show.

Swift is up for eight trophies at the American Country Awards, which will run Dec. 10 on Fox.

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Splitting a pantheon's responsibilities among a number of gods, great and small, is a question of splitting both responsibility and power. The elder gods of each pantheon wish to devolve minor and more mundane tasks to their less-powerful children, yet to accomplish these tasks the youngsters must have some level of divine power. However, too much of such power, and they might think for themselves. This, as far of the elders are concerned, would be a Bad Thing.

In short, the younger gods usually get only as much power as their elders think they can handle, as opposed to what they truly need. And they are not given one jot more.

-- Amandar's Great Big Book of Divine Power

The plane of Gwendolican is made of sea and coastline and not much else. The jade green waters of its eternal oceans churn against thin, involuted landforms. The southernmost continent was in the last few weeks of autumn, and its druids, within their menhir-fenced circles, pleaded with the Lords of Nature to keep the winter storms at bay long enough for them to complete the harvest.

At the center of the henge, a great bonfire had been lit, and from the bonfire's center rose a great ram-headed figure made of wicker. The last of the foul ramotaurs had been slain centuries before, but the spirit of the threat they once posed was preserved in these ceremonies like a fly in amber.

The flames crackled through the reed-bound frame of the man-goat, and the resin-soaked fabric within it flung a billowing pillar of smoke upward. The voices of the druids rose in a solemn, incanting timbre, imploring the kindness of the gods.

And on this occasion the gods answered. The swirling smoke coalesced, binding in on itself, creating a huge, towering form above the menhirs, the druids, and even the crackling man-goat effigy.

And from within the heart of the towering column, two brilliant orbs awoke -- the eyes of a god.

The druids had not anticipated this and, startled, increased their chanting. Voices strained in praise of their nature gods, imploring their aid in these final weeks.

And the god said unto them, "Blech!"

The druids stumbled, as if physically struck. Their voices faltered, and there was confusion in the ranks. Their leader, an Archdruid of the 23rd Rank, strode forward and held aloft the staff of St. Cleth "The god speaks!" he intoned.

"Blech!" repeated the figure in the smoking column.

The Archdruid of the 23rd Rank blinked and said, "What do you mean, most omnipotent one!"

"Just that," said the figure. "Blech. Feh. Meh."

The Archdruid blinked at the manifestation, and the figure continued. "I mean, this is all very good, as far as it goes. The fire. The wicker thingummy. Nice stonework. But the singing. Wow, you have to work on the singing."

The Archdruid scowled, but said, "Do our incantations not please?"

"If by incantations you mean, 'A bunch of guys all shifting from one off-key note to another', I guess it would do. But only if you have decent lyrics." The towering figure was quiet for a moment, as if thinking. "Let's see what we can do. I know, a round! You know what a round is, don't you?"

The Archdruid stammered, "Your omniscience, what do you mean . . ."

"Okay," said the flaming eyes. "Everybody split into two groups, to the right and left of the Big Guy. The group on the right, my right, I want you start the chant. And the group on my left, that's MY left, that's your right, I want you guys to come in on the third bar. Third bar, okay?"

The druids milled nervously.

"Okay, and if there are any altos, I want them in the front of the group. The front. Don't be shy. Good. Now, on my mark. Ah-one, ah-two, a you-know-what-to-doURRRK!"

The eyes in the swirling column were suddenly extinguished, leaving the druids in their circle staring slack-jawed at the sky. Several started chanting in a ragged syncopation, unsure if they should stop or not.

"What are you DOING?" snarled Leaves, pulling Jest away from the ceremony by his left ear.

"Leaves!" said Jest, smiling. "I was just looking for you!"

"Stay here," she hissed, and re-entered the stonehenge, raising her arms and dropping her voice several octaves.

The baleful eyes in the smoke column re-ignited, and if they had a more feminine appearance, none noticed. "Faithful followers!" thundered the god's voice.

All of the druids silenced themselves, and the Archdruid prostrated himself on the ground.

"You have done well!" said the voice. "You have resisted the temptations of change and kept loyal to the old ways. Your gods are pleased, and you will be rewarded with a great boon. Your harvest will complete in time."

With that, the eyes dimmed again, the smoke uncurled and just rose toward the stars. The Archdruid pulled himself off the ground, the druids smiled, and all congratulated each other.

Outside the henge, Jest started saying something, but Leaves grabbed him by the ear again and dragged him down to the nearby seashore. "What was THAT all about?"

"I came looking for you!" protested Jest, rubbing his sore ear.

"And this is how you find people?"

"It worked," said Jest, and immediately regretted saying it.

Leaves' full name was Leaves Come the Time of Falling, Child of Forests, Department of Season, Autumnal Division, and she was cranking herself up to a full and fine fury. The wind picked up around him as she spoke.

"Do you have any IDEA what you just did? I'm going to have to go to Arctic Wind and convince him to push back the first winter storms at least a week. The paperwork ALONE will keep me busy until Yule. And if you think I'm not going to mention this stunt . . ."

Jest managed to blurt out, "Whisper sent me."

Leaves stopped talking, but glared at him. If looks could kill, Jest would already be filling out the proper paperwork for a resurrection. "What does she want?" she said.

"Help," said Jest. "Your help. She sent me to you specifically. For your help. For us. With a party."

Leaves still glowered at him, but the corner of her mouth twitched. "A party?"

"A small get-together. Really sort of a repair party." Jest shifted uneasily from one foot to another and explained about Rust and the orichalcum and the Noplace Room. And how they needed to replace the door, at the very least.

And he tried hard to make it sound as if Leaves wasn't being invited just to cater the shindig.

When he finished, Leaves was no longer scowling, but she wasn't smiling yet. "The Noplace Room?" she asked.

"My name for it," said Jest. "Think of it as a place to get away from all the hurly burly of dealing with the elder gods."

"MMM-hhmmm," said Leaves, and it was clear that she wasn't listening to him. "Yes, such a place would be very . . . useful. Yes."

"Count me in," said Leaves. "I will bring the munchies."

Jest was surprised by her quick turnaround. "I know this is short notice . . ."

Leaves smiled a nasty smile. "No worry. We harvest gods keep a personal stash of snacks squirreled away. Comes with the job. It's tolerated as long we don't get too greedy and most of the take gets passed up the chain of command. I've got some good stuff. Maybe some jellied crystals and a bit of space mead. Any dietary restrictions among our deities? Who's coming?"

Jest ticked off his fingers. "Me, Rust, and Whisper, You, Hammer, Sand . . ."

Leaves sniffed. "Sand never eats much anyway."

"Storm, and Tears," said Jest.

"Tears, eh?" said Leaves, and she smiled deeply, and Jest didn't want to know why. "Yes," she said, "I'm definitely there. I will have to fix some things at this end. Arctic owes me from that premature storm two seasons back. You run along, and say hello to Tears for me."

Jest smiled. "If there's anything else . . ."

"You can do for me? Yeah. Don't Ever Do anything like this again to me. EVER." The wind picked up around Jest as she spoke, and he grabbed onto his hat.

Jest nodded, waved, and warped space around him.

Leaves shook her head at the departed godling. "Whatta maroon," she said, and turned back to overseeing the passing of the seasons.

The sky of Juk wept for its Grand Matribishop. The rain was soft and warm, and it bathed the black-shrouded mobs lining the processional's path. Along the great central road, a single dark-hewn coach, pulled by a coal-black elephant, slowly lurched forward.

Standing among the gargoyles on the side of the cathedral, Jest regarded the somber nature of the ceremony. It made his palms itch.

"Don't even think it," said a voice behind him.

Jest turned and managed a smile. "Furthest thing from my mind," said the God of Pranks. "You noticed me fast."

Tears, Spawn of Sadness, Grand House of Emotions, stepped out from among the shadows. He was ashen and somber, which was his normal state. Behind him swirled the ghostly, liquid forms of his emotive shades. His glooms.

"I have been working all week through the memorial process to reach this state," said Tears. "You show up like a ray of sunshine. Of course I would notice."

"Yes," said Jest. "You are diligent. And it looks as if you've done a crackerjack job in all this. Not a dry eye in the house."

"Why are you here?"

"I guess you're too busy to come to a party."

Tears snorted. "A party? Don't be an idiot. I have more important things to do than engage in frivolities."

Jest let out a deep, theatrical sigh. "Of course you do. But it looks like your job is just about done, here, right? I mean they're taking the old bird off to the great crypt, and after today, everyone packs up the sackcloth and ashes. Have they given you your next gig yet?"

Tears said, "I'm too busy . . ."

"Oh, come on," said Jest. "I know how the deal works. You do all the groundwork, and then they send in Relief, or Reassurance, or Forgetfulness to patch it all up. It's a bind for someone like you."

Tear harrumphed. "Relief. She's a pain. I spent a month on the lingering death of King Hinterlands, and she spackled it over in two days."

"Indeed," said Jest, "and we both know you need some time off."

"I don't think . . ."

"Leaves will be there," said Jest.

Tears was silent for a moment, and Jest almost thought he could see the wheels spinning in his head. "Leaves knows I am going to be there?"

"Just came from her. She asked about you. Specifically."

Tears looked down at the pilgrimage at his feet. The great elephant was at the mortuary gates now. "The elders know I could use a breather."

"I always said you need to unclench a little," said Jest, but Tears was not listening.

"All right, I'll be there. When and where?"

Jest produced a slip of paper. "Here are the instructions. As soon as you're wrapped up here."

"Any purpose for this party?" asked Tears.

"Oh," said Jest, already fading from sight, "just a little housewarming. A little home repair."

Tears stood for a moment, alone on the edge of the cathedral, drinking in the mourning of the populace below him. The procession had passed and umbrellas were sprouting beneath him. In the distant part of the city, he could already feel Relief at work, unraveling his hard work and returning Juk to normal.

Tears cursed, gathered his glooms around him, and shimmered toward the final burial ceremony, bringing his gravitas with him.

In the shadows of the gargoyle figures, one shadow detached and paused a moment at the edge of the church, sniffing the air. Then it twisted space around itself and disappeared as well.

To be continued...

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apparently not dwight schruteHere is a nice story, fellows! A Republican representative in Michigan is not only against pee-testing those vile, filthy, scabies-befouled and constantly drug-addicted Medicaid queens, he has also introduced a bill requiring one-percenters to pee in the cup if they would like a government handout too! Now let us all hold hands and sing together, for niceness!

Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester Hills, introduced House Bill 5527 on Wednesday that calls for top executives in companies to be drug tested if they receive certain tax breaks from the state. The bill currently has four co-sponsors: Pat Somerville, R-New Boston, Judson Gilbert, R-Algonac, Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, and Jim Ananich, D-Flint.

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The bill says that any company that gets a loan, grant or tax credit from the Michigan Strategic Fund would have its president, CEO and anyone who reports directly to the president or CEO drug tested.

“I don’t know if it will go anywhere,” Rep. McMillin said. “I honestly believe this will be in the mix if we go in the direction of testing Medicaid recipients.”

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  • Come here a minute

    To cut costs, have the whole board of directors pee in a bucket.

  • Barb

    I'm surprised they don't submit them to a pregnancy test and a transvaginal ultrasound test while they are at it.

  • http://www.wonkette.com smokefilledroommate

    Oh, they'll piss in the cup. They'd probably shit in their hat, too.

    • BaldarTFlagass

      Oh, Piss-boy! Wait for the shake!!

    • Limeylizzie

      Would that be the same hat that a famous Mormon, no, no that one, Joseph Smith, looked into? I do hope so.

    • ttommyunger

      If they do, I hope they pull it down around their ears so we can see what they look like in brown curls.

  • Callyson

    Well, sometimes when I read the business news and hear about some CEO's screw – up that ends up costing hardworking employees their jobs and retirees their pensions, I wonder if they are on drugs too. Can't wait to have my suspicions confirmed.

  • Baconzgood

    He musta got hit in the head or 24 hour sanity.

  • http://www.wonkette.com Chill-A-Sketch

    "Rep. McMillin, David Koch is on line 2."

  • BaldarTFlagass

    Yo, McMillin:
    Re: Republicanism. You're doing it wrong.

    • Lascauxcaveman

      Naw, old-skool midwest Republicans *hate* corporate welfare, until they start to directly benefit from it in the quid-pro-quo "You vote for this tax break and we'll see that your re-election fund gets a nice boost" hint hint kind of way.

  • Wilcoxyz

    If they haven't done anything wrong, then there should be no objections to complying with this law designed to protect taxpayers.

  • WhatTheHolyHeck

    It's about time; I've had no pet Republicans since Walnuts went to the dark side.

    • Jus_Wonderin

      I kind of liked him till he went full on whackadoodle.

      • Baconzgood

        I saw him give a speach at Carnegie Mellon University circa late 80's early 90's. He actually made sense.

        • http://ifthethunderdontgetya.blogspot.com/ ifthethunderdontgetya

          But you should never forget, baconz, that Walnut has been an entitled whore his entire life.

          The speech was just him bullshitting you all.

          • Lascauxcaveman

            B-b-b-but, "Straight Talk" type bullshitting, yes?

  • Schmannnity

    Trickle down meets tinkle up.

  • ThankYouJeebus

    Silly plebeians, CEOs pee in a chalice.

    • BornInATrailer

      A snifter of VSOPee.

    • Extemporanus

      They'd pee in a champagne flute if their butler wore rubber gloves.

    • Guppy

      And by "chalice," they mean "the poor." Trickle down!

  • SayItWithWookies

    The CEOs won't be worried — cocaine is only detectable in your system for three days (it's 30 days for weed). What they really need to do is give them the SAT — let's settle once and for all who's a real corporate genius and who's a chickenshit figurehead who got where he was through his daddy's connections.

    • Baconzgood

      Dubya's ears are burning.

      • SayItWithWookies

        It's a start.

    • SorosBot

      And their $150 bottles of bourbon are totally legal. Win for the rich!

    • Isyaignert

      Check out the cross-pollination going on with the big BODs – http://theyrule.net/ Click on "popular maps" and take it from there.
      It's downright incestuous.

  • Baconzgood

    The last post and now this….I haz teh confuzed!

    Should I hate the GOP or friend them on face book?

    • elviouslyqueer

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  • Gleem McShineys

    Does McMillin believe his other legislation will prevent his occipital bone from soon having a date with the Koch bone?

  • upthruster

    How about we also add a constitutional ammendment to ban corporate mergers between companies run by CEOs of the same sex.

  • http://gratuity.wordpress.com/ Gratuitous World

    it's nice they didn't test retirees when they decided to tax their pensions to pay for these corp. tax breaks last year.

  • Generation[redacted]

    Drug test everyone who receives Medicare drugs!

  • MissTaken

    In an odd twist, R.Kelly has recently requested numerous loans, grants, and tax credits from the Michigan Strategic Fund.

  • el_donaldo

    Anyone who reports directly to the CEO? Look, leave the rentboys alone. You know they've got to be high to do what they do.

  • SorosBot

    Doesn't he understand how necessary the thousand-dollar hooker and blow parties are to our modern CEO culture?

    • terriblyfamous

      If we take away the hookers and blow, what will motivate people to become CEOs of things? This is a talent retention issue.

  • Blueb4sunrise

    [peeks out from under covers to make sure the Arizona thread is over]

  • Dudleydidwrong

    Just as one swallow doesn't make either a summer or a good sex partner, one decent Republican doesn't make for any political hallelujah day. But McMillin is a start.

  • GOPCrusher

    It would appear that Republiklans in Michigan do not operate the same as the others.

  • thefrontpage

    The only people anywhere in the United States who should be drug tested are Republicans, because they're all obviously tripping on something horribly dangerous.

  • http://wonkette.com/ Sharkey

    What is the best drug?
    a) Cannabis
    b) Martinis
    c) Jenkem
    d) Cheesing

  • chascates

    Is science able to test for a 'corporate thief' DNA gene yet?

    • http://www.wonkette.com ManchuCandidate

      If they had this poster on their wall at university, um, Canada City for college… pretty good indicator that they'd assfuck your pension plan.

      • Generation[redacted]

        1) As if higher education ever got anyone that
        2) Someone with higher education would have done the math necessary to make sure the garage is longer than the cars

        • http://www.wonkette.com ManchuCandidate

          Like lojik applies to many bidniz students who dream of money for nothing and your chicks for free… whore diamonds.

  • http://www.wonkette.com ManchuCandidate

    Having suffered at the hands of an incompetent CEO with delusions of adequacy, I'd demand a psyche evaluation.

    Then almost no CEO would get a gubbiment handout.

    • http://ifthethunderdontgetya.blogspot.com/ ifthethunderdontgetya

      Only one?

  • ElPinche

    The "drug test" will actually test the CEO's ability to properly insert political donations into a blank empty envelope.

  • FakaktaSouth

    Where the hell is Negropolis? I wanna have sex with someone from Michigan in this guy's honor. Way to go, reasonable guy!

    • Limeylizzie

      I am sure he will be right back, after that offer.

    • Negropolis

      Damn. The one time I'm given such a gift and I can't accept it because Tom McMillin is not a reasonable guy. :(

      **races around the state to find a reasonable person, somwhere**

      • FakaktaSouth

        Aw, look at you, being all honorable and such – well, in that case, it now doubley sucks that as an immediate gratification girl, I already jumped on Michael Moore before remembering that Anthony Kiedis and Derek Jeter are ALSO native Michiganders (actually there are a SHIT TON of REALLY famous people from there, it's pretty amazing). Next time I'll have to be more patient!

    • fuflans

      i love both of you fakakta, negropolis.

      but i do not think you should mate.

    • PuckStopsHere

      Fuck me hard. Fakakta South has an offer on he table and I, a reasonable man, spend the night here in Michigan watching the goddamn Leafs, Sabres, Predators and Wild. Fuck me hard. And now I'm watching baseball. Fucking exhibition baseball. Did I say, "fuck me hard," yet?

  • Limeylizzie

    OT Wonderful post by Charles Pierce.

  • Chichikovovich

    Welcome to Non-Detroit/Non-Ann Arbor Michigan – where even the Democrats are Republicans.

    • http://loljazzcatz.blogspot.com/ Chet Kincaid

      Are you guys looking at Arizona's rank in the standings? Because "odd" bills aren't going to win you anything when AZ is going balls-out crazy.

  • http://wonkette.com/ weejee

    Next thing you know they'll be requiring licensed professions, like medicine, law, and engineering, to pee in a cup before they put in a stent or design a bridge.

    Ha, haha, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
    / falls out of chair

  • Extemporanus

    A Republican state representative once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice pee venti.

  • ttommyunger

    I know, I'm jaded, but has anyone checked to see if this fellow has holdings in a pharmaceutical testing firm? It's just so out of character, I can't help but be suspicious.

    • SkinnyNerd

      I am pretty sure CEOs will "request" that their employees pee in a cup, and the best results will then get handed in as their own. It is trickle down drug testing.

      • ttommyunger

        Better be a wide-mouth cup, since most of those types squat to pee.

    • Guppy

      That would be a conflict of interest! Rick Scott has shown us that you need to transfer all that to your wife first for it to be ethical.

      • ttommyunger

        Of course! What was I thinking?

  • Not_So_Much

    (R)? How does this cut taxes for the CEOs?

  • BigSkullF*ckingDog

    While they have it out we should swab them all for STDs.

  • WiscDad

    It's good to know Michigan gets nothing for the work they pay their legislators to do…just like the rest of us. Except Arizona that is. Maybe Michigan should one up Arizona and pass a law that makes thinking about sex illegal.

  • http://hong-kong-actresses.blogspot.com/ donner_froh

    This may be the only issue on which McMillin is on the right side. Generally he is a Conservative/Libertarian/right wing idiot who hates gay people and approves of discrimination against them–among other outrages.

  • Biff

    See, if they had demanded this of the CEO of Solyndra, the wingtards would prolly have nothing to whinge about right now, aside from abortions, tax cuts, and the government near in the White House…

  • Troglodeity

    I'm beginning to think all those hundreds of thousands of jobs we've added lately are pee testers and transvaginal ultrasound technicians.

  • Guppy

    Meanwhile, his primary election warchest now consists of a 15 year old starburst mint and some dryer lint.

  • http://www.southsidejohnny.com/ Jukesgrrl

    Most of the CEOs I know would pass a drug test. A breathalyzer test would be a different story. The executive suite runs on Chivas.

  • sbj1964

    Mitt has people to pee for him."It's good to be the king".

  • Negropolis

    To be clear, Wonkette, Tom McMillin is probably the most socially conservative, anti-gay, anti-poor (and personally repugnant, as if that even needed to be said) member in the Michigan House.

    • d5w

      Amen to that. The guy is a first class dick obsessed with "the homosexual agenda" and has been for the duration of his career. While drug testing CEOs may seem like a shining beacon of light, this guy is little more than garbage wrapped in human skin.

  • Dr. Nick Riviera

    Is this test sensitive to cocaine snorted off a stripper's ass?

  • Dr. Nick Riviera

    My boss doesn't make poor business decisions because she's high. She makes poor business decisions because poor business decisions result in short term monetary gains for her and the long term negative effects won't come around until she's jumped out the window with a golden parachute.

    But she is also high.

  • oldedinvn

    No P tests until all elected official asshats P them ownselfs pants also too.

  • DahBoner

    I think most CEOs drink their own urine, for vitalty.

    Sorry bout the empty cup, was thirsty…

  • WonkCynic

    You mean it's been the Republicans that have been making corporations administer piss and hair tests to their human resources all these years? Holy shit! Damn. All this time I've been blaming it on a bipartisan collection of corporate schmucks. Are you telling me that if the Democrats had a majority in Congress and Senate, or if one of them was Prez, they'd make all their corporate cronies stop making us all piss in jars? Hallelujah! Sign me up for the DNC! We're all going to be free again! Praise Obarmer!

    • SorosBot

      Hey racist idiot;

      First off, you might notice that this post is over a day old; it's long dead. And no one's been making corporations drug test their employees; those that do have been choosing to do so themselves, you idiot. And guess what, the vast majority of corporate executives and CEOs are Republicans. And we are specifically referring here to the insidious practice several states have gotten into recently of requiring drug tests in order to receive welfare benefits, which guess what, has been pushed on states by the Republicans, yes. Now fuck off you racist cocksucker.


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I thought about adding it as inline CSS with code from the functions.php (not really sure how to do it).

Something like this:

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I would like to know that. But if there's is a better option (without adding inline CSS). I would like to know it too.

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One way of doing this would be to create a "CSS" file from PHP. In other words, create a file, call it something like style.css.php, and at the beginning of the file put:

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Then, link that file in the head of your theme file. Because the style.css.php file is a PHP file, anything you can do in a normal PHP file can be done in this file. As such, you can pull theme option values from the database and use them. For example:

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Of course, you need to get the options into the database first, but since your question didn't address that, I won't go into it here.

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Thanks! I did the database part with this tutorial: net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/wordpress/… –  janoChen May 9 '11 at 4:10
The best way is to write the file, after saving in the admin option panel to a fixed .css file and then enqueue that file. You don't want to re-run php for EACH page load ... (for the same css output). See other answers on the same question. –  edelwater May 9 '11 at 16:40

Generating CSS from PHP means it has to run that code for each pageload, if it is possible generate a static CSS file and then enqueue it.

So... See:

How do I add CSS options to my plugin without using inline styles? or

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Also this one, wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/7048/… –  Wyck May 9 '11 at 16:53
+1 for the great suggestion! My preferred option would actually be to place the custom CSS in the head, which would avoid writing a file and doing the css.php business. As the OP did not want inline CSS, I thought the css.php trick would be ok, but I also really like your solution. The only downside to it, in my opinion, is potential issues with file permissions that cause difficulties writing the file. –  tollmanz May 10 '11 at 3:13

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Prior to the introduction of the all-new Civic, Dongfeng Honda completed expansion of its automobile plant in Wuhan to quadruple annual production capacity to 120,000 units. The all-new Civic to be manufactured by Dongfeng Honda will be modified to meet the needs of Chinese customers, as well as the driving environment and regulations in China.

About Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
Established: July 16, 2003
Capital Investment: US$ 200 million
Capitalization Ratio: 40% Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
10% Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
50% Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.
Location: Wuhan, Hubei Province, Economic and Technological Development Area
Representative: ZHOU Wenjie, ChairmanMitsuru OZAKI, President
Employment: Approximately 2,000 associates
Business: Production and sales of passenger cars
Start of Production: April 2004
Products: CR-V, Civic
Annual Capacity: 120,000 units
Production Processes: stamping, plastic injection molding, welding, painting, assembling, R&D
Size: Lot size : 690,000m2 (building size: 219,000m2)
Sales Operation: Exclusive Dongfeng Honda 4S dealers
(approximately 90 locations as of March 2006,
approximately 140 locations by the end of 2006)

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