#paravani

[h0bg0blin-meat]

Hello again~

Okay so I'm usually a bit skittish about shipping the gods (especially when they have spouses already and are in a heteronormative relationship (i think that's what it's called right?)) but I vibed with the Hera x Shachi hcs (maybe because I love Hera and I'd like her to be with anyone except Zeus atp ☠️) and that little bit about Hera, the Hindu gods and peacocks.

So like Shachi is confused as to how to approach Hera with her feelings and Vishnu (who's in the form of Krishna) catches a whiff of this along with Kartikeya.

Now, much like peacocks, they believe in presentation (megamind reference anyone? No? Okay T-T) And thus convinced Shachi somehow that she should fly on two peacocks (like literally stand on them) while more peacocks fly beside her doing flips in the air and whatnot while Krishna plays the flute in the background as Shachi confesses her love.

Long story short Shachhi actually goes through with the plan but fails (she loses her balance and falls of but plays it off) but Hera didn't notice as she was to engrossed in petting each peacock.

Shachi: um, Hera, I-

Hera: *in a baby voice, practically squishing one of the peacocks in her arms* oh you're such a good boy, you're so FLUFFY-

Shachi: yes, so anyway-

Hera: OH MY CHAOS IS THAT A BABY PEACOCK

Shachi: ok I'm done

HSJSKSJSJS IM DYING

Hera becoming a child with the peacocks is SO CANON

Shachi: *turns to Krishna and Kartikeya*

Kartik: Too many peacocks?

Krishna: I think so too yea

Paravani: It's never too many peacocks 🗿

[zeherili-ankhein]

I just thought up a headcannon:

You know the myth of how peacocks dance when it's about to rain, right?

What if Kartik (and maybe Paravani too?) starts dancing with Kaumari, as a signal of sorts for Indra to send rain, and peacocks dance to imitate the trio out of respect?

OMGGG THAT IS SO COOL HONESTLY

THEY'D ABSOLUTELY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT

I feel like they do this every year because it's their job to send Indra a reminder like “yo sir it's your season”

They'd absolutely go full grand mode to dance with the peacocks with music and all and it's a whole show atp...

Also there's another myth I've talked about before, that frog one... So it would be funny if Kaumari and Kartik were the og one's who came up with the froggo vivah thing to call Indra lol...

*that time when even dancing didn't work*

Kartik:

Kaumari:

Kartik: what do ya say?

Kaumari:

Kaumari: i know what to do-

*cue to them getting to frogs married*

Paravani:

@h0bg0blin-meat

[zef-zef]

Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo Rome, Italy, 19 November 2024

1-3: source: spaziorock © 📸: Tommaso Notarangelo

4-9 source: ocanerarock © 📸: Giulio Paravani

[southernsolarpunk]

Hey what the fuck is this news story?

“ But the world’s largest economies are already there: The total fertility rate among the OECD’s 38 member countries dropped to just 1.5 children per woman in 2022 from 3.3 children in 1960. That’s well below the “replacement level” of 2.1 children per woman needed to keep populations constant.

That means the supply of workers in many countries is quickly diminishing.

In the 1960s, there were six people of working age for every retired person, according to the World Economic Forum. Today, the ratio is closer to three-to-one. By 2035, it’s expected to be two-to-one.

Top executives at publicly traded US companies mentioned labor shortages nearly 7,000 times in earnings calls over the last decade, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis last week.

“A reduction in the share of workers can lead to labor shortages, which may raise the bargaining power of employees and lift wages — all of which is ultimately inflationary,” Simona Paravani-Mellinghoff, managing director at BlackRock, wrote in an analysis last year. “

Is this seriously how normal people think? Improving the bargaining power of workers and increased wages are bad?

“ And while net immigration has helped offset demographic problems facing rich countries in the past, the shrinking population is now a global phenomenon. “This is critical because it implies advanced economies may start to struggle to ‘import’ labour from such places either via migration or sourcing goods,” wrote Paravani-Mellinghoff.

By 2100, only six countries are expected to be having enough children to keep their populations stable: Africa’s Chad, Niger and Somalia, the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga, and Tajikistan, according to research published by the Lancet, a medical journal.

BlackRock’s expert advises her clients to invest in inflation-linked bonds, as well as inflation-hedging commodities like energy, industrial metals and agriculture and livestock.

Import labor via migration or sourcing goods? My brother in Christ they are modern day slaves!! I feel like I’m in backwards town reading this what the fuck?!

“ Elon Musk, father of 12 children, has remarked that falling birthrates will lead to “a civilization that ends not with a bang but a whimper, in adult diapers.”

While his words are incendiary, they’re not entirely wrong

P&G and Kimberly-Clark, which together make up more than half of the US diaper market, have seen baby diaper sales decline over the past few years. But adult diapers sales, they say, are a bright spot in their portfolios. “

Oh now the guy with a breeding kink is going to lecture us. Great. /s

“ The AI solution: Some business leaders and technologists see the boom in productivity through artificial intelligence as a potential solution.

“Here are the facts. We are not having enough children, and we have not been having enough children for long enough that there is a demographic crisis, former Google CEO and executive chairman Eric Schmidt said at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London last year.

“In aggregate, all the demographics say there’s going to be shortage of humans for jobs. Literally too many jobs and not enough people for at least the next 30 years,” Schmidt said.

Oh god not the AI tech bros coming into this shit too. Wasn’t the purpose of improving tech to give people more free time? So they can relax and spend time with family more and actually enjoy life? Isn’t our economy already bloated with useless pencil-pushing number-crunching desk jobs that ultimately don’t serve a purpose?

I’m not going to post the entire article but give it a read. It’s… certainly something. Anyway degrowth is the way of the future.

[nightmares-voicemail]

Maris!Richard, so you were willingly Akumatized, your memories should be in tact.

Anything in particular from that fight stand out?

Richard

"I don't know what are you talking about, I was manipulated like everyone else. I'd never help a terrorist like Riodinidae by my own."

Wisp

Cops can't hear you.

Richard

"Well it was a bit annoying that there was another guy with Shadow in his name, and even that little twerp had shadow powers. Not like any of them could hold a candle to me, but you know, get away from my theme you know?

"That clockface senti was a little confusing. I don't know why they couldn't just remake Sapphire Witch, guess Paravani must been exhausted from making all those sentimonsters. That'll teach them to instead of spreading themselves so thin, next time they should bet everything on their ace, the almighty Shadow Jeweler!

"Let's see, what else? Oh, when the kittycat got hit in the nuts, that was great. Too bad nobody recorded it.

"And of course that stupid goat had to show up just to annoy me. I don't even know which is more pathetic, that she showed up just because of me and then couldn't even take me down herself, or that she doesn't realize how obvious her little hate crush is."

Wisp

Did you just say "hate crush"?

Richard

"Yeah? Come on, it's so obvious. She can't get over the fact that she can't best me and her frustration makes her obsessed with me. She could at least admit it, not like I'd be interested, I have standards. But taking the L would be still more dignified than finding excuses to harass and 'fight' me. Hey, what that look supposed to mean?"

Wisp

Richard, by any chance, are you familiar with the term Homestuck?

Richard

"What the hell is that supposed to be, some joke about me being in foster care? Screw you."

Wisp

Nothing, don't worry about it. *scribbles down notes furiously*

Richard

"I can see your action tags you jerk! What are you writing‽"

[alexturner2005]

Arctic Monkeys @ Rock in Roma 16th July 2023, By Giulio Paravani

[marisverse]

What is the Marisverse?

Maris Stella is a Miraculous Ladybug Original Character Alternate Universe, or a MLBOCAU. The Kwamis remain the same, but the humans Holders have all been replaced by OCs.

Originally I was going to use only my own OCs but I borrowed some from friends (and some of their friends joined in.) Oh and a few canon characters from other series ended up in here.

I'll be focusing as my OCs here, and mostly the major ones (being the Holders) though if you have a question for some of the Kwamis, that might be fun too. I'll probably just be answering questions from friends and not interacting much with other posts- maybe.

Spoilers Below

Naota Yamaguchi- Ladybug Holder Maris Stella

Fletcher Aldaine- Black Cat Holder Tenechat

Yuu Akimoto- Temporary Rooster Holder Dawnbringer

Hikaru Reinhardt- Fox Holder Fennekit

Erica Cruz- Bee Holder Ceratina

Sonya Remington- Former Turtle Holder Lavinia

Arc Kingsolver- Turtle Holder Kaihonu

Ham Malderess- Dragon Holder Czar Wyvern

Alicia Thompson- Rabbit Holder Cheshire Rabbit

Justin Rhodes- Monkey Holder Discord

Yukari Akimoto- Butterfly Holder Riodinidae

Aron Vector- Peacock Holder Paravani

Carmen Vector- Eagle Holder Eatos Occasional Peacock Holder Sukima

For Hallie Mathews-Elakha (Tiger Holder Tigris Cantus) Hitomi Elakha (Horse Holder Nightmare) and related characters please visit @elakha-house-cube

For Natasha Alexton (Goat Holder Sylvana) and related characters please visit @facultativeactivity

For Juniper Kempton (Ox Holder Io) and related characters please visit @fluffybunnybadass

The Dog Holder and Current Rooster Holder are not my OCs so I will not roleplay as them, but for reference sake

Eva Talbot- Dog Holder Labros

Loaño Ishida- Rooster Holder Chanticleer

Further Holders will be added as the story proceeds

[ffloorageorge]

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[dato-georgia-caucasus]

Paravani Lake, Ninotsminda, Georgia

[julianworker]

Vardzia

Vardzia is one of Georgia’s most significant sites.  First though, if you’re coming from the Akhaltsikhe direction, stop at Khertvisi Fortress, dramatically sited on a cliff above the confluence of the Paravani and Mtkvari Rivers. It’s one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia, dating back to the 2nd Century BC, at least according to the 11th century Georgian chronicler Leonti Mroveli. He argued…

[elakha-house-cube]

Maris sends Hallie a Text: Hallie, Trixx has been recovered, we should be safe from Rantasia. But- maybe be a little careful anyway. Paravani and Sukima can still make Sentifakes. That being said, how are things with Velicia? Better I hope

Better. I think we probably aren't going to tear each other's throats out, and honestly, that's all I wanted.

[h0bg0blin-meat]

Along side Vasant, this are some Indian Disney princess candidates

Chitrangada

Devyani

Shakuntala

Behula

Add yours...

MORE

Aranyani

Ushas

Suryaa (daughter of Surya)

Mohini

Kama (Cmon have you seen him? Flower arrows and a sugarcane bow? Literally princesscore) and Rati

Paravani (no arguments) and Kartikeya

[zeherili-ankhein]

Here's the pookiest of the pookies – Kartikeya and his peacock buddy Paravani!!!!

It took me about three days to make 🥹(actually I did it last week then went to Nani's house so I forgot to post 💀 lol)

I worked hard on this 😤 (still failed at the nose and mouth 🫠)

Won't tag the original one because I don't know who made that but I found that on Pinterest

[juventascz]

Jak chrání zdravotníky a pacienty?

Zdravotnická zástěna je ochranný prostředek, který hraje důležitou roli při prevenci šíření infekcí v nemocnicích a zdravotnických zařízeních. Tato speciální zástěna je vyrobena z odolného materiálu, který zabraňuje pronikání mikroorganismů, jako jsou bakterie a viry.

Jak funguje zdravotnická zástěna?

Závěs pro lékařské ordinace se obvykle skládá z ochranného štítu z průhledného plastu a pásky, která drží štít na místě. Štít chrání obličej a oči zdravotníka před kapénkovou infekcí, která se šíří vzduchem. Díky své průhlednosti umožňuje zdravotníkům stále udržovat vizuální kontakt s pacienty, což je důležité pro poskytování kvalitní péče.

Důležitost používání zdravotnické zástěny

Zdravotnická zástěna je neprzedná pro protect zdravotníků, která je v pravé linii při péči o strong. Pomáhá minimalizovat riziko přenosu infekce z pacienta do zdravotníků a naopak. V mnoha různých lékařských ordinacích se bude hodit rozkládací zdravotnická zástěna, díky které budou mít pacienti více soukromí.

[ultimatecutenesspeaks]

Wait so I’m right that his name what it says about him I’m wanna know now I’m curious

*UC takes out their book and flips to Kartikeya's page.*

UC: Kartikeya is a popular deity from Hindu mythology. He's an embodiment of perfection, a brave leader of god's forces, and a war god, who was created to destroy the demons. He rides a peacock called Paravani, which is where you got the feather from. He actually used to be six different people, but his mother, Parvati, hugged them all together and merged them into one.

[nightmares-voicemail]

-Travels back in time- Madame Butterfly, if you had the Peacock, what kind of Sentimonsters would you create?

Madame Butterfly

"An interesting question indeed. Let's see, for Sharkbite, probably something shark themed, like a shark that can 'swim' in the Earth, or..."

Wisp

Oh my god, don't you tell me you'd just miss out on giving him a companion based on Lavagirl.

Madame Butterfly

She seems confused. "Who is this... Lavagirl? I remember Tenechat mentioning her too."

Wisp

Sigh, nevermind.

Madame Butterfly

"Okay, next was Direwolf, right? I'm honestly quiet pleased with his Akumatization, regardless how it ended. His physical form gave him great mobility and his powers could affect a big area, so I'm not sure what Sentimonster could he benefit from most. Maybe a yeti companion that would be comfortable in the icy environment and could help him overwhelm his opponents.

"Then our dear Vivi, alias Forgiven Neglect. If I can be honest here for a moment, I think Riodinidae got a bit indolent with Paravani helping her. If anything, my champions showed what a single Akuma is capable of with a little creativity.

"Her powers were all about multitasking, so why not turn that up to eleven, and give her a Sentimonster who could make copies of her too?"

Wisp

So basically Mangekyou? You just said Riodinidae and Paravani wasn't creative enough for your taste.

Madame Butterfly

"I never said they didn't have good ideas, just that they could try a little harder. If they did, they might still have the Butterfly after all.

"For Light Taker, since Yukari selfishly refused my offer to help her girlfriend, I think I would have given her a Sentimonster that allowed her to collect energy from people from afar, like Acuella could."

Wisp

O-oh, you could give her a giant bat monster based on Morbius' final form from the Spider-Man animated series! It could have morbed all over those guys.

Madame Butterfly

"... I don't have the slightest idea what did you just said.

"Finally, for Princess Saturn I'd give her a giant floating ring she could send at her enemies to cut them into pieces."

Wisp

That's surprisingly... simple. But guess it would complement her other ranged powers well - dodging lasers and a flying projectile that keeps coming back at you would be harder than the lasers on their own.

Madame Butterfly

"I told you I'd be good with this Miraculous."