#yippee for community and differing opinions

[legiterallylunar]

tbh i really think it's just a personal thing where the vibes are a bit off for me with most of the ships, i just find most of them quite unnecessary almost as if people feel the story is missing a romantic aspect so they add it in via headcanons and shipping, which is completely fair enough and im glad they're having fun with that, i just don't particularly like the ships all that much.

it's not even really that i don't think they work, the characters are just very fanonised so sometimes it's just a 'he would not fucking say that' deal for me LMAO

HOWEVER i really agree about the variation between actors, i was like .notably more partial to javid in 92sies where i can really see both of them being queer whereas in the proshot i had the same reaction as you where ben frankhausers davey seemed much more queer to me than JJs jack

i think for sprace my main thing with it is that they just don't interact that much? like i don't really see the sprace ship as being those characters at all because apart from the little nod/smile in KONY and the jostling/joking together in the courtroom i didn't really see them together very often so i just don't really get why the ship is soo popular.

with blush yes it's cute and not harming anyone but i just honestly don't understand where it came from or why it's so huge like they're just two side characters to me so i don't get it .

i will also say though that it's been really interesting to talk to you about this ! and i've realised maybe i was a bit too uptight abt the ships earlier but i just don't get it!!! like idk i really just don't understand but well whatever that's the nature of fandom i guess

unpopular opinion but i really don't get why the main appeal of the newsies fandom is the shipping (im talking particularly javid sprace and blush bc that's what i see most of). like guys.. did we forget the plot.

LIKE IDK idk how to phrase this exactly maybe i just don't like the ships that much but. idk i just think it's a little bit weird that for a story about strength in numbers and stuff like that with a (nearly) all male cast , the biggest fandom agreement is that they're all gay and dating

[dr-spectre]

Splatoon - Callie 101!

I have gathered EVERY Callie analysis and ramble I've done and complied them together into one post for your viewing convenience! I go over all the different aspects relating to Callie's arc in Splatoon 2, diving deep into Hypno Callie and clearing up ALL of her misconceptions. Some of these posts are just me rambling and some of them do have overlapping information, but these posts still provide valuable and important information regarding Callie.

In the posts i go over the following:

Clearing up wrong info (She was kidnapped and brainwashed)

Pre-hypnosis

During hypnosis and her behaviour

Explaining hypnosis and it's differences compared to brainwashing

Her being flung out of hypnosis

How she remembers the Squid Sisters

Why she put the shades back on

I love this character to death and i only want the best for her, i hope more and more people come to learn about her true arc and i hope i can inspire some change in the community. Either via more people in the community saying the right terminology across social media and changing the wording from "brainwashing" to hypnosis.

PLEEEAASSEEE!!! reblog and share with others in the Splatoon community because I really do want some change and i want this wonderful character that i love to death to be treated with some more respect. Although she may not seem that important, Callie is one of the most important and significant characters in the franchise and i want more people to treat her as such, rather than some airheaded idiot.

Hearing people say the same stuff over and over again like "Oh she was kidnapped, overpowered and then brainwashed, losing all of her memories, etc." Genuinely gave me a lot of discomfort and i avoided consuming Splatoon 2 content because i was actually scared of seeing Hypno Callie and hearing those words.... That was until i actually did research and began making all of these posts that i shall link.

So here you go and i hope you learn something new about Callie Cuttlefish! (Press Keep reading to view the posts.) 

[calypsolemon]

Just scrolled my way through your transcendent au tag (I LOVE IT AHHH), I have questions!! *rubs hands like a little fly* On the people of the new world and their perception of gods: are there different offshoots of worship? Like, if one subset of people worships the ice aspect of Zane and another subset worships the space aspect, do they get along? Do they argue? Do the disciples shut down any ‘incorrect’ views of the gods? Are the gods close enough to humanity to avoid misconceptions? Ty! <3

Yippee!!!!! I love it when people do that!

The answer to your question is YES definitely there are different offshoots of worship of the different gods. While I haven't thought about factions splitting just from focusing on different aspects of the gods per-se, for certain I've imagined that people have interpreted core ideas that the gods represent differently and that has sometimes created splits or just differing practices amongst worshipers of the same god.

Since the disciples are intended to act out the will of the gods as they see fit, some of them certainly will shut down certain interpretations or views of the gods that they deem harmful or inaccurate. But the disciples themselves are open to interpreting the will of their gods and how they should go about serving them best, so it's not like they're without bias. I think the general expectation is that if a practice or belief about the gods is not really hurting anyone, then its not something to be repressed or controlled. Of course that's easier said than followed, since something having the potential to cause harm can be subjective. Thus is the nature of Morality lolll

As for the gods being close to humanity, it is definitely true that they're a little closer to humanity than fsm ever was. As in, they show up way more often to directly communicate or interact with people, so simply though that heightened familiarity, there's less room for misconception to grow. But at the same time, even as gods they can't be everywhere, and not just because of any limits their power may have. One of the biggest lessons the ninja learn upon their ascension is that being involved enough to not simply abandon humanity, while also not violating the free will of others, is an INCREDIBLY delicate balance to strike. They cannot micromanage every opinion and belief a person has about them, even ones that are unflattering or go against something they personally believe, because to do so would make them tyrants.

(of course, one could argue they're already tyrants for what they did to the world Before, that they still sort of are micromanaging it simply by being the ones to shape a world that would largely view them as kind and benevolent deities. But hey, at least you won't get smote for that opinion!

.....hopefully)

[braveclementine]

Chapter 1

Warnings: None.

Copyright: I do not own any Marvel characters or locations. However, I do own my OCs: Elizabeth Silvertongue and Clementine Greenleaf. I also own Clementines' brother Donavan. The following OCs are owned by other Wattpad writers as this is a collaboration project. Their OCs are on the face claim page. I do not condone any copying of this.

"So this is it." Clementine stated, standing outside of the brick building that was the New York University college dorm. She looked like she was cringing and to be fair, she probably was from the amount of people that were walking past us on the sidewalk. 

"Yep." I replied, just as enthusiastically as her, which is the say- not at all. 

"Let's get this over with." Clementine sighed, hoisting her backpack back onto her shoulders, dragging her wheeled suitcase behind her. I followed suit into the building. 

In the foyer was a long line of students, waiting to find out what their dorm room number was, standing in circle clusters, chatting with each other. 

"Yippee." Clementine muttered under her breath, checking the time on her silver watch, which was glistening from the chandelier which hung above our heads. 

"Let's look on the bright side." I tried. 

"We're in New York. There is no bright side." Clementine snarked. 

Neither of us were city girls. We both preferred the quiet, clean suburbs. We were like minded in our opinion of the city: To many people, it smelled terrible, to noisy, to expensive, and overall, a mess. So far, we had not been disappointed in our list of negative attributes. 

"We could shoot for optimism." I said, the faintest beginnings of a smile sitting on my face. 

"Or sit in the comfort of pessimism." Clementine said, sighing loudly as she looked around. 

We were near identical, though not related at all. We both had long brown hair, that was way past our butts. She usually kept her down however, either curled or straightened where I preferred wearing mine in either a high ponytail or a tight bun. 

Our style was also a little more different. I contented to wearing the same pair of blue jeans in the winter, the same pair of black shorts in the summer. Always matched with a v-neck shirt made of polyester in either the colour of hot pink, dark cherry red, or olive green. Occasionally changing out for a skirt and nice lace shirt on a date. 

Meanwhile, Clementine almost always looked like she was dressing like Caroline or Katherine from Vampire diaries with heels and sundresses with jean jackets. She was also a shade darker than me, with doe eyes and a fairer face. Skinnier at my goal of 110 lbs whereas I always sat around 127 lbs. 

Basically, take what you wished you looked like, give her every attribute that you wished you had yourself, and make her your best friend. That's what Clementine is to me. 

"In all seriousness." Clementine sighed. "We are within walking distance of Mercer playground and Washington square park. I suppose we'll have some semblance of country-ish-ness here, if the pictures are to be taken at face value. But, no doubt we will be disappointed when we visit in person." 

I couldn't help but smile at that, looking around the lobby once more. I wish there was more personality in it, but besides the purple flag with the bobcat on it with black lettering that said 'NYU', it wasn't much different than the college lobby. 

We moved up the line slowly, passing the time mostly by tapping our feet against the tile and bashing the city. When we finally reached the counter, the woman at the front was snippy, acting as though we should already know where everything was. 

Behind us, a conversation was taking place between a group of girls, talking about how much they wished the dorms included boys as well. 

"It's sexist, that's what it is." One of them said, checking her nails, before twirling a finger around her pink laced dreads. "We should be allowed to have community dorms." 

"Communal." Clementine immediately tossed over her shoulder while the lady at the front desk explained that our dorm was on the third floor, down the left hallway. I thanked her, taking our stuff from her hand, before grabbing Clementine by the arm, dragging her away before she could say anything else. 

If you could have a spirit animal, mine was Clementine. We had the same thoughts, but she was more verbal with mine. I hated confrontation and would never be able to speak to strangers the way she would've, had I let her stay there. 

"What are you dragging me away for?" Clementine grunted, the two of us avoiding the crowded elevators, opting for the stairs instead. "She didn't even know that it's communal dorms, not community, and who would be stupid enough to let boys and girls exist in the same room? What if there was a bad guy in the mix? We could be raped or sexually-" 

"Clem." I groaned, heaving my suitcase up another flight of stairs. "I know okay. City people don't think the way we do." 

"We should've gone to Miami." Clementine muttered under her breath, not for the first nor the last time.

"Except at Miami we had to pay 30k and here, we're free riding." You sighed, opening the door to the third floor. 

 "Yeah, yeah." Clem huffed, following you through as you checked the numbers on the dorms walls. "Why couldn't it have been Kansas? Or Idaho?" 

"I feel like we should just be thankful it's not Chicago." I quipped. "Or Los Angeles." 

"Well it might not be murder capital." Clementine continued to grumble under her breath, "But New York is still very murdery." 

"Well, considering neither of us plan on leaving the campus, we'll be safest people in the world." I said, shouldering open our dorm room, pausing as we stepped foot inside, the door swinging shut behind us. 

Clementine's jaw ticked as she tried to find something negative to say and finally sighed. "It's not bad." 

I grinned. "No, no it is not." 

ꨄ︎

We finally settled into the dorms, having chosen our separate rooms. We were lucky that we were able to stay together because I'm not sure either of us could've survived, had we not gotten dorms together. I could only imagine Clementines' poor roommate having to endure the conversation of whether they believed 9/11 was an inside job and why they were completely stupid not to believe so. 

"We have classes tomorrow, we should get some sleep." Clementine sighed, standing from where we'd been eating in the kitchen. It was much more difficult than either of us had imagined, for there was only a microwave and a refrigerator, so nothing to cook on. It had left us at a loss, for we had been planning on a homecooked meal and instead, headed down to the mess hall to grab something to eat. 

The entire time, Clementine had grumbled about the sourcing of the food, how it probably wasn't organic, and that the Government had probably injected it with some sort of poison so that everyone would have some disease in the future or make women infertile so as not to produce the next generation. 

Needless to say, it was very hard to eat. 

"Speak for yourself, my first class is at ten-thirty in the morning." I smirked, not looking up from where I was watching Youtube on my laptop computer. "As I was smart enough not to book early classes." 

"Liar, we didn't get to choose our class times." Clementine said, tossing her carboard bowl into the trash, most of the food still in it. 

"Are you planning on starving yourself?" I asked, scraping the last bits of food from my own bowl, popping it into my mouth. 

"Only till I find a proper place to eat around here." Clementine responded, heading out of the room. "Goodnight 'Liza." 

"Night Clem." I sighed, tossing my own trash into the can. I heard her dorm door close and I sighed, looking around the rest of the dorm. The kitchen was tiny, the living room small. The dorm rooms were large enough for a single bed and a desk, each item on either side of the room. 

I sighed, clicking off of the penguinz0 video I was watching, closing my laptop. Despite the new move- even if it was to the city- and the idea of starting a new life. . . it felt a little melancholy, lonely almost.

"I guess the books aren't always true." I sighed out loud to myself as I stood up, sliding the laptop into its black case. 

I headed into my dorm, dressing into pajamas while simultaneously laying out my outfit for the next day. I decided on- surprise, surprise- a pair of black jean shorts and a v-neck red shirt. 

I checked to make sure I had my schedule, placing it on top of my books, before turning out the lights and sliding into the bed. I smiled at the familiar warmth of my own blankets, tucking it up under my legs, before slowly falling asleep to the sounds of cars honking and people shouting on the streets outside.

Note: Can you tell I've never lived in a college dorm?

[commander-gloryforge]

have 34, 45, 48, and 52 for soleil and aryel! love your two new commanders :D @kerra-and-company

YIPPEE ary and sol time. you might be able to guess that i like talking about them very much. Thank you!!!

34. What’s their room look like right now?

Soleil: sol was homeless for a long time, and she gets a home around the time she finds out more about her past (the shining blade feels like maybe a hero like her should have the opportunity to, you know, have a home.) her room is quite empty though, she stores a few weapons in there but that's about it. it kind of just feels like a hotel room shes staying in for a night or so so she doesnt bother making it seem comfortable.

Ayriel: the place he lives at in the grove is probably decorated with little trinkets and magical stuff he needs for studies... he lives in the grove for quite the long time and always brings things back there from his adventures, often to show other sylvari! and no matter how old he gets and where he lives, his space will always be a bit cluttered :)

45. Theme song (and a playlist if you’ve got it!)

Soleil: there isn't a playlist for either of them YET because my music is rather. limited. BUT i have already given her a my chemical romance song. Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back by My Chemical Romance

Aryel: he has not yet gotten his theme song but i'm fighting to urge to assign The Foundations Of Decay to him. I will not assign foundations of decay. i will not assign him foundations of decay. i will n-

48. What was their lowest point? What was their highest point?

Soleil: i think most of her low points where her childhood when she was just a kid trying to get by, being treated like shit by everyone around her, even people she believed were friends. HoT will be another extreme low point, and as a human that avidly followed Balthazar, his appearance will probably wreck her the most. In turn, she's the one to actually kill him, which is probably gonna be the highest point: taking revenge.

Aryel: EASILY the death of trahearne. i dont think it can get any worse for him. i haven't decided on whether sol or ary die in PoF, but if soleil dies that'll be another low point. if i choose aryel to be killed then that'd be the lowest for soleil :D (they love eachother a lot). arys highest point is undecided- it'll probably have to do with either trahearne or soleil :)

52. How are you and your character the same? How are you different?

Soleil: she's kinda. not used to people being nice to her and when others treat her with kindness and love she's kinda ???!?!?!?!?! it always surprises her a lot! we're very similar in that way that we take very small kind actions to heart a lot :,) I think both of us also get attached to someone easily if they simply treat us properly :D otherwise, Sol is very different from me, she doesn't take any shit from anyone, she's very brave and very smart which isn't really like me

Aryel: homosexual...... just like me.......... uhmm i think ary underestimates himself a lot which i do too. ALSO!! he's a very shy and introverted person and struggles with communication on a personal level. social cues are a bit tricky for him, having an active conversation alone or even a group of people is very hard for him. HOWEVER people that havent talked to him one on one and only know him as a commander or leader would say that he is very good at expressing himself and acting as a mediator. him and me both are kind of socially incompetent but if we have to, acting as a speaker or a voice of reason (or the only mature person in a petty argument) is kind of our thing and we can both articulate our opinions or arguments well in a setting that isn't as casual. :)

[amysubmits]

I have loved listening to the podcast and reading the blogs. Your story remind me much of myself. I thought it was all about spanking, but have found that I believe it is about the dominance. I am nervous to talk to significant other about this. We have been together for 7 yrs and live together. I am on the fence about bringing it up, I guess I want to know how to know for sure, some tips on bringing it up to him and how can I tell if he is naturally a dom? He is already pretty dominant in bed.

Thank you! Glad you like them. :)

It’s quite a tricky question because there are many types of dominants and many types of D/s. I can tell you some of the things that existed in CD before we intentionally chose D/s, that I now see as his natural dominance...

He always stood up to handle things when times were tough. A medical crisis, our house flooding, our roommate giving us 2 weeks notice that he won’t be resigning the lease with us, a problem with a neighbor, vehicle trouble. Whatever crap got thrown our way, he was always going to step up and take care of things. He’d get my opinion if I had one to give, or let me help if I wanted to. But when something went wrong he was always going to make sure things were taken care of for both of us. So I guess...he valued responsibility, and was happy to take on responsibility for both of us without seeing that as burdensome or like I wasn’t doing my fair share. He wanted to take care of us in those ways. He’s a problem solver who likes being trusted to take care of things.   

He always did his best to be aware of my needs and to meet them. He’s kind of a natural caregiver in that way, he wants me to be okay and he notices when I am not. He is just naturally emotionally aware. I grew up around some men who would pretend to not recognize their wife’s distress until they were metaphorically hit over the head with it because they wanted to not get involved unless they were forced to, basically. CD not like that at all, he wants to be emotionally supportive of me, and he wants to maintain a high level of emotional intimacy with me, he wants to really deeply understand me and so on. He doesn’t run from emotional labor.  

He never was bothered by my passiveness, softness, shyness, anxiousness, etc. This is personality-specific, not sub-specific. But a lot of people in my life have thought I should be more adventurous, or bolder, or more assertive. CD never saw me NOT being those things as a weakness. 

Obviously, this is very specific to our situation in terms of our genders and our sides of the slash and the style of D/s that we are interested in, but we had talked openly about how we liked “old fashioned relationships’ well before we knew what D/s was. I now recognize that the reason we liked some ‘traditional’ things was that they aligned with our interest in D/s in certain ways. 

In just an overarching, vague way, he always kinda wore the pants. Not in a super obvious way like...he wasn’t giving me demands or restrictions, he wouldn’t have done those things before D/s because he didn’t have the right to at the time. But I always wanted to please him and I always wanted to let him have his way when I could. And he was more likely to throw out an idea or suggestion first than I was. So more often than not, he’d suggest something and i’d say sure, and so he led in that natural way prior to D/s.

So these are a few of what stands out to me in hindsight as ‘signs’. But because every dominant is different and every relationship is different, these may be totally different from what you may see in your partner and he could still be a dom. Or someone could have all of these traits and not be a dom in the same way that CD is, at least. 

I tend to see being naturally dominant and being ‘a dom’ as things that can be slightly different. Some people can be leaders and caregivers within their relationship but have no interest in intentional D/s in terms of making rules or rituals or protocols or assigning specific roles or doing kink. I’ve talked to people who had partners who had what I saw as clear signs of dominance, but were strongly opposed to trying intentional D/s. Or some are open to some areas of intentional D/s like assigning roles/responsibilities or doing rituals or protocols, but are really put-off by the idea of holding their partner accountable. So in my view anyway, it’s not always as black and white as ‘are they dominant or not?” or ‘are they a dom or not?” it can also be about if they are interested in taking on the roles/responsibilities that align well with your type of submission or the style of D/s that you are drawn to. I think that can really only be discovered through talking about it, and then through trying things out, if he’s open to it, of course. Because some things sound better in theory than they do in practice, and some things don’t sound that exciting in concept but they’ll feel great to you in practice. So sometimes I think you just have to learn what works for you through trial and error. 

I don’t remember how it was first brought up, for us. At least not in terms of wording or lead-in or anything like that. I think ultimately how you bring it up won’t matter, it’s more about just finding the moment of courage to initiate that conversation. People often seem to assume that they’ll basically ask for D/s and then get told yes or no. So just in case you’re thinking along those lines, I want to say that in my experience, and I think most people's experience, it’s not a single conversation that ends with an answer. It usually takes several conversations to really even pinpoint what your idea of D/s is (because there are lots of misconceptions and stereotypes out there about it), what things you both may be interested in, the basic details of how it might work, finding answers/solutions to concerns (And there likely will be some concerns) and so on. It’s a complex thing that will require lots of communication. So if you bring it up and the conversation ends without a clear answer? I wouldn’t take that as a bad thing. Honestly, if it ended with “Yippee, lets start D/s tomorrow!” that would be a little concerning to me as it would probably be rushing in and not hammering things out enough. 

Anyway I hope something in here was helpful. I guess I just want to restate...there are so many styles of dominance that it’s tough to tell you what signs to look for. I think traits like valuing responsibility, being a caregiver, being trustworthy, honest, consistent, enjoying control (but using it in ethical ways), being a natural leader, etc can all be aspects of dominance but you can also have them and not want D/s. Or you can have those traits and be into one type of D/s while the other partner may be interested in a significantly different type of D/s. Or they may think it sounds interesting, but not really get a ‘buzz’ from it once they try it so they may not really be invested in it longterm. Or they may only be curious at first, but one they try it be blown away at how good it feels to them and how much they want it too. There are just so many variables that I think the only way to find out is to talk and give it a try and see how it feels, see what middle ground you guys can come up with that works for you both. 

If you want to follow-up later please do. I love hearing how things go. Good luck! :)  

[anothersillyfanblog]

The Splendour podcast- advice on romance, relationships and other really tough stuff (episode two)

@the-yandere-kitsune whoop here it is

Hey everybody, welcome back to the Splendour podcast- the most magical advice podcast on the net. I'm your host, Marvin

And I'm the co-host, Chase Brody. What we diggin into today?

A VERY interesting topic today, asked by a listener on the chat page

By the way, you guys can send in topics you want us to discuss (or guests you'd like us to have on)

Oh yeah, course. Anyway let me get the question on my phone. "Hey Marv. You always talk about what to do when you're in a relationship, but I have no idea how to actually meet people! It seems like I never have any opportunities- just work sleep work repeat. How can I meet more people?"

That's an excellent question. Well we're both single guys, but I think we can try to answer this question.

Especially our guest this week- one of our only friends who IS in a relationship; Henrik Von Schneeplestien!

Hey Henrik!

Hallo guys :)

So obviously today, there are hundreds of dating apps and everyone seems to have different ideas on how to REALLY (for real) meet "the one". What's your take on this?

Vell, in my opinion, unfortunately zere is no single vay to find your "soulmate". You are different to ze person next to you and ze person next to zem and so on.

Oh yippee! So it's even harder than we thought!

Hmm...... well no, zere are still some basic tips to help.

Yeah, shut up Chase! Go on, Henrik.

Okay so first of all, you need to take social opportunities. Have fun as friends- give your life meaning outside of trying to find a partner. Not only vould being single not bother you as much, but it just makes you more interesting in general.

One of the biggest criticisms of incels are that they are generally lacking in personality.

Oh yeah, do NOT become an incel. Alvays look critically at your own behaviour and how you treat different people.

The back up goal is to just be happy being single. Am I along the right lines?

If anyzing, zat is ze primary goal, not ze back up goal.

Oh, okay, that makes sense actually.

So what are your other tips?

Get a hobby! Join a group, club, society, community, hell- join a fandom! Zis is how you meet new people wizout a dating app. By ze vay, I know a lot of people have found happiness in dating apps, but it's a very hit and miss situation.

I agree on the dating apps.

Also fandoms can be amazing places and anyone who judges can just not.

Yeah they can just not.

*chuckles* I do actually know a few couples who met because of Doctor Who.

Didn't Google meet his boyfriend at a tech convention?

I think so...

See! Zat's vat ve're here for!

*clap* Yes!

But you guys, it vill be hard to just be happy, I'm not saying it von't be hard. It is okay to be upset about being single, just as long as it doesn't define you.

So I think that's all the time we have for today, it's been great having you on, Henrik.

I've loved BEING on.

Thank you for listening, I've been Marvin.

I've been Chase.

And you've been listening to The Splendour Podcast!

[bharatiyamedia-blog]

Eyeing on acquisitions, ITC to foray into new FMCG classes; firm seeks to be an engine of progress for Indian financial system

http://tinyurl.com/yyorqu85 Kolkata: Diversified conglomerate ITC will foray into new classes and sub-segments in FMCG vertical which might be supported by multi-dimensional investments and strategic alternatives for acquisitions, its Chairman Sanjiv Puri mentioned on Friday. Addressing the corporate’s shareholders at its annual basic assembly, Puri mentioned the corporate is searching for to be an engine of progress for Indian financial system by a vibrant portfolio of future-ready companies. “At this time, round 25 p.c of ITC’s section income is from newer FMCG companies…To speed up progress within the FMCG companies, the endeavour is just not solely to fortify the present classes in the direction of delivering industry-leading efficiency but additionally to foray into newer classes and sub-segments,” he mentioned. Representational picture. Reuters. Puri additional mentioned, “This is able to be supported by multi-dimensional investments as additionally strategic alternatives for acquisitions.” Within the final two to 3 years, ITC has expanded its FMCG portfolio by foraying into new segments. Over 50 merchandise have been launched final yr to strengthen present classes and enter newer segments, he added. Reiterating the corporate’s imaginative and prescient, Puri mentioned, “ITC seeks to be an engine of progress for the Indian financial system by a vibrant portfolio of future-ready companies which are properly poised to serve the rising wants of a rising market by world-class Indian manufacturers.” These companies additionally anchor aggressive worth chains that empower thousands and thousands of farmers and commerce companions, producing livelihoods for greater than 6 million individuals within the nation, he added. Stating that ITC’s annual turnover is over Rs 18,000 crore, he mentioned the corporate has many manufacturers with multi-crore gross sales. “By way of annual client spend, ‘Aashirvaad’ is at present over Rs 4,500 crore; ‘Sunfeast’ over Rs 3,800 crore; ‘Bingo!’ almost Rs 2,500 crore; ‘Classmate’ over Rs 1,400 crore; ‘YiPPee!’ over Rs 1,100 crore whereas ‘Vivel’, ‘Mangaldeep’ and ‘Candyman’ are over Rs 500 crore every,” he mentioned. Puri mentioned ITC has been capable of create distinctive aggressive benefit by leveraging on its enterprise energy. “ITC’s formidable distribution community permits it to position merchandise in additional than 6 million shops,” he mentioned, including substantive investments are being made in increasing this community and in growing different and rising channels comparable to fashionable commerce, on-the-go meals companies, end-to-end chilly chain and e-commerce, amongst others. 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YOUR JANUARY 2017 ASTROLOGY FORECAST – A NEW CYCLE BEGINS

Happy 2017 everyone. Welcome to the new cycle of events. 2016 was the ending of a 9 year cycle, which then 2017 becomes a #1 year launching a new 9 year cycle. So the whole world is in relaunch. #1 years are always new beginnings, but as they are new, there is a lot of mistakes and successes side by side, as we find our way on our new path and as we learn to “own” our new life/selves. #2 year is balancing and requires a lot of compromise and inner balancing of the masculine and feminine. #3 year is harmony, a kind of break from two years of hard work. #4 year is a tons of hard work as you begin to actually build your new world on a solid foundation. #5 is changes, and more changes and creativity and fun- expect the unexpected. #6 is love, whether that’s another person or love of your life or your life’s work. #7 is about looking within and connecting to your spiritual self as a year long focus and #8 is about being the boss, owning responsibility, accomplishment. And #9 is ending this cycle, letting things go to make room for the new, and keeping only what you truly treasure in your life.

In 2016 I cleaned my house like a fool for the last six months, making room for lots of new. I know this year is going to be very busy and full of changes and opportunities, and by cleaning out so much clutter and unwanted things from my environment, a true feng shui curing, and my personal sanctuary has a new kind of energy, with open space making room for the new that is coming into my life. And the Astrology for 2017 concurs completely with this energy of lots of new, lots of letting go, lots of fighting for what we want, lots of change – and of owning your personal power.

ASTROLOGICAL SHIFT – DECEMBER 26TH

The Astrological mood shifted on December 26th, when the big outer planets – Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all moved on the chess board to places of confrontation. And this includes the Wounded Healer, Chiron, who is pushing our “stuff” to the surface so we cannot hide from it anymore. We are heading into a major Pluto cycle, where endings are coming to make way for new beginnings – a Phoenix rising from the ashes energy. But each of these big planets has their own agenda, which may not blend with the others, and there comes the stress, the fighting, the battles to hold onto what is good, while releasing what is not working. And this is also true on a personal level. What happens “out there” is also happening “within” us, because we are all part of this one piece of fabric and experiencing it simultaneously. And hiding from the work; avoiding the work; not facing the work you need to do within, can no longer be ignored. It’s in your face, and you are going to be stressed until you start to change.

SO CHANGE AND STOP PROLONGING THE PAIN.

It starts with asking yourself what is really important and what is mind numbing stupid stuff that fills our world and diverts us from reality? Is your cracked nail polish really that important? What if you start doing your own nails, keep them clear polished and give that money for your nails to help the 24% of American children who go to bed hungry EVER SINGLE NIGHT. Stop doing TV marathons and look into organizations who can help our world be a better place. Remember, advertising is about making money and selling you something. It’s not about selling you something that you need or is good for you quite often, but its getting you to open your wallet and BUY. Stop squandering your money on stupid stuff and save it, give it to charity, or work less and give yourself more free time to enjoy friends, family or be with yourself for inner exploration of self. Money and possessions do NOT bring happiness.

WHAT THE UNIVERSAL ENERGY IS DEMANDING…

The new call is to GET INVOLVED and make the world a better place by being of service to others. I don’t care if its helping the elderly, children, the environment, animals, global warming fixes, etc. Just be of service. And from this service you will receive personal joy, spiritual kudos and epiphanies about what’s important and what isn’t – and then “they” no longer control you because you are your own person who listens to your gut, not TV commercials and magazines. It is time for your personal power and to stand up to wrongs in the world. Protest wrongs via marches, letter writing, blogs, etc and make your opinion known. And ask yourself if that opinion is good for the many or only the few, and then you know if you need to expand your thinking and embrace the world, not your personal circle, or you’re on the right path, because we have to do this together and join hands to make the world a better place for us all.

For example, seeing all this racism and sexism come to a head shocks me frankly. Making yourself feel superior to someone else only showcases how very insecure you are. What are you lacking that makes you lash out at others? Perhaps you need to look within, face that pain that created this mindset and release it. We are ALL God’s children. Black people were born closer to the equator, so their skin has adapted and is darker; brown people live further from the equator and their skin is not as dark; while white people are from cold places with less sun, so they are lighter. That’s it. The different races are just geography. Help the bigots in your life get that.

Women are 51% of the world, can you really disrespect their contribution and importance and be sane? Women create community; birth and generally speaking, raise the children; they nurture and support; they generally keep the homes clean and cook for the family; they go out into the world to work out of want or need and carry a heavy burden of responsibility every day. Reducing them to sex objects is what a pubescent boy does, not men in the grown up world. Hating someone because of their race or sex is like telling your right arm you hate your left arm. They are a team and need each other to work well together. We all have two eyes, two hands, two feet, two lungs, two ears, two arms, two lobes in the brain, two legs – hmmm I see a pattern here. 

This is our physical duality of the yin/yang or masculine and feminine energy – creating balance in the body (and I am sure to leave us with ONE in case of accidents). And its all about balance. We must respect people of every race, of every walk of life (thank God the Plumber will come and clear up my clogged toilet and the garbage man who takes away the trash from my house – these are great, hardworking, essential people in our lives, so why do we belittle them, like we do teachers who spend more time with our kids than we do in terms of one on one attention?) Our world is upside down and to make it right side up, we must change ourselves then the boat turns around and we are on a happy journey together.

MPOWERED WITH CONFIDENCEJANUARY 1, 2017 IS THE FIRST STEP IN BECOMING WHOLE, HEALED AND E

The astrology this month is quirky, conflicted, stressful, surprising and sometimes scary. You have to be a grownup to face what is coming, which is why finding your balance is so important. Knowing yourself, being comfortable in your own skin, is key to your character. It’s time to be YOU and not someone else because society has convinced you to ignore your true self and be like everyone else. Exploring who you are and finding the courage to come out into the world as that person is serious stuff. But being a clone, or hiding your true self, will never bring you happiness so you have to make changes.

SO HERE’S WHAT ASTROLOGY ASPECTS AFFECT US THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY 2017.

On January 3rd Venus enters Pisces, making us dreamy and soft-hearted for about 3 weeks. Venus is exalted here and a great placement for love. Bond with people and lovers. Make new friends, find a lover. It’s about emotions and connection via the Universal love connection.

January 6 & 7 Sun conjunct Pluto. You might get some good news, but it could also go wrong. I suggest you walk softly and carry a big stick, and wait for another day to make deals if you can.

January 8 Mercury goes direct. Yippee!! Our minds will take a couple more days to shake off the fog, and then our brains will come back in top form as Mercury has moved back into Sagittarius making us smart, savvy, and ready to go. Think big and tackle big projects/issues.

January 9-11 the Sun is squaring Uranus AND Jupiter. It’s a T-square aspect which is very stressful. Expect outbursts; domestic and international violence and just bad hot headed decisions being made.

January 12 is a full moon in Cancer, the home of the Moon. Expect BIG emotions and religious fervor to take center stage. “I know what’s best” might prevail and people are just over the top emotional. It’s a crazy day generally.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WORK ON YOURSELF.

Become the butterfly, own your power, become balanced and centered and grounded, and stand up for humanity because its all of us together now, and when we join together as one to make things better, we will be unstoppable.

See you mid January!

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