They were imprisoned as children in the Tower of London by Richard III (their brother) on the grounds of illegitimacy. They were later smothered with a pillow as they slept.
It's thought their father, Edward IV who was born out of wedlock, making that line (including Richard III and the current queen) illegitimate heirs to the throne.
Yes, lied in the confessional at my first holy confession.
I said that I'd used swear words and that I'd been mean to my big sister which I hadn't.
If you tell a child that he, or she is damned if they sin, but also damned if they don't confess their sins it all gets a bit confusing and terrifying.
Pre-school education should include the definition of the word 'irony'.
I live in the UK and you don't speak for me, MissC.
I think they're all pricks.
Although, I grant you that it's a small relief not to have the loudest oaf practically trampling the queen. Whatever one's opinion of the monarchy, I think most of us could agree that she's a tiny wee old biddy, (ffs).
It's gelled to look unkempt as part of his affable buffoon public image.
I'm not sure what he's trying to achieve with this act, but he doesn't present his true, authentic self and is therefore lacking in honesty and integrity at least on this level.
Given the choice between a McDonalds and saffron and cumin braised carrots, I'd take the carrots as far away from the nauseating smell of the junk fodder as I could.
I think we learn what tastes nice and what doesn't.
There are two arcs to each piece of train track: one side has a shorter arc which would make the inner side of a bend, the other outer side having a longer arc.
When you put them next to each other you are comparing the shorter, inner arc of one piece with the longer, outer arc of the other.
The illusion is exacerbated by one track having the 'link' piece attached. The brain tells you that piece is longer, but muddles up the extra length created by the 'link' with the extra length created by the outside arc.
If the piece without the 'link' had been put in front of the piece with a link instead of behind it, the illusion of one being longer than the other wouldn't be as stark.
The site owners rely on reporting; perhaps members have a diiferent concept of 'moderating' protocol than the reality here.
I suspect CS is a sideline income and that reports are dealt with in the evening after work.
If there are no reports about political/covid topics, they remain.
The site owners will not always agree that a report constitutes a transgression.
They may also have let things slide now there's some distance from the events of January 6th and the threat of insurrection appears to have abated.
The site owners do not appear to see babysitting the blogs and forums as in their remit. I don't think it's my job, either.
I imagine, as the political/covid material builds and gets out of hand again there will be more reports, suspensions, bannings and threats to remove the blog and forum facilities.
For now, perhaps there is an opportunity for respectful discussion. Each of us can choose how we word our opinions.
The vaccines were tested to the same standards as any other.
The Oxford team had already carried out years of research following the SARS outbreak in 2002-2004 and MERS in 2012. Coronavirus are not new and it was predicted that there would be further outbreaks, possibly, or likely on a pandemic level.
Oxford University had already created the basis for the vaccine which was then tweaked to match the specific covid19 coronavirus.
The bits that were rushed were the funding and bureaucracy which can often take a year between each stage of testing.
The issue of blood clotting has only happened in conjunction with a medical condition called thrombocytopenia which is itself very rare and fatal if left untreated. Age is also a factor which is why here in the UK under the 30's have been given the option to ask for an alternative as a precaution.
Originally, people were required to continue wearing masks after vaccination because of concerns about cross infection in the unlikely event that they became infected, but were asymptomatic. I read recently that initial data is showing that fully vaccinated, but subsequently infected people not only avoid severe disease, but are showing a reduction in passing the virus to others.
Bear in mind that viral infections can also lead to blood clots and heart attacks as happened with a friend of mine who had a persistent and severe dry cough a few weeks before our first lockdown.
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RE: Morning or Late Night
I don't get any kind of servicing, Gal.