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I have big boobs – I’m called rude names but just cause they’re a certain size doesn’t mean they’re up for grabs
A WOMAN has revealed the rude name she gets called due to her large chest.
Sharing her troubles on social media, she also asserted that the size of her boobs doesn’t serve as consent for those who try to get handsy.
“Having naturally big boobs,” Jasmyn (@jasmynnadine) wrote in her TikTok video.
She then let viewers into her world and shared what the reality of living with a large chest is like.
“Being told you look like a sl*t even in a turtleneck,” she finished off, revealing what’s been said to her in the past.
Social media users flooded her comments with words of encouragement.
“They just jealous baby girl,” one wrote.
“Told by jealous people no doubt, you look amazing,” added a second.
“You are you and that is beautiful,” a third person chimed in.
Someone else took a stance about how women are treated in society.
“Yeah, women are just disrespected for existing in society. It’s honestly so disgusting and needs to change,” they commented.
To which Jasmyn responded: “Seriously, it’s one thing to flaunt yourself and act a certain way. But just cause my boobs are a certain size, does not mean they’re up for grabs.”
An additional user suggested that Jasmyn may simply be around the wrong people due to the type of comments her chest elicited.
“Mayhaps you’re hanging around the wrong people,” they wrote.
Jasmyn responded, suggesting it wasn’t people she knew: “You know it tends to happen while I’m minding my own business and a stranger just wants to ruin my day.”
What does Queen Consort mean?
QUEEN Consort Camilla will officially have a new title at King Charles III’s coronation on May 6.
The invitations for the upcoming coronation revealed Camilla Parker-Bowles’ new name.
Camilla, Queen Consort, with her husband King Charles[/caption]
What does Queen Consort mean?
The title of Queen Consort is given to the wife of a ruling king.
Queen Consorts can become queen dowagers or queen mothers at the passing of the King.
They can also be given the title of Queen Regent if the heir to the throne is too young to be crowned.
When Charles and Camilla married in 2005, it was announced that it was intended for the Duchess of Cornwall to be given the new title of Princess Consort.
Camilla rejected the title of Princess of Wales in order to avoid backlash as that was Diana’s title in life and was still known as such after her death.
But in February 2022, the Queen expressed her wish that Camilla should be known as Queen Consort.
In April 2023, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Camilla will be known as Queen after the coronation of King Charles.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, a senior royal aide said: “It made sense to refer to her Majesty as The Queen Consort in the early months of His Majesty’s reign, to distinguish from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
“Queen Camilla is the appropriate title to set against King Charles on the invitation.
“The Coronation is an appropriate time to start using ‘Queen Camilla’ in an official capacity. All former Queen consorts have been known as Queen plus their first name.”
King Charles and Camilla will be crowned on May 6, 2023.
What is the difference between Queen and Queen Consort?
Throughout British history, the husband or wife of the monarch is known as the consort, a position that has no constitutional role but carries significant prestige.
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king and usually shares her spouse’s social rank and status
Who has been a Queen Consort?
Queen Elizabeth (1936 – 1952)
The Queen Mother at her 93rd birthday celebrations with the Queen[/caption]
Queen Elizabeth was consort to King George VI until his death in 1952, ruling for 16 years.
The majority of her life was spent as the Queen Mother to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, until her death at the age of 101.
Queen Mary (1910-1936)
After becoming Queen Consort in 1910, Queen Mary was beside her husband, King George V, for 26 years before he died in January 1936.
She held the title of Queen Mother to King George VI after the abdication of King Edward VIII in December 1936.
Queen Charlotte (1761-1818)
Married to King George III on September 8, 1761, Queen Charlotte is the longest reigning Queen Consort.
She held her title for 57 years until her death in 1818 and maintained a close friendship with another Queen Consort, Marie Antoinette.
Most notably Queen Charlotte was an amateur botanist who helped expand Kew Gardens and also helped bring Christmas trees to the UK.
Catherine Parr (1543 – 1547)
The final wife of King Henry VIII, who married him in 1543, was Queen Consort until his death.
As King Edward VI was not yet old enough to rule, Catherine Parr was given the queen dowager title but only lived for another year.
Catherine Howard (1540 – 1542)
King Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard came to the throne in 1540.
His previous wife Anne of Cleeves was never formally crowned as the marriage was annulled within six months.
After this Catherine Howard married the King but this only lasted two years because she was accused of adultery and beheaded in 1542.
Jane Seymour (1536 – 1537)
Both a maid-of-honour to Catherine of Aragon and a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour was the only wife to provide King Henry VIII with a male heir.
Her reign only lasted one year as she died 12 days after giving birth.
Anne Boleyn (1533- 1536)
Following his divorce, Anne Boleyn married King Henry VIII in 1533.
She was why he broke from the Catholic Church as the pope would not grant him an annulment from his first marriage.
Anne Boleyn was the first wife of Henry to be beheaded, only three years after being crowned.
Catherine of Aragon (1509 – 1533)
As the first wife of King Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon came to the throne in 1509.
Catherine was one of only three queens to survive Henry, as he divorced her in 1533 after she failed to provide him with a male heir to the throne.
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge is also expected to be known as Queen Consort when her husband Prince William becomes king.
What does a Queen Consort do?
The role of a Queen Consort can be varied depending on the needs of the country and the King.
It is believed that Camilla’s role will be similar to that of the late Prince Philip to provide companionship and support to King Charles.
She will have little political or military power but will have the status and formalities of any other queen.
This is different from Queen Elizabeth II’s title, which is Queen Regnant but both are called the Queen.
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I’m a 5’11” gym girl – I went from 128 lbs to 160 lbs, glow-ups don’t always mean losing weight
THIS gym rat has consistent workouts to thank for her significant weight gain which took place in a span of several months.
Taking to social media, the fit woman was sure to let viewers know that glowing up isn’t only exclusive to slimming down.
A woman has shared how she gained 30 pounds by going to the gym[/caption]
Social media users are loving her epic transformation[/caption]
At the beginning of a TikTok video documenting her weight gain journey, Bella (@bellaanya) shared that she was once 5’11 and 128 pounds.
“Oh.. who is she?” she wrote in her video, before flipping the script and revealing how she looked with 30 pounds of weight gain.
She showed several pictures of her brand new muscly and toned body clad in gym wear at 160 pounds.
Her washboard abs and nicely built glutes were the stars of the show.
“Glowing up doesn’t always look like losing weight,” Bella affirmed in her caption.
In her comments section, she shared with followers that it took her roughly a year and a half to acquire her new build.
She also revealed her diet when asked about the right amount of calories to eat in a day to gain muscle.
She wrote: “I honestly don’t track!! Every day is different, I just do my best to get protein in for each meal I eat or snack!!”
Some people felt super motivated by her incredible weight gain and expressed it.
“As a 5’11″ girl who’s always been around 125-130 [pounds], thank you so much for showing it’s possible,” one wrote.
“I’m 115 pounds and 5’11”! You motivate me so much!!” a second person added.
Someone else felt that the difference between her before and after body was striking, leaving her a compliment.
“Great work, night and day!” they exclaimed.
She shared with followers that it took her roughly a year and a half to acquire her new build[/caption]
Some people felt super motivated by her incredible weight gain[/caption]
Electric airplane towing concept could mean longer zero-emission flights
Magpie Aviation announced a novel new approach to electric airplanes on Monday. Today’s battery technology (including CATL’s new, more efficient one) severely limits the practicality of zero-emission aircraft, leaving clean-energy innovators with two incomplete options: flying a plane full of batteries or one full of people — but not both. So the California-based startup wants to tie them together, extending the rear plane’s range by hundreds of miles.
Towing planes isn’t a new concept, with military use going back to World War II when aerial tows would pull smaller aircraft carrying troops and supplies. But applying it to the world of green transportation is new. Magpie Aviation’s concept uses one or more electric aircraft to act as a tractor plane towing a passenger (or cargo) aircraft using a long cable. The towed plane would have enough battery power for takeoff, landing and flying to alternate airports but not enough to fly the full distance on its own, as reported byAeroTime.
The lead plane would take on the bulk of the traction, and when its battery is depleted, it could hand off towing duties to another electric towing aircraft to extend the rear plane’s range. Magpie CEO Damon Vander Lind summarized toAviation Week, “You get towed until you’ve depleted down to your reserve in the lead aircraft, and then you swap in another tow aircraft.” Although it’s still a regional solution impractical for cross-country or international flights, Vander Lind says it could allow for a trip from San Francisco to Seattle — far beyond the sub-regional distances battery-powered passenger flights can travel on their own.
Magpie says it’s conducted successful small-scale tests using a synthetic fiber rope around 330 ft. long; the company envisions a later commercial version to use nearly mile-long cables. The startup plans to scale up its testing gradually and believes it could be implemented commercially by 2030. It expects advances in battery tech to allow it to tow single-aisle airliners eventually. Magpie suggests that the concept, mainly targeting electric planes, could also work with hybrid, hydrogen and standard aircraft in low-power modes. Additionally, the company says it’s working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with an eye toward certification.
“It sounds kind of crazy, but we kept coming back to it because we couldn’t find any reason why we couldn’t do it,” said Vander Lind. “While our modeling shows that there is an advantage to doing a custom tow aircraft like this, we get a big advantage because the more expensive and critical passenger- and cargo-carrying ‘main aircraft’ has similar requirements to today’s aircraft and so adapts well to existing in-operation and already-in-development platforms. Remember that if we want to hit a zero-carbon 2050 goal, an airliner has a 30-year life, so we’re already at the point where airlines have to think hard about the operating life of the assets that they are buying today.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/electric-airplane-towing-concept-could-mean-longer-zero-emission-flights-205023296.html?src=rss