Haiti gangs fire on journalists covering a planned hospital reopening, leaving casualties** Update: We apologize for an earlier report as we mistakenly cited a fake account hinting at a potential coaching change in Detroit . There have been rumors of an imminent coaching decision but any rumors that Steve Yzerman has decided to move on from Derek Lalonde or that ownership has declined a move has not been verified. Our original post has been kept in full for clarity, but again, it turns out this account was not verified and we apologize for not meeting our standards and expectations for citing reputable sources. According to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN , the Detroit Red Wings are on the verge of making a coaching change. Following the team’s disappointing 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues, with the holiday break giving GM Steve Yzerman some time to think it over, speculation is he’s ready to pull the plug on Derek Lalonde. Hearing whispers that Steve Yzerman is ready for a coaching change in Detroit, however owner Chris Ilitch is hesitant due to the financial impact of a potential buyout. Interesting situation developing... #LGRW The defeat to the Blues has fueled discussions about the team’s long-term direction and performance under its current coaching staff. What may be causing the delay is owner Chris Ilitch’s reluctance to approve a coaching change due to financial concerns. While Yzerman appears dissatisfied with recent results and is eager to make a move, Ilitch is hesitant to pay two coaches. The expenses involved in buying out the current coach’s contract, along with the cost of hiring an experienced replacement, are creating obstacles to approving the change. Do the Red Wings think they can salvage the season? It’s intriguing timing for talk of the coaching chance to surface. There has been chatter most of the year that this might be in the works, but now that the Red Wings are 34 games into the season and seventh in the Atlantic Division, it’s hard to see a scenario where they turn things around. The team is eight points out of the wild-card race , and while a new coach might offer them a bump in terms of improved play, would it be enough? As pressure mounts, Red Wings fans are eager to see whether Yzerman can secure the resources needed to make significant changes and get the team back on track. And, if they do make a change, is the coach they bring in supposed to get this team into the playoff mix? Or, is it about finding a coach to move forward with the team after this year? This article first appeared on NHL Trade Talk and was syndicated with permission.Entrepreneur and political figure, Vivek Ramaswamy , recently addressed the reasons why top tech companies often hire foreign-born and first-generation engineers amid ongoing controversy surrounding immigration and high-skilled worker visas . Posting on his social media account on X, he also emphasised that the issue is not because of an IQ difference, but rather a cultural one. “Top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Tough questions demand tough answers & if we’re really serious about fixing the problem, we have to confront the TRUTH” Ramaswamy said that American culture has long celebrated mediocrity over excellence, a trend that dates back at least to the 90s, if not earlier. He also argued that this mindset doesn't begin in college but is instilled from a young age. “A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers,” he stated. He further argued that a culture which favours characters like Cory from "Boy Meets World," Zach and Slater from "Saved by the Bell," or Stefan over Steve Urkel from "Family Matters" will not produce the best engineers. He mentioned that he knows several immigrant parents from the 90s who deliberately restricted how much TV their children could watch, as they believed shows promoting mediocrity hindered success. Their children, he pointed out, went on to become highly successful STEM graduates. “More movies like Whiplash, fewer reruns of “Friends.” More math tutoring, fewer sleepovers. More weekend science competitions, fewer Saturday morning cartoons. More books, less TV. More creating, less “chillin.” More extracurriculars, less “hanging out at the mall.” The Republican also stated that while most typical American parents view "those kinds of parents" with scepticism, if people grow up aiming for normalcy, that is what they will ultimately achieve. He also asked the public to compare the families that raised their kids according to different models. “Normalcy” doesn’t cut it in a hyper-competitive global market for technical talent. And if we pretend like it does, we’ll have our asses handed to us by China.” The Republican politician also said that under Trump’s presidency America can soar to its golden heights again provided that the culture “wakes up” and prioritizes achievement over normalcy, excellence over mediocrity, nerdiness over conformity and hard work over laziness. “That’s the work we have cut out for us, rather than wallowing in victimhood & just wishing (or legislating) alternative hiring practices into existence. I’m confident we can do it.” Ramaswamy is set to lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency alongside billionaire Elon Musk during Trump’s second term. Born on August 9, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy is a biotech entrepreneur, author, and former Republican presidential candidate. He is best known for founding Roivant Sciences in 2014, where he built his wealth by acquiring and advancing underdeveloped pharmaceutical companies. Ramaswamy gained national attention for his outspoken views on corporate America's involvement in social issues and his criticism of environmental, social, and governance investing.
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A new model developed to predict mental resilience in college students could have significant implications for how universities address the growing mental health challenges facing this demographic. The research, published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology , used statistical methods to investigate how students cope with stress and adversity. Fulian Liu of the Mental Health Education Center for College Students at Wuxi Institute of Technology in Wuxi, China, suggests that the study could help educational establishments identify those at risk of mental health struggles and by anticipating challenges, offer appropriate interventions to preclude severe psychological distress in the most vulnerable. Mental resilience, or toughness, might be defined as one's ability to cope with stress and setbacks. It is closely related to psychological resilience and well-being. College students, often navigating a complex mix of academic pressures, social challenges, and personal transitions, can be particularly vulnerable to mental health problems . This, in turn, can have a detrimental impact on their academic performance and their quality of life during their studies and afterwards. An understanding of mental toughness and the ability to foresee problems arising before they become serious could be an important part of supporting students. Current models for tracking and studying mental health have limitations. They often struggle with what is referred to as "overfitting" wherein the model performs well on training data but fails to work well with novel information. Additionally, irrelevant or redundant variables can cloud or color the predictive process, reducing the reliability of the model. The new work tackles these problems and uses an optimized version of Elastic Network Regression (ENR) to balance multiple predictive factors statistically speaking. This approach uses a Bayesian optimization algorithm (BOENR) to fine tune the parameters within the model based on prior knowledge and is able to improve accuracy by avoiding the overfitting problem. The new model has a much lower prediction error than other models, offering an accuracy rate of above 94% and outperforming five commonly used models in terms of predictive reliability. More information: Fulian Liu, Mental toughness prediction model of college students based on optimal elastic network regression, International Journal of Information and Communication Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2024.143331Chelsea’s surprise defeat at home to Fulham earlier in the day had been an unexpected gift for Arne Slot’s side and they drove home their advantage by outclassing the struggling Foxes. Having overcome the early setback of conceding to Jordan Ayew, with even the travelling fans expressing their surprise they were winning away after taking just five points on the road this season, the home team had too much quality. That was personified by the excellent Cody Gakpo, whose eighth goal in his last 14 appearances produced the equaliser in first-half added time with the Netherlands international unlucky to have a second ruled out for offside by VAR. Further goals from Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah, with his 19th of the season, stretched Liverpool’s unbeaten run to 22 matches. For Leicester, who had slipped into the bottom three after Wolves’ win over Manchester United, it is now one win from the last 10 in the league and Ruud van Nistelrooy has plenty of work to do, although he was not helped here by the absence of leading scorer Jamie Vardy through injury. It looked liked Liverpool meant business from the off with Salah’s volley from Gakpo’s far-post cross just being kept out by Jakub Stolarczyk, making his league debut after former Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward was omitted from the squad having struggled in the defeat to Wolves. But if the hosts thought that had set the tone they were badly mistaken after being opened up with such simplicity in only the sixth minute. Stephy Mavididi broke down the left and his low cross picked out Ayew, who turned Andy Robertson far too easily, with his shot deflecting off Virgil van Dijk to take it just out of Alisson Becker’s reach. With a surprise lead to cling to Leicester knew they had to quell the storm heading their way and they began by trying to take as much time out of the game as they could, much to Anfield’s frustration. It took a further 18 minutes for Liverpool to threaten with Gakpo cutting in from the left to fire over, a precursor for what was to follow just before half-time. That was the prompt for the attacks to rain down on the Foxes goal, with Salah’s shot looping up off Victor Kristiansen and landing on the roof of the net and Robertson heading against a post. Gakpo’s inclination to come in off the left was proving a problem for the visitors, doing their utmost to resist the pressure, but when Salah curled a shot onto the crossbar on the stroke of half-time it appeared they had survived. However, Gakpo once again drifted in off the flank to collect an Alexis Mac Allister pass before curling what is fast becoming his trademark effort over Stolarczyk and inside the far post. Early the second half Darwin Nunez fired over Ryan Gravenberch’s cross before Jones side-footed home Mac Allister’s cross after an intricate passing move inside the penalty area involving Nunez, Salah and the Argentina international. Leicester’s ambition remained limited but Patson Daka should have done better from a two-on-one counter attack with Mavididi but completely missed his kick with the goal looming. 🎯 pic.twitter.com/IqmAsKylLR — Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 26, 2024 Nunez forced a save out of the goalkeeper before Gakpo blasted home what he thought was his second only for VAR to rule Nunez was offside in the build-up. But Liverpool’s third was eventually delivered by the left foot of Salah, who curled the ball outside Kristiansen, inside Jannick Vestergaard and past Stolarczyk inside the far post.
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