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World Cup 2026: Resilient DR Congo hold off Ronaldo’s Portugal onslaught

World Cup 2026: Resilient DR Congo hold off Ronaldo’s Portugal onslaught

Published by Sam Flores

Portugal failed to break down a courageous and well-organised DR Congo on Wednesday despite overwhelming dominance. The Seleçao made a blistering start in Houston, with João Neves rising highest from a lofted pass by Pedro Neto in the sixth minute to head past goalkeeper Mpasi Nzau. Portugal, led by a 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, controlled possession from the outset and imposed a suffocating midfield fuelled by PSG talent that dictated play. Their approach was tactical: they constantly ran the Congolese defenders ragged, using their technical superiority to create space and tire opponents in preparation for late opportunities. The Portuguese dominated with about 75% possession, displaying some of the tournament’s most flowing football. Watch moreWorld Cup 2026: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start DR Congo showed early promise when Wissa sent a header inches wide of the left post in the 11th minute after receiving a pinpoint cross, and Bakambu’s mid-range strike was blocked by the Portuguese defence moments later. But Portugal kept a grip on the game as the team played with an aesthetic quality …

The Most Resilient, Successful People I’ve Met Share One Rare Trait | Joe Palmer

The Most Resilient, Successful People I’ve Met Share One Rare Trait | Joe Palmer

Published by Jenni Sidey

When challenges and obstacles occur, we often admire those who seem to act with ease to do or say all the right things. But the truth is: these people who seemingly do everything right really aren’t any different from anyone else, and they earn this admiration by doing things the rest of us are totally one-hundred percent capable of doing.  We all experience trying and difficult times throughout life — that’s life. But what sets some people apart is the responsible way they’ve chosen to manage their feelings and emotions around said hardship, and more importantly, if their view of themselves has little, if any, ring of victimhood in it. The rare trait that strong and successful people have mastered? Resilience. Karolina Grabowska / Unsplash+ There are three major parts of resilience, which are much more than just being able to bounce back from hard times: Resilience is effectively communicating when challenged Resilience is maintaining a positive and outgoing view of ourselves Resilience is managing stress and emotions in a responsive manner The area of our lives where we …

60s & 70s Parents Weren’t Perfect, But These 9 ‘Tough Love’ Habits Raised More Resilient Kids

60s & 70s Parents Weren’t Perfect, But These 9 ‘Tough Love’ Habits Raised More Resilient Kids

Published by Jenni Sidey

Constant discipline and punishment can harm mental toughness in children, but a dash of tough love might be exactly what all kids need. According to therapist Dr. Nicole McGuffin, a mix of structure and nurturing, as well as tough love, are exactly how great parents raise great kids. While 60s and 70s parents weren’t perfect by any means, their tough love habits raised more resilient kids. Compared to the overly coddling, overbearing parents and entitled kids of today, they figured out how to challenge their kids for the sake of growth. 60s and 70s parents weren’t perfect, but these 9 ‘tough love’ habits raised more resilient kids 1. Making kids play outside all day PeopleImages | Shutterstock Facing boredom is an important practice for kids growing up, not only to offer emotional regulation skills, but also to boost creativity and critical thinking, as well as a general sense of self. The “just go outside” mentality might have been annoying for kids who wanted to do nothing inside or play with toys, but it offered them …

Audrey Hepburn’s Sons Recount Her Remarkably Resilient Life

Audrey Hepburn’s Sons Recount Her Remarkably Resilient Life

Published by Sam Flores

War Child “I knew the cold clutch of human terror all through my teens,” Hepburn once said. “I saw it, felt it, heard it—and it never goes away. You see, it wasn’t just a nightmare: I was there, and it all happened.” In 1939, the Baroness misguidedly evacuated her daughter from Kent, believing she would be safer in neutral Holland. But in May 1940, the Nazis invaded Holland, and five years of hell on earth began. Ferrer believes World War II was the profound experience that most shaped his mother’s life, and the horrors she witnessed make this thesis highly believable. Hepburn and her family survived firebombing, starvation, and daily terror. Her family’s money was confiscated; her favorite uncle, Otto, was murdered by the Nazis; shrapnel lodged in Hepburn’s neck, giving it its beguiling tilt. One day at a train station, Hepburn saw Jewish families being transported to the concentration camps, an image she could never forget. She aided the underground resistance, delivering messages and pamphlets to those in hiding. While delivering a message to …

AI-informed integration of electric vehicles charging infrastructure for resilient distribution grids

AI-informed integration of electric vehicles charging infrastructure for resilient distribution grids

Published by skeptic

How the AHEAD project is enabling smarter and more stable power systems in Europe The electrification of transport is a cornerstone of Europe’s strategy to achieve climate neutrality. Electric vehicles (EVs) are no longer a niche technology but a rapidly expanding component of the energy landscape, driven by ambitious policy frameworks, technological innovation, and increasing societal awareness. As adoption accelerates, however, the implications for power systems become more complex, particularly at the distribution level, where most charging activity takes place. Unlike traditional electricity demand, EV charging introduces new patterns characterised by high power, temporal concentration, and spatial clustering. Evidence gathered within the AHEAD project confirms that even moderate levels of EV penetration can lead to significant local stress on distribution networks when charging is not properly coordinated. These impacts include thermal overloads of cables and transformers, voltage deviations, and increased operational uncertainty for distribution system operators (DSOs). At the same time, charging behaviour is far from uniform. It is shaped by a combination of user preferences, mobility needs, infrastructure availability, and external factors such as …

People with better cardiorespiratory fitness tend to be less anxious and more resilient in emotional situations

People with better cardiorespiratory fitness tend to be less anxious and more resilient in emotional situations

Published by José Betancourt

A study in Brazil found that individuals with better cardiorespiratory fitness tended to have lower levels of trait anxiety. They also tended to be more resilient in situations of emotional stress. The paper was published in Acta Psychologica. Cardiorespiratory fitness is the ability of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and muscles to supply and use oxygen efficiently during sustained physical activity. It reflects how well the body can perform activities such as walking, running, cycling, or swimming over time without becoming overly fatigued. A person with better cardiorespiratory fitness can usually exercise longer and recover faster after exertion. This form of fitness is important because it is closely linked to physical health, endurance, and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. One key indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness is maximal oxygen uptake, called VO2max, which estimates the body’s capacity to use oxygen during intense exercise. Resting heart rate is another indicator, because lower resting rates are associated with better cardiovascular efficiency. Heart rate recovery after exercise is also useful, since faster recovery generally suggests better fitness. Endurance …

People Who Stay Calm In An Emergency Rely On These 9 Mental Habits | Lauren Reiter

People Who Stay Calm In An Emergency Rely On These 9 Mental Habits | Lauren Reiter

Published by Jenni Sidey

We’ve all been overexposed to fear lately. Daily reports of affordability, political fragmentation, and conflict in the Middle East all feed into our angst. The emotional pushback on these abnormal circumstances is episodic. Sometimes this includes chronic anger and fear. Both these emotions occur because your amygdala, the fear center of the brain, interprets danger and sets the “fight or flight” response into motion. When the associated adrenaline and cortisol flood the system, the brain changes. One of these changes is a sense of certainty that one is right. But true certainty is not possible at this point.  Certainty will come, retrospectively, and then only with honest, unbiased assessment. In the meantime, how do you keep your sanity and humanity? The way you always have in emergencies: By staying calm, being courageous, and remaining resilient. Staying calm will help you make better decisions. Without an influx of adrenaline, you can perceive the larger picture, both broader and further into the future. Once adrenaline has been released, your brain doesn’t allow you to focus on anything other than …

Donald Trump’s ‘resilient’ student son Barron turns 20 — and he’s lucked out on his birthday

Donald Trump’s ‘resilient’ student son Barron turns 20 — and he’s lucked out on his birthday

Published by Daniella Wilson

Barron Trump is no longer a teenager! Donald and Melania Trump’s son turned 20 on March 20, and celebrated in style with his family and friends away from the spotlight.  His birthday couldn’t have come at a better time either, as it’s fallen during Spring Break at NYU, where he has been a student at the Stern School of Business since 2024. Students have been out of school since March 16, and will return next week.  Barron was a student at New York University’s Manhattan campus during his first year of post-high school studies. However, at the start of his sophomore year, he transferred to NYU’s Washington, D.C. campus – allowing him to be closer to his family, who is very close to.  © Getty ImagesBarron Trump is now 20! Resilient and headstrong  Described as “resilient” by his mom in her 2024 self-titled memoir, Barron has a bright future ahead of him, with a hugely impressive net worth of $150M thanks to cryptocurrency investments, Forbes reported last – and that’s before he’s even graduated!  Melania …

Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought

Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought

Published by skeptic

A young loggerhead turtle in the Caribbean Sea near the Bahamas WaterFrame/Alamy Sea turtles may be better able to cope with climate change than we had thought. Biologists are concerned that the reptiles might face extinction because warmer conditions will encourage most turtle eggs to develop into females. But it turns out the animals have a genetic safety net that could help them retain a more even balance between sexes even as temperatures rise. “We believe we have uncovered the capacity of turtles to adjust to the environment they are in,” says Chris Eizaguirre at Queen Mary University of London. The sex of baby sea turtles isn’t set by a sex-determining chromosome – as happens in many animals, including humans – but by the temperature inside the nest. Lab studies have shown that, at lower nest temperatures, more hatchlings will be male and at higher ones, more will be female, leading to fears that global warming will cause ever more turtles to hatch as female. For example, a 2018 genetic study found that about 99 …

‘Cornwall isn’t resilient enough’: towns struggle with broadband outage after Storm Goretti | Cornwall

‘Cornwall isn’t resilient enough’: towns struggle with broadband outage after Storm Goretti | Cornwall

Published by Jenni Sidey

Accessed by a steep, winding lane, the tiny settlement of Cucurrian in the far-west of Cornwall feels remote at the best of times. But over the last two weeks, the people who live here have felt even more isolated after they were left without a way of communicating with the outside world as a result of Storm Goretti. “I think people feel let down, angry, failed,” said Mark Pugh, an audiobook producer, who has spent more hours than he would care to tot up carefully picking his way out of Cucurrian and sitting in his car in a layby to find a mobile signal good enough to work from. “This storm has shown that Cornwall isn’t resilient enough. A lot is promised, but not enough is delivered.” Goretti brought down thousands of power, phone and broadband lines and caused countless trees to fall, including one that crushed the caravan of 50-year-old James Southey and killed him. For days, many hundreds of people were left without power, water or both, but while those services have been …