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MIT graduate develops hands-free tongue-controlled computer interface 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

People with spinal cord injuries are getting some high-tech help in the form of a Bluetooth mouthpiece developed by an MIT graduate that makes it easier for individuals with mobility issues to use computers. Speaking with 7NEWS, the team behind the technology said their goal is to give everyone equal access.  “People with severe hand impairment are isolated in this world and it’s just not fair,” said Augmental Co-Founder Tomas Vega. “So, our interface seeks to help those people and enable them to access and to share with the world.” The mouthpiece allows users to use their tongue to scroll and click on items on desktop and mobile devices. “It’s all embedded in the mouth,” Vega said. “It’s silent. It’s private. It’s expressive. It’s invisible.” The team refined their concept of a hands-free computer interface using the tongue while studying at the MIT Media Lab. They developed the removable “MouthPad” after learning about risks associated with technological implan...

Duran’s grand slam helps Red Sox snap Orioles’ streak, 8-6

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jarren Duran’s drive to center field was hit plenty hard, and he figured he had a chance for extra bases.“I didn’t really think it was going out,” Duran said. “I thought it was really low so I was just trying to get on three, or at least on second.”Duran didn’t have to worry about sprinting around the bases after his line drive cleared the wall for a grand slam in the third inning. And after the Boston Red Sox withstood a five-run ninth by Baltimore, they could enjoy an 8-6 win Tuesday night that snapped the Orioles’ seven-game winning streak.Boston led 8-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth before the Orioles rallied with a leadoff homer by Gunnar Henderson and a one-out grand slam by Cedric Mullins. Kenley Jansen came on and retired the final two hitters for his sixth save.It was the first time in major league history that opposing center fielders hit grand slams in the same game, according to OptaSTATS.Corey Klub...

BC High gets off to a fast start, rolls past Xaverian

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

If you were to take a stroll down Morrissey Boulevard, you would find a certain lacrosse program still searching for its fair share of respect among the state’s top squads. Now, if you haven’t already bought into the hype around BC High’s latest run, it might be time to start.On Tuesday, the Eagles knocked off yet another obstacle, and they relied on their senior attackmen to do so. Will Emsing turned in five goals to go with four assists, while Patrick Maroney added a seven-point boost (four goals, three assists) himself, as BC High erupted offensively in the first half en route to registering a convincing 15-7 win over Catholic Conference rival Xaverian.“We had a good week of practice,” said BC High lacrosse coach Marcus Craigwell. “The guys are dialed in against a Catholic (Conference) rival, Xaverian. So I didn’t have to say much, but that was probably one of the best halves that we’ve played, the first half. We were dialed in, we were unstoppable. I told them that if we played ...

Gallery: Celtics lose to the Hawks during Game 5, 119-117

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

The Boston Celtics blew a ten point lead in the fourth quarter to loose to the Atlanta Hawks 119-117, during round 1 game 5 of the NBA playoffs at the TD Garden.

Tempers flare at Catholic school board debate over raising Pride flag

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

Security guards removed angry parents from a Catholic school board meeting in Aurora on Tuesday night after tempers flared during a debate over raising the Pride flag.The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) was debating whether or not to raise the flag at its schools for Pride month in June.The agenda item was discussed in a packed board meeting that quickly boiled over.Security guards removed audience members following the first speaker, but the ruckus spilled out into the hallway where angry parents could be heard chanting “Shame!”TCDSB teacher and parent, Paolo De Buono, told CityNews he was set to speak in favour of raising the flag, but says he received an email this morning from the YCDSB canceling his delegation.“It’s so important for students to see themselves reflected in their school board,” he argued. “It’s for their safety, it’s for their learning.”De Buono said the email from the board said: “Based on y...

Japan’s Honda outlines global strategy for electric cars

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with General Motors going on sale next year and a bigger EV with a new platform in 2025, a year earlier than initially announced. “We believe that the value society places on being kind to the environment will only build in momentum,” President Toshihiro Mibe said Wednesday in announcing a sprawling set of initiatives intended to put Honda on the global EV map. Mibe told reporters Tokyo-based Honda will forge ahead on investments and partnerships to realize such goals.Honda has set a goal to have all its models around the world electric or fuel cell, which runs on hydrogen and is emissions-free, by 2040. It aims to make more than 2 million EVs a year by 2030. In Japan, where EV demand is picking up gradually, an EV based on the tiny N-ONE model goes on sale in 2025. Two more EV models are planned for the following year. In China, the world’s biggest EV market, Honda Motor Co. has...

Australian leader to host Biden, Kishida, Modi at May summit

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will host President Joe Biden and the leaders of India and Japan for a security summit next month.The meeting at the Sydney Opera House on May 24 will be Australia’s first time hosting the Quad Leaders’ Summit. It will also include Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Albanese attended a summit in Tokyo hours after he was sworn in as prime minister following elections last year. “We will be discussing the global economic environment that we know is under pressure due to global inflationary pressures,” Albanese told reporters.“We know that we live in a more insecure world with strategic competition in our region, with the ongoing impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Albanese added.The Quad partners were deeply invested in the success of the Indo-Pacific. The Quad was committed to supporting an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is respect...

This Lake View High School teacher hits all the right notes as April's Teacher of the Month

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

CHICAGO — In the fourth floor band room at Chicago's historic Lake View High School, Ms. Anne Gallery plays the flute, saxophone, trumpet and more."I wanted to be able to actually show students," Ms. Gallery said "So, if a part is very tricky, I can tell them I know and also here's a way to figure it out."In her tenth year of teaching at Lake View High, Ms. Gallery said it was her frustration with limited access to music classes for Chicago students that led her to the classroom."I became a teacher because I was a little frustrated with not having music in elementary school," Ms. Gallery said. "I wanted to teach high schoolers here to help students who need to catch up to students across the country, who get to start in 5th or 6th grade." Character and community building are suburban kindergarten teacher’s priority Now, she gets to work with her students everyday, building their confidence to perform in front of an audience"I like to make sure I move about the room and I'm playing...

Longhorns fall one short of program record for doubles in 18-3 rout of Texas Southern

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a rain delay of about an hour in the middle of the game, the Texas Longhorns made easy work of Texas Southern 18-3 in a game shortened by the mercy rule.The Longhorns hit 10 doubles in the game, one short of a program record, and used a 9-run third inning to turn a 5-0 lead into 14-0.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersOf the Longhorns' 18 hits, Jared Thomas and Peyton Powell accounted for six of them. Thomas was 3-for-3 with a double and a home run while Powell hit three doubles. Mitchell Daly also hit a home run and finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs.Both Texas homers came in the big third inning. Thomas blasted a 2-run shot to right field that plated Daly, and then Daly came back to the plate and deposited a 3-run dinger over the left-field wall to score Porter Brown and Garret Guillemette.Guillemette finished 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs and ...

Why it is more difficult to diagnose girls with autism than boys

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:24:58 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has grown rapidly in the last couple of decades. Though the number of girls diagnosed with the developmental disorder has risen along with the overall numbers, doctors say that diagnosing girls with ASD is more challenging than with boys. ASD is a developmental disability characterized by persistent difficulties in social interaction and repetitive behaviors, interests or activities that make communicating and participating in daily activities more challenging, according to the CDC. The CDC first began tracking autism in children in Atlanta in 1996. In 2000, it established the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, which expanded the tracking to nine more U.S. metropolitan regions. Since then, the prevalence of autism in children has markedly risen. In 2000, the network found that around one in 150 children had ASD. 18 years later, this number jumped to around one in 44.And sinc...