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zoliget Kam Jones scored 20 points and dished with 10 assists to lead the No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles to a 94-62 victory over the visiting Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee. Jones added six rebounds for Marquette (8-0), which is off to its best start since winning 10 straight to begin the 2011-12 campaign that ended with a Sweet 16 appearance. Ben Gold added 12 points, while Stevie Mitchell scored 10 and had three steals. David Joplin, Caedin Hamilton and Royce Parham each netted nine points for the Golden Eagles. The Catamounts (2-4) were led by Bernard Pelote's 13 points and eight boards. Jamar Livingston chipped in 10 points and CJ Hyland bundled five points with five rebounds and six assists. Marquette controlled most of the game, thanks largely to 51.4 percent shooting and 21 takeaways. The Golden Eagles built a 16-point lead in the first half before Western Carolina clawed within 37-28 with 3:55 left. Marquette responded with a 12-2 run to take a 49-30 advantage into the break, its largest lead of the game to that point. The game quickly got out of hand from there, with the Golden Eagles eventually scoring 11 straight points to push its lead to 81-45 with 7:15 remaining. Marquette finished with 26 points off of Catamount turnovers and hit 14 of 40 shots (35.0 percent) from 3-point range. The win wasn't all smooth sailing for the Golden Eagles, who lost backup guard Zaide Lowery to an apparent left knee injury. Lowery was helped off the court and into the locker room by his teammates with 1:36 left in the game. Saturday's game was a final tune-up for Marquette, which has three challenging games coming up against No. 5 Iowa State, No. 15 Wisconsin and Dayton before Big East conference play begins Dec. 18. --Field Level Media

Trump lawyers call on judge to dismiss hush money casePresident-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska's Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called. Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents. The federal government in recent years has endeavored to change place-names considered disrespectful to Native people. “Denali” is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one" or “the great one.” A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. That name was formally recognized by the U.S. government until Obama changed it over opposition from lawmakers in McKinley's home state of Ohio. Trump suggested in 2016 that he might undo Obama's action, but he dropped that notion after Alaska's senators objected. He raised it again during a rally in Phoenix on Sunday. “McKinley was a very good, maybe a great president,” Trump said Sunday. “They took his name off Mount McKinley, right? That’s what they do to people.” Once again, Trump's suggestion drew quick opposition within Alaska. “Uh. Nope. It’s Denali,” Democratic state Sen. Scott Kawasaki posted on the social platform X Sunday night. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski , who for years pushed for legislation to change the name to Denali, conveyed a similar sentiment in a post of her own. “There is only one name worthy of North America’s tallest mountain: Denali — the Great One,” Murkowski wrote on X. Various tribes of Athabascan people have lived in the shadow of the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain for thousands of years. McKinley, a Republican native of Ohio who served as the 25th president, was assassinated early in his second term in 1901 in Buffalo, New York. Alaska and Ohio have been at odds over the name since at least the 1970s. Alaska had a standing request to change the name since 1975, when the legislature passed a resolution and then-Gov. Jay Hammond appealed to the federal government. Known for its majestic views, the mountain is dotted with glaciers and covered at the top with snow year-round, with powerful winds that make it difficult for the adventurous few who seek to climb it. ___ Rush reported from Portland, Oregon. Claire Rush, The Associated Press

By Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald (TNS) MIAMI — As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche . Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. “I had a stroke and my life made a 180-degree turn,” Lara told the Miami Herald, recalling the medical scare she experienced in May 2020 in the early months of the COVID pandemic. “The stroke affected my left side of the body,” the North Miami woman and former high school math teacher said. Lara, an avid runner and gym goer, couldn’t even walk. “It was hard,” the 50-year-old mom said. After years of rehabilitation therapy and a foot surgery, Lara can walk again. But she still struggles with moving. This summer, she became the first patient in South Florida to get an implant of a new and only FDA-approved nerve stimulation device designed to help ischemic stroke survivors regain movement in their arms and hands. This first procedure was at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Lara’s rehab was at at the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, part of a partnership between Jackson Health System and UHealth. Every year, thousands in the United States have a stroke , with one occurring every 40 seconds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of strokes are ischemic, often caused by blood clots that obstruct blood flow to the brain. For survivors, most of whom are left with some level of disability, the Vivistim Paired VNS System, the device implanted in Lara’s chest, could be a game changer in recovery, said Dr. Robert Starke, a UHealth neurosurgeon and interventional neuroradiologist. He also serves as co-director of endovascular neurosurgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, part of Miami-Dade’s public hospital system. Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, right, runs into her rehabilitation neurology physician Dr. Gemayaret Alvarez, before her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The implant is designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms, goes through exercises while her therapist activates the device during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The activation works as positive reinforcement to her muscles when she completes the exercise correctly. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, does an exercise while Neil Batungbakal, rehabilitation therapist, activates the implant with the black trigger during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The implant is designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms. The activation works as positive reinforcement to her muscles when she completes the exercise correctly. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA- approved nerve stimulation implant, does an exercise while Neil Batungbakal, rehabilitation therapist, activates the implant with the black trigger during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, right, runs into her rehabilitation neurology physician Dr. Gemayaret Alvarez, before her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The implant is designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) The Vivistim Paired VNS System is a small pacemaker-like device implanted in the upper chest and neck area. Patients can go home the same day. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the stroke rehabilitation system in 2021 to be used alongside post-ischemic stroke rehabilitation therapy to treat moderate to severe mobility issues in hands and arms. Lara’s occupational therapist can activate the device during rehabilitation sessions to electrically stimulate the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain down to the abdomen and regulates various parts of the body’s nervous system. The electrical stimulation rewires the brain to improve a stroke survivor’s ability to move their arms and hands. Lara also has a magnet she can use to activate the device when she wants to practice at home. Her therapy consists of repetitive tasks, including coloring, pinching cubes and grabbing and releasing cylindrical shapes. After several weeks of rehabilitation therapy with the device, Lara has seen improvement. “Little by little, I’m noticing that my hand is getting stronger. I am already able to brush my teeth with the left hand,” she told the Miami Herald in September. Since then, Lara has finished the initial six-week Vivitism therapy program, and is continuing to use the device in her rehabilitation therapy. She continues to improve and can now eat better with her left hand and can brush her hair with less difficulty, according to her occupational therapist, Neil Batungbakal. Lara learned about the device through an online group for stroke survivors and contacted the company to inquire. She then connected them with her Jackson medical team. Now a year later, the device is available to Jackson patients. So far, four patients have received the implant at Jackson. Starke sees the device as an opportunity to help bring survivors one step closer to regaining full mobility. Strokes are a leading cause of disability worldwide. While most stroke survivors can usually recover some function through treatment and rehabilitation, they tend to hit a “major plateau” after the first six months of recovery, he said. Vivistim, when paired with rehabilitation therapy, could change that. Jackson Health said results of a clinical trial published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet in 2021 showed that the device, “when paired with high-repetition, task-specific occupational or physical therapy, helps generate two to three times more hand and arm function for stroke survivors than rehabilitation therapy alone.” The device has even shown to benefit patients 20 years from their original stroke, according to Starke. “So now a lot of these patients that had strokes 10-15 years ago that thought that they would never be able to use their arm in any sort of real functional way are now able to have a real meaningful function, which is pretty tremendous,” Starke said. Vivistim’s vagus-nerve stimulation technology was developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Texas Biomedical Device Center and is being sold commercially by Austin-based MicroTransponder, a company started by university graduates. Similar devices are used to treat epilepsy and depression . For Lara, the device is a new tool to help her recovery journey. “Everything becomes a challenge so we are working with small things every day because I want to get back as many functions as possible,” Lara said. Patients interested in Vivistim should speak with their doctor to check their eligibility. The FDA said patients should make sure to discuss any prior medical history, including concurrent forms of brain stimulation, current diathermy treatment, previous brain surgery, depression, respiratory diseases and disorders such as asthma, and cardiac abnormalities. “Adverse events included but were not limited to dysphonia (difficulty speaking), bruising, falling, general hoarseness, general pain, hoarseness after surgery, low mood, muscle pain, fracture, headache, rash, dizziness, throat irritation, urinary tract infection and fatigue,” the FDA said. MicroTransponder says the device is “covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance with prior authorization on a case-by-case basis.” To learn more about the device, visit vivistim.com. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit at miamiherald.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Informal vote counts in Ireland's General Election centres suggest potential breakthroughs and challenges for some established incumbents, following an exit poll that showed the three main parties nearly neck and neck. The tallies, conducted by party activists and volunteers from 9am, provide a more localised view of the potential result than Friday night's exit poll. , the largest opposition party, held 21.1% of first-preference votes, slightly ahead of current coalition partners Fine Gael and Fianna Fail at 21% and 19.5% respectively, according to the Ipsos BandA Exit Poll commissioned by RTE, The Irish Times, TG4 and Trinity College Dublin. Now that the boxes are open, the votes must be sorted before the formal count begins, a process that could take days due to Ireland's complex proportional representation system with a single transferable vote (PR-STV), where candidates are ranked by preference. This means that voting slips need to be counted multiple times, a task that can last days. The early inconclusive indications have shifted speculation towards the complicated maths of government formation, as the country's several smaller parties and many independents potentially vie for a place in government. First counts, which could see the election of new members of parliament, known as TDs in Ireland, are expected later on Saturday. The counts are indicating potential difficulties for Fianna Fail in Wicklow, where the party's sole candidate in the constituency, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, is anticipated to face a tough fight, with the possibility of losing his seat looming. Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman, who leads the junior partner in the outgoing coalition, also appears vulnerable, reports . He had garnered 7% of the votes in the unofficial poll with over half of the boxes tallied by midday. Attention is also turning to independent candidate Gerard Hutch, who currently ranks fourth in the four-seat constituency of Dublin Central following the completion of the unofficial tallies there. Last spring, Mr Hutch was acquitted by the non-jury Special Criminal Court of the murder of David Byrne, marking one of the initial fatal incidents in the Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud. Mr Byrne, aged 33, was fatally shot six times during a busy boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in February 2016. A Special Criminal Court judge labelled Mr Hutch, 61, as the patriarchal figurehead of the Hutch criminal organisation and stated he had been involved in "serious criminal conduct". The outcome in this constituency is being keenly observed as other candidates await the possibility that transfers from those eliminated might ultimately push him out of the race. Initially, it seemed unlikely that a single smaller party would be needed to secure a majority. This has led to speculation about the potential for a coalition involving four parties or independents - a scenario some view as a recipe for unstable governance. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael leaders have consistently dismissed the idea of a coalition with Sinn Fein due to significant policy differences. Consequently, the opposition party faces a more difficult path to government formation. However, seemingly insurmountable political differences have been overcome as recently as 2020 when an inconclusive general election result led to Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, two parties born from opposing sides of Ireland's 1920s Civil War, agreeing to put aside nearly a century of hostility and share power in the outgoing coalition. This was despite similar pre-election pledges against forming coalitions. In that election, Sinn Fein won the popular vote but didn't run enough candidates to secure sufficient Dail seats for a realistic shot at government formation. The transfer of votes based on voter preferences, a crucial aspect of PR-STV, is a key determinant in the final outcome of any Irish election. This system allows candidates to secure a seat even if they don't receive enough votes in the first count. Over 3.6 million people registered to vote in the election, which covered 43 constituencies and focused on issues such as the housing crisis, immigration surge, cost of living, economic management, and potential future trade shocks. The country's parliament has a total of 174 seats to be filled, a record number. However, as the Ceann Comhairle, or speaker of the house, is automatically returned, only 173 seats will be filled during the counting process. To remove this article -Yuantai Derun was invited to attend the 2025 China Steel Market Outlook and "My Steel" Annual Conference 12-23-2024 08:22 PM CET | Industry, Real Estate & Construction Press release from: ABNewswire The "2025 China Steel Market Outlook and 'My Steel' Annual Conference, co hosted by the Metallurgical Industry Economic Development Research Center and Shanghai Steel Union E-commerce Co., Ltd. (My Steel Network), will be held in Shanghai from December 5th to December 7th, 2024. Against the backdrop of the steel industry entering a new round of adjustment cycle this year, this conference invited several heavyweight experts, renowned scholars, and industry experts to deeply analyze hot issues such as macroeconomic, industry situation, and downstream market prospects, to help participants in the steel industry chain layout in advance. Tianjin Yuantai Derun Steel Pipe Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd., as the sponsor of the banquet at this conference, will assist in building the platform and provide a platform for everyone to communicate and discuss. Against the backdrop of increasingly prominent supply-demand contradictions, lower than expected demand in traditional steel fields such as real estate and infrastructure, vicious competition in the form of internal competition, and a "cliff like" decline in industry efficiency. We need to face difficulties squarely and be full of confidence. Image: https://www.ytdrintl.com/uploads/LIUKAISONG-Zhici.jpg Liu Kaisong, Deputy General Manager of Tianjin Yuantaiderun Steel Pipe Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd., was invited to attend the meeting. At the dinner, Mr. Liu expressed his gratitude for the warm invitation from Shanghai Steel Union and was delighted to gather with leaders of business associations, steel industry leaders, and industry elites at the Shanghai Steel Union conference. On behalf of Tianjin Yuantai Derun Steel Pipe Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd., we would like to extend our best wishes, heartfelt thanks, and sincere greetings to all colleagues present here, as well as to our customers, partners, and new and old friends from all walks of life who have always given high attention and strong support to Yuantai Derun. Next, we will introduce the main products and development history of Yuantai Derun Group, with a customer-centric philosophy. Yuantai Derun Group was founded in 2002 with a total registered capital of 1.3 billion yuan. Its headquarters is located in Daqiu Village, Tianjin, and it has two major production bases in Tianjin and Tangshan. The company has long focused on and deeply cultivated in the field of square and rectangular tubes, engaged in related fields for more than 20 years. With high-quality domestic and imported steel raw materials, it manufactures various special material square and rectangular tubes, high-frequency welded round tubes, low, medium, and high zinc layer zinc aluminum magnesium tubes, hot-dip galvanized tubes, photovoltaic brackets and other steel pipe products. Having an absolute market position and market share, with a single product market share ranking first in the country and globally. The company continuously extends its industrial chain while utilizing association and industry alliance platforms to gather wisdom and resources for the industry. Century old Yuantai, De Run Ren, Yuantai people nurture opportunities in crisis, open up new horizons in changing situations, and shoulder the mission and responsibility of steel workers in the new era with high-quality products and services, making structural steel pipes more widely used in China's economic development and construction. Yuantai Derun Group adheres to the concept of "customer-centric", always pays attention to customer needs, and provides comprehensive services and support. The group has a highly qualified team with strong research and innovation capabilities, capable of providing customers with high-quality, efficient, and sustainable solutions. Image: https://www.ytdrintl.com/uploads/My-steel-3.jpg Future Yuantai Derun Group will continue to be committed to technological innovation and service upgrading, working hand in hand with customers to promote industrial development and economic prosperity. The group will actively expand its international market, strengthen cooperation and communication with domestic and foreign enterprises, and continuously enhance its competitiveness and influence. Aspire to become an internationally influential enterprise, creating more value for society and customers. Image: https://www.ytdrintl.com/uploads/210.jpg Finally, Mr. Liu said that although the road is far, the journey is approaching. Let's seize the important strategic opportunity period together, cultivate new opportunities, open up new prospects, and seize the opportunity to seek new development together. Multiple variety summits were held simultaneously in this conference, playing a key role in supporting the development of the industry. Let us focus on the future, brainstorm, gather consensus, and work together to meet new challenges, as the saying goes, 'Unity and cooperation are the only way to inspire innovation.' 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Former prime minister Gordon Brown and Scottish First Minister John Swinney were among those who remembered a “giant of a man” during a memorial service for Alex Salmond. Tributes were paid to the former Scottish first minister, who died suddenly in North Macedonia in October at the age of 69. A private family funeral has already taken place, with Saturday’s memorial service in Edinburgh held to celebrate his love of Scotland and his commitment to the cause of independence. But while some 500 people, including family, friends and politicians from across the spectrum attended the service at St Giles’ Cathedral, his successor Nicola Sturgeon was not present. A rift between her and Mr Salmond – who she had previously described as her mentor – developed during her term as SNP leader. Ms Sturgeon attended the funeral of Scottish comedian Janey Godley in Glasgow on Saturday morning. Her successor, Mr Swinney, was met with boos as he arrived at the service – held on St Andrew’s Day – with at least one person in the crowd outside on the Royal Mile shouting “traitor”. Mr Salmond stood down as SNP leader and first minister after the 2014 referendum in which Scots voted to stay part of the UK. He helped found and went on to lead another pro-independence party, Alba, with Kenny MacAskill, a long-time friend who served as justice secretary in Holyrood under Mr Salmond. Mr MacAskill, now the acting Alba leader, told the congregation – which included Mr Salmond’s widow Moira as well as Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, former Labour first minister Henry McLeish and Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay – that Mr Salmond had been a “giant of man”. Mr MacAskill, who quit the SNP to join Alba, hailed Mr Salmond as “an inspiration, a political genius” and being “most of all a man who had the cause of independence burned into his heart and seared in his soul”. The cause of independence was Mr Salmond’s “guiding light, his north star”, the former justice secretary said, adding that “he came so close to achieving it”. He added: “Those of us who share his dream must conclude that journey on his behalf. That’s the legacy he’d expect and the duty we owe him.” Recalling Mr Salmond’s words from when he stood down as first minister that “the dream shall never die”, Mr MacAskill concluded his address with the words: “Your dream shall be delivered.” Former Conservative Brexit minister and long-time friend of Mr Salmond, David Davis, gave a reading as did former Scottish government minister SNP MSP Fergus Ewing. Scottish folk singer Dougie MacLean performed his famous song Caledonia, while singer Sheena Wellington led mourners in a rendition of Robert Burns’ classic A Man’s A Man For A’ That. Scottish rock duo the Proclaimers were applauded for their performance of Cap in Hand – a pro-independence song which features the line “I can’t understand why we let someone else rule our land, cap in hand”. Brothers Craig and Charlie Reid said: “We’re going to do this for Alex, with love and respect and eternal gratitude for everything you did for our country.” Christina Hendry described her Uncle Alex as a “political giant, a strong leader, a fearless campaigner” but also remembered his as a “dearly loved husband, brother and uncle”. While she said he had been “the top man in Scotland”, he had “always made time for his family”, recalling how he phoned her brother on his birthday – the day after the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 – to apologise for not posting a card “as he’d been busy”, before telling them he would “resigning in 10 minutes”. She told the congregation: “As his family, we always felt loved no matter how far away he was or the time that passed before we saw him next. “We always knew he was standing up for our country, and for that we were grateful.” Ms Hendry continued: “The world will be a much quieter place without Uncle Alex, for Moira, for the wider family and for Scotland. “Uncle Alex passing means a great loss for many. A loss of Scotland’s voice on the international stage. A loss of integrity in Scottish politics. And a great loss to Scotland’s independence movement. “As a family it is likely a loss we will never get over.” Duncan Hamilton KC, who was an SNP MSP after the first Scottish Parliament elections, but also served as a political adviser and legal counsel to Mr Salmond, said the former first minister had “rightly been hailed as one of the greatest Scottish politicians of this, or any, generation”. He told how Mr Salmond took the SNP from being “a fringe act trying to get onto the main stage” to a party of government. “In Scottish politics, his success was both spectacular and unrivalled,” Mr Hamilton said. “Alex Salmond will forever be a pivotal figure in Scotland’s story. He changed a nation. He inspired a country. “History will certainly remember him as a man of talent, charisma and substance. But also as a political leader of courage, vision and intelligence. “He dared to dream. And so should we.” As the service finished the crowd gathered outside applauded and chanted “Alex, Alex” before singing Flower Of Scotland.HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Mikal Dawson scored 27 points as Marshall beat Ohio 79-70 on Saturday night. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Mikal Dawson scored 27 points as Marshall beat Ohio 79-70 on Saturday night. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Mikal Dawson scored 27 points as Marshall beat Ohio 79-70 on Saturday night. Dawson also added four steals for the Thundering Herd (6-5). Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 12 points and added 10 rebounds and three blocks. Jalen Speer had 12 points. The Bobcats (4-6) were led in scoring by AJ Brown, who finished with 22 points. AJ Clayton added 16 points. Jackson Paveletzke totaled 10 points and 12 assists. Marshall took the lead with 3:36 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Speer led his team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 41-33 at the break. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. AdvertisementArticle content With an exotic name and jaw-dropping bodywork, the De Tomaso P72 hypercar is a road-legal salute to the marque’s legendary P70 – and it’s solely available with a six-speed manual transmission. Powered by a 5.0L supercharged V8 making the better part of 750 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque (that’s an even 900 Nm in Roman Catholic). Every bit of that shove is funnelled through the rear wheels, so it would behoove drivers to be paying attention when they uncork this beast. Weight is kept in check with a Slim Fast plan of carbon fibre, all of which is presented unpainted in this initial production-spec car which is planned to be used for final testing and validation before customers start taking delivery. The hand-assembled chassis is also hewn from the stuff of lightweight dreams. Despite all these eye-popping stats and details, it’s the interior of VIN 001 which steals the show. Described as ‘analogue nostalgia’, the space is sodden with sumptuous upholstery and the type of gauge cluster typically found in the likes of Pagani or Spyker cars twenty years ago. 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By Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald (TNS) MIAMI — As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche . Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. “I had a stroke and my life made a 180-degree turn,” Lara told the Miami Herald, recalling the medical scare she experienced in May 2020 in the early months of the COVID pandemic. “The stroke affected my left side of the body,” the North Miami woman and former high school math teacher said. Lara, an avid runner and gym goer, couldn’t even walk. “It was hard,” the 50-year-old mom said. After years of rehabilitation therapy and a foot surgery, Lara can walk again. But she still struggles with moving. This summer, she became the first patient in South Florida to get an implant of a new and only FDA-approved nerve stimulation device designed to help ischemic stroke survivors regain movement in their arms and hands. This first procedure was at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Lara’s rehab was at at the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, part of a partnership between Jackson Health System and UHealth. Every year, thousands in the United States have a stroke , with one occurring every 40 seconds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of strokes are ischemic, often caused by blood clots that obstruct blood flow to the brain. For survivors, most of whom are left with some level of disability, the Vivistim Paired VNS System, the device implanted in Lara’s chest, could be a game changer in recovery, said Dr. Robert Starke, a UHealth neurosurgeon and interventional neuroradiologist. He also serves as co-director of endovascular neurosurgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, part of Miami-Dade’s public hospital system. The Vivistim Paired VNS System is a small pacemaker-like device implanted in the upper chest and neck area. Patients can go home the same day. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the stroke rehabilitation system in 2021 to be used alongside post-ischemic stroke rehabilitation therapy to treat moderate to severe mobility issues in hands and arms. Lara’s occupational therapist can activate the device during rehabilitation sessions to electrically stimulate the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain down to the abdomen and regulates various parts of the body’s nervous system. The electrical stimulation rewires the brain to improve a stroke survivor’s ability to move their arms and hands. Lara also has a magnet she can use to activate the device when she wants to practice at home. Her therapy consists of repetitive tasks, including coloring, pinching cubes and grabbing and releasing cylindrical shapes. After several weeks of rehabilitation therapy with the device, Lara has seen improvement. “Little by little, I’m noticing that my hand is getting stronger. I am already able to brush my teeth with the left hand,” she told the Miami Herald in September. Since then, Lara has finished the initial six-week Vivitism therapy program, and is continuing to use the device in her rehabilitation therapy. She continues to improve and can now eat better with her left hand and can brush her hair with less difficulty, according to her occupational therapist, Neil Batungbakal. Lara learned about the device through an online group for stroke survivors and contacted the company to inquire. She then connected them with her Jackson medical team. Now a year later, the device is available to Jackson patients. So far, four patients have received the implant at Jackson. Starke sees the device as an opportunity to help bring survivors one step closer to regaining full mobility. Strokes are a leading cause of disability worldwide. While most stroke survivors can usually recover some function through treatment and rehabilitation, they tend to hit a “major plateau” after the first six months of recovery, he said. Vivistim, when paired with rehabilitation therapy, could change that. Jackson Health said results of a clinical trial published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet in 2021 showed that the device, “when paired with high-repetition, task-specific occupational or physical therapy, helps generate two to three times more hand and arm function for stroke survivors than rehabilitation therapy alone.” The device has even shown to benefit patients 20 years from their original stroke, according to Starke. “So now a lot of these patients that had strokes 10-15 years ago that thought that they would never be able to use their arm in any sort of real functional way are now able to have a real meaningful function, which is pretty tremendous,” Starke said. Vivistim’s vagus-nerve stimulation technology was developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Texas Biomedical Device Center and is being sold commercially by Austin-based MicroTransponder, a company started by university graduates. Similar devices are used to treat epilepsy and depression . For Lara, the device is a new tool to help her recovery journey. “Everything becomes a challenge so we are working with small things every day because I want to get back as many functions as possible,” Lara said. Patients interested in Vivistim should speak with their doctor to check their eligibility. The FDA said patients should make sure to discuss any prior medical history, including concurrent forms of brain stimulation, current diathermy treatment, previous brain surgery, depression, respiratory diseases and disorders such as asthma, and cardiac abnormalities. “Adverse events included but were not limited to dysphonia (difficulty speaking), bruising, falling, general hoarseness, general pain, hoarseness after surgery, low mood, muscle pain, fracture, headache, rash, dizziness, throat irritation, urinary tract infection and fatigue,” the FDA said. MicroTransponder says the device is “covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance with prior authorization on a case-by-case basis.” To learn more about the device, visit vivistim.com. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit at miamiherald.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Kingsview Wealth Management LLC Lowers Position in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR)

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A Sydney business is looking to clean up Pacific beaches with a unique recycling process, turning plastic litter into power poles and Frisbees. While labour-intensive sorting and cleaning makes most recycling processes financially unviable, a new pilot, developed by Brookvale firm Talon, shreds and melts down mixed plastics, meaning any collected materials can be used. Sam Melrose and university intern Lily Bilston showing how a toy truck containing a cocktail of different plastics can be shredded and reused. Credit: Louie Douvis Geoff Germon, an adjunct professor of design at Canberra University and Talon’s chief executive, said the system was an opportunity to remove and reuse vast quantities of plastic littering Pacific beaches. Talon opened a micro-processing plant in Fiji last month. Known as the LPM Project , and supported by the University of Southern Queensland and the British government, its process breaks down mixed plastics into shreds just a few centimetres in size. Those shreds are “consolidated” using heat and pressure into a large mass or matrix that can be pressed into a shape. Early trials on plastics collected from Fiji have included power poles, dog bowls and Frisbees. Sydney plastics recycling firm Talon has opened a micro-processing plant near Suva in Fiji. Credit: The matrix is covered with a laminated fabric layer made of cotton and recycled plastic bags to make it stronger and more marketable. “Conventionally, you would have to sort waste into polyethylenes and polypropylenes, which are the common packaging plastics,” Germon said. “Then you might have some car parts, which are ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and some polycarbonates and some PT (Polyethylene terephthalate), which is all the clear plastic bags and bottles.” Stages of the process from shredded plastic (left), composite matrix bowl (multicoloured, top), laminated fabric and finished bowl (right). Credit: Louie Douvis Germon said those processes meant that at present only about 13 per cent of materials were recycled. “Everything else goes to landfill,” he said. “We collected 220 kilos from a one-kilometre beach; it took about 40 kids an hour to do it, but then it would be a full day of sorting it with people who know what they are doing. It’s not viable.” Lead project manager Sam Melrose said their process could manage the several different types of plastic in, for example, a discarded swimming pool filter. Loading “It all goes in the shredder, and we use the material that comes out. Even if the item has a paper label on it, it doesn’t affect us.” Canberra University industrial design students were presented with the raw recycled material. Lily Bilston, now an intern at Talon, devised a fence post system, while others designed vertical gardens to be used alongside motorways and a module for artificial reefs. Fiji’s Centre of Appropriate Technology and Development is training workers for the project. The centre’s director, Aporosa Silatolu, said the technology would “make a significant difference to the wellbeing of Fijians, particularly those in rural communities”. A recycled pole manufacted from plastic waste on Fiji. Germon said Talon wanted to make big, heavy and thick products to use up large amounts of plastic, with street poles the current focus. “We are making things that replace steel or concrete,” he said. “The mission is about trying to suck the plastic out of the community. We have got the tech solution and enough marketing to show it has potential, we don’t necessarily have the skill set to take it to a global level.” The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up here . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Recycling Plastic Fiji For subscribers Tim Barlass is a senior writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. Connect via Twitter . Most Viewed in National LoadingMinnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $75,000 by the NBA for public criticism of officiating and using inappropriate and profane language, the league announced on Monday. Edwards made the remarks that drew the punishment following Minnesota's 113-103 home loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The 23-year-old playmaker, who helped the United States capture gold at the Paris Olympics, has averaged 25.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game for the T-Wolves this season. Edwards used profanity in describing what he considered a poor performance from the referees, calling it "terrible" and saying he and teammate Julius Randle are penalized "for being stronger than our opponent every night. "We don't get no calls. That's how I feel about the officials every game we play." Edwards was whistled for four fouls against the Warriors and shot four free throws himself. At 14-13, the Timberwolves are 10th in the Western Conference, ahead of Phoenix on tie-breakers. js/mw

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