EVELETH â The Rock Ridge speech team continues to excel this year and is now getting ready for the Section 7A meet after a pair of recent victories.
The Wolverines captured the Grand Rapids Finale âtraveling trophy and went on to capture the 7A North Subsection contest two weeks ago.
The âtraveling trophy now has a new home at Rock Ridge after the varsity speech team took top honors in the competition against 27 area schools, including powerhouse programs Walker, Bemidji, Denfeld and Hermantown.
The team now competes Friday in the Section 7A contest, which is hosted virtually by Duluth Marshall. Each team will speak remotely via a Zoom-like competition platform.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Pandemic s science stars honoured by PM Jacinda Ardern
13 Apr, 2021 04:30 AM
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University of Auckland-based research excellence centre Te Pūnaha Matatini has been awarded the 2020 Prime Minister s Science Prize for its Covid-19 response. Photo / Supplied
University of Auckland-based research excellence centre Te Pūnaha Matatini has been awarded the 2020 Prime Minister s Science Prize for its Covid-19 response. Photo / Supplied
A talented team of researchers who gave the Government the math it needed to keep Covid-19 at bay have taken out New Zealand s premier science award.
Efforts by University of Auckland-based Te Pūnaha Matatini – just announced as the winners of the $500,000 Prime Minister s Science Prize – have been a crucial part of New Zealand s world-lauded pandemic response.
Fighter baby Talo: Toddler had three heart attacks in just over a week
13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Talo Ah-Shew had three heart attacks in just over a week and had not been expected to survive. Photo / Supplied
Talo Ah-Shew had three heart attacks in just over a week and had not been expected to survive. Photo / Supplied
A little girl who had three massive heart attacks as a toddler has made a miraculous recovery, with her family crediting the team at Starship Children s Hospital.
Little Taloapatina Ah-Shew was 14 months when she was first admitted to Starship in November 2019 after a doctor treating her for bronchitis found she had a heart murmur.
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Dr. Mohamed Elshalzly (left) of WCM-Q and Dr. Sajad Hayat of HMC Heart Hospital co-directed a course for healthcare professionals on the use of ECG in clinical practice.
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Doha: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Heart Hospital teamed up to deliver a practical course on the effective use of the electrocardiogram (ECG) to diagnose a variety of cardiovascular diseases.
The one-day course, which was aimed at physicians, nurses, students and other healthcare professionals, explained the basics of ECG use in clinical practice through lectures before the participants discussed clinical cases in small groups in order to understand how to apply the theory to practical situations. The participants learned how to identify changes in ECG readings and how to interpret said changes to identify dysfunctions such as atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, and electrolyte abnormalities.
The American technology company Intel says it is working to address a shortage of semiconductor chips affecting the automotive industry. That same day, U.S. President Joe Biden convened CEOs for a virtual summit on the semiconductor supply chain.