Flotsam and Jetsam: Rescue at sea, moviemaking in space
By Jim Carter
Rescue at sea: The Australian coast guard received an SOS from a British yachtsman sailing from Tahiti to Sydney last weekend saying his 50-foot sailboat was taking on water and in danger of sinking 95 miles off the coast of Newcastle. It took 26 hours, but they managed the rescue … and then locked him in a hotel room for two weeks to comply with Aussie COVID quarantine regulations for international arrivals. (Out of the frying pan …)
The auditions are over, and four actors have won starring roles in “Challenge,” the first movie to be filmed in outer space. Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, is producing, and announced their names last week. Their special training – vibration tests, centrifuge tests, flight training, zero-gravity training, and parachute training (uh-oh) – will begin later this month. Their blast-off is scheduled for October. (No word on the plot.)
Identical Twin Sisters Earn Over $24 Million in Scholarships, Receive 200-Plus College Offers
Identical twin sisters, ranking first and second in their senior class as graduation approaches, have received over 200 offers from colleges around the world and amassed more than $24 million in scholarships.
Destiny and Denisha Caldwell, 18, are graduating with 5.0 GPAs as valedictorian and salutatorian of Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Yet far from competing with each other, the twins chose to support one another on their journey to the top, reported Good Morning America (GMA).
“There’s no separation between us,” added Destiny. “We are two hearts apart.”
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Twins score $24 million in college scholarships
Denisha and Destiny Caldwell have decided to attend UCLA in the fall, where they will major in math and science so they can pursue careers in the medical field.ABCNews.com
Identical twin sisters who are graduating at the top of their class have received more than $24 million in college scholarships and more than 200 offers from schools.
Denisha and Destiny Caldwell, 18, seniors at Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said they first competed against each other and now compete with each other.
Identical twins earn $24 million worth of scholarships
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May 6 (UPI) A pair of identical twins in Louisiana was offered more than $24 million in scholarship offers from the scores of colleges to which they applied.
Denisha and Destiny Caldwell, who are preparing to graduate at the top of their class from Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, said they received offers from more than 200 colleges and universities around the world.
Advertisement We started off competing against each other, and now we compete with each other, Destiny Caldwell told KTBS-TV.
The twins said they have decided to attend the University of California-Los Angeles to study math and science and seek careers in the medical field.