Scheduled to return to Earth on September 27th, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will have completed a full year in space. This would set the record for the longest recorded spaceflight made by any American. When asked about his reaction to coming home, Rubio stated “ For me, honestly, obviously, hugging my wife and kids is going to be paramount, and I’ll probably focus on that for the first couple days”.

Rubio’s return was actually set to occur after six months but changed after a coolant leak in the Soyuz spacecraft that was detected.The leakage had the potential to generate extremely high temperatures upon the crew’s reentry to Earth, leading to the dispatch of an alternate spacecraft to the space station, resulting in a postponement of Rubio’s journey back. While on the space station, Rubio was engaged in various scientific endeavors, which encompassed research on bacterial adaptation to spaceflight and the impact of exercise on humans during extended missions.

In a prior NASA interview, Rubio expressed his excitement for a project involving the study of tomato plants to evaluate the influence of air and water-based cultivation methods on plant growth. This research holds the potential to uncover methods for large-scale crop cultivation. Rubio stated “I love working with that little plant and seeing it grow and develop”.

This is good news because it shows the level of growth space travel has gotten and NASA is stepping in the right direction with the understanding of space. 

An armed robbery occurred last night at 450 Stanley Street where two men were seen entering a store at approximately 8:30 p.m. One man held a gun on store owner Barney Joseph Jr. while the other took $382.65 from the register. The third man was seen in a car parked outside the store at the curb with the motor running as he waited for his partners.

According to the desk sergeant, Joseph had a pistol stored under the counter but had decided not to reach under a grab it. Joseph had stated that the robbery was over in under a minute and felt that it would have been unwise to reach for his gun after his father had encountered a similar event that resulted in his death.

25 years ago Joseph’s father was killed during a similar situation at the same store. When asked about the story, Joseph stated “Yes, Dad resisted, I guess. Anyway, they found him shot to death, his own gun in his hand, and a bullet in the store’s ceiling. I’d rather part with my money than my life”.

22 year old senior Cathy Wensen was arrested for DUI for the third time in six months. Cathy was this year’s homecoming queen and had been a cheerleader as well as a straight-A student. Cathy is the daughter of locally prominent attorney Jim Wenen while her mother Sharen lives in Ontario, Canada.

Cathy was set to attend Vanderbilt University for graduate study in biology.

A recent study at Backwater State University showed that only 15% of students were taking a foreign language course while only 20% were taking a math course. University president David French announced the new changes in graduation requirements, stating that students entering next fall must take a math, computer science, and foreign language course.

French stated that “ We feel that these new course requirements will allow us to turn out better-educated persons.”

Last Thursday a TWA jet crashed upon takeoff killing 5. On board were associate professors John Dumont and George Johnson, both from Backwater State University along with forty-five passengers and crew members.

Both professor John and George survived the crash with some injuries but 5 other members were in fact killed during the crash as the flight was taking off from Kennedy International Airport.

During my scavenger hunt I took a trip and walked just outside the Buhler Rohlf building to see if I could find some new people to engage with. During my hunt I got the chance to talk to Stacie Hayes and got the chance to ask her bout a secret that she was willing to share. When asked about her secret Stacie stated ” I’m a pretty open book so this might be tough”. After giving it some time she was able to share that she secretly watches The Bachelorette, an American reality show. With Stacy was also Student Experience Coordinator, Katherine Koithan. Katherine’s secret was that she always adds onions on her husband’s food despite his hatred for them.

While attempting to complete this assignment I also spoke to a man named Alex, a mailroom worker who was actively about to be on the move when I approached him. During our conversation we asked about each others day and about how I thought he had a cool shirt. When asked to take a selfie, Alex stated ” Of course, you want me to hold the phone?” and a good old fashion selfie was taken.

After being stranded hundreds of meters underground, an American caver has been rescued by emergency workers near Anamur, Turkey. Mark Dickey had gone exploring in one of Turkey’s deepest caves reaching 3,000 feet underground and had been presumed lost for a few days.

The rescue operation was led by 200 aid workers and began their search on Saturday. The plan was to divide the cave into 7 parts and hold each country team responsible for each sector. All rescue teams traveled down to Dickey at 180 meters below surface before finding him. According to reporters on site, there was in fact a doctor with Dickey inside the cave and was communicating with the rescue teams. In addition, Dickey was receiving intensive medical care, including blood transfusions, while he was in the cave.

Rescue personnel reported that Mr. Dickey had been accompanied by two individuals when he fell ill. Meanwhile, the remaining members of the 14-person expedition were either in different parts of the cave system or waiting to enter it at that moment. Upon the rescue, Mark Dickey was sent to the hospital for evaluation.

 CNN reported that “Dickey had been suffering from suspected gastrointestinal bleeding while inside the 1,276 meter deep Morca Sinkhole in Moeca Valley”, according to The Turkish Caving Federation. Dickey lives in New York and heads the New Jersey Initial Response Team stationed in Sussex County, New Jersey. According to a statement from the European Cave Rescue Association, Dickey is an experienced caver and a renowned figure within the global community of speleologists, experts in the field of caves, who has taken part in numerous expeditions across the globe. The New York Times also notes that he holds a senior position within the medical committee of the European Cave Rescue Association and serves as an instructor for cave rescue organizations in the United States.

In an article posted by CBS News, S. Dev and Ramy Inocencio stated that on Monday night, The Turkish Caving Federation removed Dickey from the cave at around noon local time in a Twitter post. The Federation had stated that “Thus, the cave rescue part of the operation had ended successfully. We congratulate all those who have contributed.”

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https://apple.news/AmWE6eS3ERoOn_ej8oIr6Yg

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-dickey-american-explorer-rescued-cave-turkey/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/cavalacante-police-group-photo.html

After an intensive search, fugitive Danelo Cavalcante was seen posing for a photo with 24 law enforcement officers. Mr. Cavalcante had escaped a prison in Philadelphia and had disappeared into the wilderness back in 2017 after a connection to a murder in northern Brazil.

After 2 weeks of searching the latest lead, a forest in Chester County, Pennsylvania, hundreds of law enforcement officers used drones and dogs to eventually capture him in about 5 minutes.

Upon his capture, all of the officers decided to take a large group photo and was captured on camera. Some of the media felt that it was wrong to take the picture since Mr. Cavalcante seemed to have had a rather expressionless face and disturbed look, but this has happened many times before. Some considered it to be an event not about memorializing but this search had been going on for quite some time so it was something worth celebrating.

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After being stranded hundreds of meters underground, an American caver has been rescued by emergency workers near Anamur, Turkey. Mark Dickey went exploring in one of Turkey’s deepest caves reaching 3,000 feet underground but ran into deep trouble.

 The Turkish Caving Federation stated that “Dickey had been suffering from suspected gastrointestinal bleeding while inside the 1,276 meter deep Morca Sinkhole in Moeca Valley”. Mr. Dickey lives in New York and heads the New Jersey Initial Response Team stationed in Sussex County, New Jersey. According to a statement from the European Cave Rescue Association, Mr. Dickey is an experienced caver and a renowned figure within the global community of speleologists, experts in the field of caves, who has taken part in numerous expeditions across the globe. The statement also notes that he holds a senior position within the medical committee of the European Cave Rescue Association and serves as an instructor for cave rescue organizations in the United States.

Rescue personnel reported that Mr. Dickey had been accompanied by two individuals when he fell ill. Meanwhile, the remaining members of the 14-person expedition were either in different parts of the cave system or waiting to enter it at that moment. 

The rescue operation was led by 200 aid workers and began their search on Saturday. The plan was to divide the cave into 7 parts and hold each country team responsible for each sector. All rescue teams traveled down to Dickey at 180 meters below surface before finding him. According to reporters on site, there was in fact a doctor with Dickey inside the cave and was communicating with the rescue teams. In addition, Dickey was receiving intensive medical care, including blood transfusions, while he was in the cave.

It was confirmed that on Monday night, The Turkish Caving Federation removed Dickey from the cave at around noon local time in a Twitter post. The federation had stated that “Thus, the cave rescue part of the operation has ended successfully. We congratulate all those who have contributed.” 

Upon the rescue, Mark Dickey was sent to the hospital for evaluation.

Sources

After many concerns about the development of cancer that can be emitted by radar guns, spokesman Adam Smith states that Iowa is seeking a ban for these devices. Studies have shown that hand-held radar guns can develop cancer to troopers when there is a longterm exposure due to the radiation waves that get sent. A ban of these devices will hit 70 radar guns and will be withdrawn from use in service. This ban will hit most of the Iowa area and include part of Sioux City.

When this ban takes affect, state troopers will look to continue their use of radar units but only through the transmitters mounted on their cruisers.

This ban will affect The East Dakota Highway patrol first and is considered to be the first move on this subject by any state police agency. Smith claimed ” The feeling here is to er on the side of caution until more is known about the issue…the whole situation is under review”.