- Reuters
UK mountaineer logs most Everest climbs by a foreigner, Nepali makes 29th ascent
A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal's Department of Tourism, said Britain's Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak for the 18th and 29th time, respectively. "He just keeps going and going... amazing guy!" Garrett Madison of the U.S.-based expedition organising company Madison Mountaineering said of the Nepali climber.
- The Telegraph
Women who start menopause before 40 more likely to die young, study finds
Women who start the menopause before the age of 40 are more likely to die young, new research suggests.
- Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Donna M. Perry: Face Time: Rebecca Richard of Jay balances motherhood, writing career, and running a business
May 12—JAY — By all accounts Rebecca Richard is an organized and dedicated mother to her eight children. And, as if that wasn't enough, much more. She was born in Florida and went to high school in Connecticut. That is where she met her husband, got married, started college and had her first two children. In all, they now have eight children, all homeschooled since their oldest started ...
