Archive for July, 2010

Thousands of fans attend 70-year-old birthday party of the former Beatles drummer

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

    As the history of pop music’s most influential drummer of the Beatles, Starr numerous awards and honors, Starr-4150 Take asteroid named after him. Earlier this year, Starr released a new album, “Why not.” Starr and Paul McCartney • Beatles are still alive, the former two members of the other two members of John Lennon and George Harrison has passed away one after another.

     Britain’s former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in New York at Times Square Hard Rock Cafe 70th birthday party, then took to the streets and in restaurants thousands of fans waiting outside to share the joy of his birthday.

     Starr appears to have long waiting fans in this ecstatic, they sang birthday song, screaming the name of Stahl, once the order into chaos. Noon, fans and co-countdown Starr, Starr than draw iconic V-shaped sign, as a present for his birthday.

    Fans said: ” Starr as a legend, so we never looked at him face to face, he came across the street came from, we are so happy!” Fans expressed the hope that Starr to continue his music business continuously creates good work. Starr said that the “peace and love” that he is now really want to do. In fact, starting in 2008, Starr on “peace and love” as his attitude towards life and philosophy of life.

A 13-year-old boy attempts to climb Mount Everest

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

     If Jordan Romero succeeds, he’ll become the youngest person to conquer the world’s highest mountain.Jordan will attempt the ascent to 29,035 feet with his father and his father’s girlfriend, both experienced outdoors people who have helped train the teenager for top-level mountaineering.

     Despite his penchant for tall mountains and thin air, friends and family describe Jordan as unusually grounded for a 13-year-old. He said he understands the risks of climbing Everest, which kills climbers almost every year.”Mountain climbing requires a lot of mental training and making smart decisions. It’s a metaphor for life,” he said, sounding wiser than his years.

     The teenager’s planned Everest ascent is making the mountaineering community think hard about how young is too young to climb such a dangerous mountain.

     Romero and girlfriend Karen Lundgren are adventure racers, competing in weeklong endurance races that combine biking, climbing, paddling and climbing through wilderness areas around the world.

     The trio’s Everest expedition is costing $150,000. Jordan, his father and Lundgren will be making the ascent with three sherpas.

     Temperatures at the summit can plunge to 100 degrees below zero and hurricane-force winds blow much of the year. Atmospheric pressure at the peak is about a third that of sea-level, which can lead to breathing difficulties, mental sluggishness and other serious medical problems. Climbers usually use bottled oxygen.

     The extreme cold, lack of oxygen, falls, exhaustion and avalanches have killed hundreds of climbers. Many of their bodies remain beside the trail.

     Guides who have experience with Everest say Jordan will probably be safe, as long as he and his team pay close attention to how their bodies are reacting to the high altitude and low oxygen conditions near the peak.

     Janow has turned down 14-year-olds who wanted to climb Kilimanjaro without their parents.”Jordan’s probably a better bet than some 68-year-old guy who’s only done two mountains,” he said. “These days it’s moving so fast, it’s a 10-year-old sailing around the world this year and an 8-year-old the next. What’s reasonable anymore?”

     During the frenzy of packing, Jordan’s mother said she is bracing herself for two long months when the only news of her son will come from a blinking dot that represents his GPS device on a topographical map of Everest.”I’m on a roller coaster,” Drake said as her voice cracked with emotion. “From the second he leaves my arms until he’s back, it’s like I can’t breathe and I can’t cry. But at the same time, I’m so overjoyed that’s he’s getting the chance to do and see all of these amazing things.