Salcey Forest visitor numbers soar

"Visitor numbers at Salcey Forest have soared since the Tree Top Trail opened two years ago. Entry figures were less than 100,000 a year before the walkway was built but annual visitors have since reached around 250,000, peaking at 38,000 a month in the summer, according to...

American military deaths soar as US extends its “surge” in Iraq

Twenty one US soldiers were killed in Iraq between Thursday and Sunday of last week. Their deaths brought the total number of US military deaths since the war began in March of 2003 to 3,422, according to iCasualties.org, an independent web site that tracks military deaths....

Possible Takeover Bid Makes Reuters Shares Soar

Just days after trying to sort out Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid from left field for Dow Jones, another surprise bid rises to the top.Reuters, a London based news agency has been trying to increase its revenues by venturing in new areas of business growth. Now a new...

Reuters receives takeover bid, shares soar

note to self, start buying old media company stock."Financial news and information provider Reuters Group said on Friday it had received a preliminary takeover approach from an unidentified suitor, sending its shares up more than 25 percent.Earlier, traders had reported...

Gift Card Fraud Rumors and Reality

"Opinion: As gift cards soar in popularity—some $25 billion in gift cards are expected to be sold this holiday season alone—the attempts to use them fraudulently have also soared. As gift cards have soared in popularity in recent years—some $25 billion in gift...

Was "Kramer" Richards' Racist Rant Staged?

" Was "Kramer" Richards' Racist Rant Staged? Seinfeld DVD sales soar as once forgotten actor becomes hot property; Was public tirade staged for profit and notoriety while simultaneously pleasing hate crime advocates? Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Prison Planet Monday,...

Nigerian teen to take zero-gravity trip

"Nigerian teen Stella Felix rises at 5 a.m. to do chores and then walks nearly an hour to school. She has to share textbooks with schoolmates because her parents can't afford to buy them and does homework by candlelight. On Saturday, Felix will soar above all that from the...

Back-to-school spending to soar this year: study (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average family is likely to shell out even more for new clothing, electronics and dormitory supplies for the coming school season, even as higher energy prices have crimped spending in other areas, according to a retail survey. Soaring gas costs...