| Avalanche near Mont. resort kills at least 2 skiers; 3 snowmobilers ...
We're just distraught over this tragedy," he said. “It's been really hard on all of us." In Wyoming, three men were killed Saturday when they were caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling in the Star Valley south of Jackson. The Star Valley Search and Rescue team found the men's bodies in the Cottonwood Lake area later Saturday. Authorities say Scott Bennett, Alan Jensen and Kim Steed were all from the Afton area. Avalanches have killed at least 21 people across the West since Dec. 2, according to the National Avalanche Center. The national annual average for avalanche deaths is about 25. Thirty-five people were killed nationwide in avalanches in the 2001-2002 season, the most on record, according to the U.S. Forest Service. .
A History of The Virginia Gazette
He set up his press and began to publish the acts of the recently adjourned Assembly. He also printed several other papers about which nothing is known.
Nuthead was called before the governor and the council, where he was ordered to stop the presses "until the signification of his Majesties pleasure shall be known therein." Within months that "pleasure" was known when a royal order was issued that "no person be permitted to use any press for printing upon any occasion whatsoever."
With that definitive ruling, Nuthead packed up and returned to his native Maryland. Printing was nonexistent in the colony for nearly 50 years thereafter.
Government policy eventually eased and a more tolerant attitude prevailed. In 1730 William Parks moved from Annapolis to Virginias new capital, Williamsburg, to open a branch office.
Shell Continues to Innovate at the Pump
HOUSTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Shell becomes the first gasoline retailer in the world to adopt Pay By Touch biometric payment technology at its pumps and inside convenience stores. A recognized industry innovator, Shell also is testing attendant hand-held wireless card scanners abroad. Both technologies are intended to add more convenience and security to customer transactions. Simultaneously, "infotainment" technologies are also launching at various Shell-branded stations across the United States to further maximize outstanding customer experiences and to educate them about the importance of fuel quality. "We want Shell to be the first choice for motorists and we aim to achieve that with operational excellence," said Chris Suess, manager of Global Refueling Innovations.
Lake council gives initial OK to income tax
I do not know of one city or town in the Region that can handle the services the sheriff provides (e.g. jail, court, police to rural areas). By law the sheriff must proform these duties. I do not mind paying a tax. I make a pretty good living and do not mind paying my dues I am very blessed. The issue here is where the money is going. I think if one pays taxes in their community the monies from that tax should be spent in that community. Cities like Hammond, Gary, and East Chicago do not share their casino money (maybe becasue they mismanage it themselves) but we are still suppose to pay even more for their poor. NOT!!!! " .
NetSuite Closes IPO at $26 per Share
On-demand enterprise resource planning vendor NetSuite said Dec. 26 that it has closed its initial public offering. The much-vaunted IPO, launched Dec. 10, has raised $185.4 million in the sale of 6.2 million shares at $26 eacha take that far exceeds the companys initial expectations. NetSuite officials said in a Dec. 6 statement that they expected shares to price out at between $13 and $16 each during the IPO to raise a total of about $80.9 million. The company is majority-owned by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and his family, which owned about 74 percent of NetSuite prior to the IPO, a percentage that is expected to drop down to about 66 percent post-IPO. NetSuite officials said the company will use the proceeds from the offering to repay the $8 million balance on a secured line of credit with the companys controlling shareholder, Tako Ventures, a company controlled by Ellison.
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