UFO enthusiasts are calling for a monument to be erected in West Lothian, home to one of the UK's most notorious sightings. The spotting, in Livingston, led to Britain's only criminal case to arise from an apparent alien encounter. Now, the Scottish Earth Mysteries Research (SEMR) group has started a campaign to have the location officially recognised. The group's UFO buffs reckon the monument would...
Terrence M. Eagan Terrence M. Eagan, a longtime Capitol insider who held top posts in the Reagan and Deukmejian administrations, died Monday at age 70. The cause was lung cancer, said his brother, Jerry. Mr. Eagan was introduced to government as a young political reporter for the Humboldt Standard in Eureka. He was editorial page editor of the Sacramento Union when he left journalism to be a speechwriter...
The Internet celebrates being 40 years old The Internet has turned 40 years old this week, with its beginnings occurring at 9pm on October 29th, 1969. On that day, engineers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford Research Institute (SRI) nearly 400 miles away sent data over the first two nodes. Back then, the Internet was known as Arpanet, after the US Department of Defense's...
Ecclesiastical bibs and bobs Taylor Marshall on five myths about the Pope’s offer to the last Anglo-Catholics. Of course the answer to Myth No. 3 from well-meaning RCs is to find out who ACs are. Fr Hunwicke on St Vincent of Lérins, Newman and the hermeneutic of continuity: Development must take place eodem sensu eademque sententia (keeping the same meaning and the same judgment/opinion)....
Taylor Guitars co-founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug have announced the appointment of Barbara Wight as Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Ms. Wight is responsible for the financial, information systems and legal interests of the company and will report to Kurt Listug, CEO. “We are very grateful for the expertise and leadership that Barbara brings to the table,” said Listug. “Not...
To celebrate the company’s 35th Anniversary, Taylor Guitars is honoring requests from players around the globe with the release of two very exclusive editions. Affectionately called the “you asked for it” guitars and constructed in limited quantities, the 12-fret, the XXXV-TF , and the parlor, the XXXV-P , pair vintage acoustic concepts from yesteryear with signature Taylor craftsmanship,...
Designed to embody a blend of beauty, refined craftsmanship and playing comfort, Taylor Guitars is introducing a special 35th Anniversary edition guitar series that showcases a sculpted armrest, marking the first time such a feature has been included on a Taylor guitar. The XXXV-GS, simply known as the “Armrest Series”, incorporates Taylor’s popular body style, the Grand Symphony...
University of Texas Spawn Labs debuted its Spawn HD Pro box on Monday, a device that allows gamers to play Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii games from an Internet-connected PC. The concept is similar to the Slingbox, which enables people to watch their televisions remotely from their PCs. Company president David Wilson showed off the appliance at the TechCrunch50 conference, explaining that in addition...
AkzoNobel has announced plans to balance to its Performance Coatings and Specialty Chemicals portfolios as part of a realignment which will see the launch of two new business units and the merger of two others. Due to come into effect on January 1, 2010, the planned changes include the creation of a stand-alone Wood Finishes and Adhesives business and a restyled Industrial Coatings business, while...
Taylor Guitars was saddened to hear the news of the passing of Les Paul, a renaissance man of the audio and guitar world whose genius and dedication to perfecting his craft will be admired for generations to come. Bob Taylor reflects, “It's amazing to think that every Monday night Les Paul played live in a club, way into his 90's. In his prime, he was a lightning fast, innovative player that...
Dave Carroll, the Canadian singer-songwriter of “United Breaks Guitars” fame has released the second video in the trilogy, “ United Breaks Guitars: Song 2 ”. The second video and song details Carroll’s tenuous relationship with Ms. Irlweg, the United Airlines customer service employee who thwarted Carroll’s appeals. The first in the trilogy, “ United Breaks...
Dave Carroll couldn't get compensation for damage to his guitar – until he named and shamed the airline in a YouTube video Next time an airline loses or breaks your luggage, try shaming them with a song and a video. That's what a little-known Canadian country and western singer did after he claimed that his Taylor acoustic guitar had been damaged by baggage handlers at Chicago's O'Hare airport...
Filed under: Travel , Consumer Complaints What you probably know, along with millions of other YouTube viewers, is that a young man named Dave Carroll has written and filmed a cheeky, catchy little song called "United Breaks Guitars" after the airline socked a hole in his $3,000-plus Taylor acoustic guitar in 2008, then refused to replace the cherished instrument -- or even pay for the repair....
strong><span class="subhead">The problem</span></strong> Bob Taylor of Raymore hadn’t been on the paved Longview Lake trail in more than three years following surgery, and was dismayed recently to see how bumpy it had become. He said it had “gotten to the point people are going to get hurt if they are jogging or riding a bicycle.”
Bob Taylor hits the government where it hurts (Letters, 15 July) when he accuses Labour of a "strategy of postponing the (Glasgow North-East) poll until No
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