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BBC Radio Bristol presenter fired over ‘racist’ phone call

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BBC Radio Bristol presenter fired over ‘racist’ phone call

Posted on October 6, 2018October 6, 2018 by

Thursday, November 13, 2008

A United Kingdom radio presenter with the BBC was fired on Saturday, and replaced, after an allegedly racist off-air phone call. Sam Mason of BBC Radio Bristol had earlier called up a taxi firm to arrange a booking for her 14-year-old daughter.

Mason asked the operator not to send an Asian cab driver. She said, “A guy with a turban on is going to freak her out.” After the operator refused Mason snapped back claiming, “You’ve managed it before.”

The original female operator had passed the call over to another operator. Mason then accused the first of having “a bad attitude”, and said, “I work at the BBC. I’m far from racist and that uneducated woman has no right to call me one.” The call then ended but she called back to complain.

The female operator who took the call was also fired from her job for illegally recording the call.

A statement from the taxi firm stated that “We confirm that a telephone call from Radio Bristol presenter Sam Mason to the company was illegally recorded by an employee. That employee was dismissed for similar offences on 3 November.”

A copy of the call was sent to British tabloid The Sun, which broke the story on Tuesday. The Sun informed the BBC.

	A guy with a turban on is going to freak her out.

A BBC spokesman said: “Although Sam Mason’s remarks were not made on-air, her comments were completely unacceptable and, for that reason, she has been informed that she will no longer be working for the BBC with immediate effect.”

According to BBC News, Mason, who worked at the station for only six weeks, was unavailable for comment.

The incident comes just weeks after the Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross prank call scandal involving Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 by

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.

Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.

Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.

From Boring Flat Door To Six Panel Beauty

Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 by

Here’s An Opinion On:

By Angela Glancy

Six-panel doors are more expensive than plain doors, but they add a great deal of elegance to a home. Both exterior and interior doors are made in six-panel styles. You can mimic the elegance and beauty of a six-panel door to a flat faced door with molding and paint for just a fraction of the price of a new six-panel door.

Plan your Design

Look at a six-panel door to get an idea of how the panels are set up: A typical configuration is two vertical columns of panels, with a smaller square at the top of each column followed by two vertically rectangular panels arranged below it, one on top of the other. While you certainly can configure panels any way that wish, to recreate the look of a traditional six-panel door, you will achieve a more realistic facsimile following the traditional panel arrangement. Draw your design on the door and measure the length of the outline of each panel; this will help you determine how much molding you will need. Consider the size of your panels and choose a molding with a width to complement that scale.

Cut & Paint Wood Molding

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Purchase the amount of needed molding from a hardware or home improvement store and then cut the strips to the needed sizes to create the pattern you’ve designed; for example, you will need 24 strips of molding for six panels, at 4 strips per panel. You will need a hand saw and miter box to create 45 degree angles for each ‘panel’. Take careful measurements and make precise cuts so that the angles fit tight and snug. If you are matching the molding to existing paint or stain, paint it before attaching the molding to the door, then touch up nail holes. If you are giving the door a fresh coat of paint in a new color, you can paint the molding after it is attached along with the remainder of the door.

How to Attach the Molding

Once the molding is cut to size and painted or stained as needed, lay the molding strips on the door in place and make sure they fit correctly. Use wood glue to attach the strips to the door, using a level to keep the strips straight and even. Follow up by securing the molding with a nail gun and small finish nails. A touch-up stick or wood putty can be used to fill the small nail holes; let the putty dry, sand lightly and then touch up with paint or stain.

Other Creative Ideas with Paint

You can give your door more depth and interest by using two colors of paint: Use one color for the molding and the area inside the square and another color for the remainder of the door. Two colors that are similar in tone will create a subtle look, while more contrast can add drama and personality. You’ll find it easier to paint the area inside the molding before attaching the molding to the door: Just tape the area off with blue painter’s tape and paint inside the lines. Let dry, remove the tape and add the painted molding.

Another option is to completely skip the molding and create a six-paneled door with paint alone. Select your colors and use blue painter’s tape to create and paint your design.

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English court jails policeman over insurance fraud

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English court jails policeman over insurance fraud

Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 by

Thursday, July 1, 2010

A court in England, UK has jailed a policeman for ten months after he was convicted of defrauding his car insurance company.

Police Constable Simon Hood, 43, arranged for a friend who dealt in scrap metal to dispose of his Audi TT, then claimed it had been stolen.

Hood had been disappointed with the car’s value when he tried to sell it two years after its purchase in 2008. He arranged for friend Peter Marsh, 41, to drive the vehicle to his scrapyard in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Marsh then dismantled the vehicle with the intent of disposing of it, but parts were later found wrapped in bubblewrap at Ace Tyre and Exhaust Centre.

Marsh picked up the TT from outside nearby Gorleston police station. Records show mobile phone conversations between the conspirators that day in March, both before and after the vehicle was reported stolen. The pair denied wrongdoing but were convicted of conspiring to commit insurance fraud after trial.

The fraud was uncovered after Hood told former girlfriend Suzanne Coates of the scheme. It was alleged before Norwich Crown Court that he had confessed to her in an effort to resume their relationship. Coates said that after the pseudotheft, Hood told her “he didn’t want to look for it. He said it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, which I thought was a bit strange.”

	You knew throughout your career that policemen that get involved in serious dishonesty get sent to prison

Shortly afterwards Hood suggested they should become a couple once more, she said; she challenged his version of events regarding the car: “He said he did it but I couldn’t tell anyone. He said he did it with Peter. Peter had a key and took the car away and it was going to be taken to bits and got rid of so it was never found.”

Hood was defended by Michael Clare and Marsh by Richard Potts. Both lawyers told the court that their clients had already suffered as a result of the action in mitigation before sentencing. Clare said Hood had resigned from the police after fifteen years of otherwise good service and risked losing his pension. “It is not a case where his position as a police officer was used in order to facilitate the fraud,” he pointed out. “His career is in ruins.” Hood is now pursuing a career in plumbing.

Potts defended Marsh by saying that he, too, had already suffered from his actions. His own insurers are refusing to renew their contract with him when it expires and his bank withdrew its overdraft facility. His business employs 21 people and Potts cited Marsh’s sponsorship of Great Yarmouth In Bloom as amongst evidence he supported his local community.

Judge Alasdair Darroch told Marsh that he did accept the man was attempting to help his friend. He sentenced Marsh to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 250 hours of community service. He was more critical of Hood:

“As a police officer you know the highest possible standards are demanded by the public. You have let down the force. You knew throughout your career that policemen that get involved in serious dishonesty get sent to prison.”

Nurseries not harmful to children, says new UK study

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Nurseries not harmful to children, says new UK study

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 by

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

A new study by a professor at the University of Oxford has concluded that attending nursery school does not have harmful effects upon “the vast majority” of children under two years old. The research contrasts with the views of other writers in the field, who argue that pre-school children achieve the best results when cared for by their parents full-time.

Kathy Sylva, Professor of Educational Psychology at the university, has based her findings upon data from the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Project. This has been running since 1996, tracking the development of 3,000 children to discover the effects upon their development of pre-school care and education.

Sylva told The Sunday Times that “[a] lot of parents worry unnecessarily about this issue but my research shows that the vast majority of children are not impaired on any measure by attending nursery under the age of two”, although she admits that there is an increased risk for children from deprived background, and for boys. Those attending better-quality nurseries go on to make better relationships when they start school, she says, and urges parents to check the standards of nurseries for themselves.

Her conclusions come in the wake of a vast expansion in nursery care provision in the United Kingdom in recent years, aimed at getting mothers of young children back to work. One study states that 5% of “middle-class” parents in Britain put their children in full-time nursery care.

According to others such as the child psychologist Oliver James, however, full-time care by parents gives the best results for children. James states that there is evidence that nursery care is “highly stressful and can be harmful”, since levels of the hormone cortisol double after one hour in day care, and raised levels can be detected for some months afterwards. Sylva agrees, though, that some children who attend nursery before they are two are slightly more aggressive at primary school – a finding in line with other research – but says that this aggression disappears by the time the child reaches eleven.

Sylva, a Professorial Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, was awarded the OBE in 2008. She is a former special advisor to the UK House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament.

Two people die in bus crash in North Yorkshire

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Two people die in bus crash in North Yorkshire

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 by

Sunday, September 21, 2008

A British couple have died after their car collided with a bus carrying a group of children. The crash took part on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday morning. The bus continued on through a hedge line and hit an unoccupied camper van. Six passengers on the bus were treated for minor injuries.

Detective Inspector Geoff Carey of the North Yorkshire Police said that “The coach was carrying a group of young people as well as adults and they are very shocked. They have slight injuries but a great deal of shock.” He also commented on the after crash saying that “Had the Winnebago not been there the bus could have gone into the house.”

The bus was traveling from Pelsall to Primrose Valley holiday park in North Yorkshire to attend marching band competition when the accident happened.

The North Yorkshire police were unable to give any more details. The A64 was closed in both directions at Staxton at the junction with the B1249. Motorists were advised to avoid the area, which has become congested, according to police.

Xp Markets Review:A Genuine Binary Options Broker

Posted on October 3, 2018December 27, 2018 by

XPMarkets Review:A Genuine Binary Options Broker

Skylar Johnson

XPMarkets, part of XP Markets Ltd.; United Kingdom, was established in 2008 and offers binary options trading exclusively to the English and French speaking markets. XPMarkets offers traders to trade in Forex, indices, commodities, equities and in the German bund market. Though not very popular amongst traders yet, it is a very common name and highly ranked for brokerage services in binary options. XPMarkets is the only broker who offers binary options trading into various layers like digital options, touch options, range options and turbo binary options (also known as 60 seconds options trading).

XP markets, is among the rare brokerage firms who don t offer a deposit bonus to their clients. Hence, with this they make the statement of holding a rapport of genuine brokering and providing high returns to the traders in spite of promoting themselves with goodies like deposit bonuses.

Trading platform:

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uses MetaTrader4 trading platform, which is super user friendly and is no alien even to a first timer.

Funding reliability: XPMarkets have maintained a very flexible and many alternative ways for depositing and withdrawing funds both by the traders. They accept credit cards, wire transfers and even cheques to the client s address (in terms of withdrawal process). They ensure strict integration and safety of their client s funds. Traders are given the option to customize their fund allocations and visibility of the funds and assets. Even the transactional security is enhanced by Comodo SSL security certificate encryption.

Customer Support: Being a brokerage caterer in only two languages; English in French, their customer support team can be reached round the clock in live chat, via phone at UK: +44 20 36 27 92 45, US: +1 313 3555536, an e mail to support@xpmarkets.com or by leaving a message on their website. The support team is swift and convincing in meeting their clients\’ queries.

Trading: XPMarkets offer options trading in four different parameters as I have mentioned earlier. The trading tools and software XPMarkets uses is very simple and clear for each parameter. They provide guidelines and education in their website too related to trading which can prove to be a great help especially to novice traders. They have affiliates for options trading related news too on their website, updating round the clock, is a great problem solver to the traders who always want to stay updated to the latest updated.

XPMarkets is however a very genuine option to choose as broker linkage for your trading if you are the one looking for very high returns at the earliest and are confident totally over your own capital funds. They claim to offer profit of up to 81%and this number has come out after many of their clients indeed have achieved that much.

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progressive Conservative candidate Dan McCreary, Brant

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progressive Conservative candidate Dan McCreary, Brant

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Dan McCreary is running for the Progressive Conservative in the Ontario provincial election, in the Brant riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.

Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101.

Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States.

Schreckengost’s peers included the far more famous designers Raymond Loewy and Norman Bel Geddes.

In 2000, the Cleveland Museum of Art curated the first ever retrospective of Schreckengost’s work. Stunning in scope, the exhibition included sculpture, pottery, dinnerware, drawings, and paintings.

In the spirit of US Thanksgiving tradition, two turkeys receive presidential pardon

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In the spirit of US Thanksgiving tradition, two turkeys receive presidential pardon

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by

Thursday, November 22, 2007

On Tuesday, the press and members of the National Turkey Federation gathered in large numbers at the White House‘s Rose Garden in the United States to witness an annual Thanksgiving tradition in the U.S., a presidential pardon of two Thanksgiving turkeys.

Every year, a U.S. President gives a pardon to two turkeys, saving them from being put on a dinner table somewhere in America. This year, President George W. Bush pardoned two turkeys named May and Flower, who were both chosen for the pardon by the citizens of the U.S.

“Each of you is taking part in a tradition that goes back to the days of Harry Truman. And to paraphrase Harry today, we have a message for our two feathered friends: You cannot take the heat — and you’re definitely going to stay out of the kitchen. I thank everybody who voted online to choose the names for our guests of honor. And I’m pleased to announce the winning names [May and Flower]. [These names are] certainly better than the names the vice president suggested, which was Lunch and Dinner,” Bush said jokingly.

After receiving the pardons, the turkeys got a special ride in a three-car motorcade to Dulles Airport, which included an array of lights, sirens and police motorcycles. From there, both turkeys were flown to Orlando, Florida on a plane dubbed United Turkey One where they were the Grand Marshalls for today’s Thanksgiving Day parade in Walt Disney World. Both turkeys received a welcome which included a red carpet, and free passes to the park.

“So now I have a task, and that is to grant a full presidential pardon to May and Flower. They’ll be shortly flown to Disney World, where they will serve as Honorary Grand Marshals for the Thanksgiving Day Parade. I hope that honor doesn’t go to their head. May they live the rest of their lives in blissful gobbling. And may all Americans enjoy a holiday full of love and peace. God bless you all,” added Bush.