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Fla. officer fired for demanding free coffee
An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.
Lt. Major Garvin, a 15-year veteran, was fired July 8. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Chief Mike Chitwood says Garvin recently failed a polygraph test that he insisted on taking.
The coffeehouse's employees claim that since June 2007, Garvin had visited the store as many as six times a night while on duty. Besides demanding free drinks, workers complained that Garvin also cut in front of paying customers.
A telephone listing for Garvin could not be found. An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees ... more -
Police officer fired for demanding free coffee
An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.
Lt. Major Garvin, a 15-year veteran, was fired July 8. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Chief Mike Chitwood says Garvin recently failed a polygraph test that he insisted on taking.
The coffeehouse's employees claim that since June 2007, Garvin had visited the store as many as six times a night while on duty. Besides demanding free drinks, workers complained that Garvin also cut in front of paying customers. An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees ... more -
New York Mets fire manager Willie Randolph
Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 21/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September.
Bench coach Jerry Manuel takes over on an interim basis for Randolph, who led the Mets to within one win of the 2006 World Series. They got off to a strong start again last year but plummeted down the stretch and have been unable to rebound.
A preseason favorite to win the NL pennant, the $138 million Mets (34-35) had won two in a row when Randolph was let go early Tuesday morning -- making him the first major league manager to get fired this season.
Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto also were fired in an enormous overhaul that came at a stunning time -- about two hours after New York's 9-6 victory at the Los Angeles Angels.
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Waitress loses job after shaving head for cancer charity
Stacey Fearnall raised more than $2,700 for a local fundraiser for cancer research. When she showed up to work earlier this week with her new look, the Nathaniels restaurant laid her off. Seriously, people? Stacey Fearnall raised more than $2,700 for a local fundraiser for cancer research. When she showed up to work earlier this week with ... more
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Lucinda sacked from The Apprentice for being 'too zany'
Alan Sugar told beret-wearing aromatherapy fan Lucinda Ledgerwood she was just "too zany" for a £100,000 a year job in his Amstrad empire. And a team of four tough interviewers, including Birmingham City boss Karren Brady, described the 32-year-old risk boss as an "absolute nutcase".
Lucinda was the 12th to be fired. Now, four will battle it out in next week's final. But it was contestant Alex Wotherspoon who put the boot in - by telling Sir Alan that Lucinda didn't even want the dream job. Alan Sugar told beret-wearing aromatherapy fan Lucinda Ledgerwood she was just "too zany" for a £100,000 a year job in his Amstrad emp... more -
Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler
An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention.
Nicole Lilliman, a single mother, said she was dismissed from a London, Ontario, outlet of the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut chain after video cameras captured the 27-year-old giving a Timbit to a toddler.
"It was just out of my heart, she (the toddler) was pointing and going 'ah, ah...' I should have gone to my purse and got the change, but it was busy," Lilliman told the Toronto Star newspaper.
Tim Hortons said on Thursday that the firing was a mistake.
"It was the unfortunate action of one manager who unfortunately made an overzealous decision, and thankfully we were able to rectify the situation," said company spokeswoman Rachel Douglas.
Douglas said the company, a Canadian icon with stores on virtually every high street across the country, told Lilliman that she could have her job back, and Lilliman had accepted.
A single Timbit sells for 16 Canadian cents (16 U.S. cents), but most shoppers buy boxes of 10, 20 or 40 of the deep-fried goodies, which come in a variety of flavors.
Douglas said Tim Hortons had received a number of complaints. "Thankfully we're able to go back to them and say we were able to fix the situation," she said.
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Jennifers fired from The Apprentice over chicken and snakes
The two Jennifers have been kicked off BBC reality show The Apprentice in a shock double firing. Week seven saw the 10 remaining candidates sent on a two-day business trip to Morocco to put their negotiation skills to the ultimate test.
They were given one day to find 10 items in the hectic markets of Marrakech. Jenny Celerier's bid to scupper the rival team by bribing a shop worker backfired when she was sacked, with Alan Sugar branding her 'a bit of a snake'. Celerier's team leader Jenny Maguire was also given her marching orders after the task of tracking down some kosher chicken descended into farce. The two Jennifers have been kicked off BBC reality show The Apprentice in a shock double firing. Week seven saw the 10 remaining candi... more -
James Whale sacked from Talksport for being pro-Boris
Radio host James Whale has been fired by Talksport after urging listeners to vote for Conservative candidate Boris Johnson in London's mayoral elections.
The comments were made on 20 March during his late-night programme. A Talksport spokesman said: "James Whale's contract with the station has been terminated after a breach of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code."
Under Ofcom rules, presenters are banned from showing any bias towards a political party before an election. The Talksport spokesman described the matter as "very unfortunate".
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1,300 Iraqi Troops, Police Dismissed
Iraq's government moved Sunday to restore discipline within the ranks of the security forces, sacking more than 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted during recent fighting against Shiite militias in Basra.
At the same time, Iraq's Cabinet ratcheted up the pressure on anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr by approving draft legislation barring political parties with militias from participating in upcoming provincial elections.
National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said "Iran is very active in southern Iraq".
What do you guys make of it? Iraq's government moved Sunday to restore discipline within the ranks of the security forces, sacking more than 1,300 soldiers and pol... more
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