D Tuesday, November 10, 2009 METRO A giant 1.52m-tall and 3.2m-wide model of a pigeon, commissioned to mark the launch of Panasonics Lumix DMC-ZX1 camera, sits opposite the Houses of Parliament on Londons Southbank Picture: PA Coo, look at that pigeon i was locked out of my girls birth A WIFE gave birth alone in her house after her husband locked himself out. Atefeh Behereshi, 24, phoned husband Hadi to tell him she was in labour. But when the 30-year-old arrived at their home in Harlow, Essex, UK, he realised he didnt have his keys. Mrs Behereshi, who gave birth to a girl weighing 3.1kg (7lb), said: The window was open and he was telling me not to be scared. A CATHOLIC deacon claims he was cured of a severe spinal deformity after praying to the 19th century Cardinal John Henry Newman. Jack Sullivan, of Boston, US, was cured, to the utter amazement of doctors who said there is no medical explanation. The Vatican has already proclaimed his cure a miracle, paving the way for Cardinal Newman to become a saint. Deacons cure was a miracle apprentice Breffny loses it but its Ruth whos firedUTTERLY hopeless, but utterly adorable doing it, he has survived yet another vote. Breffny Morgan has again somehow es- caped Bill Cullens wrath, as Ruth ODowd was sent packing. The teams were tasked with designing an alcohol measure for Diageo that would promote responsible drinking, and pitch it to three companies: OBriens off licence, Spar and Supervalu. Team Cuchalainn, made up of Breffny, Ruth, Geraldine and Aoiffe as project man- By ROSS McDONAGH ager devised the Alco Measure, OBriens unsurprisingly pointed out that Alco was not a good choice of name, while Aoiffes choice of the terminology hammered did not go down too well with Spar. But it was Breffnys pitch to Supervalu that really summed up the team, when he forgot exactly what it was he was pitching. We are here on behalf of Diageo to launch a new product, eh for, uh...eh for, eh... responsible drinking, the sentence even- tually ended, thanks to a prompt from Aoiffe. Mairead Fleming, of Brightwater Re- cruitment and contributor to Youre Fired, said: It would have been very easy to fire Breffny had he been brought back to the boardroom. His presentation skills were abysmal but Ruth let herself down badly by not en- suring that the figures were both correct and at her fingertips. your out: Ruth ODowd Staff want a boss to lead HALF of workers have resigned because of bad management, and a number believed they could do a better job than their boss, according to research. A survey by Chartered Management Institute (CMI) showed that one in two workers would be prepared to take a pay cut if they could work with a better manager. Many bosses described themselves as accidental managers, with no training and no ambition to manage people. CMI chief Ruth Spellman said: The figures reveal the crisis of confidence in management. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html