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Natalie Godwin, a representative of UPS, told NBC New York that the driver caught on video was a seasonal employee in Long Island and was fired following the incident.
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.....item 1).... International Business Times ... www.ibtimes.com ... UPS Driver Throws Package, Flips the Middle Finger, Gets Fired [VIDEO]
By NADINE DENINNO: Subscribe to Nadine's RSS feed
December 24, 2011 11:27 AM EST
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The UPS driver who flipped the middle finger and threw a package last week all while being caught on video was fired, according to the courier company.
Natalie Godwin, a representative of UPS, told NBC New York that the driver caught on video was a seasonal employee in Long Island and was fired following the incident.
"We don't tolerate such conduct," Godwin said. "And yes, he was fired."
The UPS driver was caught on video on Dec. 15 around 5 p.m. carrying a white box from Zappos.com walking up to the door for a special delivery. The man then proceeds to knowingly give the middle finger to a security camera installed on the North Port, Long Island home before tossing the package near the door.
The video has become a viral hit on YouTube with multiple versions uploaded to the video sharing Web site.
It's been a rough week for courier companies, as the week before Christmas is the peak of the delivery season for holiday package deliveries, prompting some drivers to backlash.
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Last week, a Fed EX worker throwing a package containing a computer monitor over a fence has reached national attention since it debuted on the Internet, garnering over four million views in just a few days.
The recipient, YouTube user gobbie55, said he was home when the delivery was made.
"The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door wide open. All he would have had to do was ring the bell on the gate. Now I have to return my monitor since it is broken," the YouTube user wrote.
The incident prompted a response from Fed Ex, which read:
"The situation has now been resolved to the customer's satisfaction, and we are handling the employee according to our disciplinary policies...While we continue to be surprised about the behavior shown, we know this is an aberration and is not reflective of the outstanding FedEx customer service that makes us proud around the world."
The UPS said it expects to deliver more than 120 million parcels the week leading up to Christmas, which is up six percent since last year.
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Hail Ants ...item 2.. Got crazy ants? Seek professional help, UF researchers say (2:05 PM, Nov 15, 2012) ...
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The golden-brown invaders from the Caribbean and South America run around erratically and cause property damage but don’t sting like fire ants.
Fire ant baits don’t work well because they contain oil to attract those fat-loving pests. Their crazy cousins hate oil.
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.....item 1).... INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES ... ‘Hairy Crazy Ants’ invade American South from Florida to Texas ...
BY IBTimes Staff Reporter | October 04 2011 2:10 PM
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From Texas to Florida, several southern states in the U.S. are abuzz with reports of hairy crazy ants.
It sounds like the premise for a Hollywood horror film: crazy ants invade the southern United States.
As their moniker implies, the flea-sized critters are called crazy because of how rapidly they scramble around. They're called hairy because of a thin layer of fuzz that sets them apart from their glossy-looking brethren.
The little biters will eat just about anything, plant or animal. Unlike many ants, they don't dig out anthills, rather preferring to nest in sheltered, moist spots.
They also pack a nasty bite. The ants are aggressive and capable of swarming en masse, according to Roger Gold, an entomology professor at Texas A&M. The second an ant is killed, its death releases a chemical clue to attack a threat to the colony, Gold told The AP.
The other ants rush in. Before long, you have a ball of ants, he added.
The ants are on the move in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. In Texas, they have invaded homes and industrial complexes and thrive in both urban and rural areas.
The critters travel in motorcycles, moving vans, potted plants, hay bales, and more. They are even known to short out industrial equipment.
So where do these ants come from and why are they attacking in the American South?
The hairy crazy ant - yes that's the actual name - is a semi-tropical ant that's expanding its territory. The insect is migrating northward and climate change appears to be the big driver.
Likely a native of South America, the ants were found in the Caribbean by the late 19th century where there are commonly known as Caribbean crazy ants,
The crazy ants aren't exactly new. There were a few isolated reports in Florida before 2000, and exterminators reported some of the first Texas specimens of the species in the Huston area back in 2002.
However, their population has grown dramatically over the past decade.
Now, 20 counties in Florida, 18 counties in Texas, two counties in Mississippi and one in Louisiana report issues with the crazy pests - and exterminating them isn't easy.
Gold told the AP that for every 100,000 killed by pesticides, millions more will follow.
What are the health risks?
It was just proven at Texas A&M University that the ants actually transfer pathogens from one room to another. This is a major problem because they've been found at medical centers in Huston.
They can also destroy up to 95% of both insect and reptile populations on properties that they infest and can even decimate beehives, a major problem for several small honey farmers.
The infestation does have a silver lining. The crazy ants are wiping out populations of the pesky stinging fire ant.
Yet, many locals would take the fire ant over the crazy ant any day as fire ants form easily avoidable colonies while crazy ants run, amok, or should I say crazy,
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.....item 2).... Florida Today ... www.floridatoday.com ...
Got crazy ants? Seek professional help, UF researchers say
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GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers are still working on strategies for controlling crazy ants found so far in 20 Florida counties, but they’re offering some preliminary advice.
They advised homeowners on Thursday to seek professional help because crazy ants are difficult to eradicate.
The golden-brown invaders from the Caribbean and South America run around erratically and cause property damage but don’t sting like fire ants.
Fire ant baits don’t work well because they contain oil to attract those fat-loving pests. Their crazy cousins hate oil.
Researchers also advise homeowners to remove leaves and other yard litter where the insects like to nest. They also should fix leaky outdoor faucets and sprinkler systems and minimize standing water sources.
Extermination efforts work best in February and March before the breeding season begins.
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