Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Mickelson joins group seeking to buy San Diego Padres - Yardbarker -Golfing superstar Phil Mickelson has joined one of the collectives looking to purchase MLB’s San Diego Padres from current majority owner John Moores, according to a Golf.com report. Mickelson’s group contains Kevin and Brian O’Malley and their cousins Peter and Tom Seidler — all grandchildren of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley.


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/mickelson-joins-group-seeking-to-buy.html


What small business can learn from Google – USATODAY.com - By Julie Clow, Special to CNBC.com - When I talk to people about Google and its organizational culture, they are equally fascinated and hopeless, believing that the magic behind Google lies in the deep revenue streams that make it possible to feed its employees three meals a day. Small businesses, especially, tend to dismiss Google as a wholly unattainable model for running a business. However, I learned core lessons at Google that transformed the way I look at problem solving and strategic thinking. There were statements that I heard early and often that guided decision-making at every level of the organization. These mantras are at the core of innovation for Google but translate readily to any business to create agility, employee engagement and ultimately, stronger business results. Google's success owes far more to these mantras than the food in the cafes, and even better, they cost no money to implement.


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http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/story/2012-05-27/small-business-can-learn-from-google/55188670/1?csp=ip


Social-media stocks cringe as Facebook falls below $30 – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/story/2012-05-29/facebook-stock-below-30/55263990/1


Bourn, Uggla homers help Braves end 8-game skid | AJC - David O'Brien


http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/05/29/bourn-uggla-homers-help-braves-end-8-game-skid/


Right-Wing Billionaires Behind Mitt Romney | Politics News | Rolling Stone - Tim Dickinson - They're trying to buy a presidency - and they expect a big payoff on their investment.


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/05/right-wing-billionaires-behind-mitt.html


Mitt Romney’s Trump Problem - The Daily Beast - Howard Kurtz - Mitt Romney seems to be giving Donald Trump a political bear hug just at the time when the TV impresario is getting back into the birther business. Someone please explain to me how this makes sense. It was just over a year ago that President Obama was mocking The Donald at the White House Correspondents Dinner after releasing his long-form Hawaii birth certificate. Not long after that, Trump dropped his brief flirtation with seeking the GOP nomination and re-upped with Celebrity Apprentice.


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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/29/mitt-romney-s-trump-problem.html


SEC coaches want four best teams in football playoff | Birmingham News - Jon Solomon


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/sec_coaches_want_four_best_tea.html#incart_river_default


Facebook crashes below $30 in 'worst IPO in a decade' - Telegraph - Shares in Facebook have dropped below the $30 mark, capping what has been hailed as the most disastrous start to trading of any major flotation in the last decade.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9298560/Facebook-crashes-below-30-in-worst-IPO-in-a-decade.html


Sports Illustrated Special Report: Steroids in baseball: To Cheat or Not to Cheat - SI.com - Tom Verducci


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/magazine/05/29/baseball.steroids/index.html?hpt=hp_t3