Monday, June 11, 2012
Poppy Chic - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - I FLEW down to Houston last year to have lunch with George Herbert Walker Bush. “Did you come because you think I’m going to die?” he asked me with a wry smile. Not at all, I replied, adding that I wanted to join him on his planned sky-diving excursion when he turned 90. (It sends the world a message, as he puts it, that “old guys can still do exciting things.”)
Manhunt Launched for Auburn Shooter - The Daily Beast - Three people, including two former Auburn University football players, died after a shooting in an Auburn, Ala., apartment complex late Saturday. Law enforcement put the complex in lockdown after the shooting. Sources familiar with the case told a local paper that Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips died in the shooting, and that current Auburn player Eric Mack was sent to the hospital. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted a witness who claimed to be at the party where the shooting took place and said it started as a scuffle over a girl.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Inside the $90,000-a-year gentleman's club where members 'golf naked, expose themselves and pass out on the barbeque': Top lawyer's fury at outrageous behaviour of Atlanta's most prominent citizens | Mail Online - A secretive high society gentleman's club frequented by Atlanta's most wealthy and prominent people has been thrust into the spotlight after allegations emerged of its elite members golfing naked, urinating in public and committing a host of lewd, drunken behaviors. John C. Weitnauer, a top-flight bankruptcy lawyer, wrote a scathing letter detailing the fraternity-boy antics to the president of the Piedmont Driving Club -- the invitation-only organization that has brought together Georgia's most powerful people since the Gilded Age. Dues are said to be $90,000 a year. Mr Weitnauer, who worked on both the Enron and Lehman Brothers bankruptcies, intended for his letter to be a private correspondence, demanding the club take action against the members guilty of the bad behavior.
The Modern Executives Essential Social Media Toolkit Plus [INFOGRAPHIC] - JeffBullas.com - Hate it or love it, you are an online brand whether you like it or not. Sometimes those results on page one of a Google search will produce what other people are saying about you on their blogs or Facebook pages. In other words if you are not actively participating in your own on-line PR then you have handed over your public relations to other people by default. Social media provides the means to take control of your own brand and ensure people see you how you want them to see you. So what are the essential social media tools that a 21st century executive and professional should have in his toolkit. - There is no excuse not to have your own professional blog whether it is branded with your own name or a name that is relevant to your industry. Easy to use blogging platforms such as Blogger.com or Tumblr.com can have you up and running in minutes.
Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao decision leaves boxing reeling – USATODAY.com - The outrage over the split-decision upset victory for Timothy Bradley against champion Manny Pacquiao reached a fever pitch Sunday, with many in the boxing world seeking reform in the judging system and promoter Bob Arum calling for an outside investigation.
Bradley tweeted rematch poster - Yardbarker - If you haven’t boycotted big-time boxing like I have and are looking for a reason to do so, here you have it. By now you’ve heard about Manny Pacquiao losing in a split-decision to Timothy Bradley late Saturday night. From all accounts (except two judges), Pacquiao was the clear winner. But, that’s why the judges are there – to fix decide the fight. But, the decision shouldn’t have been a surprise really to those that follow Timothy Bradley on Twitter (The Big Lead does). On May 29, 11 days before the fight, Bradley tweeted out a picture of a poster that was created announcing a Bradley-Pacquiao rematch. It had the date (November 10, 2012) and everything. Tickets were supposed to be made available today
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