Tiger Woods' Other Victims

Tiger Woods' Other Victims 1. Tiger's Collateral Damage: Who Else Will Be coach outlet stores Hurt? As the Tiger Woods scandal continues to unfold, sponsors are reevaluating their relationship with the golf superstar. Accenture (ACN) announced on Sunday that Woods is "no longer the right representative" for them; Gillette suspended Woods' involvement in ad campaigns; Gatorade discontinued its line of Tiger Focus energy drinks; and Tag Heuer removed placards of Woods from stores across Australia. A clearer indicator of how far Tiger has fallen: He hasn't appeared in a prime-time TV commercial since Nov. 29, two days after his car accident. After Tiger and his sponsors, here are others who will be hurt in a classic case of guilt by Woods association: 1) Steve Williams. How coachoutletonline much is 10% of indefinite hiatus worth to Woods' longtime caddy? True, Woods has made Williams, who has been on his bag a decade this year, a wealthy man; the racing fanatic even purchased a track of his own in his native New Zealand. Still, Williams' insistence that he knew nothing about Woods' extracurricular activities doesn't ring true. 2) Mark Steinberg. The head of IMG Global Golf is likely thinking that Bernie Madoff's lawyer has a better job than he does right now. Two years ago, when interviewed by a college student for a sports agent blog, Steinberg answered "honesty and integrity" when asked what the most important aspects of being a sports agent are. "Athletes in general sometimes feel that people are out there to take advantage of them, since [the athletes] are high-profile people who are making a lot of money." Steinberg said. "Athletes are very wary about who is a part of their inner circle. What I've learned in the past 15 years is to be honest and tell the truth. What I mean by that is not just to be a yes man or a yes woman, but to tell the truth, speak your opinion, and be a straight shooter. You need to be fair and not take advantage of your clients." Too bad Woods doesn't feel the same way about him. 3) Hank Haney. Good thing Haney, Woods' primary golf coach, has Ray Romano in the wings to lighten things up at Haney Ranch down in Texas. 4) Mark O'Meara. Woods' supposed best friend on the Tour will need a new practice partner. 5) Peyton Manning. America's other squeaky clean pitchman is likely looking deep into his closet (and cell phone contact list), wondering if privacy is a past-tense modifier for him as well. In addition, all marketing execs holding big-time athlete/celebrity contracts will be reevaluating them, looking to make the contracts smaller, shorter, and easier to terminate. 6) Cheyenne Woods. Tiger's niece, a Wake Forest student athlete and 2007 Arizona High School Golfer of the Year, made her LPGA debut in June of this year. The daughter of Earl Woods, Jr., she may be looking to change her name, or at least prove that Tiger Woods' behavior isn't a bloodline thing. 7) Stanford Golf. coach purse outlet Did his days at the Farm mark the beginnings of Woods' philandering ways and student athlete perks? Will his name be removed from the private course on the campus he funded? 8) Jupiter Island. The exclusive enclave can kiss anticipated private donations for public tot lots goodbye. And with Greg Norman primarily hiding out Down Under after his separation from Chris Evert, the island's now a ghost town. 9) Dozens of cities. San Diego and its likely-to-remain-unnamed former Buick Invitational tournament tops the list of 2010 local economic impact projections gone awry. Close behind are Tucson, Miami, Akron, and Shanghai—in case Woods decides to boycott all the World Golf Championship events after Accenture dumped him. 10) Millions of kids. Not just the beneficiaries of the Tiger Woods Foundation, but also scores of junior fans, having witnessed their hero plunge off his pedestal, are quietly putting away their TW caps and autograph books and Googling Ryo, Anthony, and Rory. 2. Will Danica Deliver? Close behind Tiger Woods in grabbing headlines right now is racing sensation Danica Patrick—but for reasons far more positive. Last week, Patrick agreed to a two-year deal with JR Motorsports (JRM) to drive a partial Nascar Nationwide Series schedule next season in addition to her IndyCar career, a move widely anticipated to be a boon for her and Nascar alike. Patrick has long been "intrigued," as she puts it, by learning to drive heavy stock cars in addition to the lighter open-wheel cars on which she has cut her teeth and emerged victorious in one IndyCar race last year. For Nascar, Patrick's ability to win is almost secondary to her ability to move tickets and merchandise, boost ratings in a period when the sport's popularity has slid, and introduce the sport to Patrick's legions of fans around the world. For one thing, Patrick will surely help struggling JRM land sponsors, including GoDaddy on the No. 7 Chevy she will drive for the team. (GoDaddy has also confirmed that Patrick will be featured in two new Super Bowl commercials, shown the day coach outlet sale after her race debut at Daytona.) As a strong indicator of her consumer appeal and attractiveness to marketers, Patrick's score on the Davie Brown Index places her third among current Nascar drivers, behind Jeff Gordon and JRM co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. but well ahead of four-time defending Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson. At Daytona, Patrick will make her Nascar debut in the ARCA Racing Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Feb. 6 to qualify for the Nationwide Series opener there on Feb. 13. Patrick has not stated the exact number of Nationwide races she will run, but motor sports sources guess that it will be around a dozen, mostly bookended around the mid-March to early October IndyCar season. "IndyCar," says Patrick, "is [still] the primary focus." 3. NFL Lawyers Up Before CBA Talks Even though we haven't even reached the playoff stage of the 2009 NFL season, legal wrangling before an uncapped 2010 season is intensifying. The NFLPA has just filed a "special master case against the NFL" after the league informed the union it planned to end its supplemental revenue-sharing plan in the 2010 season, presumed to play out without a salary cap. The NFL contends that the supplemental revenue-sharing coach factory outlet online system, in which high-revenue clubs share more than $100 million with lower-revenue clubs, would not apply to an uncapped season. The situation, of course, would drastically affect the amount of money the NFL's revenue barrel-scraping teams will be able to spend on personnel, endangering their ability to compete. (The NFL currently shares more than $6 billion in revenue, mostly because of its lucrative TV contracts.) But Greg Aiello, the NFL's senior vice-president for public relations, said, "The CBA [collective bargaining agreement] has special rules to protect competitive balance in the uncapped year. There will still be billions in equally shared revenue in 2010." Aiello added that the NFL is "simply going forward on the terms the union approved" in March 2006, when a supplemental revenue-sharing plan was first agreed upon.The union contends that under the terms of that agreement, which expires in March 2011, bottom teams are entitled to revenue-sharing every year of the agreement, uncapped season or no. 4. Bowl Swag and Other Gridiron Bounty It's finals week for most college football bowl participants. It's also goodie-bag time. Over the next couple of weeks, many bowl committees will set up Hollywood-like "gift suites" to allow players, coaches, and staff the opportunity to select their bowl-game memorabilia. Under NCAA rules, each bowl can award up to $500 worth of gifts to 125 representatives per school, and each school is allowed to add up to $350 worth of booty from its own budget. All told, bowl season gift packages are worth more than $12 million in direct spending, according to SportsBusiness Journal, when including "packages that the bowl committees and schools order for distribution to their sponsors, media partners, and alumni." The Allstate Sugar Bowl's gift suite will feature Apple (AAPL) iPods, Sony (SNE) electronics, Garmin GPS systems, Trek mountain bikes, Lane recliners, and Weber grills. The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is opting for Cisco (CSCO) FlipCams and Oakley sunglasses and backpacks. All-Sony gift suites, Tourneau and Fossil watches, New Era hats, coach purses outlet and Best Buy (BBY) gift cards are also popular choices. Other WinnersBowl participants aren't the only football folks surrounded by riches. The six automatic-qualifier BCS conferences receive $17.8 million each. If they produce a second BCS bowl team, they get an additional $4.5 million. Last year the five "nonautomatic qualifier" conferences also split $19.3 million. According to data filed as part of the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act, the University of Texas' football program is by far the highest-revenue generator of all time, earning $87.6 million in 2008. The total represents a 20% increase from 2007—thanks mostly to increased suite and premium seating—and is $20 million more than second-place Ohio State. On the verge of leading his team to Pasadena to play for the BCS National Championship, Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown received a hefty pay raise. The University of Texas Board of Regents voted to give Brown a $2 million annual salary increase, making him the first coach in any collegiate sport to earn $5 million a year. (From here on out, he'll be known as Mack Daddy Brown … and perhaps join Danica on the GoDaddy dias?) Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE

US shoppers go in for the kill on 'Black Friday

US shoppers go in for the kill on 'Black Friday' Peter Stebbings, AFP Nov. 28, 2014, 12:40 AM 129 facebook linkedin twitter email print Shoppers look for bargains at coach purse outlet a store at Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets, in Leesburg, Virginia, on November 27, 2014 © AFP Peter Stebbings Leesburg (United States) (AFP) - The traditionalists don't like it, but the "Black Friday" shopping frenzy is as much a part of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States as turkey and pumpkin pie.  And it's only Thursday. Americans will spend tens of billions of dollars over the four-day holiday and there was certainly no messing about at Leesburg Corner, a Virginia outlet center only a short drive from the US capital Washington. There was hardly time for the roast turkey and stuffing to settle when most shops opened there on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, for a 28-hour bonanza of breathless consumerism that was to stretch overnight and drag on nonstop until 10:00 pm Friday. Henri Brown, 17, and brother Will, 15, were among the first through the doors on a chilly winter's evening. Henri forked over $130 in the first hour and proclaimed himself happy with his early purchases: two jackets -- a dark blue one he was already wearing -- sunglasses and trousers. "Most places have 50 percent or more off, it's pretty good. I come here most years to get clothes for the winter, but it's not as crazy busy as previous years," he said. - 'Maybe all night' - The four-day Thanksgiving weekend is the kickoff to the US holiday shopping season, and Black Friday has long been considered the critical day that turns retailers' books from red to black. But there has been criticism of those retailers that throw their doors open on Thanksgiving instead of actually waiting for Black Friday. Don't the store workers deserve a day off to spend with their families too? "They don't have to coach purses outlet work. I guess they do it for the money. They are not being forced here," said Henri. "And they might enjoy the rush of people." Vera Luo, a 19-year-old from China studying in Washington, came armed with a suitcase she was ready to fill to bursting with new acquisitions that she said would be more expensive in China. She and two friends paid $60 for a taxi from the US capital and they were in it for the long haul. "I have no idea where my friends are or when I will find them," said the economics student, clasping a directory of the more than 100 stores in the complex. "So far I have only bought lens solution, but I have a budget of $500 and I want to buy a bag from Coach. "I don't know how long we will be here. Maybe all night." - Tactical approach - Mamadous Niass, 48, a cyber-security engineer originally from Senegal, declared himself something of an old hand in the art of the post-Thanksgiving splurge. "It's not the cheapest time in the year. After Christmas is cheaper, but I came today because there are more options -- nothing is coach purse outlet left after Christmas," he said sagely. He too was through the doors early but was taking a more tactical approach, refusing to jump right into the spending bonanza. "I am well-prepared and have a list of four brands I want -- Columbia, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren -- and I will get," he said firmly. Jeanette, a local who gave her age as "104," was another refusing to get carried away by the discounts of more coach outlet stores than 50 percent. She had scouted a Michael Kors purse online before moving in for the kill for just over $100. "I did not want coach outlet stores to pay the high price before but it was on a pretty big discount," she said, rubbing her cheeks to stave off the cold. Taking a breather on a bench while her daughter and granddaughter did the running about, Jeanette too said it had been noticeably busier in previous years. "A few years ago it was not like this, but prices have gone up in the last few years," she said, adding with a grin: "But I am not done quite yet."  More from AFP:US alarm as Turkey warns Syrian Kurd militia of more strikesUber suspends services in coach factory outlet website Abu DhabiTapeworm drug stops Zika from replicating in lab: studyEx-Dodgers owner McCourt set for Marseille takeoverDriverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020 More: AFP

17 Essential Office Etiquette Tips

17 Essential Office Etiquette Tips Mariana Simoes coach online outlet coach factory outlet online Mar. 19, 2013, 3:13 PM 54,814 6 facebook linkedin twitter coach factory outlet online email print Carolyn Coles via flickr One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your career is not understanding that there are certain codes and rules to abide by in the workplace. If you're not careful, you may even lose opportunities because others are put off by your lack of professionalism. To get a better idea of the office etiquette you should be aware of, we caught up with Catherine Palmiere, president of recruitment firm Adam Personnel, and Lyudmila Bloch, business etiquette coach at World Class Business Etiquette and author of "The Golden Rules of Etiquette at The Plaza." Here's what they told us: 1. Don't Interrupt your colleagues. Not only is it disrespectful but it's a sign of  "poor social skills," Bloch says. 2. Pull the plug on office chatter. Palmiere says it's okay to bond with your colleagues but "when they're walking with you to continue the conversation that's when you know it's too much."  3. Don't be loud. Bloch says it's not just rude, "it's intrusive." Keep quiet and you won't invade other people's personal space.  4. Don't eat smelly food. It can be very offensive to a coworker, so save the smelly Tuna or bag of buttery popcorn for your down time at home.  5. Don't use slang or text-speak. "An email should be handled as a formal letter," Palmiere says. And don't forget, emails can be "kept on a company's record for years."  6. Share the credit. Not acknowledging a colleague's work can ruin your reputation. "You won't come across as a team player, [but instead] you will come across as a self-indulgent individual who just cares about his or her promotion," Bloch tells us.  7. Hold back on the perfume. Palmiere says when it comes to perfume there are "a lot of people who overdo it." It's disruptive and many people are allergic to it. If coach outlet store you can't control yourself, don't wear it at all.  8. Office attire should stay on the conservative side. Bloch says it's best to be traditional. Still, not all offices are the same so think about "who you're meeting with and then plan your wardrobe accordingly." 9. Keep your ring tone under control. The music can be distracting, so it's best to keep your phone on vibrate. 10. Keep the office clean. Your boss shouldn't have to tell you this. Palmiere says "if you have coach online outlet a cup of coffee wash, the cup or throw your cup out if it's disposable. If you have food in the refrigerator that you don't take home, it should get thrown out. Be clean." 11. Don't get too personal at work. Bloch says it not only kills productivity, but "when you disclose too much you become vulnerable and it's not a good thing in the business environment." 12. Be on time. Bloch says being punctual says a lot about your personal coach outlet online values. "When you're constantly late, you are basically giving a silent message that you don't care," Bloch explains.  13. Don't take personal calls at your desk. If you have to, then it's fine to take a personal call at your desk sometimes, but end it quickly so that you don't disturb those around you — especially if it's an open office space. 14. Don't wear your commuting shoes at work. "Change you shoes way before you get to your office," Bloch advises. The way people perceive you is everything "and it's important to project a professional image." 15. It's okay to blow your nose at your desk, but only if it's an emergency. "If you have consistent allergies or take certain medication for your nose, do it in the privacy of the restroom." 16. Don't play with your hair during a meeting. If you can't keep yourself from playing with your hair, "it's better to put your hair back, maybe tight in a ponytail." You should also refrain from brushing your hair or applying makeup at your desk. 17. Don't come to work if you're too sick.  The rule of thumb is "if you're contagious you should stay home." But if you just have sniffles you should be at the office. "If we took a day off every time we didn't feel well, we'd never be at the office," Palmiere says. SEE ALSO: Business Insider Employees Model What You Should (And Shouldn't Wear To Work In The Winter More: Winning Workplace Etiquette Employees Advice Attitude Human Resources

Cowboys Tight End Coach Throws Ice Water

Cowboys Tight End Coach Throws Ice Water At Players During Catching Drills Emmett Knowlton Jul. 31, 2014, 1:44 PM 3,604 2 facebook linkedin twitter coach factory outlet online email coach online outlet coachoutletonline coach factory outlet online coach factory outlet online print NFL training camps are well underway, and some coaches are getting more creative than others in how to get their players ready for the season.  Dallas Cowboys tight end coach Mike Pope has been making his players catch passes as he dumps buckets of ice water on their shirtless backs and with plastic bags over their helmets. You can't make this stuff up: Youtube Let's take a closer look. Note Pope's form: Youtube Here's Pope on the drill (via Star-Telegram): "I collect all the ice water out of the Gatorade bins, and they take their shirts off, and just as the ball gets to them, I hit them in the lower part of their back with that ice water and see if they concentrate and catch that ball, because, coachoutlet.com I mean, it’s cold.” Say what you will, but at least the drill is logical (and in the summer, potentially cooling). This, on the other hand, just seems downright unsafe: Couple of TEs catching passes with bags on their heads pic.twitter.com/BFOS8tJWJd — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 31, 2014 More: NFL Dallas Cowboys