Word: outness
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In terms of geography, Houston may be a city in the Old South, but its personality is a mix of Western frontier and Third World boomtown: dynamic, diverse, a place to make a fortune and lose one. Only 40% of greater Houston area residents live inside the Loop, the freeway...
Parker's opponent in the runoff was a fellow Democrat, Gene Locke, who was also familiar to voters. A lawyer and lobbyist for the city of Houston, he won the backing of Houston's business leadership. An African American, Locke could have pulled key support from the black community but...
2. Tag Heuer The Swiss watchmaker, a unit of Euro luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has said that "in light of recent news, including that Tiger Woods has decided to take an indefinite leave from golf, over the coming weeks we will assess our options with...
1. Accenture Game over. The consulting firm was the first to cut ties with Woods. "They had no choice," says Ganis. "Accenture tied their whole corporate image to Tiger Woods. To them, he represented competitiveness, the ability to judge things well and the ability to act appropriately." One out of...
3. AT&T Here's another brand whose public statements about Woods have been a bit ominous. "We are presently evaluating our ongoing relationship," the company said. Says Ganis: "AT&T has to be a little nervous. The company is reaching out to a broader, more Middle American demographic than...