Word: aura
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...tracts such as "Let Us Establish More Firmly the Monolithic Ideological System in the Whole Party and Society"). The leader of the hermetically sealed communist holdover had his South Korean counterpart, President Kim Dae Jung, in stitches Wednesday as he spoofed Western media portrayals of his "hermit lifestyle." The aura of mystery created by such portrayals certainly helped the North Korean leader surprise his South Korean guests, first with a wholly unexpected gushy greeting at the airport and then with his wisecracking repartee...
...Democrats, meanwhile, have begun a 10-week television advertising campaign - financed by $25 million in soft money - to "redefine" Al Gore, to bathe him in the aura of American success in the last seven years...
...swished the ribbed plastic glass, and the reconstituted orange juice (more bitter than Tang and without that cool futuristic aura) lapped up the sides and hung there evenly like paint. They really did leave those O.J. tanks full all night...
...shorts, doesn't come across like a Mack Daddy or Puff Daddy or any other kind of daddy. He's so laid back, he could have a second career as a futon. But you can see why he works so well with anxious, career-minded stars: he exudes an aura of calm. Jerkins works out of Pleasantville in part because he grew up in the area, but also so he can avoid all the drama that comes with recording in New York City. Okay, maybe he can be a little too mellow. During an interview, he also reads and sends...
...other hand, says William Gayton, professor of psychology at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, it's hard to overestimate the effect of a winning legacy, and while Knight has not been particularly successful in recent years, he maintains his aura as a winner. It's that winning tradition, explains Gayton, that may be enough to keep players from causing too much of a ruckus over Knight's "idiosyncrasies." And in the world of sports, such outbursts are hardly the exception. Just as there is a long tradition of coaches whose enthusiasm has bordered on abuse, there are probably...