Word: nan
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...morsels are pretty irresistible. In Diaries Nanny comes across alphabetized lingerie drawers, a Christmas tree with no room for a child-made ornament and the "Spatula Reflex," a gesture developed by mommies to keep their children's hugs away. The master bedroom in apartments as vast as the Xs', Nan notes, "always runs the gamut from far away to really, really far away" from the child's bedroom, which contains "signed first edition Babar prints hung at least three feet above the child's head...
...nanny has an unobstructed view of the sometimes comic gap between a child's needs and a Chanel-wearing mother's idea of those needs. Mrs. X tells Nan that Grayer likes steamed kale and coquilles St. Jacques. On the rare day when he has no scheduled activity, "permissible nonstructured outings" include the French Culinary Institute, the Swedish consulate and the orchid room of the botanical garden (fun!). She brings in a "long-term development consultant" when Grayer doesn't get into his first school of choice. In short, they give him everything but their attention...
Other committee members are Medical School Associate Dean for Clinical Programs David R. Calkins, Gates Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering H.T. Kung, Professor of Biostatistics Nan M. Laird, Divinity School Associate Dean for Academic Affairs David C. Lamberth, Warren Professor of American History Ernest R. May, Law School Dean of the J.D. Program Todd D. Rakoff ’67, Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs John Ruggie, and Kumagai Professor of Architectural Technology Daniel L. Schodek...
...wanted to find the ex-Taliban deputy interior minister, all they had to do was ask the baker at Kabul's diplomatic enclave of Wazir Akbar Khan. The baker drags a flat-iron shaped nan bread from the wood-fired oven, and brushing flour from his hands, points down to a lane of high-walled villas, all with marble facades. These villas are among the city's few spoils of war, and they are grabbed by a new set of commanders every time the city changes hands. When the Taliban fled Kabul, Khaksar, elected to stay behind in his villa...
...wanted to find the ex-Taliban deputy interior minister, all they had to do was ask the baker at Kabul's diplomatic enclave of Wazir Akbar Khan. The baker drags a flat-iron shaped nan bread from the wood-fired oven, and brushing flour from his hands, points down to a lane of high-walled villas, all with marble facades. These villas are among the city's few spoils of war, and they are grabbed by a new set of commanders every time the city changes hands. When the Taliban fled Kabul, Khaksar, elected to stay behind in his villa...