Even frightened toddlers who prefer the arms of their parents may still be persuaded to hug the au pair.

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Nush is the au pair.

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Leone, whom colleagues described as "a talented lawyer, " is leading the case against Louise Woodward, the 19-year-old au pair from England who is charged with first-degree murder in the February death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen.

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Norton believes the person responsible for his sister's death is the same person who killed Finnish au pair Tuula Hoeoek in 1966.

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Ken Kalfus' extraordinary first book, "Thirst, " starts out like this, with two stories ("Bouquet" and the title story) that sketch the confounding of a repressed Irish au pair in Paris as she encounters a seductive Algerian boy.

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With six bedrooms, the 1910 home also features an indoor basketball court, wine cellar, elevator, a one-bedroom au pair suite and top-level terraces with views of the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge.

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They also redid the lower level of the home to include a billiard room, au pair suite and media room.

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