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...home of successful chef John Clasky (Sandler) and his high-strung wife Deborah (Leoni). They don't speak Spanish and Flor doesn't know a word of English - it's a comedy of confusion. But with a message: Between the laughs, Flor struggles to protect her humble values and shield her daughter from the corrupting power of money. Vega's faltering English didn't deter director James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, As Good as It Gets) from casting her. "I knew [Brooks] had been looking for somebody for a long time," says Vega. "They called...
...improbable images from Iraq's historic election day, none captured the mood of the nation better than the sight of children flying out into the open. There have been times since the fall of Saddam Hussein when Iraq's cities have seemed childless, as parents have tried to shield their kids from kidnappers, gun battles and car bombs. And yet on Jan. 30, widely predicted to be the most dangerous day since the end of the war--so dangerous that the government banned vehicular traffic--the streets seemed to be overrun by children: playing soccer in the shadow...
...average of 2% less than those who walk into a dealership, studies show. Travel deals are so prevalent online that hotel owners normally offer lowest-rate guarantees, which drive down the average price of a room. Yet for the most part, the real estate industry has managed to shield itself. "The way real estate is sold hasn't changed since Eisenhower was President," says Eric Danziger, CEO of ZipRealty, one of the new online real estate firms that generate most of their business on the Web. "We're trying to change that...
Thomas Malone, the Assistant District Attorney assigned to the case, dismissed the possibility that Ali’s medical history will shield him from prosecution for first degree murder...
...fault, were much weaker than those that hit Thailand and Sri Lanka. "If the fault line had been running east-west, there could have been considerably more damage to Burma," says Jason Ali, a geoscientist at the University of Hong Kong. The small, rocky islands and coral reef that shield much of the country's coastline may have also helped blunt the waves...