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...Markell said the salesman ran an instant background check through the Virginia State police computer system, which also checks federal records. He added that he and his salesmen look for odd behavior. "You can't believe how much we screen people," he said. "We look to see people that are coming in to buy guns. Somebody that ducks behind a stand and starts whispering to somebody else he's with, we're not likely to deal with...
...closer to marriage, unexpected opposition emerges from Ana Luisa's black maid Mercé (Rita Montaner), who has raised her selflessly since infancy; Ana Luisa believes she is an orphan. José Carlos, who has much more affection for Mercé than Ana Luisa does, tries charming her with odd endearments: "my soot cloud," "my little tar ball," and "You are a refined black lady, you were made of the finest coal where diamonds are extracted from." Her reason for fighting the betrothal is that she is Ana Luisa's mother, though she has never told the girl. Love...
...exists only to provide the steamy moments needed for the Hollywood adaptation the publishers are banking on. Even without such distracting cardboard characters, the book would be weighed down by Ignatius’ inane language and the dialogue. His wordy and cringe-worthy sentences are burdened by odd uses of colloquialisms, and his dialogue seems to be little more than filler. Still, even with a disappointing plot, terrible characters, and poor language, Ignatius’ book could have retained some value by delivering insight into the Arab world, into the world of the CIA, or into the Iraq...
Brimming with bawdry and smut, Paul Verhoeven’s “Black Book” focuses on the sleazier side of World War II. And what guilty, brooding cineaste doesn’t like a little Nazi sex now and then? Because he poses the odd moral question, Verhoeven’s movie—his first filmed in the Netherlands in over two decades—isn’t entirely worthless. Still, he puts too much of “Showgirls” (his 1995 softcore porn hit) into “Black Book...
...asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate company-fed word of mouth and other buzz tactics, which the group says take authentic relationships and unduly commercialize them. Not all firms ask word of mouthers to disclose their corporate connection, but the Word of Mouth Marketing Association requires its 400-odd members to do so as part of its ethics code. There might also be a business case for disclosure, according to Northeastern's Carl. Working with BzzAgent data, he found that agents actually gain credibility by mentioning their affiliation. Word of mouth is built on trust, explains Gerald Zaltman...